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
A
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Scored higher than 87% of New York public K-12 schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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 K-12 schools
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 1 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 2 | 4% |
| Grade 1 | 2 | 4% |
| Grade 2 | 2 | 4% |
| Grade 3 | 3 | 6% |
| Grade 4 | 3 | 6% |
| Grade 5 | 1 | 2% |
| Grade 6 | 3 | 6% |
| Grade 7 | 3 | 6% |
| Grade 8 | 7 | 15% |
| Grade 9 | 3 | 6% |
| Grade 10 | 7 | 15% |
| Grade 11 | 7 | 15% |
| Grade 12 | 4 | 8% |
Student demographics
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
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.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | N/A | 83.0% |
| 2023-24 | 60.0% | 80.0% |
% 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
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 →
Where NEWCOMB CENTRAL SCHOOL ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Essex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 48 | #185 of 192 | #6 of 6 |
Ranked against other public K-12 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
48
-26 (-35%) vs 2020
-27% since 1990-91, when it was 66
Student : Teacher
2.7:1
was 4.3:1
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 | 48 | 18 | 2.7:1 | 31% (15) |
| 2023-24 | 49 | 17.6 | 2.8:1 | 29% (14) |
| 2022-23 | 55 | 16.6 | 3.3:1 | 18% (10) |
| 2020-21 | 74 | 17 | 4.3:1 | 22% (16) |
| 2017-18 | 77 | 18 | 4.3:1 | 40% (31) |
| 2015-16 | 85 | 12 | 7.1:1 | 49% (42) |
| 2010-11 | 85 | 16 | 5.3:1 | 24% (20) |
| 2000-01 | 69 | 14 | 4.9:1 | 25% (17) |
| 1990-91 | 66 | 15 | 4.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for NEWCOMB CENTRAL SCHOOL.
About NEWCOMB CENTRAL SCHOOL
NEWCOMB CENTRAL SCHOOL is a small combined-grade school located in NEWCOMB, New York. The student body numbers 48 students, from pre-K through 12. An average school in this group (combined schools in New York) has about 544 students.
For district matters, NEWCOMB CENTRAL SCHOOL falls under NEWCOMB CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
White students make up 90% of enrollment at NEWCOMB CENTRAL SCHOOL. Other students are 6% Asian and 4% Hispanic. For comparison, Essex County is about 93% White.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 2.7:1 at NEWCOMB CENTRAL SCHOOL, with 18 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 8.7:1 average for combined schools in New York. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 31%. Compared with the 41% average for public schools in Essex County, the school's rate is lower.
allk12 grades NEWCOMB CENTRAL SCHOOL an A. The grade compares the school only with New York public K-12 schools, because each state gives its own test.
A school with NEWCOMB CENTRAL SCHOOL's lunch-eligibility share in New York is predicted to score 63.5%. NEWCOMB CENTRAL SCHOOL scores 80.5%, 17.0 points above that line.
Federal survey data for Essex County show that the median household income is $71,661, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 33% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. There are 16 public schools in Essex County, enrolling about 3,746 students in all.
The closest public school to NEWCOMB CENTRAL SCHOOL is LONG LAKE CENTRAL SCHOOL, about 13.5 miles away. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, NEWCOMB CENTRAL SCHOOL ranks 1st on average proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Remote: in rural territory far from an urban area.
Federal data show a 35% enrollment decrease, from 74 in 2020-21 to 48 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 4.3:1 in 2020-21 to 2.7:1 in 2024-25.
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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
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- 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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