BEREA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

BEREA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates as a medium-sized elementary-level community in MONTGOMERY, New York, run under VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (MONTGOMERY). Current enrollment sits at 497 students spanning grades K through 5.

BEREA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 6 schools operated by VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (MONTGOMERY), a district that instructs 4,152 students overall.

On the student-mix side, BEREA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL logs that 43% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder is composed of 39% Hispanic, 12% Black, 5% multiracial. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 62%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.4:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 42% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

With demographic context factored in, BEREA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 59.5%; this one delivers 48.3%.

Across the wider county, census data for Orange County shows median household earnings sit near $97,178, roughly 33% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. BEREA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 82 public schools in Orange County (combined enrollment of about 57,122 students).

The closest other public school is VALLEY CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 1.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts BEREA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 8th of 9; the average score across the group is 56.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at BEREA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has ticked up 4%, going from 478 students in 2018 to 497 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 58% to 43%.

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