Is Pakanasink Elementary School a good school?

Pakanasink Elementary School ranks 1554 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Pakanasink Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 400 students attended Pakanasink Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Pakanasink Elementary School?

Students at Pakanasink Elementary School are 40% Hispanic, 27% White, 25% African American, 5% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Pakanasink Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Pakanasink Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Circleville Middle School High : Pine Bush Senior High School

Pakanasink Elementary School

Summary:

Pakanasink Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-5 in the Pine Bush Central School District in Circleville, NY. The school has 422 students and is ranked 1554 out of 2445 New York elementary schools, with a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Pakanasink Elementary School's test scores are generally below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subjects. In 2023-2024, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 31.08% to 52.54% in math, 33.93% to 40.28% in English Language Arts, and 31.43% in science. The school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with Pakanasink Elementary School performing relatively well for Hispanic students but struggling with White and Special Education students. Additionally, the school has a significantly higher percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (63.18% to 64.11%) compared to nearby schools like Pine Bush Elementary School (53.16%) and E.J. Russell Elementary School (41.49%).

The nearby schools in the Pine Bush Central School District, such as Pine Bush Elementary School and E.J. Russell Elementary School, generally outperform Pakanasink Elementary School on test scores and overall school rankings. Additionally, Pakanasink Elementary School's overall ranking and star rating have declined over the past decade, dropping from a 3-star rating in 2013-2014 to a 1-star rating in 2020-2021 before rebounding to a 2-star rating in recent years.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

1953 Rt 302
Circleville, NY 10919-0148

(845) 744-2031

District: Pine Bush Central School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
1554^th of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $21,158

Students who attend Pakanasink Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Circleville Middle School
High:	Pine Bush Senior High School

Student/teacher ratio: 14.2

Number of students: 400

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

40.3%

White:

26.8%

African American:

25.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 65.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Pakanasink Elementary School ranks worse than 63.6% of elementary schools in New York. It also ranks 3^rd among 4 ranked elementary schools in the Pine Bush Central School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 36.34. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Pakanasink Elementary School has the smallest elementary school student body size in the Pine Bush Central School District. Student population at Pakanasink Elementary School is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (40.3%), White (26.8%), African American (25.3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 65.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Pine Bush Central School District. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Pakanasink Elementary School is 14.2, which is the lowest among 4 elementary schools in the Pine Bush Central School District! (See more...)

Compare Pakanasink Elementary School employs 28.1 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Pakanasink Elementary School is $21,158, which is the highest among 4 elementary schools in the Pine Bush Central School District!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Pakanasink Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Pakanasink Elementary School 1554^th of 2445 New York public elementary schools. (See Pakanasink Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Pine Bush Central School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Pine Bush Central School District 580^th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Pakanasink Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Pakanasink Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	71.22	687^th	2206	68.9%
2007	74.11	574^th	2219	74.1%
2008	78.52	377^th	2227	83.1%
2009	75.99	450^th	2257	80.1%
2010	70.10	696^th	2263	69.2%
2011	73.99	566^th	2286	75.2%
2012	75.80	522^nd	2320	77.5%
2013	77.13	440^th	2325	81.1%
2014	66.12	727^th	2345	69.0%
2015	65.15	769^th	2352	67.3%
2016	52.53	1119^th	2366	52.7%
2017	47.41	1248^th	2386	47.7%
2018	43.69	1374^th	2395	42.6%
2019	47.10	1232^nd	2413	48.9%
2021	26.25	1706^th	2201	22.5%
2022	44.46	1327^th	2434	45.5%
2023	34.37	1607^th	2439	34.1%
2024	36.34	1554^th	2445	36.4%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Pakanasink Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	68.11	156^th	938	83.4%
2023	15.21	991^st	1001	1.0%
2024	60.99	237^th	1066	77.8%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Pakanasink Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	24.40	1723^rd	1941	11.2%
2019	25.92	1544^th	1859	16.9%
2021	48.10	453^rd	1044	56.6%
2022	20.10	1921^st	2031	5.4%
2023	26.60	1592^nd	2016	21.0%
2024	24.98	1766^th	2110	16.3%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Pakanasink Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	45.21	1058^th	2045	48.3%
2019	48.95	903^rd	2032	55.6%
2021	32.19	1220^th	1678	27.3%
2022	42.44	1140^th	2099	45.7%
2023	35.14	1309^th	2041	35.9%
2024	38.28	1257^th	2078	39.5%

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Rank History for Female students at Pakanasink Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	43.47	1378^th	2338	41.1%
2019	42.40	1352^nd	2357	42.6%
2021	25.83	1549^th	1955	20.8%
2022	44.88	1308^th	2401	45.5%
2023	38.47	1481^st	2403	38.4%
2024	41.97	1385^th	2413	42.6%

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Rank History for Male students at Pakanasink Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	44.93	1308^th	2340	44.1%
2019	50.22	1129^th	2358	52.1%
2021	26.03	1540^th	1961	21.5%
2022	43.48	1346^th	2400	43.9%
2023	31.59	1673^rd	2400	30.3%
2024	31.70	1702^nd	2411	29.4%

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Rank History for Asian students at Pakanasink Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	38.77	463^rd	671	31.0%

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Rank History for African American students at Pakanasink Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	59.70	308^th	948	67.5%
2019	67.98	216^th	891	75.8%
2022	38.90	553^rd	936	40.9%
2023	49.35	394^th	857	54.0%
2024	43.09	501^st	927	46.0%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Pakanasink Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	48.35	681^st	1392	51.1%
2019	46.17	647^th	1315	50.8%
2021	25.62	660^th	818	19.3%
2022	67.64	375^th	1503	75.0%
2023	47.67	697^th	1429	51.2%
2024	50.13	673^rd	1531	56.0%

