Enrollment
227
Combined
STATE 544
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SCHROON LAKE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 362613003599
SCHROON LAKE CENTRAL SCHOOL
1125 US RT 9, SCHROON LAKE, NY 12870 · (518) 532-7164 · Essex County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL227 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
7.7:1
30 FTE teachers
STATE 8.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
131 students
STATE 58%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined 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
56.8%
NY avg 58.3% . +13.0pp since 2023
Math
48.1%
NY avg 57.4% . +18.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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 13 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 18 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
47.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.8%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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
227
-24 (-10%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
7.7:1
was 9.6:1
% White
96%
was 98%
% Hispanic
2%
was 1%
% Black
0%
was 1%
% Asian
1%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About SCHROON LAKE CENTRAL SCHOOL
SCHROON LAKE CENTRAL SCHOOL is a low-enrollment K-12 campus in SCHROON LAKE, New York, operated by SCHROON LAKE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. The school serves 227 students in grades pre-K through 12. That puts it 58% smaller than the typical public school in New York, which averages around 544 students.
Operationally, SCHROON LAKE CENTRAL SCHOOL answers to SCHROON LAKE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.
Looking at the student body, SCHROON LAKE CENTRAL SCHOOL shows that nearly all students (96%) are White. Beyond that, the school lists 2% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.
In terms of school funding signals, SCHROON LAKE CENTRAL SCHOOL records 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 7.7:1. The state averages around 8.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 58% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is above Essex County's rate of about 41%.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, SCHROON LAKE CENTRAL SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 53.8%; this one delivers 47.1%.
In the broader community, Essex County reports that the typical household earns roughly $71,661 per year, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Essex County's 16 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,746 students), SCHROON LAKE CENTRAL SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: MINERVA CENTRAL SCHOOL, around 10.0 miles off. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), SCHROON LAKE CENTRAL SCHOOL ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 49.8%.
The campus sits in a rural setting.
Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at SCHROON LAKE CENTRAL SCHOOL has shrank 10%, going from 251 students in 2018 to 227 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 9.6:1 in 2018 to 7.7:1 today.
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Essex County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
36,973
Census ACS
Median income
$71,661
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
3,746 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- MINERVA CENTRAL SCHOOL10.0 mi · 104
- NORTH WARREN CENTRAL SCHOOL12.3 mi · 470
- JOHNSBURG CENTRAL SCHOOL15.0 mi · 244
- TICONDEROGA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL15.9 mi · 396
- TICONDEROGA JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL16.7 mi · 325
- CROWN POINT CENTRAL SCHOOL18.3 mi · 310
Frequently asked questions
About SCHROON LAKE CENTRAL SCHOOLHow many students attend SCHROON LAKE CENTRAL SCHOOL?
SCHROON LAKE CENTRAL SCHOOL enrolls approximately 227 students in grades PK-12.
What grades does SCHROON LAKE CENTRAL SCHOOL serve?
SCHROON LAKE CENTRAL SCHOOL serves grades PK-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at SCHROON LAKE CENTRAL SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at SCHROON LAKE CENTRAL SCHOOL is approximately 7.7:1 (30 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at SCHROON LAKE CENTRAL SCHOOL?
At SCHROON LAKE CENTRAL SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 96% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Asian.
What district is SCHROON LAKE CENTRAL SCHOOL in?
SCHROON LAKE CENTRAL SCHOOL is part of SCHROON LAKE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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