Enrollment
374
Elementary
DISTRICT 333 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MORIAH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 361983001814
MORIAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
39 VIKING LN, PORT HENRY, NY 12974 · (518) 546-3301 · Essex County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL374 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 25% of New York public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New York public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.6:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
185 students
DISTRICT 52% · 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 32 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 45 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 41 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 50 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 50 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 53 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 57 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 46 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (45) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (46).
Student demographics
3%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 72% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). 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
MORIAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL→MORIAH JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within MORIAH 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
39.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +2.0pp since 2023
Math
48.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +1.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 39.0% | 48.0% |
| 2023-24 | 37.0% | 47.0% |
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
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
40.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.8%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 →
Schools most like MORIAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MORIAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (40.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MORIAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 374 | 49.5% | 40.5% |
| TICONDEROGA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TICONDEROGA | 396 | 48.5% | 47.1% |
| MARGARET W CUYLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL RED CREEK | 350 | 50.6% | 36.1% |
| MILLARD FILLMORE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MORAVIA | 408 | 49.8% | 35.3% |
| AURA A COLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CONSTANTIA | 396 | 49.0% | 39.6% |
| CHATEAUGAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHATEAUGAY | 338 | 48.8% | 34.0% |
Matched among New York elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where MORIAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Essex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.5% | #1,588 of 2,335 | #5 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #1,540 of 2,342 ▼ 114 | #4 of 6 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #1,849 of 2,343 ▼ 394 | #6 of 6 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 374 | #1,529 of 2,585 | #2 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.7:1 | #680 of 2,338 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 2.6% | #2,381 of 2,388 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.5% | #1,424 of 2,534 | #2 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.5% | #1,379 of 1,757 | N/A |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
374
-7 (-2%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 454
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
was 10.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 374 | 35 | 10.7:1 | 49% (185) |
| 2023-24 | 376 | 37.6 | 10.0:1 | 43% (163) |
| 2022-23 | 385 | 38 | 10.1:1 | 47% (180) |
| 2020-21 | 381 | 37 | 10.3:1 | 48% (182) |
| 2017-18 | 400 | 36 | 11.1:1 | 41% (165) |
| 2015-16 | 393 | 32 | 12.3:1 | 57% (224) |
| 2010-11 | 455 | 36 | 12.6:1 | 62% (284) |
| 2000-01 | 464 | 35 | 13.3:1 | 71% (331) |
| 1990-91 | 454 | 30 | 15.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MORIAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About MORIAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MORIAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a low-enrollment elementary school in PORT HENRY, New York, one of the schools in MORIAH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. It reports enrollment of 374 students in pre-K through 6.
MORIAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of MORIAH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, where 2 schools serve 666 students.
At MORIAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 99% of students are White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 3%.
There are about 10.7 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at MORIAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, which has 35. Elementary schools in New York average 12.8:1, 2.2 more students per teacher than here. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at MORIAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is about 49%. Public schools in Essex County average 41%.
MORIAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL earns a C on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 25% of New York public elementary schools.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 56.8% at MORIAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 40.5%.
For the population of Essex County, median household income comes to about $71,661, roughly 33% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Essex County's 16 public schools enroll about 3,746 students and include MORIAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
MORIAH JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, less than a tenth of a mile away, is the closest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, 4 other public schools are within ten miles. Among the 5 closest schools with test data, this one included, MORIAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 4th on average proficiency.
The school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Distant).
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (381) and 2024-25 (374).
The MORIAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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
Other schools in MORIAH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- MORIAH JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 292 students
Nearby schools
- MORIAH JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL0.0 mi · 292
- CROWN POINT CENTRAL SCHOOL6.9 mi · 310
- Bridport Central School9.2 mi · 63
- LAKE VIEW CAMPUS9.9 mi · 183
- MOUNTAIN VIEW CAMPUS13.0 mi · 207
- Weybridge Elementary School13.2 mi · 42
Frequently asked questions
About MORIAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is MORIAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
MORIAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 374 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does MORIAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
MORIAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at MORIAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at MORIAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 10.7:1 (35 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at MORIAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At MORIAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 99% White, 1% Black, 1% Asian.
Is MORIAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
MORIAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by MORIAH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.