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EAST MAIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New York public elementary schools
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 114 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 126 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 100 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 115 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 118 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 129 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (114) is 12% smaller than its 5th grade class (129).
School pathway
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 42.0% | 53.0% |
| 2023-24 | 37.0% | 47.0% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New York's top nor bottom 10%.
Schools most like EAST MAIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
EAST MAIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (42.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| EAST MAIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 702 | 67.8% | 42.0% |
| MONTGOMERY C SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HUDSON | 689 | 63.4% | 27.6% |
| PS 19 JUDITH K WEISS BRONX | 679 | 62.6% | 63.9% |
| LONGRIDGE SCHOOL ROCHESTER | 754 | 63.5% | 32.3% |
| BELLAMY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ROME | 544 | 69.9% | 10.7% |
| WATERVLIET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WATERVLIET | 670 | 72.1% | 29.9% |
Where EAST MAIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #1,526 of 2,335 | #27 of 40 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #1,338 of 2,342 ▲ 91 | #20 of 40 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #1,712 of 2,343 ▼ 253 | #31 of 40 ▼ 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 702 | #267 of 2,585 | #10 of 47 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.7:1 | #706 of 2,338 | #8 of 43 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.0% | #758 of 2,388 | #16 of 43 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.8% | #1,015 of 2,534 | #4 of 45 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.9% | #550 of 1,757 | #5 of 31 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 702 | 65.5 | 10.7:1 | 68% (476) |
| 2023-24 | 753 | 67.8 | 11.1:1 | 61% (462) |
| 2022-23 | 755 | 73.4 | 10.3:1 | 63% (478) |
| 2020-21 | 840 | 78 | 10.8:1 | 65% (545) |
| 2017-18 | 899 | 72 | 12.5:1 | 68% (609) |
| 2015-16 | 892 | 72 | 12.4:1 | 72% (641) |
| 2010-11 | 956 | 78 | 12.3:1 | 65% (625) |
| 2000-01 | 807 | 47 | 17.2:1 | 45% (363) |
| 1990-91 | 836 | 45 | 18.6:1 | N/A |
About EAST MAIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
EAST MAIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, a high-enrollment elementary school, is located in PORT JERVIS, New York. Enrollment totals 702 students across kindergarten through 5. Across elementary schools in New York, the average enrollment is about 443.
EAST MAIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one school in a 4-school district, PORT JERVIS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, which enrolls 2,302 students.
White students are 57% of those enrolled at EAST MAIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. The next largest groups are 26% Hispanic and 14% Black. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 59, compared with 70 nationally.
The school has 65.5 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 10.7 students per teacher. The average for elementary schools in New York is 12.8:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. The school reported 68% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. Across public schools in Orange County, the average is 44%.
EAST MAIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 36% of New York public elementary schools.
EAST MAIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL scores 42.0% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 50.1%.
American Community Survey estimates for Orange County show that the median household earns about $97,178 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 33%, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Across Orange County, 82 public schools serve about 57,122 students.
Among nearby public schools, PORT JERVIS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is closest at about 0.8 miles. In all, 5 other public schools sit within five miles of EAST MAIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. EAST MAIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL places 8th of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Town: Distant: in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 702, down from 840 in 2020-21.
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