Enrollment
341
Elementary
DISTRICT 329 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FORT PLAIN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 361137000894
HARRY HOAG SCHOOL
25 HIGH ST, FORT PLAIN, NY 13339 · (518) 993-4000 · Montgomery County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL341 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.4:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.3:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
186 students
DISTRICT 59% · 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
HARRY HOAG SCHOOL→FORT PLAIN JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within FORT PLAIN CENTRAL 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
44.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +6.0pp since 2023
Math
42.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +0.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
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
40.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.9%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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
341
-134 (-28%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
9.4:1
was 11.6:1
% White
84%
was 87%
% Hispanic
7%
was 6%
% Black
2%
was 1%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About HARRY HOAG SCHOOL
HARRY HOAG SCHOOL, a cozy elementary-level community in FORT PLAIN, New York, overseen by FORT PLAIN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, teaches 341 students, covering grades pre-K through 6. By comparison, New York's public schools average about 443 students each, so HARRY HOAG SCHOOL sits 23% smaller than that benchmark.
Within FORT PLAIN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 2 schools and 657 students, HARRY HOAG SCHOOL is one campus in the system.
Looking at the student body, HARRY HOAG SCHOOL records that 84% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school reports 7% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Montgomery County as a whole.
On the income-and-resources front, On paper, HARRY HOAG SCHOOL has 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting HARRY HOAG SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 55% of students at HARRY HOAG SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
After controlling for student poverty, HARRY HOAG SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 54.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 40.4%.
Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Montgomery County indicate the typical household earns roughly $64,943 per year, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Montgomery County's 16 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,225 students), HARRY HOAG SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.
FORT PLAIN JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around HARRY HOAG SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts HARRY HOAG SCHOOL at 7th of 9; the average score across the group is 50.1%.
Geographically, the school is in a town-center area.
Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 28%: 475 students in 2018 compared to 341 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 11.6:1 in 2018 to 9.4:1 today.
In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Montgomery County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
49,528
Census ACS
Median income
$64,943
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
7,225 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in FORT PLAIN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- FORT PLAIN JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 316 students
Other schools in FORT PLAIN
- FORT PLAIN JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 316 students
Nearby schools
- FORT PLAIN JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL0.3 mi · 316
- CANAJOHARIE MIDDLE SCHOOL4.3 mi · 193
- EAST HILL SCHOOL4.4 mi · 403
- CANAJOHARIE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL4.5 mi · 249
- OPPENHEIM-EPHRATAH-ST JOHNSVILLE JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL5.1 mi · 349
- OPPENHEIM-EPHRATAH-ST JOHNSVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL8.9 mi · 346
Frequently asked questions
About HARRY HOAG SCHOOLHow many students attend HARRY HOAG SCHOOL?
HARRY HOAG SCHOOL enrolls approximately 341 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does HARRY HOAG SCHOOL serve?
HARRY HOAG SCHOOL serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at HARRY HOAG SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at HARRY HOAG SCHOOL is approximately 9.4:1 (36 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at HARRY HOAG SCHOOL?
Student demographics at HARRY HOAG SCHOOL are roughly 84% White, 7% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is HARRY HOAG SCHOOL in?
HARRY HOAG SCHOOL is part of FORT PLAIN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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