PAWLING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

PAWLING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an average-sized elementary school in PAWLING, New York, one of the schools within PAWLING CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. The school enrolls 401 students in grades pre-K through 4.

Within PAWLING CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 3 schools and 1,080 students, PAWLING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, PAWLING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports that 57% of the student body identifies as White; the rest consists of 32% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 3% Black. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 69%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.5:1. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 28% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Dutchess County (around 40%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

With demographic context factored in, PAWLING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 64.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 47.0%.

Across the wider county, census data for Dutchess County shows median household income runs about $99,478, roughly 42% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Dutchess County runs 76 public schools (combined enrollment of about 36,885 students), of which PAWLING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

Nearest neighbor: PAWLING HIGH SCHOOL, around 1.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around PAWLING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), PAWLING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 5th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 54.2%.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 4%: 385 students in 2018 compared to 401 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 70% to 57%.

On this page, the feed for PAWLING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.