GREENWOOD LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

GREENWOOD LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a primary school of tight-knit scale in GREENWOOD LAKE, New York, one of the schools within GREENWOOD LAKE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, serveing 191 students in grades pre-K through 3. Compared to the state average of about 443 students per school, that is 57% leaner than typical.

GREENWOOD LAKE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 417 students; GREENWOOD LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among them.

Demographically, GREENWOOD LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists that 68% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school lists 25% Hispanic, 3% Black, 3% multiracial.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.9:1. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 25% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Orange County runs at roughly 44%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, GREENWOOD LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 65.9%, the actual is 79.5%, a residual of +13.6 points.

Zooming out to the county, Orange County reports that 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. GREENWOOD LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 82 public schools in Orange County (combined enrollment of about 57,122 students).

Nearest neighbor: PARK AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 3.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around GREENWOOD LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts GREENWOOD LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 64.5%.

The school occupies a town-center site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 6%: 203 students in 2018 compared to 191 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged up from 63% to 68% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 9.7:1 in 2018 to 10.9:1 today.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.