Enrollment
48
Combined
STATE 544
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEWCOMB CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 362073002918
NEWCOMB CENTRAL SCHOOL
5535 RT 28N, NEWCOMB, NY 12852 · (518) 582-3341 · Essex County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL48 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
2.7:1
18 FTE teachers
STATE 8.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
15 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)Math
83.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +3.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 83 of every 100 students at this school do math at grade level. The New York average is about 57 of 100. Math scores are up about 3 points since 2023.
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
80.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.5%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+17.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 81% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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
48
-29 (-38%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
2.7:1
was 4.3:1
% White
90%
was 95%
% Hispanic
4%
was 1%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
6%
was 4%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About NEWCOMB CENTRAL SCHOOL
As a rural-scale unified-grade school in NEWCOMB, New York, NEWCOMB CENTRAL SCHOOL enrolls 48 students from grades pre-K through 12, part of NEWCOMB CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. By comparison, New York's public schools average about 544 students each, so NEWCOMB CENTRAL SCHOOL sits 91% smaller than that benchmark.
NEWCOMB CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT is the operating authority for NEWCOMB CENTRAL SCHOOL, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.
Looking at the student body, NEWCOMB CENTRAL SCHOOL shows that 90% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest reads as 6% Asian, 4% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Essex County as a whole.
On the income-and-resources front, On paper, NEWCOMB CENTRAL SCHOOL has 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 2.7:1. The state averages around 8.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 31% of students at NEWCOMB CENTRAL SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Essex County (around 41%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, NEWCOMB CENTRAL SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 63.5%; this one delivers 80.5%.
In the broader community, census data for Essex County shows median household earnings sit near $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%. NEWCOMB CENTRAL SCHOOL is one of 16 public schools in Essex County (combined enrollment of about 3,746 students).
LONG LAKE CENTRAL SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 13.5 miles from this campus. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts NEWCOMB CENTRAL SCHOOL at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 47.6%.
The campus sits in a low-density setting.
Five-year trend. NEWCOMB CENTRAL SCHOOL's enrollment has fell 38% since 2018, when it stood at 77 (now 48). The White share of enrollment shrank from 95% to 90% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 4.3:1 in 2018 to 2.7:1 today.
On the community side, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. 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
- LONG LAKE CENTRAL SCHOOL13.5 mi · 59
- INDIAN LAKE CENTRAL SCHOOL14.4 mi · 126
- MINERVA CENTRAL SCHOOL17.5 mi · 104
- JOHNSBURG CENTRAL SCHOOL20.9 mi · 244
- SCHROON LAKE CENTRAL SCHOOL21.4 mi · 227
- LAKE PLACID ELEMENTARY SCHOOL22.2 mi · 228
Frequently asked questions
About NEWCOMB CENTRAL SCHOOLHow large is NEWCOMB CENTRAL SCHOOL?
NEWCOMB CENTRAL SCHOOL enrolls approximately 48 students in grades PK-12.
Is NEWCOMB CENTRAL SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
NEWCOMB CENTRAL SCHOOL is a combined-grade school covering grades PK-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at NEWCOMB CENTRAL SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at NEWCOMB CENTRAL SCHOOL is approximately 2.7:1 (18 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at NEWCOMB CENTRAL SCHOOL?
Student demographics at NEWCOMB CENTRAL SCHOOL are roughly 90% White, 4% Hispanic, 6% Asian.
Who oversees NEWCOMB CENTRAL SCHOOL?
NEWCOMB CENTRAL SCHOOL is overseen by NEWCOMB CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT in Essex County.
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