Enrollment
238
Elementary
DISTRICT 206 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW LEBANON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 362043001887
WALTER B HOWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
1478 RTE 20, NEW LEBANON, NY 12125 · (518) 794-7600 · Columbia County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL238 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.9:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.4:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
110 students
DISTRICT 45% · 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
WALTER B HOWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL→NEW LEBANON JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within NEW LEBANON 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
53.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +9.0pp since 2023
Math
54.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -7.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 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 9 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
49.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.0%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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
238
+19 (+9%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
9.9:1
was 11.5:1
% White
91%
was 90%
% Hispanic
2%
was 4%
% Black
1%
was 3%
% Asian
1%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About WALTER B HOWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WALTER B HOWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a K-5 school of compact scale in NEW LEBANON, New York, one of the schools within NEW LEBANON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, enrolling 238 students in grades pre-K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 443 students per school, that is 46% smaller than typical.
WALTER B HOWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 2 schools operated by NEW LEBANON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that serves 411 students overall.
For racial and ethnic makeup, WALTER B HOWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists that nearly all students (91%) are White. The remainder comes out to 5% multiracial.
Looking at school resources, WALTER B HOWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting WALTER B HOWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. About 46% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, WALTER B HOWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 58.0%, the actual is 49.9%, a residual of -8.1 points.
Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Columbia County) logs that median household earnings sit near $81,528, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Columbia County runs 17 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,006 students), of which WALTER B HOWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.
The closest other public school is NEW LEBANON JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 4.4 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 5 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas.
The school occupies an outlying site.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at WALTER B HOWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has expanded 9%, going from 219 students in 2018 to 238 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 11.5:1 in 2018 to 9.9:1 today.
On this page, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Columbia County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
61,100
Census ACS
Median income
$81,528
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
6,006 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in NEW LEBANON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- NEW LEBANON JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 173 students
Other schools in NEW LEBANON
- NEW LEBANON JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 173 students
Nearby schools
- NEW LEBANON JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL4.4 mi · 173
- DONALD P SUTHERLAND SCHOOL7.8 mi · 250
- Richmond Consolidated8.9 mi · 157
- Stearns9.1 mi · 224
- Taconic High10.0 mi · 824
- Crosby10.2 mi · 249
Frequently asked questions
About WALTER B HOWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at WALTER B HOWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
WALTER B HOWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 238 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does WALTER B HOWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
WALTER B HOWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at WALTER B HOWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 9.9:1 students per teacher at WALTER B HOWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
How diverse is WALTER B HOWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
WALTER B HOWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 91% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees WALTER B HOWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
WALTER B HOWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by NEW LEBANON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT in Columbia County.
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