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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PORT JERVIS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 362352003283

EAST MAIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

118 E MAIN ST, PORT JERVIS, NY 12771 · (845) 858-3100 · Orange County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL702 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 36% of New York public elementary schools
  • 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
702
Elementary
DISTRICT 505 · STATE 443
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
65 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.7:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
476 students
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 58%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten11416%
Grade 112618%
Grade 210014%
Grade 311516%
Grade 411817%
Grade 512918%

This year's kindergarten class (114) is 12% smaller than its 5th grade class (129).

Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 72% · US 70%
White
39757%
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 39% · US 43%
Hispanic
18526%
DISTRICT 24% · STATE 31% · US 30%
Black
10114%
DISTRICT 13% · STATE 16% · US 15%
Asian
132%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 10% · US 6%
Two+
30%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 4% · US 5%
Native American
20%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
35751%
Female
34549%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
EAST MAIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL→PORT JERVIS MIDDLE SCHOOL→PORT JERVIS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within PORT JERVIS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)
English Language Arts
42.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +5.0pp since 2023
Math
53.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +6.0pp since 2023

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 yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2542.0%53.0%
2023-2437.0%47.0%
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
42.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.1%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.1pp
below demographic expectation

What 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%.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

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.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
EAST MAIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school70267.8%42.0%
MONTGOMERY C SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
HUDSON
68963.4%27.6%
PS 19 JUDITH K WEISS
BRONX
67962.6%63.9%
LONGRIDGE SCHOOL
ROCHESTER
75463.5%32.3%
BELLAMY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ROME
54469.9%10.7%
WATERVLIET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WATERVLIET
67072.1%29.9%
Matched among New York elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.

Where EAST MAIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn New YorkIn 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
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
702
-138 (-16%) vs 2020
-16% since 1990-91, when it was 836
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
was 10.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2570265.510.7:168% (476)
2023-2475367.811.1:161% (462)
2022-2375573.410.3:163% (478)
2020-218407810.8:165% (545)
2017-188997212.5:168% (609)
2015-168927212.4:172% (641)
2010-119567812.3:165% (625)
2000-018074717.2:145% (363)
1990-918364518.6:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for EAST MAIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

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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Orange County at a glance

View full county profile
Population
406,616
Census ACS
Median income
$97,178
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
82
57,122 students

Quick facts

School name
EAST MAIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
District
PORT JERVIS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Address
118 E MAIN ST, PORT JERVIS, NY 12771
Phone
(845) 858-3100
County
Orange County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–05
Total enrollment
702
Teachers (FTE)
65
Student–teacher ratio
10.7:1
Free and reduced lunch
476 (68%)
Locale
32-Town: Distant
NCES ID
362352003283
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About EAST MAIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
What is the total enrollment at EAST MAIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
EAST MAIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 702 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does EAST MAIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
EAST MAIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does EAST MAIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
EAST MAIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 65 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at EAST MAIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At EAST MAIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 57% White, 26% Hispanic, 14% Black, 2% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is EAST MAIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
EAST MAIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by PORT JERVIS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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