ROBERT R GRAVES SCHOOL

ROBERT R GRAVES SCHOOL operates as an intimate elementary school in PORT EWEN, New York, operated by KINGSTON CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT. Current enrollment sits at 325 students spanning grades K through 4. Compared to the state average of about 443 students per school, that is 27% below typical.

KINGSTON CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT comprises 10 schools with combined enrollment of 5,877 students; ROBERT R GRAVES SCHOOL is among them.

On the student-mix side, ROBERT R GRAVES SCHOOL records that the largest single group is White, at 70% of enrollment. Other groups include 13% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 5% Black, 3% Asian.

Looking at the economic backdrop, ROBERT R GRAVES SCHOOL lists 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. Around 40% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, ROBERT R GRAVES SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 60.4%; this one delivers 58.1%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Ulster County) records that the typical household earns roughly $86,271 per year, about 38% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, Ulster County runs 45 public schools (combined enrollment of about 20,189 students), of which ROBERT R GRAVES SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is JOHN F KENNEDY SCHOOL, roughly 2.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, ROBERT R GRAVES SCHOOL comes 2nd of 9 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 41.4%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Looking at the recent track record. ROBERT R GRAVES SCHOOL's enrollment has contracted 15% since 2018, when it stood at 384 (now 325). The White share of enrollment fell from 75% to 70% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 14.8:1 in 2018 to 10.4:1 in 2025.

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