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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TRI-VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 362889003909

TRI-VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

34 MOORE HILL RD, GRAHAMSVILLE, NY 12740 · (845) 985-2296 · Sullivan County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL471 STUDENTS
Enrollment
471
Elementary
DISTRICT 440 · STATE 443
Student : Teacher
9.1:1
52 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.1:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
236 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 58%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Pre-K
42
Kindergarten
63
Grade 1
55
Grade 2
74
Grade 3
66
Grade 4
55
Grade 5
54
Grade 6
62
Student demographics
White
34573%
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 39%
Hispanic
8318%
DISTRICT 18% · STATE 31%
Black
92%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 16%
Asian
71%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 10%
Two+
266%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 4%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0%
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
Male
23349%
Female
23851%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
TRI-VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLTRI-VALLEY SECONDARY SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within TRI-VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)
English Language Arts
47.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +8.0pp since 2023
Math
46.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -6.0pp since 2023

What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 6 points.

Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
44.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.6%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.3pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 44% 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 2024-25
Enrollment
471
-57 (-11%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
9.1:1
was 12.3:1
% White
73%
was 79%
% Hispanic
18%
was 14%
% Black
2%
was 3%
% Asian
1%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About TRI-VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Located at 34 MOORE HILL RD, in GRAHAMSVILLE, New York, TRI-VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a medium-sized primary school that caters to 471 students (grades pre-K through 6), operated by TRI-VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.

Across the 2 schools in TRI-VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (879 students total), TRI-VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, TRI-VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL logs that White students make up the majority at 73%. Other groups include 18% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. Compared to Sullivan County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 52 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 9.1:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 50% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is lower than Sullivan County's rate of about 61%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), TRI-VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 56.6%, the actual is 44.3%, a residual of -12.3 points.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Sullivan County indicate median household income runs about $72,382, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Sullivan County's 20 public schools (combined enrollment of about 9,164 students), TRI-VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is TRI-VALLEY SECONDARY SCHOOL, roughly 0.0 miles away. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), TRI-VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 36.8%.

TRI-VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from a countryside location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at TRI-VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has ticked down 11%, going from 528 students in 2018 to 471 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 79% to 73% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 12.3:1 in 2018 to 9.1:1 today.

On this page, posts here usually surface around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Members of the school community can share what they know.

Sullivan County at a glance

View full county profile
Population
79,721
Census ACS
Median income
$72,382
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
20
9,164 students

Quick facts

School name
TRI-VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
District
TRI-VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Address
34 MOORE HILL RD, GRAHAMSVILLE, NY 12740
Phone
(845) 985-2296
County
Sullivan County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–06
Total enrollment
471
Teachers (FTE)
52
Student–teacher ratio
9.1:1
Free/Reduced lunch
236 (50%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
362889003909
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in TRI-VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Other schools in GRAHAMSVILLE
Nearby schools

Frequently asked questions

About TRI-VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
What is the total enrollment at TRI-VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
TRI-VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 471 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does TRI-VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
TRI-VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at TRI-VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 9.1:1 students per teacher at TRI-VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
How diverse is TRI-VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
TRI-VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 73% White, 18% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is TRI-VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
TRI-VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of TRI-VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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