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Rank History for White students at Pakanasink Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	41.69	877^th	1408	37.7%
2019	38.65	852^nd	1338	36.3%
2021	27.58	956^th	1224	21.9%
2022	34.35	974^th	1399	30.4%
2023	32.17	962^nd	1337	28.0%
2024	20.23	1171^st	1392	15.9%

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Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: NY State Education Department

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Enrollment information for Pakanasink Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	463	43	22	24	1	n/a	n/a	0	553
1990	480	38	21	46	1	n/a	n/a	0	586
1991	482	54	21	52	2	n/a	n/a	0	611
1992	442	57	28	40	2	n/a	n/a	0	569
1993	432	65	26	51	0	n/a	n/a	0	574
1994	434	73	21	46	0	n/a	n/a	0	574
1995	409	68	25	65	0	n/a	n/a	0	567
1996	409	68	25	65	0	n/a	n/a	0	567
1997	398	79	24	67	1	n/a	n/a	0	569
1998	354	90	29	57	0	n/a	n/a	0	530
1999	303	86	20	71	0	n/a	n/a	0	480
2000	307	83	25	73	0	n/a	n/a	0	488
2001	303	98	29	78	3	n/a	n/a	0	511
2002	296	129	27	106	2	n/a	n/a	0	560
2003	296	129	27	106	2	n/a	n/a	0	560
2004	244	115	34	113	0	n/a	n/a	0	506
2005	237	120	35	108	1	n/a	n/a	0	501
2006	212	146	38	131	2	n/a	n/a	0	529
2007	209	118	25	147	0	n/a	n/a	27	526
2008	215	136	35	139	0	n/a	n/a	11	536
2009	214	128	30	153	1	n/a	n/a	20	546
2010	182	129	28	160	0	n/a	n/a	18	517
2011	170	125	22	131	0	0	24	0	472
2012	166	109	23	157	0	1	20	0	476
2013	165	109	23	151	1	1	27	0	477
2014	157	106	26	154	0	0	31	0	474
2015	185	87	20	142	0	0	27	0	461
2016	219	75	17	146	0	0	26	0	483
2017	224	79	17	135	0	1	26	0	482
2018	213	100	20	144	0	2	17	0	496
2019	215	105	22	130	1	1	17	0	491
2020	237	81	22	105	1	1	8	0	455
2021	218	87	18	87	1	2	5	0	418
2022	213	121	21	76	2	4	3	0	440
2023	121	112	24	155	2	1	7	0	422
2024	107	101	19	161	2	1	9	0	400

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Pakanasink Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	553	34.9	15.8	n/a
1990	586	37.9	15.4	n/a
1991	611	39.9	15.3	n/a
1992	569	33.7	16.8	n/a
1993	574	31.9	18.0	n/a
1994	574	34.0	16.9	16.7
1995	567	35.8	15.8	24
1996	567	35.8	15.8	24
1997	569	36.1	15.8	21.3
1998	530	37.0	14.3	17.4
1999	480	35.2	13.6	12.9
2000	488	33.2	14.7	30.1
2001	511	35.0	14.6	22.7
2002	560	36.1	15.5	28.9
2003	560	36.1	15.5	28.9
2004	506	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	501	37.5	13.4	23.8
2006	529	38.0	13.9	28.4
2007	526	38.0	13.8	38.1
2008	536	38.7	13.9	35.4
2009	546	38.7	14.1	47
2010	517	33.7	15.3	52.7
2011	472	29.8	15.7	44.9
2012	476	29.0	16.4	54.8
2013	477	30.7	15.5	50.1
2014	474	30.0	15.8	n/a
2015	461	32.0	14.4	52.7
2016	483	33.0	14.6	59.4
2017	482	32.5	14.8	58.5
2018	496	35.5	13.9	60.5
2019	491	36.5	13.4	67
2020	455	28.0	16.2	65.9
2021	418	26.4	15.7	64.1
2022	440	33.1	13.2	63.2
2023	422	32.1	13.1	63.7
2024	400	28.1	14.2	65.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Pakanasink Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	553	34.9	15.8	n/a
1990	586	37.9	15.4	n/a
1991	611	39.9	15.3	n/a
1992	569	33.7	16.8	n/a
1993	574	31.9	18.0	n/a
1994	574	34.0	16.9	16.7
1995	567	35.8	15.8	24
1996	567	35.8	15.8	24
1997	569	36.1	15.8	21.3
1998	530	37.0	14.3	17.4
1999	480	35.2	13.6	12.9
2000	488	33.2	14.7	30.1
2001	511	35.0	14.6	22.7
2002	560	36.1	15.5	28.9
2003	560	36.1	15.5	28.9
2004	506	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	501	37.5	13.4	23.8
2006	529	38.0	13.9	28.4
2007	526	38.0	13.8	38.1
2008	536	38.7	13.9	35.4
2009	546	38.7	14.1	47
2010	517	33.7	15.3	52.7
2011	472	29.8	15.7	44.9
2012	476	29.0	16.4	54.8
2013	477	30.7	15.5	50.1
2014	474	30.0	15.8	n/a
2015	461	32.0	14.4	52.7
2016	483	33.0	14.6	59.4
2017	482	32.5	14.8	58.5
2018	496	35.5	13.9	60.5
2019	491	36.5	13.4	67
2020	455	28.0	16.2	65.9
2021	418	26.4	15.7	64.1
2022	440	33.1	13.2	63.2
2023	422	32.1	13.1	63.7
2024	400	28.1	14.2	65.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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