STRAWTOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

STRAWTOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates as a tight-knit elementary school in WEST NYACK, New York, part of CLARKSTOWN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Current enrollment sits at 314 students spanning grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 29% smaller than the state mean of about 443.

Within CLARKSTOWN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 16 schools and 7,821 students, STRAWTOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, STRAWTOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records that the most-represented group is White (49%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school reports 27% Hispanic, 16% Asian, 5% multiracial, 3% Black. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 62%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.5:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 13% of students at STRAWTOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Rockland County (around 48%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

After controlling for student poverty, STRAWTOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 70.1%; this one delivers 73.4%.

In the surrounding community, Rockland County reports that median household earnings sit near $109,959, about 43% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. STRAWTOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 66 public schools in Rockland County (combined enrollment of about 41,335 students).

Nearest neighbor: ROCKLAND BOCES, around 0.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around STRAWTOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts STRAWTOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 3rd of 8; the average score across the group is 67.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Looking at the recent track record. STRAWTOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has ticked up 5% since 2018, when it stood at 299 (now 314). Over the same period, the White share declined from 74% to 49%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 14.9:1 in 2018 to 13.5:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.