Enrollment
215
Elementary
DISTRICT 255 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RONDOUT VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 362496003455
KERHONKSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
30 ACADEMY ST, KERHONKSON, NY 12446 · (845) 626-2451 · Ulster County
GRADES PK–03ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL215 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 61% 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.
- BBeats 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
8.6:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.2:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
99 students
DISTRICT 40% · 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 | 18 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 42 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 46 | 21% |
| Grade 2 | 55 | 26% |
| Grade 3 | 54 | 25% |
Student demographics
34%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 35% · 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
KERHONKSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL→RONDOUT VALLEY INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL→RONDOUT VALLEY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL→RONDOUT VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within RONDOUT VALLEY 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
53.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -10.0pp since 2023
Math
62.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +9.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are down about 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53.0% | 62.0% |
| 2023-24 | 63.0% | 53.0% |
% 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
57.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.1%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 KERHONKSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
KERHONKSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (57.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| KERHONKSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 215 | 46.0% | 57.8% |
| ELBA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ELBA | 225 | 44.9% | 34.0% |
| ROCKWELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NEDROW | 208 | 45.2% | N/A |
| FLANDERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MALONE | 213 | 46.0% | 23.0% |
| PAUL B D TEMPLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL KENNEDY | 232 | 43.1% | N/A |
| HUGH W GREGG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CORNING | 214 | 51.9% | 65.5% |
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 KERHONKSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Ulster County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.8% | #858 of 2,335 | #6 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #1,020 of 2,342 ▲ 170 | #5 of 21 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #1,231 of 2,343 ▼ 770 | #11 of 21 ▼ 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 215 | #2,341 of 2,585 | #19 of 22 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.6:1 | #123 of 2,338 | #2 of 20 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 34.0% | #1,785 of 2,388 | #20 of 20 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.0% | #1,517 of 2,534 | #7 of 22 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.3% | #1,328 of 1,757 | #11 of 16 |
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
215
+4 (+2%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 276
Student : Teacher
8.6:1
was 9.2:1
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 | 215 | 25 | 8.6:1 | 46% (99) |
| 2023-24 | 227 | 24.4 | 9.3:1 | 55% (125) |
| 2022-23 | 209 | 23.9 | 8.8:1 | 55% (114) |
| 2020-21 | 211 | 23 | 9.2:1 | 55% (115) |
| 2017-18 | 232 | 20 | 11.6:1 | 51% (119) |
| 2015-16 | 225 | 21 | 10.7:1 | 56% (127) |
| 2010-11 | 297 | 31 | 9.6:1 | 43% (129) |
| 2000-01 | 370 | 31 | 11.9:1 | 37% (136) |
| 1990-91 | 276 | 22 | 12.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for KERHONKSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About KERHONKSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
KERHONKSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL runs as a low-enrollment elementary school in KERHONKSON, New York. Enrollment is 215 students in 2024-25, and the school serves pre-K through 3. The average for elementary schools in New York is about 443 students, so this school is 51% smaller than average.
Across its 5 schools, RONDOUT VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT enrolls 1,693 students. KERHONKSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of those schools.
White students are the large majority at KERHONKSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, with 80% of enrollment. Other groups make up 9% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 3% Black. KERHONKSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has a diversity index of 34%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Its 25 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 8.6:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in New York is 12.8:1, higher than at this school. The school's lunch program data list 46% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
KERHONKSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is graded B by allk12, scoring above 61% of New York public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
KERHONKSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits between the top and bottom 10% of New York schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 57.8% and a predicted 58.1%.
Among Ulster County residents, median household income is about $86,271, roughly 38% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 45 public schools in Ulster County, with a combined enrollment of about 20,189.
The closest public school, RONDOUT VALLEY INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL, is about 6.1 miles from KERHONKSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Within ten miles are 6 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, KERHONKSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL places 4th out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
Its location is classified as Rural: Distant by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment at KERHONKSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL was 211 in 2020-21 and 215 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%.
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Ulster County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
182,601
Census ACS
Median income
$86,271
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
45
20,189 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in RONDOUT VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- RONDOUT VALLEY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 547 students
- RONDOUT VALLEY INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLMiddle · 358 students
- MARBLETOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 295 students
- RONDOUT VALLEY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLMiddle · 278 students
Nearby schools
- RONDOUT VALLEY INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL6.1 mi · 358
- RONDOUT VALLEY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL6.1 mi · 278
- ELLENVILLE JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL6.1 mi · 698
- ELLENVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL6.2 mi · 730
- RONDOUT VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL6.3 mi · 547
- MARBLETOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL9.2 mi · 295
Frequently asked questions
About KERHONKSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at KERHONKSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
KERHONKSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 215 students in grades PK-03.
What age range does KERHONKSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
KERHONKSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 03.
How many students per teacher at KERHONKSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 8.6:1 students per teacher at KERHONKSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
How diverse is KERHONKSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
KERHONKSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 80% White, 9% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is KERHONKSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
KERHONKSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of RONDOUT VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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