AUSABLE FORKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

AUSABLE FORKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a K-5 school of cozy scale in AU SABLE FORKS, New York, one of the schools within AUSABLE VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, teacheing 229 students in grades pre-K through 6. That puts it 48% leaner than the typical public school in New York, which averages around 443 students.

AUSABLE FORKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 4 schools operated by AUSABLE VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that enrolls 1,087 students overall.

Demographically, AUSABLE FORKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL logs that nearly all students (93%) are White. Other groups include 4% multiracial, 3% Black. That composition is broadly in line with Essex County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.4:1. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 50% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is higher than Essex County's rate of about 41%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), AUSABLE FORKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is in the bottom 10% of New York public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 56.7%; AUSABLE FORKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL posts 37.5%, -19.2 points below that line.

In the broader community, Essex County reports that median household income runs about $71,661, about 33% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Essex County's 16 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,746 students), AUSABLE FORKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

AUSABLE VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 4.5 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. On composite proficiency, AUSABLE FORKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes 9th of 9 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 50.8%.

The school occupies a rural site.

Trend over the last 7 years. AUSABLE FORKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has showed little movement since 2018, when it stood at 229 (now 229). The White share of enrollment shrank from 97% to 93% over that span.

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