Enrollment
384
Elementary
DISTRICT 405 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CARMEL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 360657000440
KENT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
1091 RT 52, CARMEL, NY 10512 · (845) 225-5029 · Putnam County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL384 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 21% of New York public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
10.9:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.3:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
105 students
DISTRICT 35% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 65 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 91 | 24% |
| Grade 2 | 61 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 89 | 23% |
| Grade 4 | 74 | 19% |
| Ungraded | 4 | 1% |
This year's kindergarten class (65) is 12% smaller than its 4th grade class (74).
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · 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 CARMEL 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% . +5.0pp since 2023
Math
43.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +5.0pp 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 43 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.0% | 43.0% |
| 2023-24 | 39.0% | 38.0% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of NY schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
41.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.9%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-23.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 65% 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 →
Schools most like KENT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
KENT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (41.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| KENT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 384 | 27.3% | 41.8% |
| PAWLING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PAWLING | 401 | 28.4% | 47.0% |
| BEEKMAN SCHOOL POUGHQUAG | 351 | 24.8% | 55.3% |
| LINCOLN TITUS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CROMPOND | 374 | 25.4% | 65.8% |
| SAMUEL J PRESTON SCHOOL WEST HARRISON | 331 | 28.1% | 66.1% |
| PULASKI ROAD SCHOOL EAST NORTHPORT | 351 | 25.6% | 50.2% |
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 KENT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Putnam County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.8% | #1,534 of 2,335 | #10 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #1,729 of 2,342 ▲ 26 | #10 of 10 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #1,603 of 2,343 ▼ 268 | #10 of 10 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 384 | #1,452 of 2,585 | #8 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.9:1 | #779 of 2,338 | #8 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.1% | #1,044 of 2,388 | #7 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 27.3% | #2,046 of 2,534 | #5 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.7% | #867 of 1,757 | #2 of 9 |
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
384
+13 (+4%) vs 2020
-32% since 1990-91, when it was 563
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
was 9.5:1
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 | 384 | 35.3 | 10.9:1 | 27% (105) |
| 2023-24 | 390 | 35 | 11.1:1 | 28% (109) |
| 2022-23 | 394 | 31.6 | 12.5:1 | 29% (115) |
| 2020-21 | 371 | 39 | 9.5:1 | 28% (103) |
| 2017-18 | 450 | 37 | 12.2:1 | 30% (136) |
| 2015-16 | 471 | 33 | 14.3:1 | 24% (114) |
| 2010-11 | 535 | 34 | 15.7:1 | 14% (74) |
| 2000-01 | 618 | 35 | 17.7:1 | 7% (45) |
| 1990-91 | 563 | 38 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for KENT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About KENT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
KENT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a medium-sized elementary school in CARMEL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, located in CARMEL, New York. The school serves 384 students in kindergarten through 4 in 2024-25.
KENT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is in CARMEL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district with 3,651 students across 5 schools.
Roughly 59% of students at KENT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are White. The rest of enrollment is 32% Hispanic, 4% Black, and 4% multiracial. Among all residents of Putnam County, the White share is about 75%. KENT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's diversity index is 54%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teachers at KENT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL total 35.3 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 10.9:1. That is 2.0 students per teacher below the 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 27%. That tracks the 29% average for public schools in Putnam County.
Measured against New York public elementary schools, KENT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
KENT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 41.8%. Schools with its free or reduced-price lunch share in New York are predicted to post 64.9%, so the school is 23.1 points behind and in the state's bottom 10%.
Census Bureau estimates for Putnam County show that the median household income is $126,257, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 46%, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. KENT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 23 public schools in the county.
Nearest public school: KENT PRIMARY SCHOOL, about 0.1 miles away. Within five miles are 4 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, KENT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 8th of 8 on average proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes KENT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL as Rural: Fringe.
The school enrolled 384 students in 2024-25, 13 more than the 371 it had in 2020-21. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (10.9:1) than in 2020-21 (9.5:1).
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Putnam County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
98,107
Census ACS
Median income
$126,257
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
12,955 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CARMEL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- CARMEL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,299 students
- GEORGE FISCHER MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,138 students
- MATTHEW PATERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 464 students
- KENT PRIMARY SCHOOLElementary · 366 students
- PUTNAM COUNTY CORRECTIONAL FACILITYElementary
Other schools in CARMEL
- CARMEL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,299 students
- GEORGE FISCHER MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,138 students
- KENT PRIMARY SCHOOLElementary · 366 students
- PUTNAM COUNTY CORRECTIONAL FACILITYElementary
Other Kent Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Kent Elementary. KENT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Kent Elementary SchoolKent, WA · 438 students
- Kent Elementary SchoolCARROLLTON, TX · 416 students
Nearby schools
- KENT PRIMARY SCHOOL0.1 mi · 366
- GEORGE FISCHER MIDDLE SCHOOL3.9 mi · 1,138
- MATTHEW PATERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL4.0 mi · 464
- CARMEL HIGH SCHOOL4.5 mi · 1,299
- BREWSTER HIGH SCHOOL5.3 mi · 1,076
- JOHN F KENNEDY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL5.4 mi · 592
Frequently asked questions
About KENT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend KENT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
KENT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 384 students in grades KG-04.
Is KENT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
KENT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades KG-04.
How many teachers does KENT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
KENT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 35 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at KENT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At KENT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 59% White, 32% Hispanic, 4% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is KENT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
KENT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by CARMEL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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