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Enrollment
410
Elementary
DISTRICT 383 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAUGERTIES CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 362580003547
RICCARDI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
70 PLENTY ST, GLASCO, NY 12432 · (845) 247-6870 · Ulster County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL410 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
142 students
DISTRICT 43% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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 SAUGERTIES 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
45.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +10.0pp since 2023
Math
59.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +3.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 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 up about 3 points.
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
48.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.3%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
410
+103 (+34%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 12.8:1
% White
74%
was 80%
% Hispanic
12%
was 10%
% Black
4%
was 1%
% Asian
1%
was 3%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About RICCARDI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
RICCARDI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school of middle-of-the-pack scale in GLASCO, New York, part of SAUGERTIES CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, educateing 410 students in grades K through 6.
Within SAUGERTIES CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 5 schools and 2,287 students, RICCARDI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the system.
On demographics, RICCARDI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists that the largest single group is White, at 74% of enrollment; the rest breaks down as 12% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 4% Black. That composition is broadly in line with Ulster County as a whole.
In terms of school funding signals, On paper, RICCARDI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.2:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 35% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), RICCARDI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 62.3%, the actual is 48.4%, a residual of -13.9 points.
Across the wider county, census data for Ulster County shows median household earnings sit near $86,271, roughly 38% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Ulster County runs 45 public schools (combined enrollment of about 20,189 students), of which RICCARDI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.
Nearest neighbor: CAHILL SCHOOL, around 2.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 7 other public schools cluster around RICCARDI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. On composite proficiency, RICCARDI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes 7th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 60.9%.
The campus sits in a suburban setting.
Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 34%: 307 students in 2018 compared to 410 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 80% to 74%.
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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 SAUGERTIES CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- SAUGERTIES SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 800 students
- CAHILL SCHOOLElementary · 432 students
- SAUGERTIES JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLMiddle · 338 students
- MORSE SCHOOLElementary · 307 students
- MOUNT MARION ELEMENTARY SCHOOLCombined
Nearby schools
- CAHILL SCHOOL2.2 mi · 432
- SAUGERTIES SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL2.8 mi · 800
- SAUGERTIES JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL2.8 mi · 338
- MILL ROAD-PRIMARY GRADES4.4 mi · 306
- MILL ROAD-ELEMENTARY SCHOOL4.4 mi · 636
- RED HOOK SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL4.6 mi · 549
Frequently asked questions
About RICCARDI ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend RICCARDI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
RICCARDI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 410 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does RICCARDI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
RICCARDI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at RICCARDI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at RICCARDI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 12.2:1 (34 FTE teachers).
How diverse is RICCARDI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
RICCARDI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 74% White, 12% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees RICCARDI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
RICCARDI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by SAUGERTIES CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT in Ulster County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.