Elementary school (grades K-5) · Bardonia, NY

Bardonia Elementary School

Federal NCES profile for Bardonia Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 63/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 362034001860
0/100100/10063/100
👥 S:T ratio
56
🌟 Gifted program
70
📋 Attendance
64
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Bardonia Elementary School earns 63/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the New York median. It is also more racially and ethnically mixed than most New York schools.

63
Resource Index · Higher
11:1
students per teacher
17.8%
free-lunch eligible
351
students enrolled

Bardonia Elementary School has class sizes near the New York median. Computed live against every New York school reporting to NCES.

Enrollment

351

New York · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

32.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

11:1

vs 11.8:1 New York avg

-7% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

17.8%

vs 56.2% New York avg

-68% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Bardonia Elementary School compares with New York and U.S. medians

At or below state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Bardonia Elementary School

Bardonia Elementary School is a lower-poverty, mid-sized elementary school in Bardonia, New York, enrolling 351 students.

At 11:1, its student-teacher ratio sits close to the New York median, within a few percentage points of the 11.8:1 state norm, neither notably crowded nor notably small.

Comparatively few students face economic hardship here, 17.8% free-meal eligibility runs 68% below the New York average.

With 351 students, its enrollment sits close to the New York median campus size.

Its Resource Investment Index outscores 96% of the 4,801 New York schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.

Among 485 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need New York schools statewide, it ranks #22, a top-tier result once campus size and economic need are matched.

Its student body is led by White (37%) and Hispanic or Latino (35%), more mixed than most schools in the state (diversity index 71/100).

14.5% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.

Clarkstown Central School District also operates Clarkstown South Senior High School (1,386 students) and Clarkstown North Senior High School (1,209 students) alongside Bardonia Elementary School.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Bardonia Elementary School compares

Bardonia Elementary School on the metrics families compare, against New York and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs New York New York avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 11:1 ▼ 7% 11.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 17.8% ▼ 68% 56.2% 51.7%
Enrollment 351 top 65% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

11:1
Leaner classes than 83% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
351
Bigger than 40% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
17.8%
free-lunch eligible - 68% below the New York average of 56.2%
Below the 40% Title I threshold, among the lower-need profiles in the state; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
11:1
students per teacher - 7% below state mean
Top 45% in New York - lower ratio than 55% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
14.5%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 10-15% range, above the pre-pandemic national baseline but within the broader post-pandemic picture.
Funding equity
$27,568
per pupil, district-wide - above New York avg of $26,410
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 2 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.6 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

White 36.8%
Hispanic or Latino 35.3%
Asian 15.4%
African American 8.3%
Two or More 3.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.6%

Largest group: White at 36.8% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 70.8/100

Simpson diversity index - at 70.8, Bardonia Elementary School is more mixed than the New York school average of 45.5.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Clarkstown Central School District, which includes Bardonia Elementary School.

$27,568
Per student
+4%
vs New York
Avg $26,410
+66%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 71.2%
State 21.8%
Federal 7.0%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Bardonia Elementary School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Clarkstown South Senior High School Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Clarkstown North Senior High School Larger Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
Felix Festa Determination Middle School Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Felix Festa Character Middle School Larger Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
Felix Festa Achievement Middle School Larger Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Bardonia Elementary School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Clarkstown Central School District · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar elementary schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of New York, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

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Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Bardonia Elementary School

How many students attend Bardonia Elementary School?

Bardonia Elementary School has 351 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Bardonia, NY.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Bardonia Elementary School?

The student-teacher ratio at Bardonia Elementary School is 11:1, which is 7% lower than the New York average of 11.8:1 and 30% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Bardonia Elementary School?

17.8% of students at Bardonia Elementary School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New York average of 56.2%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Bardonia Elementary School?

The largest demographic group at Bardonia Elementary School is White at 36.8% of enrollment, in Bardonia, NY. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 70.8/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Bardonia Elementary School?

Bardonia Elementary School has a Resource Investment Index of 63/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

Is Bardonia Elementary School a good school?

Bardonia Elementary School earns 63/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the New York median. It is also more racially and ethnically mixed than most New York schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Clarkstown Central School District?

Besides Bardonia Elementary School, Clarkstown Central School District also operates Clarkstown South Senior High School (1,386 students), Clarkstown North Senior High School (1,209 students), and Felix Festa Determination Middle School (679 students). See the Clarkstown Central School District district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

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