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Enrollment
465
Elementary
DISTRICT 400 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BRUSHTON-MOIRA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 360582000293
BRUSHTON GRADE SCHOOL
758 COUNTY RT 7, BRUSHTON, NY 12916 · (518) 529-7324 · Franklin County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL465 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 24% 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.
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
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.8:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
252 students
DISTRICT 54% · 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 32 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 58 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 67 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 57 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 62 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 61 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 61 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 65 | 14% |
| Ungraded | 2 | 0% |
This year's kindergarten class (58) is 11% smaller than its 6th grade class (65).
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 72% · US 70%
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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
BRUSHTON GRADE SCHOOL→BRUSHTON-MOIRA HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within BRUSHTON-MOIRA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
37.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +6.0pp since 2023
Math
46.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -3.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 37.0% | 46.0% |
| 2023-24 | 31.0% | 49.0% |
% 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 · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
39.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.1%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 BRUSHTON GRADE SCHOOL
BRUSHTON GRADE SCHOOL's state test result (39.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRUSHTON GRADE SCHOOL this school | 465 | 54.2% | 39.4% |
| CARYL E ADAMS PRIMARY SCHOOL WHITNEY POINT | 453 | 54.1% | 39.0% |
| SOUTH LEWIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TURIN | 452 | 55.8% | 47.6% |
| CAMPBELL-SAVONA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SAVONA | 436 | 55.5% | 44.1% |
| HUDSON FALLS PRIMARY SCHOOL HUDSON FALLS | 434 | 52.5% | 34.5% |
| GOUVERNEUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GOUVERNEUR | 511 | 54.6% | 28.2% |
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 BRUSHTON GRADE SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Franklin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.4% | #1,652 of 2,335 | #2 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #1,605 of 2,342 ▼ 263 | #2 of 9 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #1,924 of 2,343 ▼ 207 | #3 of 9 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 465 | #995 of 2,585 | #2 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #1,336 of 2,338 | #7 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 11.6% | #2,273 of 2,388 | #4 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.2% | #1,294 of 2,534 | #3 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.0% | #394 of 606 | N/A |
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 2024-25Enrollment
465
+42 (+10%) vs 2020
-12% since 1990-91, when it was 529
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 11.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 465 | 38.2 | 12.2:1 | 54% (252) |
| 2023-24 | 464 | 39.8 | 11.7:1 | 59% (273) |
| 2022-23 | 457 | 35.1 | 13.0:1 | 60% (274) |
| 2020-21 | 423 | 37 | 11.4:1 | 58% (247) |
| 2017-18 | 443 | 38 | 11.7:1 | 67% (297) |
| 2015-16 | 307 | 33 | 9.3:1 | 68% (208) |
| 2010-11 | 287 | 30 | 9.6:1 | 90% (259) |
| 2000-01 | 448 | 34 | 13.2:1 | 54% (242) |
| 1990-91 | 529 | 30 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BRUSHTON GRADE SCHOOL.
About BRUSHTON GRADE SCHOOL
In BRUSHTON, New York, BRUSHTON GRADE SCHOOL is a mid-sized elementary school. It had 465 students in 2024-25, spanning pre-K through 6.
BRUSHTON GRADE SCHOOL is one school in a 2-school district, BRUSHTON-MOIRA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, which enrolls 799 students.
White students are 94% of those enrolled at BRUSHTON GRADE SCHOOL. The remaining shares are 3% multiracial and 2% Hispanic. Census estimates put the White share of Franklin County's population at about 84%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 12%.
The school has 38.2 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 12.2 students per teacher. The ratio is within a point of the 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York. The school reported 54% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. Public schools in Franklin County average a similar 52%.
Among New York public elementary schools, BRUSHTON GRADE SCHOOL outscored 24%, which works out to a C- on the allk12 Grade.
Compared with New York schools that have similar shares of low-income students, BRUSHTON GRADE SCHOOL's results are 15.6 points below predicted: 39.4% against 55.1%.
For the population of Franklin County, the median household earns about $65,151 a year, about 24% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 14%. BRUSHTON GRADE SCHOOL shares Franklin County with 20 other public schools.
BRUSHTON GRADE SCHOOL's closest public school neighbor is BRUSHTON-MOIRA HIGH SCHOOL, less than a tenth of a mile away. The ten-mile area around BRUSHTON GRADE SCHOOL holds 4 other public schools. BRUSHTON GRADE SCHOOL ranks 3rd of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 39.4% against a local average of 31.3%.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Remote, meaning it is in rural territory far from an urban area.
The school's enrollment increased 10% from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
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Franklin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
46,696
Census ACS
Median income
$65,151
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
21
6,724 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BRUSHTON-MOIRA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- BRUSHTON-MOIRA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 334 students
Nearby schools
- BRUSHTON-MOIRA HIGH SCHOOL0.0 mi · 334
- SALMON RIVER HIGH SCHOOL9.4 mi · 430
- SALMON RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL9.4 mi · 304
- SALMON RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL9.4 mi · 311
- SAINT REGIS FALLS CENTRAL SCHOOL10.2 mi · 183
- DAVIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL10.9 mi · 513
Frequently asked questions
About BRUSHTON GRADE SCHOOLHow large is BRUSHTON GRADE SCHOOL?
BRUSHTON GRADE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 465 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does BRUSHTON GRADE SCHOOL serve?
BRUSHTON GRADE SCHOOL serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at BRUSHTON GRADE SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at BRUSHTON GRADE SCHOOL is approximately 12.2:1 (38 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at BRUSHTON GRADE SCHOOL?
At BRUSHTON GRADE SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 94% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Two or more.
Is BRUSHTON GRADE SCHOOL public or private?
BRUSHTON GRADE SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by BRUSHTON-MOIRA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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