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
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
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
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.
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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
337
-11 (-3%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
8.2:1
was 9.6:1
% White
97%
was 95%
% Hispanic
1%
was 3%
% Black
0%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About STUART M TOWNSEND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
STUART M TOWNSEND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates as a tight-knit elementary school in LAKE LUZERNE, New York, operated by HADLEY-LUZERNE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Current enrollment sits at 337 students spanning grades pre-K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 443 students per school, that is 24% below typical.
Within HADLEY-LUZERNE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 2 schools and 625 students, STUART M TOWNSEND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the system.
For racial and ethnic makeup, STUART M TOWNSEND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (97%).
Looking at school resources, The school lists 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 8.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. Roughly 50% of students at STUART M TOWNSEND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is higher than Warren County's rate of about 41%.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, STUART M TOWNSEND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 56.8%, the actual is 42.1%, a residual of -14.7 points.
In the broader community, census data for Warren County shows the typical household earns roughly $78,442 per year, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, Warren County runs 19 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,825 students), of which STUART M TOWNSEND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.
Nearest neighbor: HADLEY-LUZERNE JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, around 1.6 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts STUART M TOWNSEND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 9th of 9; the average score across the group is 58.5%.
The school occupies a small-town site.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at STUART M TOWNSEND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has edged down 3%, going from 348 students in 2018 to 337 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 9.6:1 in 2018 to 8.2:1 today.
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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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