Joseph Henry Elementary School

5317 Sacandaga Rd, Galway NY, 12074 | Galway Central School District | 518-882-1033
  • grades KG-6
  • students 421
  • type Elementary
PROFICIENCY 53% 7% lower than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 2 in Galway
  • Ranked #0 of 6246 in New York
Proficiency Averages
57%Galway
56%New York

Joseph Henry Elementary School is a school servicing grades KG to 6 and is located in the district of "Galway Central School District" in Galway, NY. There are a total of 421 students and 39 teachers at Joseph Henry Elementary School, for a student to teacher ratio of 11 to 1.

Joseph Henry Elementary School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 52.5%, which is 7% lower than the New York average.

Joseph Henry Elementary School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students421
Teachers39
Student/Teacher ratio11:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollmentn/a
Taking some coursesn/a
Taking some courses (not tests)n/a
Passing some coursesn/a
Passing no coursesn/a

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Joseph Henry Elementary School, there are a total of n/a students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with n/a taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All58%
360-69%
460-69%
540-49%
660-64%
7n/a
8n/a
High Schooln/a

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All47%
350-59%
440-49%
520-29%
655-59%
7n/a
8n/a
High Schooln/a

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Joseph Henry Elementary School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictNew YorkNational
White 97.0% 97.0% 64.4% 51.1%
Black 0.4% 0.6% 13.2% 15.9%
Asian 0.4% 0.4% 4.5% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 0.8% 1.1% 15.2% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.0% 0.0% 0.6% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.4%
Multiracial 1.4% 0.9% 2.0% 3.1%

Galway demographics profile

StatisticGalwayNew YorkNational
Population21319,453,561328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)83241391
Median age35.938.237.7
Male/Female ratio0.7:10.9:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)64%52%55%
Speak English99%70%79%
Speak Spanish0%15%13%

Education level achieved in Galway

IndexGalwayNew YorkNational
Completed 8th grade96.5%83.5%84.3%
Completed high school96.5%82.1%83.0%
Completed some college73.4%59.5%59.4%
Completed associate degree49.0%43.4%38.5%
Completed bachelors42.0%34.7%30.3%
Completed masters23.8%15.1%11.5%
Completed professional degree4.9%4.2%3.3%
Completed doctorate0.0%1.5%1.3%
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Source: The Joseph Henry Elementary School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.