CAHILL SCHOOL

CAHILL SCHOOL is one of the average-sized elementary schools in SAUGERTIES, New York, operated by SAUGERTIES CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, with 432 students on its rolls from grades K through 6.

SAUGERTIES CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 2,287 students; CAHILL SCHOOL is among them.

In terms of who attends, CAHILL SCHOOL records that 57% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 27% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 4% Black, 2% Asian. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 75%.

In terms of school funding signals, CAHILL SCHOOL records 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting CAHILL SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. About 50% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Ulster County runs at roughly 41%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), CAHILL SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 56.5%, the actual is 47.1%, a residual of -9.4 points.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Ulster County put median household earnings sit near $86,271, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. CAHILL SCHOOL is one of 45 public schools in Ulster County (combined enrollment of about 20,189 students).

SAUGERTIES JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 6 other public schools cluster around CAHILL SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts CAHILL SCHOOL at 8th of 8; the average score across the group is 56.0%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at CAHILL SCHOOL has edged up 45%, going from 298 students in 2018 to 432 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 15.7:1 in 2018 to 11.1:1 in 2025.

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