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Mary E Dardess Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

50 Woodbridge Ave, Chatham, NY 12037 · (518) 392-1530 · Part of Chatham Central School District

Ghent’s School Grade C+ better than 35% of New York school districts

Directions
Students
365
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
36%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Mary E Dardess Elementary School

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 27% of New York’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 24 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 11 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 10 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Ghent kids: Chatham Middle School

On the path

Where Ghent kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Mary E Dardess Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–8Chatham Middle Schoolin Chatham

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency32%
State average 56.1%
Reading / language arts52%
State average 62.6%

Its own letter, C, places these results among New York’s 4,095 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

50 Woodbridge Ave, Chatham

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K36
Kindergarten64
Grade 147
Grade 255
Grade 359
Grade 449
Grade 555
Enrollment over time
378’20
363’21
360’22
381’23
365’24

Down 3.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 89%Hispanic 8%Black 1%Two or more races 1%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Mary E Dardess Elementary School from Ghent families.

Other schools in Chatham Central School District

The district →
Chatham Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Chatham
C
226 students7:1
Chatham High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Chatham
A−
316 students8:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against New York’s other public schools; Ghent’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.