PINE BUSH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

PINE BUSH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a mid-tier elementary campus in PINE BUSH, New York, run under PINE BUSH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. The school enrolls 648 students in grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 443 students per school, that is 46% above typical.

PINE BUSH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 7 schools in total, collectively educating 4,710 students. PINE BUSH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, PINE BUSH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records that 68% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school shows 22% Hispanic, 4% Black, 2% multiracial.

Looking at school resources, PINE BUSH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL logs 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.8:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. About 38% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, PINE BUSH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 61.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 51.0%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Orange County) reports that median household income runs about $97,178, about 33% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. In all, Orange County runs 82 public schools (combined enrollment of about 57,122 students), of which PINE BUSH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is PINE BUSH SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 0.3 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around PINE BUSH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. On composite proficiency, PINE BUSH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes 5th of 9 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 51.1%.

PINE BUSH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from a low-density location.

Looking at the recent track record. PINE BUSH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has edged down 4% since 2018, when it stood at 672 (now 648). White enrollment moved from 88% to 68% across the same window.

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