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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