Catskill Elementary School, Catskill NY

Original Research by School Decision on Catskill Elementary School

Catskill Elementary School serves pre-kindergarten through fifth grade in the village of Catskill, the county seat of Greene County in the Hudson Valley. The school enrolls a school-sized population for its grade band, with a community that reflects both the broader Hudson Valley and Catskill's own composition: just under two in five students are white, roughly one in six are Hispanic, roughly one in twelve are multiracial, and roughly one in seventeen are Black; a small share of students are Asian. About two in five students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating moderate economic need across the school population.

Academically, the school's current state testing results in math and English language arts show proficiency rates in the low-to-mid range. In third through fifth grade math, proficiency ranges from approximately one-third at the third grade level to just under half at fifth grade; in English language arts the pattern is similar, with third and fifth grades at roughly one-third to just over one-third, and fourth grade near that floor. In fifth grade science, proficiency is lower, near one-quarter. Across these tested subjects and grades, the school's overall proficiency index places it above the midpoint among Greene County's districts, suggesting the school is performing near or slightly above the county average even as absolute proficiency numbers remain low. A parent may want to ask the school about its approaches to reading and math instruction, what supports exist for students who are not yet proficient, and what gains the school has seen over time, since trend data was not available.

The building sits on the western edge of downtown Catskill along Main Street, near the Catskill Central School District's administrative offices. The village itself has undergone a visible revival in recent years, with galleries, cafes, and small businesses filling nineteenth-century brick storefronts on and near Main Street, and public investment through the state's Downtown Revitalization Initiative now underway to improve streetscapes and housing stock. Families can walk to the Catskill Public Library and the Greene County Court House; Dutchman's Landing Park on the Hudson River offers public access and recreation. Greene County Transit provides weekday bus service through town and to neighboring communities, and intercity bus service to New York City and Albany runs from a park-and-ride at the Thruway exit.

Housing in the 12414 zip code hovers modestly above the national median and well below the New York state median, making it relatively affordable for the Capital Region. Rents are moderate, and the affordability metrics suggest that both buying and renting are feasible for families at the area median income level. The village's economy is anchored by education, retail, and health care; the school district itself is a major employer. The village is experiencing population and property growth, fueled by the arts and tourism influx and by state and local investment, though the pace is gradual.

In its structure and grade configuration, Catskill Elementary is a neighborhood school serving early and upper elementary grades only, meaning it has no middle or high school data attached to it and families will transition their children to a secondary campus in sixth grade. Beginning in the 2025-26 school year, the district expanded its pre-kindergarten program to full-day instruction and, for the first time, began offering bus transportation for pre-K students, broadening access to early childhood services for families in the area.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 337%

School 37% · District 36% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▼ 22 pts below state median

Grade 442%

School 42% · District 42%

▼ 16 pts below state median

Grade 549%

School 49% · District 49%

▼ 2 pts below state median

English language arts

Grade 335%

School 35% · District 35% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▼ 17 pts below state median

Grade 435%

School 35% · District 35%

▼ 18 pts below state median

Grade 537%

School 37% · District 37%

▼ 17 pts below state median

Science

Grade 527%

School 27% · District 27%

▼ 14 pts below state median

Social studies

Grade 589%

School 89% · district not reported

▼ 3 pts below state median

This schoolCATSKILL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income29%Higher-income45%16 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income26%Higher-income48%23 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income26%Higher-income54%29 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income61%Higher-income88%26 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income28%Higher-income52%24 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income30%Higher-income61%32 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income31%Higher-income75%44 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income66%Higher-income81%15 pp gap