FOSTERTOWN SCHOOL

FOSTERTOWN SCHOOL operates as a mid-sized primary school in NEWBURGH, New York, run under NEWBURGH CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT. Current enrollment sits at 594 students spanning grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 443 students per school, that is 34% larger than typical.

Across the 12 schools in NEWBURGH CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT (10,762 students total), FOSTERTOWN SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, FOSTERTOWN SCHOOL logs that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 63% of enrollment. Other groups include 16% White, 14% Black, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 24% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.8:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 46% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

With demographic context factored in, FOSTERTOWN SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 58.0%; this one delivers 48.0%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Orange County put median household income runs about $97,178, roughly 33% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. FOSTERTOWN SCHOOL is one of 82 public schools in Orange County (combined enrollment of about 57,122 students).

The closest other public school is GARDNERTOWN LEADERSHIP ACADEMY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 1.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), FOSTERTOWN SCHOOL ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 35.8%.

FOSTERTOWN SCHOOL operates from a suburban location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 10%: 658 students in 2018 compared to 594 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share ticked up from 47% to 63%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 13.7:1 in 2018 to 11.8:1 today.

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