Enrollment
636
Elementary
DISTRICT 471 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RED HOOK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 362424000225
MILL ROAD-ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
9 MILL RD, RED HOOK, NY 12571 · (845) 758-2241 · Dutchess County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL636 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.4:1
67 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.9:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
24%
150 students
DISTRICT 25% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
MILL ROAD-ELEMENTARY SCHOOL→LINDEN AVENUE MIDDLE SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within RED HOOK 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
60.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +1.0pp since 2023
Math
57.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -1.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
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
58.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.3%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
636
+244 (+62%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
9.4:1
was 13.1:1
% White
77%
was 85%
% Hispanic
14%
was 8%
% Black
2%
was 3%
% Asian
3%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About MILL ROAD-ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Set in RED HOOK, New York, MILL ROAD-ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an average-sized elementary school, part of RED HOOK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. It works with 636 students across grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, New York's public schools average about 443 students each, so MILL ROAD-ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits 44% bigger than that benchmark.
RED HOOK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 1,881 students; MILL ROAD-ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among them.
Demographically, MILL ROAD-ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records that 77% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school reports 14% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 3% Asian.
Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, MILL ROAD-ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 67 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.4:1. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 24% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is south of Dutchess County's rate of about 40%.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), MILL ROAD-ELEMENTARY SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 66.3%, the actual is 58.0%, a residual of -8.4 points.
Around the school, ACS estimates for Dutchess County put the typical household earns roughly $99,478 per year, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Dutchess County's 76 public schools (combined enrollment of about 36,885 students), MILL ROAD-ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: MILL ROAD-PRIMARY GRADES, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around MILL ROAD-ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts MILL ROAD-ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 64.3%.
The school occupies a low-density site.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at MILL ROAD-ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has climbed 62%, going from 392 students in 2018 to 636 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 85% to 77%. Class-load math has fell: from 13.1:1 in 2018 to 9.4:1 in 2025.
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Dutchess County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
298,220
Census ACS
Median income
$99,478
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
76
36,885 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in RED HOOK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- RED HOOK SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 549 students
- LINDEN AVENUE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 390 students
- MILL ROAD-PRIMARY GRADESElementary · 306 students
Other schools in RED HOOK
- RED HOOK SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 549 students
- LINDEN AVENUE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 390 students
- MILL ROAD-PRIMARY GRADESElementary · 306 students
Nearby schools
- MILL ROAD-PRIMARY GRADES0.0 mi · 306
- RED HOOK SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL1.5 mi · 549
- LINDEN AVENUE MIDDLE SCHOOL1.5 mi · 390
- RICCARDI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL4.4 mi · 410
- CAHILL SCHOOL5.8 mi · 432
- SAUGERTIES JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL6.1 mi · 338
Frequently asked questions
About MILL ROAD-ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at MILL ROAD-ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
MILL ROAD-ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 636 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does MILL ROAD-ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
MILL ROAD-ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at MILL ROAD-ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at MILL ROAD-ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 9.4:1 (67 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at MILL ROAD-ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At MILL ROAD-ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 77% White, 14% Hispanic, 2% Black, 3% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees MILL ROAD-ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
MILL ROAD-ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by RED HOOK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT in Dutchess County.
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