MARLBORO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

MARLBORO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, a well-populated elementary-level community in MARLBORO, New York, overseen by MARLBORO CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, teaches 780 students, covering grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 443 students per school, that is 76% above typical.

Within MARLBORO CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 3 schools and 1,849 students, MARLBORO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

On demographics, MARLBORO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records that 60% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school logs 22% Hispanic, 10% Black, 6% multiracial. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 75%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 77 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. Roughly 33% of students at MARLBORO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Ulster County (around 41%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), MARLBORO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 62.8%, the actual is 54.0%, a residual of -8.9 points.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Ulster County put median household earnings sit near $86,271, roughly 38% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, Ulster County runs 45 public schools (combined enrollment of about 20,189 students), of which MARLBORO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is MARLBORO MIDDLE SCHOOL, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts MARLBORO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 59.8%.

MARLBORO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from a suburban location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 7%: 838 students in 2018 compared to 780 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment grew from 5% to 10% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 13.1:1 in 2018 to 10.2:1 today.

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