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FULMAR ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About FULMAR ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
FULMAR ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates as a mid-sized K-5 school in MAHOPAC, New York, overseen by MAHOPAC CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Current enrollment sits at 485 students spanning grades K through 5.
MAHOPAC CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 3,836 students. FULMAR ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of those campuses.
On the student-mix side, FULMAR ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows that White students make up the majority at 65%. Beyond that, the school records 28% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 2% multiracial. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 75%.
On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting FULMAR ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 17% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Putnam County runs at roughly 29%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), FULMAR ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 68.8%; this one delivers 50.3%.
Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Putnam County put median household income runs about $126,257, about 46% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Across Putnam County's 23 public schools (combined enrollment of about 12,955 students), FULMAR ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: LAKEVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.8 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), FULMAR ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 9th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 69.6%.
FULMAR ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from a residential location.
Trend over the last 7 years. FULMAR ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has changed only slightly since 2018, when it stood at 485 (now 485). The White share of enrollment shrank from 79% to 65% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 12.4:1 in 2018 to 10.4:1 in 2025.
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