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.