ELM DRIVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

ELM DRIVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an one-room-style elementary school in MILLBROOK, New York, operated by MILLBROOK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. The school teaches 167 students in grades pre-K through 2. That puts it 62% below the typical public school in New York, which averages around 443 students.

MILLBROOK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 744 students; ELM DRIVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, ELM DRIVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports that the largest single group is White, at 70% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school reports 23% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 2% Black. That composition is broadly in line with Dutchess County as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, ELM DRIVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 6.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting ELM DRIVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. About 17% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Dutchess County (around 40%), the school's rate is south of typical.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Dutchess County put median household income runs about $99,478, roughly 42% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. ELM DRIVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 76 public schools in Dutchess County (combined enrollment of about 36,885 students).

ALDEN PLACE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 3%: 162 students in 2018 compared to 167 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 80% to 70% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 13.5:1 in 2018 to 6.9:1 today.

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