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Enrollment
463
Elementary
DISTRICT 352 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HYDE PARK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 361518001273
NORTH PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
1593 RT 9G, HYDE PARK, NY 12538 · (845) 229-4040 · Dutchess County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL463 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 26% 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
11.9:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.4:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
198 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 58%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 67 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 74 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 89 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 70 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 83 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 80 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (67) is 16% smaller than its 5th grade class (80).
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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
Based on grade levels within HYDE PARK 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
46.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +7.0pp since 2023
Math
47.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +7.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 46.0% | 47.0% |
| 2023-24 | 39.0% | 40.0% |
% 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
42.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.3%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-17.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 NORTH PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
NORTH PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (42.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| NORTH PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 463 | 42.8% | 42.0% |
| CALCIUM PRIMARY SCHOOL CALCIUM | 480 | 45.4% | 45.0% |
| DANIEL STREET SCHOOL LINDENHURST | 495 | 42.0% | 43.9% |
| WALDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WALDEN | 447 | 40.5% | 43.0% |
| HELLENIC CLASSICAL CHARTER SCHOOL - STATEN ISLAND STATEN ISLAND | 474 | 43.5% | 74.2% |
| HARRY L EDSON SCHOOL KINGSTON | 397 | 45.1% | 34.6% |
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 NORTH PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Dutchess County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #1,528 of 2,335 | #28 of 36 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #1,568 of 2,342 ▲ 115 | #26 of 36 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #1,515 of 2,343 ▼ 171 | #27 of 36 ▼ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 463 | #1,010 of 2,585 | #9 of 45 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.9:1 | #1,224 of 2,338 | #26 of 42 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.1% | #665 of 2,388 | #13 of 42 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.8% | #1,613 of 2,534 | #15 of 45 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.1% | #1,596 of 1,757 | #22 of 24 |
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
463
+5 (+1%) vs 2020
-12% since 1990-91, when it was 524
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 13.1:1
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 | 463 | 38.9 | 11.9:1 | 43% (198) |
| 2023-24 | 467 | 38.2 | 12.2:1 | 49% (228) |
| 2022-23 | 476 | 41.4 | 11.5:1 | 50% (238) |
| 2020-21 | 458 | 35 | 13.1:1 | 46% (211) |
| 2017-18 | 478 | 31 | 15.4:1 | 48% (231) |
| 2015-16 | 486 | 30 | 16.2:1 | 44% (216) |
| 2010-11 | 325 | 26 | 12.5:1 | 36% (116) |
| 2000-01 | 474 | 30 | 15.8:1 | 16% (77) |
| 1990-91 | 524 | 30 | 17.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for NORTH PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About NORTH PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
In HYDE PARK, New York, NORTH PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a medium-sized elementary school. The latest federal count shows 463 students in kindergarten through 5.
HYDE PARK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT has a total of 6 schools and 3,286 students, NORTH PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL among them.
At 56%, White students outnumber all other groups at NORTH PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL combined. It is also 24% Hispanic, 10% Black, 6% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Dutchess County's residents are about 69% White, 12 points above the school's share. The chance that two students picked at random at NORTH PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 61%.
NORTH PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL counts 38.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 11.9 students for each one. The 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York is higher than this school's figure. About 43% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits.
allk12 grades NORTH PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL a C. The grade compares the school only with New York public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for NORTH PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 59.3%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 42.0%.
Dutchess County census figures show that median household income is about $99,478, roughly 42% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. NORTH PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among the 76 public schools in Dutchess County.
The next-closest public school is FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, about 0.3 miles away. There are 4 more public schools inside five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts NORTH PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 6th of 7.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (458) to 2024-25 (463). The school's ratio fell from 13.1:1 to 11.9:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Posts about school safety, transportation, and start times are welcome on this page. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Dutchess County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
298,220
Census ACS
Median income
$99,478
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
76
36,885 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in HYDE PARK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,121 students
- HAVILAND MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 757 students
- RALPH R SMITH SCHOOLElementary · 332 students
- VIOLET AVENUE SCHOOLElementary · 312 students
- NETHERWOOD SCHOOLElementary · 301 students
Other schools in HYDE PARK
- FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,121 students
- HAVILAND MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 757 students
- RALPH R SMITH SCHOOLElementary · 332 students
- NETHERWOOD SCHOOLElementary · 301 students
Other North Park Elementary schools
8 other US public schools in 7 states are named North Park Elementary. NORTH PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the 3rd largest of the 9.
- North Park Elementary SchoolRadcliff, KY · 604 students
- North Park ElementarySan Bernardino, CA · 514 students
- North Park ElementaryValencia, CA · 441 students
- North Park Elementary SchoolGuymon, OK · 424 students
- NORTH PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLBROKEN BOW, NE · 376 students
Nearby schools
- FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL0.3 mi · 1,121
- NETHERWOOD SCHOOL3.0 mi · 301
- RALPH R SMITH SCHOOL3.2 mi · 332
- HAVILAND MIDDLE SCHOOL3.4 mi · 757
- DUTCHESS BOCES5.8 mi · 325
- HIGHLAND RESIDENTIAL CENTER5.9 mi · 84
Frequently asked questions
About NORTH PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is NORTH PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
NORTH PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 463 students in grades KG-05.
Is NORTH PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
NORTH PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at NORTH PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 11.9:1 students per teacher at NORTH PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
How diverse is NORTH PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
NORTH PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 56% White, 24% Hispanic, 10% Black, 3% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is NORTH PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
NORTH PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of HYDE PARK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.