SCOTCHTOWN AVENUE SCHOOL

SCOTCHTOWN AVENUE SCHOOL is a mid-tier elementary campus in GOSHEN, New York, overseen by GOSHEN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. The school teaches 505 students in grades K through 2.

Across the 4 schools in GOSHEN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (2,737 students total), SCOTCHTOWN AVENUE SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, SCOTCHTOWN AVENUE SCHOOL lists that White students make up the majority at 59%. The remainder comes out to 24% Hispanic, 7% Black, 5% Asian, 4% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Orange County as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, SCOTCHTOWN AVENUE SCHOOL lists 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting SCOTCHTOWN AVENUE SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 25% of students at SCOTCHTOWN AVENUE SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Orange County (around 44%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

Around the school, Orange County reports that the typical household earns roughly $97,178 per year, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Orange County runs 82 public schools (combined enrollment of about 57,122 students), of which SCOTCHTOWN AVENUE SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is GOSHEN INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

SCOTCHTOWN AVENUE SCHOOL operates from an outer-ring location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at SCOTCHTOWN AVENUE SCHOOL has edged down 10%, going from 564 students in 2018 to 505 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 69% to 59% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 12.8:1 in 2018 to 11.2:1 in 2025.

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