HOOSIC VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

HOOSIC VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a moderately sized K-5 school in SCHAGHTICOKE, New York, part of HOOSIC VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. The school caters to 455 students in grades K through 6.

HOOSIC VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 2 schools operated by HOOSIC VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that enrolls 843 students overall.

On demographics, HOOSIC VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL logs that nearly all students (95%) are White. Beyond that, the school records 3% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 80% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully more White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.1:1. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 37% of students at HOOSIC VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Rensselaer County (around 46%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), HOOSIC VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is in the bottom 10% of New York public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 61.3%; HOOSIC VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL posts 37.9%, -23.4 points below that line.

Across the wider county, Rensselaer County reports that median household income runs about $87,915, about 38% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Rensselaer County runs 42 public schools (combined enrollment of about 19,274 students), of which HOOSIC VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

Nearest neighbor: HOOSIC VALLEY JUNIOR SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, around 0.2 miles off. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts HOOSIC VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 8th of 8; the average score across the group is 53.1%.

The school occupies a rural site.

Over the past 7-year window. HOOSIC VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has showed little movement since 2018, when it stood at 461 (now 455).

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