School District · New York
Rensselaer City School District
📍 Rensselaer, NY · Rensselaer County · NCES LEAID 3624450
District Contact & Information
Source: NCES CCD 2024–25
📚
Grades Served
Pre-K – 12th
📍
District Mailing Address
25 VAN RENSSELAER DR, RENSSELAER, NY 12144
🏷
NCES District ID (LEAID)
3624450
🏛
District Type
Public School District
Schools in Rensselaer City School District
2 schools listedFrequently Asked Questions
What zip codes are in Rensselaer City School District?▼
Rensselaer City School District is a city district whose boundary does not contain the centre point of any zip code area, so we cannot list its zip codes from the national boundary data we use. Zip codes and district boundaries do not line up exactly in any case — confirm your address with the district office before relying on an assignment.
How is Rensselaer City School District rated?▼
Rensselaer City School District has an overall rating of 1 out of 10 (Poor), based on the share of students proficient in reading and math on state assessments (NCES EDFacts). That places it in the 4th percentile among New York school districts. Ratings are percentile-ranked within New York only and are not comparable across states.
How many students attend Rensselaer City School District?▼
The NCES Common Core of Data directory reports enrollment of 1,062 students across 2 schools for Rensselaer City School District.
What grades does Rensselaer City School District serve?▼
Rensselaer City School District is listed in the NCES directory as serving grades Pre-K – 12th.
What schools are in Rensselaer City School District?▼
NCES lists 2 schools operating under Rensselaer City School District: 1 elementary, 1 other or combined. Each school's grade span, enrollment and city are listed on this page. Attendance zones are set by the district and a school on this list is not necessarily the one your address is assigned to.
How do I contact Rensselaer City School District?▼
You can reach Rensselaer City School District by phone at (518)465-7509 or online at www.rcsd.k12.ny.us or by mail at 25 VAN RENSSELAER DR, RENSSELAER, NY 12144. Contact details come from the NCES district directory and are the best way to confirm which school your address is assigned to.
About Rensselaer City School District
Rensselaer City School District is a public school district in New York, in Rensselaer County. It carries an overall rating of 1/10 (Poor), the 4th percentile among New York districts. That rating reflects the share of students proficient in reading and math on state assessments (NCES EDFacts, 2021–22 for most districts with a 2017–18 fallback for the rest) and is ranked only against other New York districts — scores are not comparable between states. Directory details on this page come from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25.
Schools in this district
NCES lists 2 schools operating under Rensselaer City School District — 1 elementary and 1 other or combined. The largest by enrollment is VAN RENSSELAER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL with 487 students. School-level enrollment comes from the NCES Common Core of Data school directory; a school with no reported enrollment is shown with a dash rather than a zero.
Checking your own address
District boundaries are address-specific and do not follow zip code lines exactly — a single zip code can
be split between two or more districts. Use the zip codes listed above as a starting point, then confirm your
assignment with the district office at (518)465-7509 before making a housing decision.