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Guilderland Central School District

Public school districtGrades K–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Guilderland and Altamont, and parts of Bethlehem, New Scotland and Knox.

Guilderland’s School Grade A− better than 78% of New York school districts

Students
4,822
Schools
7
Spent per student
$23,059
NY $34,607
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
26%
Debt
$43.3M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Guilderland Central School District

  • Its letter, A−: results better than 78% of New York districts
  • Math proficiency 15 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 12 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 6 pts above the state
  • Spends 33% less per student than the NY average
  • 11 students per teacher
  • Debt of $43.3M, about $8,970 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A−: better than 78% of the 1,013 New York school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well above the state, 2021–22
A−
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
B+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
A−Guilderland 38,216A−Altamont 1,648

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Guilderland. Grade by grade →

K–55 elementary schoolsThis district
6–8Farnsworth Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Guilderland High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. NY

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency61%
State average 46.5% · 2,441 students tested
Reading / language arts61%
State average 48.9% · 2,207 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)93%
State average 87.2% · 396 in the class

93% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$23,059 per student · 33% below NY
Spending
Classroom instruction 68%Support & administration 30%Other 1%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 63%State 33%Federal 4%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
4,811’20
4,824’21
4,853’22
4,840’23
4,822’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 67%Asian 15%Hispanic 8%Black 5%Two or more races 5%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

7 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with New York’s other public schools.

Westmere Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Albany
B−
528 students11:1
Guilderland Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Guilderland
B
470 students10:1
Pine Bush Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Schenectady
B
462 students11:1
Lynnwood Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Schenectady
B
405 students11:1
Altamont Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Altamont
B−
295 students10:1
Farnsworth Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Guilderland
B−
1,186 students11:1
Guilderland High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Guilderland Center
A
1,476 students11:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Berne-Knox-Westerlo Central School DistrictBerne, Westerlo
$30,468per student
Schalmont Central School DistrictDuanesburg, Princetown, Rotterdam
$29,509per student
Albany City School DistrictAlbany
$29,416per student
East Greenbush Central School DistrictEast Greenbush, Schodack
$23,791per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within New York.