Enrollment
366
Elementary
DISTRICT 405 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CARMEL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 360657000441
KENT PRIMARY SCHOOL
1065 RT 52, CARMEL, NY 10512 · (845) 225-5025 · Putnam County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL366 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 60% of New York public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
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
11.5:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.3:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
144 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 | 72 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 56 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 78 | 21% |
| Grade 3 | 85 | 23% |
| Grade 4 | 75 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (72) is about the same size as its 4th grade class (75).
Student demographics
57%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
63.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +12.0pp since 2023
Math
58.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -2.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 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 12 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 63.0% | 58.0% |
| 2023-24 | 51.0% | 60.0% |
% 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
58.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.5%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 KENT PRIMARY SCHOOL
KENT PRIMARY SCHOOL's state test result (58.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| KENT PRIMARY SCHOOL this school | 366 | 39.3% | 58.1% |
| SOUTHAMPTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SOUTHAMPTON | 364 | 45.9% | 49.1% |
| CLINTON AVENUE SCHOOL PORT JEFFERSON STA | 381 | 36.5% | N/A |
| GEORGE WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MOHEGAN LAKE | 411 | 35.3% | 63.4% |
| WASHINGTON SCHOOL HUNTINGTON STATION | 335 | 43.6% | 58.5% |
| W L MORSE SCHOOL SLEEPY HOLLOW | 405 | 45.2% | N/A |
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 PRIMARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Putnam County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.1% | #828 of 2,335 | #4 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #1,143 of 2,342 ▼ 210 | #5 of 10 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #798 of 2,343 ▲ 32 | #4 of 10 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 366 | #1,570 of 2,585 | #9 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.5:1 | #1,078 of 2,338 | #10 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.7% | #903 of 2,388 | #4 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.3% | #1,714 of 2,534 | #2 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.3% | #1,325 of 1,757 | #3 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
366
-11 (-3%) vs 2020
-34% since 1990-91, when it was 557
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
was 11.1:1
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 | 366 | 31.8 | 11.5:1 | 39% (144) |
| 2023-24 | 368 | 30.1 | 12.2:1 | 42% (153) |
| 2022-23 | 366 | 30.3 | 12.1:1 | 39% (142) |
| 2020-21 | 377 | 34 | 11.1:1 | 32% (119) |
| 2017-18 | 395 | 34 | 11.6:1 | 34% (136) |
| 2015-16 | 393 | 29 | 13.6:1 | 36% (142) |
| 2010-11 | 471 | 30 | 15.7:1 | 16% (77) |
| 2000-01 | 532 | 31 | 17.2:1 | 6% (31) |
| 1990-91 | 557 | 33 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for KENT PRIMARY SCHOOL.
About KENT PRIMARY SCHOOL
KENT PRIMARY SCHOOL sits in CARMEL, New York, and is classified as an elementary school. The school runs kindergarten through 4 and enrolls 366 students.
CARMEL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT has 5 schools and 3,651 students, and KENT PRIMARY SCHOOL is one of those schools.
The student body at KENT PRIMARY SCHOOL is 51% Hispanic. After that, the student body is 42% White and 5% multiracial. Among all residents of Putnam County, the Hispanic share is about 20%. A diversity index of 57% means there is a 57% chance two randomly chosen students at KENT PRIMARY SCHOOL are from different groups.
KENT PRIMARY SCHOOL has a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.5:1, with 31.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York, this school's ratio is lower. The school has 39% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 29% for public schools in Putnam County.
On the allk12 Grade, KENT PRIMARY SCHOOL lands at B, ahead of 60% of New York public elementary schools.
Schools in New York with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 60.5%. KENT PRIMARY SCHOOL scores 58.1%.
In Putnam County, median household income comes to about $126,257, roughly 46% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Putnam County counts 23 public schools with about 12,955 students.
Among nearby public schools, KENT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is closest at about 0.1 miles. KENT PRIMARY SCHOOL is one of several public schools in the area, with 4 others within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 53.0% proficiency; KENT PRIMARY SCHOOL posts 58.1%.
NCES describes the area around KENT PRIMARY SCHOOL as Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment was 366 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 377.
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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 ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 384 students
- PUTNAM COUNTY CORRECTIONAL FACILITYElementary
Other schools in CARMEL
- CARMEL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,299 students
- GEORGE FISCHER MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,138 students
- KENT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 384 students
- PUTNAM COUNTY CORRECTIONAL FACILITYElementary
Nearby schools
- KENT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.1 mi · 384
- GEORGE FISCHER MIDDLE SCHOOL3.8 mi · 1,138
- MATTHEW PATERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL4.0 mi · 464
- CARMEL HIGH SCHOOL4.4 mi · 1,299
- BREWSTER HIGH SCHOOL5.2 mi · 1,076
- JOHN F KENNEDY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL5.3 mi · 592
Frequently asked questions
About KENT PRIMARY SCHOOLHow many students attend KENT PRIMARY SCHOOL?
KENT PRIMARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 366 students in grades KG-04.
What grades does KENT PRIMARY SCHOOL serve?
KENT PRIMARY SCHOOL serves grades KG-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at KENT PRIMARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at KENT PRIMARY SCHOOL is approximately 11.5:1 (32 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at KENT PRIMARY SCHOOL?
At KENT PRIMARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 42% White, 51% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is KENT PRIMARY SCHOOL in?
KENT PRIMARY SCHOOL is part of CARMEL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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