Enrollment
208
Elementary
STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GARRISON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 361186000948
GARRISON SCHOOL
1100 RT 9D, GARRISON, NY 10524 · (845) 424-3689 · Putnam County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL208 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.6:1
22 FTE teachers
STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
5%
10 students
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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
78.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +1.0pp since 2023
Math
78.4%
NY avg 57.4% . +1.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 78 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 78 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
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
77.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
73.2%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 77% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 73% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
208
-4 (-2%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
9.6:1
was 8.8:1
% White
77%
was 75%
% Hispanic
11%
was 13%
% Black
0%
was 1%
% Asian
1%
was 3%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About GARRISON SCHOOL
Located at 1100 RT 9D, in GARRISON, New York, GARRISON SCHOOL is a tight-knit primary school that caters to 208 students (grades pre-K through 8), overseen by GARRISON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT. That puts it 53% below the typical public school in New York, which averages around 443 students.
GARRISON SCHOOL sits inside GARRISON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.
For racial and ethnic makeup, GARRISON SCHOOL lists that White students make up the majority at 77%. Other groups include 11% Hispanic, 10% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.
Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 9.6:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 5% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Putnam County runs at roughly 29%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), GARRISON SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 73.2%, the actual is 77.3%, a residual of +4.1 points.
Across the wider county, census data for Putnam County shows the typical household earns roughly $126,257 per year, 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. GARRISON SCHOOL is one of 23 public schools in Putnam County (combined enrollment of about 12,955 students).
HIGHLAND FALLS INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.8 miles from this campus. 7 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), GARRISON SCHOOL ranks 5th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 74.2%.
Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.
Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at GARRISON SCHOOL has held roughly steady, going from 212 students in 2018 to 208 in 2025.
On the community side, members of the GARRISON SCHOOL community share and discuss enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Putnam County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
98,107
Census ACS
Median income
$126,257
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
12,955 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- HIGHLAND FALLS INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL1.8 mi · 334
- JAMES I O'NEILL HIGH SCHOOL2.8 mi · 409
- HALDANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.1 mi · 293
- HALDANE HIGH SCHOOL3.1 mi · 318
- HALDANE MIDDLE SCHOOL3.1 mi · 163
- PUTNAM VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.8 mi · 526
Frequently asked questions
About GARRISON SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at GARRISON SCHOOL?
GARRISON SCHOOL enrolls approximately 208 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does GARRISON SCHOOL serve?
GARRISON SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at GARRISON SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at GARRISON SCHOOL is approximately 9.6:1 (22 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at GARRISON SCHOOL?
Student demographics at GARRISON SCHOOL are roughly 77% White, 11% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is GARRISON SCHOOL in?
GARRISON SCHOOL is part of GARRISON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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