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Enrollment
397
Elementary
DISTRICT 338 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KINGSTON CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 361629001430
HARRY L EDSON SCHOOL
116 MERILINA AVE, KINGSTON, NY 12401 · (845) 943-3370 · Ulster County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL397 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.3:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.9:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
179 students
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 58%
Community
1
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
35.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +11.0pp since 2023
Math
41.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +2.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 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 11 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of NY schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
34.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.4%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-23.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 58% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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
397
-42 (-10%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
9.3:1
was 12.9:1
% White
45%
was 48%
% Hispanic
29%
was 31%
% Black
11%
was 8%
% Asian
4%
was 3%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About HARRY L EDSON SCHOOL
As an average-sized primary school in KINGSTON, New York, HARRY L EDSON SCHOOL serves 397 students from grades K through 4, operated by KINGSTON CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Across the 10 schools in KINGSTON CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT (5,877 students total), HARRY L EDSON SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
Looking at the student body, HARRY L EDSON SCHOOL shows that 45% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school lists 29% Hispanic, 11% Black, 11% multiracial, 4% Asian. By comparison, Ulster County as a whole is about 75% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.
On the resource side, On paper, HARRY L EDSON SCHOOL has 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting HARRY L EDSON SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 45% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, On a poverty-adjusted basis, HARRY L EDSON SCHOOL sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 58.4%; actual is 34.6%, a gap of -23.8 points.
In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Ulster County put median household earnings sit near $86,271, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. HARRY L EDSON SCHOOL is one of 45 public schools in Ulster County (combined enrollment of about 20,189 students).
The closest other public school is J WATSON BAILEY MIDDLE SCHOOL, roughly 0.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around HARRY L EDSON SCHOOL. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), HARRY L EDSON SCHOOL ranks 5th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 40.2%.
Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at HARRY L EDSON SCHOOL has edged down 10%, going from 439 students in 2018 to 397 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 12.9:1 in 2018 to 9.3:1 in 2025.
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Ulster County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
182,601
Census ACS
Median income
$86,271
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
45
20,189 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in KINGSTON CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
- KINGSTON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,749 students
- J WATSON BAILEY MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 936 students
- M CLIFFORD MILLER MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 826 students
- GEORGE WASHINGTON SCHOOLElementary · 492 students
- ROBERT R GRAVES SCHOOLElementary · 325 students
- JOHN F KENNEDY SCHOOLElementary · 322 students
Other schools in KINGSTON
- KINGSTON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,749 students
- J WATSON BAILEY MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 936 students
- GEORGE WASHINGTON SCHOOLElementary · 492 students
- JOHN F KENNEDY SCHOOLElementary · 322 students
- CHAMBERS SCHOOLElementary · 306 students
Nearby schools
- J WATSON BAILEY MIDDLE SCHOOL0.1 mi · 936
- GEORGE WASHINGTON SCHOOL1.0 mi · 492
- ERNEST C MYER SCHOOL1.7 mi · 213
- KINGSTON HIGH SCHOOL1.9 mi · 1,749
- CHAMBERS SCHOOL2.6 mi · 306
- JOHN F KENNEDY SCHOOL2.8 mi · 322
Frequently asked questions
About HARRY L EDSON SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at HARRY L EDSON SCHOOL?
HARRY L EDSON SCHOOL enrolls approximately 397 students in grades KG-04.
What grades does HARRY L EDSON SCHOOL serve?
HARRY L EDSON SCHOOL serves grades KG-04.
How many students per teacher at HARRY L EDSON SCHOOL?
Approximately 9.3:1 students per teacher at HARRY L EDSON SCHOOL.
What is the student diversity at HARRY L EDSON SCHOOL?
Student demographics at HARRY L EDSON SCHOOL are roughly 45% White, 29% Hispanic, 11% Black, 4% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Who oversees HARRY L EDSON SCHOOL?
HARRY L EDSON SCHOOL is overseen by KINGSTON CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT in Ulster County.
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