Enrollment
104
Combined
STATE 544
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MINERVA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 361953001782
MINERVA CENTRAL SCHOOL
1466 COUNTY RT 29, OLMSTEDVILLE, NY 12857 · (518) 251-2000 · Essex County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL104 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
4.5:1
23 FTE teachers
STATE 8.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
69 students
STATE 58%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined 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
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
45.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +15.1pp since 2023
Math
40.5%
NY avg 57.4% . -2.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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 15 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 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
38.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.6%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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
104
+2 (+2%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
4.5:1
was 5.4:1
% White
90%
was 94%
% Hispanic
7%
was 4%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About MINERVA CENTRAL SCHOOL
MINERVA CENTRAL SCHOOL operates as a minimally staffed combined-grade school in OLMSTEDVILLE, New York, operated by MINERVA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Current enrollment sits at 104 students spanning grades pre-K through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 81% below the state mean of about 544.
MINERVA CENTRAL SCHOOL sits inside MINERVA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.
In terms of who attends, MINERVA CENTRAL SCHOOL lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (90%). Beyond that, the school lists 7% Hispanic. Compared to Essex County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.
Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 4.5:1. The state averages around 8.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 66% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is higher than Essex County's rate of about 41%.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), MINERVA CENTRAL SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 50.6%; this one delivers 38.8%.
In the surrounding community, Essex County reports that median household income runs about $71,661, about 33% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Essex County runs 16 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,746 students), of which MINERVA CENTRAL SCHOOL is one.
JOHNSBURG CENTRAL SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 5.8 miles from this campus. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. On composite proficiency, MINERVA CENTRAL SCHOOL comes 8th of 9 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 52.3%.
MINERVA CENTRAL SCHOOL operates from a countryside location.
Trend over the last 7 years. MINERVA CENTRAL SCHOOL's enrollment has showed little movement since 2018, when it stood at 102 (now 104).
Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Essex County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
36,973
Census ACS
Median income
$71,661
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
3,746 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- JOHNSBURG CENTRAL SCHOOL5.8 mi · 244
- SCHROON LAKE CENTRAL SCHOOL10.0 mi · 227
- NORTH WARREN CENTRAL SCHOOL10.6 mi · 470
- INDIAN LAKE CENTRAL SCHOOL16.7 mi · 126
- NEWCOMB CENTRAL SCHOOL17.5 mi · 48
- BOLTON CENTRAL SCHOOL20.1 mi · 164
Frequently asked questions
About MINERVA CENTRAL SCHOOLHow large is MINERVA CENTRAL SCHOOL?
MINERVA CENTRAL SCHOOL enrolls approximately 104 students in grades PK-12.
Is MINERVA CENTRAL SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
MINERVA CENTRAL SCHOOL is a combined-grade school covering grades PK-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at MINERVA CENTRAL SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at MINERVA CENTRAL SCHOOL is approximately 4.5:1 (23 FTE teachers).
How diverse is MINERVA CENTRAL SCHOOL?
MINERVA CENTRAL SCHOOL reports a student body of 90% White, 7% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees MINERVA CENTRAL SCHOOL?
MINERVA CENTRAL SCHOOL is overseen by MINERVA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT in Essex County.
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