AUSTIN ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

As a mid-tier elementary campus in MAHOPAC, New York, AUSTIN ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves 596 students from grades K through 5, overseen by MAHOPAC CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. By comparison, New York's public schools average about 443 students each, so AUSTIN ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits 35% larger than that benchmark.

Across the 5 schools in MAHOPAC CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (3,836 students total), AUSTIN ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, AUSTIN ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL logs that White students make up the majority at 63%; the rest consists of 28% Hispanic, 4% Black, 3% multiracial, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 75% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, AUSTIN ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 55 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.8:1. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 21% of students at AUSTIN ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), AUSTIN ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 67.2%; this one delivers 55.4%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Putnam County put median household earnings sit near $126,257, about 46% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. AUSTIN ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 23 public schools in Putnam County (combined enrollment of about 12,955 students).

MAHOPAC MIDDLE SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.8 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around AUSTIN ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts AUSTIN ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 7th of 9; the average score across the group is 64.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Over the past 7-year window. AUSTIN ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has shrank 3% since 2018, when it stood at 612 (now 596). White enrollment moved from 73% to 63% across the same window.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.