HALDANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

HALDANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a modestly sized elementary school in COLD SPRING, New York, one of the schools within HALDANE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. The school serves 293 students in grades K through 5. By comparison, New York's public schools average about 443 students each, so HALDANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits 34% smaller than that benchmark.

Within HALDANE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 3 schools and 774 students, HALDANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

Demographically, HALDANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports that 76% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 14% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 2% Asian. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.0:1. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 12% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Putnam County runs at roughly 29%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, HALDANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 70.5%, the actual is 73.3%, a residual of +2.9 points.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Putnam County put median household earnings sit near $126,257, roughly 46% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. HALDANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 23 public schools in Putnam County (combined enrollment of about 12,955 students).

HALDANE HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around HALDANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts HALDANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 6th of 9; the average score across the group is 75.6%.

The school occupies a rural site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 46%: 538 students in 2018 compared to 293 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 83% to 76% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 13.3:1 in 2018 to 9.0:1 in 2025.

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