Enrollment
335
Elementary
DISTRICT 363 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FLORIDA UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 362532004329
GOLDEN HILL ELEMENTARY
478 ROUND HILL RD, FLORIDA, NY 10921 · (845) 651-3095 · Orange County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL335 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.5:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
112 students
DISTRICT 34% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
GOLDEN HILL ELEMENTARY→S S SEWARD INSTITUTE
Based on grade levels within FLORIDA UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
62.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +13.0pp since 2023
Math
55.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +1.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 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 13 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
53.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.7%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% 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
335
-45 (-12%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 11.9:1
% White
59%
was 62%
% Hispanic
29%
was 25%
% Black
6%
was 5%
% Asian
2%
was 3%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About GOLDEN HILL ELEMENTARY
GOLDEN HILL ELEMENTARY is an elementary school of modestly sized scale in FLORIDA, New York, run under FLORIDA UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, teacheing 335 students in grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, New York's public schools average about 443 students each, so GOLDEN HILL ELEMENTARY sits 24% leaner than that benchmark.
Within FLORIDA UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 2 schools and 726 students, GOLDEN HILL ELEMENTARY is one campus in the system.
Looking at the student body, GOLDEN HILL ELEMENTARY logs that 59% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school reports 29% Hispanic, 6% Black, 3% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.
In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting GOLDEN HILL ELEMENTARY tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 33% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Orange County (around 44%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, GOLDEN HILL ELEMENTARY performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 62.7%, the actual is 53.7%, a residual of -9.0 points.
In the area at large, Orange County reports that the typical household earns roughly $97,178 per year, about 33% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. GOLDEN HILL ELEMENTARY is one of 82 public schools in Orange County (combined enrollment of about 57,122 students).
Nearest neighbor: S S SEWARD INSTITUTE, around 0.6 miles off. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts GOLDEN HILL ELEMENTARY at 6th of 7; the average score across the group is 63.5%.
GOLDEN HILL ELEMENTARY operates from a low-density location.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at GOLDEN HILL ELEMENTARY has contracted 12%, going from 380 students in 2018 to 335 in 2025.
Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Orange County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
406,616
Census ACS
Median income
$97,178
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
82
57,122 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in FLORIDA UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
- S S SEWARD INSTITUTEHigh · 391 students
Nearby schools
- S S SEWARD INSTITUTE0.6 mi · 391
- GOSHEN SECURE CENTER2.4 mi · 51
- ORANGE-ULSTER BOCES3.7 mi · 1,082
- CHESTER ACADEMY-MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL5.4 mi · 538
- WARWICK VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL5.5 mi · 1,069
- CHESTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL5.5 mi · 393
Frequently asked questions
About GOLDEN HILL ELEMENTARYHow many students attend GOLDEN HILL ELEMENTARY?
GOLDEN HILL ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 335 students in grades PK-05.
Is GOLDEN HILL ELEMENTARY an elementary, middle, or high school?
GOLDEN HILL ELEMENTARY is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does GOLDEN HILL ELEMENTARY have?
GOLDEN HILL ELEMENTARY employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.8:1.
What is the student diversity at GOLDEN HILL ELEMENTARY?
Student demographics at GOLDEN HILL ELEMENTARY are roughly 59% White, 29% Hispanic, 6% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is GOLDEN HILL ELEMENTARY in?
GOLDEN HILL ELEMENTARY is part of FLORIDA UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.