FLOYD HARWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

FLOYD HARWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, a minimally staffed primary school in HARTFORD, New York, part of HARTFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, instructs 140 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 443 students per school, that is 68% below typical.

HARTFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 352 students; FLOYD HARWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among them.

In terms of who attends, FLOYD HARWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports that nearly all students (94%) are White. Beyond that, the school reports 5% multiracial. Compared to Washington County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 8.0:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 41% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, FLOYD HARWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 59.8%; this one delivers 48.0%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Washington County put median household income runs about $73,495, roughly 22% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Washington County runs 26 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,873 students), of which FLOYD HARWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

Nearest neighbor: HARTFORD MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL, around 0.0 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. On composite proficiency, FLOYD HARWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes 5th of 7 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 52.2%.

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

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 29%: 197 students in 2018 compared to 140 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 12.3:1 in 2018 to 8.0:1 in 2025.

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