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Berne-Knox-Westerlo Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 6

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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 2018 – 2019 school year [note on school closures TBD].
  • Expenditures: 2018
  • Educational Environment: 2018 (latest available). Updated annually.

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School Overview

Address
1738 Helderberg Trail
Berne, NY 12023
Phone
(518) 872-2030
District
BERNE-KNOX-WESTERLO CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
County
ALBANY COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
362
Classroom Teachers
37

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to New York

7

(10 is best)

Better than 61.3% of all NY schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

Berne-Knox-Westerlo Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
54%
53%
54%
52%
54%
55%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
54%
50%
44%
48%
64%
51%
54%
50%
44%
48%
64%
51%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
39%
43%
34%
39%
44%
47%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
59%
48%
54%
48%
64%
48%
59%
48%
54%
48%
64%
48%
    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
10
9
12
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 26 7.2%
Kindergarten 52 14.4%
Grade 1 43 11.9%
Grade 2 44 12.2%
Grade 3 58 16.0%
Grade 4 43 11.9%
Grade 5 48 13.3%
Grade 6 48 13.3%
Total 362 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 95.7% 96.0% 42.8%
Black 0.3% 0.6% 17.0%
Hispanic 3.7% 2.7% 29.1%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.3% 0.6% 10.1%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.1% 1.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 33.4% 35.9% 53.5%
Free lunch eligible 29.3% 30.9% 50.5%
Reduced lunch eligible 4.1% 5.0% 3.0%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 6,462 19,835,913
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 53.8 418
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 3.5% 5.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 19.2% 17.8%
20-44 YEARS OLD 25.8% 33.5%
45-64 YEARS OLD 33.8% 26.4%
65 OR OLDER 17.8% 16.6%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 2,559 7,530,150
Single Parent Households With Children 6.8% 8.0%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 93.1% 87.4%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 30.2% 38.1%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 14.4% 21.9%
$100,000 - $149,999 24.7% 16.4%
$75,000 - $99,999 15.5% 11.8%
$50,000 - $74,999 19.4% 14.8%
$30,000 - $49,999 14.3% 13.4%
$15,000 - $29,999 8.7% 11.2%
$15,000 or less 3.0% 10.5%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $16,174 $12,211,370 53.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $923 $696,865 3.1%
Staff $985 $743,675 3.3%
General Administration $860 $649,300 2.8%
School Administration $1,185 $894,675 3.9%
Operation $1,861 $1,405,055 6.2%
Transportation $2,984 $2,252,920 9.9%
Other $661 $499,055 2.2%
Total Support $9,460 $7,142,300 31.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,599 $3,472,245 15.2%
Total Expenditures $30,232 $22,825,160 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,347 $24,365,992,250 56.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $679 $1,770,945,376 4.1%
Staff $579 $1,510,417,603 3.5%
General Administration $341 $890,089,851 2.1%
School Administration $647 $1,685,729,510 3.9%
Operation $1,130 $2,945,672,595 6.8%
Transportation $900 $2,345,074,801 5.5%
Other $412 $1,072,684,047 2.5%
Total Support $4,688 $12,220,505,901 28.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,471 $6,440,958,870 15.0%
Total Expenditures $16,506 $43,027,539,715 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,549 $372,153,103,143 49.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $792 $39,020,154,935 5.2%
Staff $618 $30,487,652,661 4.1%
General Administration $258 $12,720,931,842 1.7%
School Administration $730 $35,978,592,512 4.8%
Operation $1,169 $57,607,988,317 7.7%
Transportation $527 $26,002,463,553 3.5%
Other $459 $22,633,739,814 3.0%
Total Support $4,553 $224,451,138,461 30.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,074 $151,519,765,183 20.3%
Total Expenditures $15,176 $748,124,887,521 100.0%