THERESA PRIMARY SCHOOL

THERESA PRIMARY SCHOOL, a rural-scale elementary campus in THERESA, New York, run under INDIAN RIVER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, serves 163 students, covering grades pre-K through 3. That puts it 63% leaner than the typical public school in New York, which averages around 443 students.

INDIAN RIVER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 8 schools in total, collectively educating 3,326 students. THERESA PRIMARY SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, THERESA PRIMARY SCHOOL reports that nearly all students (87%) are White. Beyond that, the school shows 8% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, THERESA PRIMARY SCHOOL lists 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.6:1. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 44% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), THERESA PRIMARY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 59.0%; this one delivers 55.3%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Jefferson County put the typical household earns roughly $66,301 per year, 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Jefferson County runs 39 public schools (combined enrollment of about 16,789 students), of which THERESA PRIMARY SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is PHILADELPHIA PRIMARY SCHOOL, roughly 6.0 miles away. 7 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts THERESA PRIMARY SCHOOL at 5th of 9; the average score across the group is 56.6%.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at THERESA PRIMARY SCHOOL has shrank 20%, going from 204 students in 2018 to 163 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 78% to 87% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 13.6:1 in 2018 to 9.6:1 in 2025.

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