RED MILL SCHOOL

Located at 225 MCCULLOUGH PL, in RENSSELAER, New York, RED MILL SCHOOL is an average-sized K-5 school that teaches 473 students (grades pre-K through 5), operated by EAST GREENBUSH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.

RED MILL SCHOOL is one of 7 schools operated by EAST GREENBUSH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that teaches 4,085 students overall.

In terms of who attends, RED MILL SCHOOL lists that White students make up the majority at 66%. Other groups include 12% Asian, 8% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 7% Black. The wider county runs roughly 80% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, RED MILL SCHOOL has 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.9:1. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 27% of students at RED MILL SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is below Rensselaer County's rate of about 46%.

After controlling for student poverty, RED MILL SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 64.9%; this one delivers 69.3%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Rensselaer County put median household income runs about $87,915, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Rensselaer County's 42 public schools (combined enrollment of about 19,274 students), RED MILL SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

CITIZEN EDMOND GENET SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.7 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, RED MILL SCHOOL comes 4th of 9 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 47.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at RED MILL SCHOOL has edged up 22%, going from 389 students in 2018 to 473 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 81% to 66%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 13.2:1 in 2018 to 10.9:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the RED MILL SCHOOL community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.