Chango Elementary School

Ballston Lake, NY 12019

Phone: (518) 881-0520
District: Shenendehowa Central School District

8

GreatSchools Rating

public • Grades KG,1,2,3,4,5,UG • 510 students

Chango Elementary School, a public school located in Ballston Lake, NY, serves grades K-5 & Ungraded in the Shenendehowa Central School District.It has received a GreatSchools Rating of 8 out of 10, based on a variety of school quality measures.

Chango Elementary School is a public school located in Ballston Lake, NY. 510 students attend Chango Elementary School.

School Ratings

Category Rating Details
Test Scores 9/10 The Test Score Rating examines how students at this school performed on standardized tests compared with other schools in the state. The Test Rating was created using 2025 New York State Assessments data from New York State Education Department, and using 2025 New York State Regents Exams data from New York State Education Department.
Student Growth 7/10 The Student Progress Rating measures whether students at this school are making academic progress over time based on student growth data provided by the Department of Education. Specifically, this rating looks at how much progress individual students have made on state assessments during the past year or more, how this performance aligns with expected progress based on a student growth model established by the state Department of Education, and how this school's growth data compares to other schools in the state. The Growth Rating was created using 2025 Student growth data from New York State Education Department.

Posted: May 31, 2014

I have 2 children in K and 3, and have been a Chango Parent for 3 years. Simply put, Chango is a happy place. Students are cheerful, polite and secure, parents are (for the most part) very satisfied and involved, the PTA is active and enriches the school experience. Teachers, administrators and staff are professional and range from very competent to excellent. We have had teachers in 4 grades ranging from brand new to mid-career to decades of experience and have not had a bad experience yet. The school is academically rigorous and prepares kids very well for the state tests. Chango has a well-deserved reputation of being one of the best of the 8 Shen K-5 schools. As far as public schools go, I cannot imagine a better one. It is worth noting also that Chango (and Otke) are "off campus" in Shen district, meaning they are not part of the giant district complex (4 K-5schools, 3 Middle, 2 High) at exit 9. They have a late start too - 9am. I never have to wake my kids up for the 8:30 bus. The Y runs an early am dropoff program at Chango if parents need an earlier start (7:30am on). One negative: they need to hire their own art teacher, not 4 "fill in" ones from other schools.

Posted: May 4, 2010

Smaller school so teachers can work with the students more.

Posted: April 16, 2010

It reminds me of where I used to go many years ago - small and everyone is pleasant

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