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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PINE BUSH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 362301003223

CIRCLEVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

2000 RT 302, CIRCLEVILLE, NY 10919 · (845) 744-2031 · Orange County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL484 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 21% 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.
  • ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.

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

Enrollment
484
Elementary
DISTRICT 517 · STATE 443
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
231 students
DISTRICT 44% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K367%
Kindergarten6814%
Grade 18217%
Grade 26313%
Grade 37014%
Grade 47916%
Grade 58417%
Ungraded20%

This year's kindergarten class (68) is 19% smaller than its 5th grade class (84).

Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 72% · US 70%
White
23749%
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 39% · US 43%
Hispanic
16434%
DISTRICT 28% · STATE 31% · US 30%
Black
5712%
DISTRICT 12% · STATE 16% · US 15%
Asian
122%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 10% · US 6%
Two+
133%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 4% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1% · US 1%
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
Male
22847%
Female
25653%

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Test scores

NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)
English Language Arts
46.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +12.0pp since 2023
Math
41.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +6.0pp since 2023

What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 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 12 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.

NYS Assessments results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2546.0%41.0%
2023-2434.0%35.0%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
39.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.4%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-18.3pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 CIRCLEVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

CIRCLEVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (39.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
CIRCLEVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school48447.7%39.1%
HELLENIC CLASSICAL CHARTER SCHOOL PARK SLOPE
BROOKLYN
49350.1%83.3%
PS 132 CONSELYEA SCHOOL (THE)
BROOKLYN
56445.6%77.8%
BEREA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MONTGOMERY
49742.3%48.3%
CALCIUM PRIMARY SCHOOL
CALCIUM
48045.4%45.0%
HARRY L EDSON SCHOOL
KINGSTON
39745.1%34.6%
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 CIRCLEVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn New YorkIn Orange County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
39.1%#1,664 of 2,335#30 of 40
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
41.0%#1,826 of 2,342
▲ 35
#33 of 40
▼ 1
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
46.0%#1,523 of 2,343
▲ 61
#24 of 40
▲ 2
Enrollment
ranked largest first
484#905 of 2,585#25 of 47
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
15.7:1#2,134 of 2,338#41 of 43
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
63.0%#557 of 2,388#11 of 43
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
47.7%#1,477 of 2,534#16 of 45
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-5.1%#1,466 of 1,757#25 of 31
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 2024-25
Enrollment
484
+39 (+9%) vs 2020
-33% since 1990-91, when it was 724
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 15.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2548430.815.7:148% (231)
2023-2448732.814.9:152% (255)
2022-2347734.813.7:155% (260)
2020-214452815.9:150% (221)
2017-185103913.1:144% (225)
2015-165424013.6:144% (239)
2010-116494414.8:133% (214)
2000-015813815.3:134% (197)
1990-917244117.7:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CIRCLEVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

About CIRCLEVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

At 2000 RT 302 in CIRCLEVILLE, New York, CIRCLEVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates as a mid-sized elementary school. Enrollment totals 484 students across pre-K through 5.

Enrollment across the 7 schools in PINE BUSH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT totals 4,710 students.

White students make up 49% of enrollment at CIRCLEVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the largest share of any group. The rest of enrollment is 34% Hispanic, 12% Black, 3% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Census estimates put the White share of Orange County's population at about 62%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 63, compared with 70 nationally.

There are 30.8 full-time-equivalent teachers at CIRCLEVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, giving a ratio of 15.7:1. The school's 15.7:1 compares with an average of 12.8:1 for elementary schools in New York. By family income, 48% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.

CIRCLEVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL earns a C- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 21% of New York public elementary schools.

When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, CIRCLEVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 18.3 points below its prediction. Actual: 39.1%. Predicted: 57.4%.

In Orange County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $97,178 a year, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Orange County number 82, with about 57,122 students.

Among nearby public schools, CIRCLEVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL is closest at about 0.3 miles. There are 5 more public schools inside five miles. On state test proficiency, CIRCLEVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 5th in a group of 9 nearby schools.

In the federal locale system, CIRCLEVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is coded Rural: Fringe, for schools in rural territory close to an urban area.

Enrollment rose 9% over 4 years, reaching 484 in 2024-25.

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Orange County at a glance

View full county profile
Population
406,616
Census ACS
Median income
$97,178
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
82
57,122 students

Quick facts

School name
CIRCLEVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
District
PINE BUSH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Address
2000 RT 302, CIRCLEVILLE, NY 10919
Phone
(845) 744-2031
County
Orange County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
484
Teachers (FTE)
31
Student–teacher ratio
15.7:1
Free and reduced lunch
231 (48%)
Locale
41-Rural: Fringe
NCES ID
362301003223
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in PINE BUSH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Other schools in CIRCLEVILLE
Other Circleville Elementary schools

One other US public school is named Circleville Elementary. CIRCLEVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the 2nd largest of the 2.

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Frequently asked questions

About CIRCLEVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
How large is CIRCLEVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
CIRCLEVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 484 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does CIRCLEVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
CIRCLEVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at CIRCLEVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at CIRCLEVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 15.7:1 (31 FTE teachers).
How diverse is CIRCLEVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
CIRCLEVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 49% White, 34% Hispanic, 12% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees CIRCLEVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
CIRCLEVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by PINE BUSH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT in Orange County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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