Enrollment
325
Elementary
DISTRICT 338 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KINGSTON CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 361629001441
ROBERT R GRAVES SCHOOL
345 MOUNTAIN VIEW AVE, PORT EWEN, NY 12466 · (845) 943-3915 · Ulster County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL325 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.9:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
129 students
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 58%
Community
0
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
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
60.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +10.0pp since 2023
Math
65.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +7.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 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 7 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
58.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.4%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% 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
325
-59 (-15%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
was 14.8:1
% White
70%
was 75%
% Hispanic
13%
was 9%
% Black
5%
was 4%
% Asian
3%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About 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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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 KINGSTON CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
- KINGSTON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,749 students
- J WATSON BAILEY MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 936 students
- M CLIFFORD MILLER MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 826 students
- GEORGE WASHINGTON SCHOOLElementary · 492 students
- HARRY L EDSON SCHOOLElementary · 397 students
- JOHN F KENNEDY SCHOOLElementary · 322 students
Nearby schools
- JOHN F KENNEDY SCHOOL2.1 mi · 322
- KINGSTON HIGH SCHOOL2.3 mi · 1,749
- GEORGE WASHINGTON SCHOOL2.7 mi · 492
- HARRY L EDSON SCHOOL3.7 mi · 397
- J WATSON BAILEY MIDDLE SCHOOL3.7 mi · 936
- CHAMBERS SCHOOL4.4 mi · 306
Frequently asked questions
About ROBERT R GRAVES SCHOOLHow many students attend ROBERT R GRAVES SCHOOL?
ROBERT R GRAVES SCHOOL enrolls approximately 325 students in grades KG-04.
What age range does ROBERT R GRAVES SCHOOL serve?
ROBERT R GRAVES SCHOOL serves students from grade KG through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at ROBERT R GRAVES SCHOOL?
Approximately 10.4:1 students per teacher at ROBERT R GRAVES SCHOOL.
What is the student diversity at ROBERT R GRAVES SCHOOL?
Student demographics at ROBERT R GRAVES SCHOOL are roughly 70% White, 13% Hispanic, 5% Black, 3% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is ROBERT R GRAVES SCHOOL in?
ROBERT R GRAVES SCHOOL is part of KINGSTON CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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