SALMON RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

SALMON RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, a compact elementary school in FORT COVINGTON, New York, overseen by SALMON RIVER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, hosts 311 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 30% smaller than the state mean of about 443.

Within SALMON RIVER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 4 schools and 1,373 students, SALMON RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, SALMON RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL logs that White students make up the majority at 56%. Other groups include 30% Native American, 10% multiracial, 5% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 84% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, SALMON RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 8.2:1. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 71% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Franklin County (around 52%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), On a poverty-adjusted basis, SALMON RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 48.9%; actual is 27.5%, a gap of -21.4 points.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Franklin County shows median household income runs about $65,151, about 24% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 14%. SALMON RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 21 public schools in Franklin County (combined enrollment of about 6,724 students).

SALMON RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. On composite proficiency, SALMON RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes 6th of 9 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 32.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Trend over the last 7 years. SALMON RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has shrank 10% since 2018, when it stood at 346 (now 311). Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 67% to 56%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 11.5:1 in 2018 to 8.2:1 today.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.