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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