PAKANASINK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

PAKANASINK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an average-sized primary school in CIRCLEVILLE, New York, one of the schools within PINE BUSH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. The school caters to 412 students in grades pre-K through 5.

PINE BUSH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT comprises 7 schools with combined enrollment of 4,710 students; PAKANASINK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among them.

In terms of who attends, PAKANASINK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists that the largest single group is Hispanic at 41%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school lists 30% White, 21% Black, 5% Asian, 3% multiracial. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 24%.

In terms of school funding signals, PAKANASINK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.6:1. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 46% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

With demographic context factored in, PAKANASINK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 58.1%; this one delivers 40.6%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Orange County) records that median household income runs about $97,178, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. PAKANASINK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 82 public schools in Orange County (combined enrollment of about 57,122 students).

Nearest neighbor: CIRCLEVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around PAKANASINK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), PAKANASINK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 40.8%.

PAKANASINK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from a countryside location.

Over the past 7-year window. PAKANASINK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has fell 17% since 2018, when it stood at 496 (now 412). The White share of enrollment ticked down from 43% to 30% over that span.

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