Enrollment
339
Elementary
DISTRICT 456 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (MONTGOMERY)·NCES 361968001799
EAST COLDENHAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
286 STATE RT 17K, NEWBURGH, NY 12550 · (845) 457-2400 · Orange County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL339 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 55% of New York public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
118 students
DISTRICT 37% · STATE 58%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 63 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 54 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 68 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 54 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 46 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 54 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (63) is 17% larger than its 5th grade class (54).
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · 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
Based on grade levels within VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (MONTGOMERY). Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
62.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +12.0pp since 2023
Math
59.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +0.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 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 have held steady.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 62.0% | 59.0% |
| 2023-24 | 50.0% | 59.0% |
% 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
56.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.2%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 EAST COLDENHAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| EAST COLDENHAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 339 | 34.8% | 56.1% |
| NORWOOD AVENUE SCHOOL PORT JEFFERSON STA | 316 | 34.5% | N/A |
| CLINTON AVENUE SCHOOL PORT JEFFERSON STA | 381 | 36.5% | N/A |
| SOUTHOLD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SOUTHOLD | 304 | 36.2% | 50.1% |
| MUSCOTA NEW YORK | 290 | 34.5% | 75.6% |
| WING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ISLIP | 373 | 35.1% | N/A |
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 EAST COLDENHAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.1% | #917 of 2,335 | #7 of 40 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #1,114 of 2,342 ▼ 143 | #13 of 40 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #861 of 2,343 ▲ 17 | #7 of 40 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 339 | #1,740 of 2,585 | #38 of 47 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.1:1 | #1,306 of 2,338 | #29 of 43 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.6% | #831 of 2,388 | #19 of 43 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 34.8% | #1,848 of 2,534 | #29 of 45 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.8% | #518 of 606 | #9 of 12 |
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
339
+48 (+16%) vs 2020
+35% since 1990-91, when it was 252
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 10.4:1
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 | 339 | 28.1 | 12.1:1 | 35% (118) |
| 2023-24 | 312 | 25.5 | 12.2:1 | 45% (140) |
| 2022-23 | 295 | 24.9 | 11.9:1 | 47% (139) |
| 2020-21 | 291 | 28 | 10.4:1 | 40% (116) |
| 2017-18 | 333 | 30.6 | 10.9:1 | 42% (140) |
| 2015-16 | 307 | 26 | 11.8:1 | 37% (115) |
| 2010-11 | 324 | 27 | 12.0:1 | 33% (107) |
| 2000-01 | 327 | 26 | 12.6:1 | 28% (93) |
| 1990-91 | 252 | 13 | 19.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for EAST COLDENHAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About EAST COLDENHAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
EAST COLDENHAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a low-enrollment elementary school for students in NEWBURGH, New York. The school reports 339 students in kindergarten through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in New York is about 443 students.
VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (MONTGOMERY) has 4,152 students spread across 6 schools.
White students account for 53% of enrollment at EAST COLDENHAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Other students are 38% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 3% Black. That is lower than the 62% White share among all Orange County residents. By the diversity index, EAST COLDENHAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes in at 58%.
The school has about 12.1 students per teacher and 28.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among elementary schools in New York is 12.8:1, higher than at this school. About 35% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is below the 44% average among public schools in Orange County.
allk12 grades EAST COLDENHAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL a B. The grade compares the school only with New York public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for EAST COLDENHAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is -6.1 points: 56.1% actual, 62.2% predicted.
EAST COLDENHAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is located in Orange County, where median household income is about $97,178, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 33%, and about 9% of people live in poverty. EAST COLDENHAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 82 public schools in Orange County, which together enroll about 57,122 students.
Nearest public school: MEADOW HILL SCHOOL, about 2.0 miles away. The five-mile area around EAST COLDENHAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL holds at least 8 other public schools. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, EAST COLDENHAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 1st on proficiency.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count grew from 291 to 339. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio rose to 12.1:1, from 10.4:1.
Parents and students can post about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs at EAST COLDENHAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Orange County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (MONTGOMERY)
- VALLEY CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,385 students
- VALLEY CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 945 students
- MONTGOMERY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 539 students
- BEREA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 497 students
- WALDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 447 students
Other schools in NEWBURGH
- NEWBURGH FREE ACADEMYHigh · 3,550 students
- MEADOW HILL SCHOOLElementary · 982 students
- GIDNEY AVENUE MEMORIAL SCHOOLElementary · 788 students
- SOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 782 students
- GARDNERTOWN LEADERSHIP ACADEMY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 612 students
- FOSTERTOWN SCHOOLElementary · 594 students
Nearby schools
- MEADOW HILL SCHOOL2.0 mi · 982
- LITTLE BRITAIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.1 mi · 442
- GARDNERTOWN LEADERSHIP ACADEMY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.2 mi · 612
- BEREA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.4 mi · 497
- WALDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL4.2 mi · 447
- LEPTONDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL4.4 mi · 460
Frequently asked questions
About EAST COLDENHAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is EAST COLDENHAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
EAST COLDENHAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 339 students in grades KG-05.
Is EAST COLDENHAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
EAST COLDENHAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does EAST COLDENHAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
EAST COLDENHAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 28 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at EAST COLDENHAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At EAST COLDENHAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 53% White, 38% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is EAST COLDENHAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
EAST COLDENHAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (MONTGOMERY).
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