E J RUSSELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

E J RUSSELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of the moderately sized K-5 schools in PINE BUSH, New York, overseen by PINE BUSH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, with 524 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5.

E J RUSSELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 7 schools operated by PINE BUSH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that caters to 4,710 students overall.

In terms of who attends, E J RUSSELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports that 71% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school records 20% Hispanic, 6% Black. By comparison, Orange County as a whole is about 62% White, so the school skews meaningfully more White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting E J RUSSELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 34% of students at E J RUSSELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Orange County (around 44%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

After controlling for student poverty, E J RUSSELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 62.5%; this one delivers 45.3%.

Across the wider county, census data for Orange County shows the typical household earns roughly $97,178 per year, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. In all, Orange County runs 82 public schools (combined enrollment of about 57,122 students), of which E J RUSSELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

CRISPELL MIDDLE SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), E J RUSSELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 8th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 57.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at E J RUSSELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has fell 10%, going from 585 students in 2018 to 524 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 89% to 71% over that span. Class-load math has grew: from 13.4:1 in 2018 to 14.6:1 in 2025.

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