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Craig Elementary School

Serves grades KG - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
2566 Balltown Rd
Schenectady, NY 12309
Phone
(518) 377-0156
District
NISKAYUNA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
County
SCHENECTADY COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
403
Classroom Teachers
32

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to New York

7

(10 is best)

Better than 62.8% of all NY schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

Craig Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
48%
48%
40%
42%
55%
53%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

80 60 40 20 0
66%
52%
59%
46%
73%
57%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
50%
46%
48%
43%
51%
49%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
13
12
12
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 64 15.9%
Grade 1 63 15.6%
Grade 2 58 14.4%
Grade 3 65 16.1%
Grade 4 77 19.1%
Grade 5 76 18.9%
Total 403 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 64.6% 67.7% 41.4%
Black 6.8% 6.0% 16.1%
Hispanic 7.1% 7.4% 31.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 21.3% 18.6% 10.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.3% 0.3% 1.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 20.6% 20.4% 54.7%
Free lunch eligible 19.9% 19.1% 52.3%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.7% 1.3% 2.4%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 24,178 19,571,216
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 1,241.8 413
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 7.2% 5.6%
5-19 YEARS OLD 21.7% 17.7%
20-44 YEARS OLD 25.8% 33.4%
45-64 YEARS OLD 24.7% 25.9%
65 OR OLDER 20.6% 17.4%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 9,175 7,668,956
Single Parent Households With Children 4.8% 7.8%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 97.6% 87.9%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 68.4% 39.6%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 43.6% 26.5%
$100,000 - $149,999 22.7% 16.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 11.3% 11.4%
$50,000 - $74,999 9.9% 13.8%
$30,000 - $49,999 7.7% 12.1%
$15,000 - $29,999 2.6% 9.7%
$15,000 or less 2.1% 9.7%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $11,478 $50,079,000 52.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $991 $4,325,000 4.5%
Staff $1,191 $5,195,000 5.4%
General Administration $418 $1,823,000 1.9%
School Administration $686 $2,991,000 3.1%
Operation $1,434 $6,255,000 6.5%
Transportation $1,361 $5,939,000 6.2%
Other $414 $1,807,000 1.9%
Total Support $6,494 $28,335,000 29.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,950 $17,233,000 18.0%
Total Expenditures $21,922 $95,647,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $19,896 $50,406,243,000 56.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $809 $2,049,610,000 2.3%
Staff $1,397 $3,539,495,000 4.0%
General Administration $417 $1,057,675,000 1.2%
School Administration $1,199 $3,036,934,000 3.4%
Operation $2,479 $6,281,335,000 7.1%
Transportation $1,691 $4,284,036,000 4.8%
Other $992 $2,514,157,000 2.8%
Total Support $8,985 $22,763,242,000 25.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $6,238 $15,804,476,000 17.8%
Total Expenditures $35,120 $88,973,961,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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