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

Haverstraw Elementary School

Federal NCES profile for Haverstraw Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 44/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 361401001142
0/100100/10044/100
👥 S:T ratio
34
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
0
📋 Attendance
71
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Haverstraw Elementary School earns 44/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 93% of New York schools.

44
Resource Index · Typical
16.6:1
large classes for New York
6.9%
free-lunch eligible
662
students enrolled

Haverstraw Elementary School has class sizes larger than 93% of New York schools. Computed live against every New York school reporting to NCES.

Enrollment

662

New York · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

40.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

16.6:1

vs 11.8:1 New York avg

+41% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

6.9%

vs 56.2% New York avg

-88% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

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

Larger classes than 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 Haverstraw Elementary School

Haverstraw Elementary School is a lower-poverty, mid-sized elementary school in Haverstraw, New York, enrolling 662 students.

Class loads run heavy: 16.6:1 is larger than about 93% of New York schools and 41% above the 11.8:1 state mean, so each teacher carries more students than is typical.

Comparatively few students face economic hardship here, 6.9% free-meal eligibility runs 88% below the New York average.

Enrollment of 662 puts it in the larger third of New York schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 4,801 scored New York schools.

Against 350 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks mid-pack at #226.

Its student body is led by Hispanic or Latino (76%) and African American (14%) (diversity index 40/100).

Counselor access is stretched at roughly 662 students per counselor, well above the ASCA-recommended 250:1 ceiling.

11.8% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.

Haverstraw-Stony Point Csd (North Rockland) also operates North Rockland High School (2,798 students) and Fieldstone Middle School (1,207 students) alongside Haverstraw 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 Haverstraw Elementary School compares

Haverstraw 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 16.6:1 ▲ 41% 11.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 6.9% ▼ 88% 56.2% 51.7%
Enrollment 662 top 21% - -

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

16.6:1
Leaner classes than 33% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
662
Bigger than 78% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
6.9%
free-lunch eligible - 88% 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
16.6:1
students per teacher - 41% above state mean
Top 93% in New York - lower ratio than 7% of state schools
Between 16:1 and 20:1, squarely in the typical U.S. public-school staffing range.
Engagement
11.8%
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
$28,277
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
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 662 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
70
in-school suspensions + 44 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 10.6 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 17.2 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

Hispanic or Latino 76.1%
African American 13.9%
White 5.1%
Asian 2.4%
Two or More 2.4%

Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 76.1% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 39.8/100

Simpson diversity index - at 39.8, Haverstraw Elementary School is less mixed than the New York school average of 45.5.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Haverstraw-Stony Point Csd (North Rockland), which includes Haverstraw Elementary School.

$28,277
Per student
+7%
vs New York
Avg $26,410
+70%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 52.3%
State 35.6%
Federal 12.1%

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 Haverstraw Elementary School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
North Rockland High School Larger No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
Fieldstone Middle School Larger No free-lunch data Lower S:T ratio
West Haverstraw Elementary School Similar size Higher economic need Lower S:T ratio
Thiells Elementary School Similar size Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
Stony Point Elementary School Similar size Similar economic need Lower S:T ratio

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

Other Schools in This District

Haverstraw-Stony Point Csd (North Rockland) · 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 Haverstraw Elementary School

How many students attend Haverstraw Elementary School?

Haverstraw Elementary School has 662 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Haverstraw, NY.

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

The student-teacher ratio at Haverstraw Elementary School is 16.6:1, which is 41% higher than the New York average of 11.8:1 and 6% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.

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

6.9% of students at Haverstraw Elementary School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New York average of 56.2%.

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

The largest demographic group at Haverstraw Elementary School is Hispanic or Latino at 76.1% of enrollment, in Haverstraw, NY.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Haverstraw Elementary School?

Haverstraw Elementary School has a Resource Investment Index of 44/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

Is Haverstraw Elementary School a good school?

Haverstraw Elementary School earns 44/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 93% of 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 Haverstraw-Stony Point Csd (North Rockland)?

Besides Haverstraw Elementary School, Haverstraw-Stony Point Csd (North Rockland) also operates North Rockland High School (2,798 students), Fieldstone Middle School (1,207 students), and West Haverstraw Elementary School (715 students). See the Haverstraw-Stony Point Csd (North Rockland) 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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