MOREAU ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

MOREAU ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of the intimate elementary-level communitys in SOUTH GLENS FALLS, New York, operated by SOUTH GLENS FALLS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, with 283 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 443 students per school, that is 36% below typical.

Within SOUTH GLENS FALLS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 6 schools and 2,883 students, MOREAU ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

On demographics, MOREAU ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records that 98% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The wider county runs roughly 88% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully more White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, MOREAU ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.4:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 34% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), MOREAU ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is in the bottom 10% of New York public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 62.6%; MOREAU ELEMENTARY SCHOOL posts 38.7%, -23.9 points below that line.

Around the school, census data for Saratoga County shows median household income runs about $100,787, 45% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. In all, Saratoga County runs 50 public schools (combined enrollment of about 30,097 students), of which MOREAU ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is SOUTH GLENS FALLS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 1.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts MOREAU ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 7th of 9; the average score across the group is 51.5%.

The school occupies a rural site.

Trend over the last 7 years. MOREAU ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has climbed 8% since 2018, when it stood at 262 (now 283). White enrollment moved from 91% to 98% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 15.4:1 in 2018 to 12.4:1 today.

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