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Enrollment
481
Elementary
DISTRICT 456 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WALLKILL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 362979004001
OSTRANDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
137 VIOLA AVE, WALLKILL, NY 12589 · (845) 895-7225 · Ulster County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL481 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.3:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
126 students
DISTRICT 32% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 18 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 55 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 63 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 68 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 68 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 72 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 52 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 85 | 18% |
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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 WALLKILL 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
54.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +10.0pp since 2023
Math
52.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -1.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 54.0% | 52.0% |
| 2023-24 | 44.0% | 53.0% |
% 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
48.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.4%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-17.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% 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 OSTRANDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Ulster County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.1% | #1,243 of 2,335 | #12 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #1,386 of 2,342 | #13 of 21 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #1,202 of 2,343 | #10 of 21 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 481 | #915 of 2,585 | #5 of 22 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.4:1 | #571 of 2,338 | #12 of 20 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.3% | #1,267 of 2,388 | #12 of 20 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 26.2% | #2,064 of 2,534 | #21 of 22 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.1% | #428 of 606 | 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
481
+51 (+12%) vs 2020
-16% since 1990-91, when it was 570
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
was 10.2:1
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 | 481 | 46.3 | 10.4:1 | 26% (126) |
| 2023-24 | 475 | 45.3 | 10.5:1 | 32% (150) |
| 2022-23 | 439 | 41.9 | 10.5:1 | 29% (126) |
| 2020-21 | 430 | 42 | 10.2:1 | 27% (117) |
| 2017-18 | 462 | 42 | 11.0:1 | 32% (146) |
| 2015-16 | 510 | 42 | 12.1:1 | 30% (155) |
| 2010-11 | 555 | 43 | 12.9:1 | 22% (120) |
| 2000-01 | 634 | 41 | 15.5:1 | 13% (81) |
| 1990-91 | 570 | 32 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for OSTRANDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About OSTRANDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
OSTRANDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, located in WALLKILL, New York, is a mid-sized elementary school. It offers pre-K through 6 and has 481 students enrolled.
The district, WALLKILL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, has 2,706 students enrolled across 5 schools.
At OSTRANDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 67% of students are White. After that, the student body is 24% Hispanic, 6% Black, and 2% multiracial. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 49%.
With 46.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 10.4:1. Elementary schools in New York have an average ratio of 12.8:1. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at OSTRANDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 26% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Ulster County average 41%.
OSTRANDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 48.1% is 17.2 points below the 65.4% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
American Community Survey estimates for Ulster County show that the median household earns about $86,271 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 38%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Ulster County has 45 public schools with about 20,189 students, including OSTRANDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
OSTRANDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's nearest public school is JOHN G BORDEN MIDDLE SCHOOL (about 0.2 miles). The count of other public schools within five miles is 4. On average proficiency, OSTRANDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 7th of 9 nearby schools with test data.
OSTRANDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is coded as Rural: Fringe in federal locale data.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 481, up from 430 in 2020-21.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Ulster County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
182,601
Census ACS
Median income
$86,271
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
45
20,189 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in WALLKILL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- WALLKILL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 930 students
- LEPTONDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 460 students
- PLATTEKILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 426 students
- JOHN G BORDEN MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 409 students
Other schools in WALLKILL
- WALLKILL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 930 students
- LEPTONDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 460 students
- JOHN G BORDEN MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 409 students
Nearby schools
- JOHN G BORDEN MIDDLE SCHOOL0.2 mi · 409
- WALLKILL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL0.4 mi · 930
- WALDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.4 mi · 447
- LEPTONDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL4.9 mi · 460
- PLATTEKILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL5.2 mi · 426
- BEREA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL5.6 mi · 497
Frequently asked questions
About OSTRANDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is OSTRANDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
OSTRANDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 481 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does OSTRANDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
OSTRANDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at OSTRANDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 10.4:1 students per teacher at OSTRANDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
How diverse is OSTRANDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
OSTRANDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 67% White, 24% Hispanic, 6% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is OSTRANDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
OSTRANDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of WALLKILL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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