Elementary school (grades K-5) · Port Ewen, NY

Robert R Graves School

Federal NCES profile for Robert R Graves School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 42/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 361629001441
0/100100/10042/100
👥 S:T ratio
55
🌟 Gifted program
70
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Robert R Graves School earns 42/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the New York median.

42
Resource Index · Typical
11.2:1
students per teacher
47.2%
free-lunch eligible
325
students enrolled

Robert R Graves School has class sizes near the New York median. Computed live against every New York school reporting to NCES.

Enrollment

325

New York · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

29.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

11.2:1

vs 11.8:1 New York avg

-5% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

47.2%

vs 56.2% New York avg

-16% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Robert R Graves 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 Robert R Graves School

Robert R Graves School is a mid-sized elementary school in Port Ewen, New York, enrolling 325 students.

At 11.2:1, 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.

Its free-meal eligibility rate of 47.2% lands close to the New York typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.

Enrollment of 325 puts it in the smaller third of New York schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 4,801 scored New York schools.

Against 789 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #309.

Its student body is led by White (70%) and Hispanic or Latino (13%) (diversity index 49/100).

Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 41.2% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).

Kingston City School District also operates Kingston High School (1,749 students) and J Watson Bailey Middle School (936 students) alongside Robert R Graves 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 Robert R Graves School compares

Robert R Graves 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 11.2:1 ▼ 5% 11.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 47.2% ▼ 16% 56.2% 51.7%
Enrollment 325 top 70% - -

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

11.2:1
Leaner classes than 82% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
325
Bigger than 36% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
47.2%
free-lunch eligible - 16% below the New York average of 56.2%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
11.2:1
students per teacher - 5% below state mean
Top 48% in New York - lower ratio than 52% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
41.2%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$28,674
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 + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 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 69.5%
Hispanic or Latino 12.9%
Two or More 9.5%
African American 4.6%
Asian 3.4%

Largest group: White at 69.5% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 48.8/100

Simpson diversity index - at 48.8, Robert R Graves 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 Kingston City School District, which includes Robert R Graves School.

$28,674
Per student
+9%
vs New York
Avg $26,410
+73%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 52.1%
State 39.6%
Federal 8.4%

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 Robert R Graves School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Kingston High School Larger Higher economic need Similar S:T ratio
J Watson Bailey Middle School Larger Similar economic need Lower S:T ratio
M Clifford Miller Middle School Larger Higher economic need Lower S:T ratio
George Washington School Larger Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
Harry L Edson School Similar size Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio

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

Other Schools in This District

Kingston City 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

Verify locally before acting on Robert R Graves School's federal record.

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 Robert R Graves School

How many students attend Robert R Graves School?

Robert R Graves School has 325 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Port Ewen, NY.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Robert R Graves School?

The student-teacher ratio at Robert R Graves School is 11.2:1, which is 5% lower than the New York average of 11.8:1 and 29% 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 Robert R Graves School?

47.2% of students at Robert R Graves School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New York average of 56.2%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Robert R Graves School?

The largest demographic group at Robert R Graves School is White at 69.5% of enrollment, in Port Ewen, NY.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Robert R Graves School?

Robert R Graves School has a Resource Investment Index of 42/100 (typical 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 Robert R Graves School a good school?

Robert R Graves School earns 42/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the New York median. 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 Kingston City School District?

Besides Robert R Graves School, Kingston City School District also operates Kingston High School (1,749 students), J Watson Bailey Middle School (936 students), and M Clifford Miller Middle School (826 students). See the Kingston City 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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