THIELLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

THIELLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary campus of large scale in THIELLS, New York, part of HAVERSTRAW-STONY POINT CSD (NORTH ROCKLAND), serveing 706 students in grades K through 3. Enrollment runs roughly 59% larger than the state mean of about 443.

HAVERSTRAW-STONY POINT CSD (NORTH ROCKLAND) runs 9 schools in total, collectively educating 7,976 students. THIELLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, THIELLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL logs that 69% of the student body identifies as Hispanic; the rest breaks down as 14% White, 12% Black, 2% Asian. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 21%.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.1:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 52% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), THIELLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 55.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 40.5%.

Zooming out to the county, Rockland County reports that median household earnings sit near $109,959, roughly 43% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Rockland County runs 66 public schools (combined enrollment of about 41,335 students), of which THIELLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

NORTH ROCKLAND HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts THIELLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 5th of 8; the average score across the group is 41.7%.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 7%: 763 students in 2018 compared to 706 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment increased from 60% to 69% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 15.4:1 in 2018 to 14.1:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.