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C+
Schools in Menands · Menands Union Free School District

Menands’s public schools score below 63% of New York districts on tests and graduation

In Menands, 37% of tested students are proficient in math, below the New York average (46%). The grade covers the public school district serving Menands, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within New York, not nationally.

#515of 755 New York townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From New York state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2020’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
47%
▼ 2 pts vs NY 49%
2021–22
Math proficiency
37%
▼ 10 pts vs NY 46%
2021–22
Spent per student
$31.1K
▼ 10% vs NY $34.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
8.4
NY 11.2 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
282 students on the public path
In brief

Menands’s schools, in brief

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 47% of tested students were proficient in reading and 37% in math, against 49% and 46% statewide; 98% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $31,148 per student, against $34,607 across New York (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2020; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Menands’s grade

C+ Test scores

C+: better than 37% of New York school districts, #515 of 755 New York towns. Test scores are below the New York average; there is no graduation rate to add.

New York school districts we grade (1,013)Better than 37%
Lower resultsHigher results
New York towns with similar household incomes (1149)Better than 36%
C−B−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 180 test results could put Menands anywhere from C− to B−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Menands’s students in the tested grades sat them (177 in math, 183 in reading).

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Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Menands, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–8Menands SchoolMenands Union Free School DistrictC+

Menands’s public schools are run by Menands Union Free School District. Parts of Menands (12% of its land) are served by North Colonie Central instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Menands Union Free School DistrictGrades PK–8 · 1 schools · 282 students, down 8% since 2020–21 · 8.4 per teacher (NY 11.2)
$31,148NY $34,607 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading47%
State average 48.9% · 183 students tested
Math37%
State average 46.5% · 177 students tested

Menands vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the New York towns that share Menands’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
MenandsC+Menands Union Free
ColonieA−South Colonie Central PK–12 · North Colonie Central K–12
AlbanyC−Albany City
North GreenbushA−East Greenbush Central PK–12 · Averill Park Central K–12

Every school in Menands

1 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with New York’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Menandsin other towns
Menands School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
C+
282 students8:1Rate it →

Questions about Menands’s schools

Are Menands’s schools good?

On New York’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Menands children attend score below 63% of New York’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade, #515 of 755 New York towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 36%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2020.

What school district is Menands in?

Menands Union Free School District, which runs grades PK–8 and enrolls 282 students in 1 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Menands are served by North Colonie Central.

How much does Menands spend per student?

$31,148 in Menands Union Free School District (FY2024), against $34,607 across New York. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2020) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within New York. Stars are from neighbors.