Enrollment
337
Elementary
DISTRICT 313 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HADLEY-LUZERNE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 361311001076
STUART M TOWNSEND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
27 HYLAND DR, LAKE LUZERNE, NY 12846 · (518) 696-2378 · Warren County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL337 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 30% of New York public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New York public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
8.2:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 7.8:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
167 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 58%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 16 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 44 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 43 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 56 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 59 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 42 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 36 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 40 | 12% |
| Ungraded | 1 | 0% |
This year's kindergarten class (44) is 10% larger than its 6th grade class (40).
Student demographics
6%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 72% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
STUART M TOWNSEND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL→HADLEY-LUZERNE JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within HADLEY-LUZERNE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
46.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +7.0pp since 2023
Math
40.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -7.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 7 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 46.0% | 40.0% |
| 2023-24 | 39.0% | 47.0% |
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
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
42.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.8%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 →
Schools most like STUART M TOWNSEND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
STUART M TOWNSEND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (42.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| STUART M TOWNSEND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 337 | 49.6% | 42.1% |
| CHATEAUGAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHATEAUGAY | 338 | 48.8% | 34.0% |
| MARGARET W CUYLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL RED CREEK | 350 | 50.6% | 36.1% |
| L P QUINN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TUPPER LAKE | 336 | 51.5% | 16.1% |
| TOWNSEND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WALTON | 348 | 50.6% | 30.5% |
| CATTARAUGUS-LITTLE VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CATTARAUGUS | 319 | 48.0% | 52.9% |
Matched among New York elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where STUART M TOWNSEND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Warren County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.1% | #1,519 of 2,335 | #6 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #1,860 of 2,342 ▼ 425 | #8 of 9 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #1,512 of 2,343 ▼ 171 | #7 of 9 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 337 | #1,754 of 2,585 | #3 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.2:1 | #76 of 2,338 | #1 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 6.4% | #2,358 of 2,388 | #8 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.6% | #1,419 of 2,534 | #5 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.2% | #1,588 of 1,757 | #6 of 7 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
337
+31 (+10%) vs 2020
+21% since 1990-91, when it was 278
Student : Teacher
8.2:1
was 7.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 337 | 41 | 8.2:1 | 50% (167) |
| 2023-24 | 339 | 44.3 | 7.7:1 | 50% (169) |
| 2022-23 | 340 | 41.9 | 8.1:1 | 52% (176) |
| 2020-21 | 306 | 39 | 7.8:1 | 56% (170) |
| 2017-18 | 348 | 36.1 | 9.6:1 | 48% (168) |
| 2015-16 | 407 | 36 | 11.3:1 | 53% (214) |
| 2010-11 | 375 | 36 | 10.4:1 | 47% (178) |
| 2000-01 | 364 | 32 | 11.4:1 | 30% (110) |
| 1990-91 | 278 | 25 | 11.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for STUART M TOWNSEND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About STUART M TOWNSEND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
STUART M TOWNSEND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a small elementary school with an address in LAKE LUZERNE, New York. The school enrolls 337 students, from pre-K through 6. Average enrollment for elementary schools in New York is about 443, so this school runs 24% smaller than that.
STUART M TOWNSEND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one school in a 2-school district, HADLEY-LUZERNE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, which enrolls 625 students.
The student body at STUART M TOWNSEND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 97% White. STUART M TOWNSEND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's diversity index is 6%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 8.2:1, with 41 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is 4.6 students per teacher below the 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 50% of enrollment. That rate is above the 41% average among public schools in Warren County.
allk12 grades STUART M TOWNSEND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL a C. The grade compares the school only with New York public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For STUART M TOWNSEND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the prediction is 56.8% and the result is 42.1%.
In the county around the school, Warren County, the median household income is $78,442, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 19 public schools in Warren County, enrolling about 7,825 students in all.
The nearest other public school, HADLEY-LUZERNE JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, is about 1.6 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside ten miles. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, STUART M TOWNSEND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 9th on average proficiency.
STUART M TOWNSEND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is in rural territory close to an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Fringe.
Enrollment is up 10% from 2020-21, when STUART M TOWNSEND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL had 306 students, to 2024-25, when it had 337.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for STUART M TOWNSEND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL covering things like sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Warren County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
65,517
Census ACS
Median income
$78,442
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
7,825 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in HADLEY-LUZERNE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- HADLEY-LUZERNE JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 288 students
Other schools in LAKE LUZERNE
- HADLEY-LUZERNE JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 288 students
Nearby schools
- HADLEY-LUZERNE JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL1.6 mi · 288
- CORINTH MIDDLE SCHOOL7.1 mi · 310
- CORINTH HIGH SCHOOL7.1 mi · 345
- CORINTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL7.4 mi · 402
- QUEENSBURY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL7.4 mi · 971
- WILLIAM H BARTON INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL7.5 mi · 434
Frequently asked questions
About STUART M TOWNSEND ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is STUART M TOWNSEND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
STUART M TOWNSEND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 337 students in grades PK-06.
Is STUART M TOWNSEND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
STUART M TOWNSEND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does STUART M TOWNSEND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
STUART M TOWNSEND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 41 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.2:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at STUART M TOWNSEND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At STUART M TOWNSEND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 97% White, 1% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees STUART M TOWNSEND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
STUART M TOWNSEND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by HADLEY-LUZERNE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT in Warren County.
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