Park Terrace School, Gloversville NY

Original Research by School Decision on Park Terrace School

Park Terrace School serves prekindergarten through second grade in Gloversville, a small city in Fulton County. The school has an enrollment of around two hundred seventy students, with a substantial majority eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The student body is predominantly white, with smaller shares of Hispanic students, multiracial students, and students who identify as Black or American Indian.

The most recent state testing data available comes from 2016-17 and covers third, fourth, and fifth graders, who would have moved on by now. That data shows academic performance well below state expectations across math and English language arts. In math, the school's proficiency rates ranged from roughly one-quarter to one-third of students meeting standards. In English language arts, performance was even lower, with proficiency rates between one-tenth and one-fifth across those grades. Science results were notably stronger; a fourth-grade cohort showed strong proficiency. No more recent state testing results were available. Because Park Terrace serves only early grades, state assessment data for prekindergarten through second grade does not exist; assessments begin in third grade. The oldest available data is from 2016-17, which means the school's current academic profile cannot be assessed from state testing.

The district itself has made structural changes aimed at addressing underperformance. Beginning in 2023-24, the district expanded the instructional day for elementary students after having the shortest school day in the region. The district also participates in the Community Eligibility Program, providing free meals and milk to all students regardless of family income. In December 2025, voters approved a substantial capital improvement project structured to have no property tax impact. For Park Terrace specifically, the work includes reconfiguring the bus loop and student drop-off area and expanding faculty parking, along with boiler replacement and other facility upgrades across the district. These investments signal commitment to the school's physical environment and daily operations.

A parent may want to look into the school's current academic standing and the results of the expanded instructional day directly with the district or school, since the state data is now several years old and reflects cohorts no longer there. Understanding how the school is performing now, and what instructional supports are in place for the early grades it serves, would give a clearer picture of the academic environment and progress trajectory.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 336%

School 36% · District 31% · ▲ 4 pts above district

▼ 23 pts below state median

Grade 431%

School 31% · District 34% · ▼ 3 pts below district

▼ 27 pts below state median

Grade 525%

School 25% · District 22% · ▲ 3 pts above district

▼ 26 pts below state median · ▼ 5 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 311%

School 11% · District 23% · ▼ 12 pts below district

▼ 41 pts below state median

Grade 420%

School 20% · District 23% · ▼ 3 pts below district

▼ 33 pts below state median

Grade 512%

School 12% · District 24% · ▼ 12 pts below district

▼ 43 pts below state median · ▼ 29 pts below county median

Science

Grade 490%

School 90% · district not reported

▲ 4 pts above state median

Social studies

Grade 583%

School 83% · district not reported

▼ 8 pts below state median

This schoolGLOVERSVILLE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income2%Higher-income46%43 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income20%Higher-income20%0 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income11%Higher-income17%6 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income31%Higher-income55%24 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income24%Higher-income47%22 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income17%Higher-income67%50 pp gap