Enrollment
407
Elementary
DISTRICT 359 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOOSICK FALLS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 361476001228
HOOSICK FALLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
21187 NY RT 22, HOOSICK FALLS, NY 12090 · (518) 686-9492 · Rensselaer County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL407 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 30% of New York public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New York public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
177 students
DISTRICT 43% · 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 54 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 69 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 69 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 69 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 76 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 69 | 17% |
| Ungraded | 1 | 0% |
This year's kindergarten class (69) is about the same size as its 4th grade class (69).
Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · STATE 72% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). 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
Based on grade levels within HOOSICK FALLS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
41.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +2.0pp since 2023
Math
39.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -17.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 17 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 41.0% | 39.0% |
| 2023-24 | 39.0% | 56.0% |
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
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
43.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.0%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 →
Schools most like HOOSICK FALLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
HOOSICK FALLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (43.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| HOOSICK FALLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 407 | 43.5% | 43.6% |
| CORINTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CORINTH | 402 | 44.8% | 49.0% |
| BOONVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BOONVILLE | 420 | 42.6% | 52.7% |
| PALMYRA-MACEDON PRIMARY SCHOOL PALMYRA | 431 | 42.2% | N/A |
| SAINT LAWRENCE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BRASHER FALLS | 369 | 43.4% | 42.7% |
| WATKINS GLEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WATKINS GLEN | 460 | 43.0% | 36.0% |
Matched among New York elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where HOOSICK FALLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Rensselaer County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.6% | #1,453 of 2,335 | #15 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #1,885 of 2,342 ▼ 791 | #18 of 21 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #1,747 of 2,343 ▼ 402 | #17 of 21 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 407 | #1,322 of 2,585 | #10 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.3:1 | #2,268 of 2,338 | #22 of 22 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.6% | #2,248 of 2,388 | #19 of 22 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.5% | #1,591 of 2,534 | #10 of 22 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -31.8% | #252 of 1,757 | #1 of 17 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
407
-125 (-23%) vs 2020
-49% since 1990-91, when it was 802
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
was 16.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 407 | 22.2 | 18.3:1 | 43% (177) |
| 2023-24 | 413 | 23.2 | 17.8:1 | 60% (247) |
| 2022-23 | 398 | 30.2 | 13.2:1 | 53% (212) |
| 2020-21 | 532 | 32 | 16.6:1 | 51% (273) |
| 2017-18 | 597 | 47 | 12.7:1 | 50% (296) |
| 2015-16 | 557 | 43 | 12.9:1 | 51% (283) |
| 2010-11 | 614 | 58 | 10.6:1 | 43% (264) |
| 2000-01 | 453 | 36 | 12.6:1 | 41% (185) |
| 1990-91 | 802 | 49 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for HOOSICK FALLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About HOOSICK FALLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
HOOSICK FALLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a medium-sized elementary school in HOOSICK FALLS, New York, one of the schools in HOOSICK FALLS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. The student body numbers 407 students, from pre-K through 4.
HOOSICK FALLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of HOOSICK FALLS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, where 3 schools serve 1,078 students.
The student body at HOOSICK FALLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 93% White. Other groups make up 5% multiracial. County-wide, 80% of Rensselaer County residents are White. Pick two students at random and there is a 13% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school reports 22.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 18.3 students per teacher. That is 5.5 students per teacher above the 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 43% of students. That tracks the 46% average for public schools in Rensselaer County.
HOOSICK FALLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is graded C by allk12, scoring above 30% of New York public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
HOOSICK FALLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's average proficiency rate on state tests of 43.6% is 15.4 points below the 59.0% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
In the county around the school, Rensselaer County, the median household income is $87,915, about 38% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Rensselaer County is home to 42 public schools and about 19,274 public school students.
Nearby, HOOSICK FALLS HIGH SCHOOL is less than a tenth of a mile away. There are 2 more public schools inside five miles.
Its location is classified as Rural: Distant by the National Center for Education Statistics.
The school enrolled 407 students in 2024-25, 125 fewer than the 532 it had in 2020-21. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 16.6:1; by 2024-25 it was 18.3:1.
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Rensselaer County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
160,332
Census ACS
Median income
$87,915
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
42
19,274 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in HOOSICK FALLS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- HOOSICK FALLS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 342 students
- HOOSICK FALLS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 329 students
Other schools in HOOSICK FALLS
- HOOSICK FALLS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 342 students
- HOOSICK FALLS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 329 students
Nearby schools
- HOOSICK FALLS HIGH SCHOOL0.0 mi · 342
- HOOSICK FALLS MIDDLE SCHOOL0.0 mi · 329
- Monument Elementary School7.4 mi · 147
- Molly Stark School8.0 mi · 402
- Bennington Elementary School8.3 mi · 278
- Mt. Anthony Senior Union High School8.4 mi · 855
Frequently asked questions
About HOOSICK FALLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at HOOSICK FALLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
HOOSICK FALLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 407 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does HOOSICK FALLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
HOOSICK FALLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-04.
How many students per teacher at HOOSICK FALLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 18.3:1 students per teacher at HOOSICK FALLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
How diverse is HOOSICK FALLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
HOOSICK FALLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 93% White, 1% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees HOOSICK FALLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
HOOSICK FALLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by HOOSICK FALLS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT in Rensselaer County.
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