NY
Regular School
Elementary School
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Student Enrollment & Staffing Overview
NCES 2024-2025Total Students
265
Teachers (FTE)
32.6
Student-Teacher Ratio
8.1:1
FRPL Eligible
252
(95.1%)
National School Lunch Program (FRPL) Eligibility
Total Eligible: 252 of 265 (95.1%)
Free Lunch: 248 (93.6%)
Reduced-Price: 4 (1.5%)
Paid / Not Eligible: 13 (4.9%)
Multi-Year Enrollment Trends & Growth (2020-2021 – 2024-2025)
Student Diversity Distribution
Demographic composition of enrolled students across racial & ethnic backgrounds.
263
Students
| Hispanic / Latino | 132 | 50.2% | |
| Black or African American | 120 | 45.6% | |
| American Indian / Alaska Native | 3 | 1.1% | |
| Two or More Races (Multiracial) | 3 | 1.1% | |
| Asian | 2 | 0.8% | |
| Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | 2 | 0.8% | |
| White | 1 | 0.4% |
Grade-Level Enrollment Distribution
Distribution of student body across reported grade cohorts.
265
Students
| Grade 1 | 36 | 13.6% | |
| Grade 2 | 27 | 10.2% | |
| Grade 3 | 46 | 17.4% | |
| Grade 4 | 44 | 16.6% | |
| Grade 5 | 40 | 15.1% | |
| Kindergarten | 29 | 10.9% | |
| Pre-Kindergarten | 41 | 15.5% | |
| Ungraded | 2 | 0.8% |
Student Gender Distribution
Reported enrollment counts by gender cohort.
M
48.7%
Male Students
128
F
51.3%
Female Students
135