NORTHWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

NORTHWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates as a well-populated elementary-level community in HILTON, New York, operated by HILTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Current enrollment sits at 719 students spanning grades pre-K through 6. That puts it 62% larger than the typical public school in New York, which averages around 443 students.

Within HILTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 5 schools and 4,123 students, NORTHWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, NORTHWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports that nearly all students (84%) are White. Beyond that, the school logs 7% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 2% Black. The wider county runs roughly 70% White, putting the school's mix noticeably more White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, NORTHWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records 68 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting NORTHWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 20% of students at NORTHWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Monroe County (around 50%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), NORTHWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 67.8%, the actual is 49.7%, a residual of -18.1 points.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Monroe County indicate median household earnings sit near $76,382, roughly 42% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Monroe County runs 186 public schools (combined enrollment of about 106,108 students), of which NORTHWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

PINE BROOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts NORTHWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 5th of 7; the average score across the group is 54.5%.

The school occupies a rural site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 15%: 848 students in 2018 compared to 719 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 88% to 84%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 14.1:1 in 2018 to 10.6:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, the feed for NORTHWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.