E R CROSBY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

E R CROSBY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, a cozy K-5 school in LAKE KATRINE, New York, operated by KINGSTON CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, serves 311 students, covering grades K through 4. Compared to the state average of about 443 students per school, that is 30% leaner than typical.

E R CROSBY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 10 schools operated by KINGSTON CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that enrolls 5,877 students overall.

On demographics, E R CROSBY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists that 56% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 23% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 8% Black, 4% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 75% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 9.5:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting E R CROSBY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 52% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably above Ulster County's rate of about 41%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, E R CROSBY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 55.7%; this one delivers 50.7%.

In the area at large, census data for Ulster County shows median household income runs about $86,271, about 38% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Across Ulster County's 45 public schools (combined enrollment of about 20,189 students), E R CROSBY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: M CLIFFORD MILLER MIDDLE SCHOOL, around 0.2 miles off. 7 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts E R CROSBY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 2nd of 9; the average score across the group is 37.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Looking at the recent track record. E R CROSBY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has fell 4% since 2018, when it stood at 325 (now 311). White enrollment moved from 73% to 56% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 12.5:1 in 2018 to 9.5:1 in 2025.

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