SAINT JOSEPH'S ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

SAINT JOSEPH'S ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of the small primary schools in MALONE, New York, overseen by MALONE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, with 199 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 55% leaner than the typical public school in New York, which averages around 443 students.

MALONE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 2,106 students; SAINT JOSEPH'S ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among them.

Looking at the student body, SAINT JOSEPH'S ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records that nearly all students (93%) are White. Beyond that, the school reports 3% Hispanic, 3% Black. The wider county runs roughly 84% White, putting the school's mix noticeably more White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. An estimated 45% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, SAINT JOSEPH'S ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is in the bottom 10% of New York public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 58.5%; SAINT JOSEPH'S ELEMENTARY SCHOOL posts 33.1%, -25.4 points below that line.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Franklin County indicate median household income runs about $65,151, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Franklin County's 21 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,724 students), SAINT JOSEPH'S ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: FLANDERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), SAINT JOSEPH'S ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 39.2%.

The school occupies a town-based site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 18%: 244 students in 2018 compared to 199 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 98% to 93%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 16.3:1 in 2018 to 9.1:1 today.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.