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Pakanasink Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

1953 Rt 302, Circleville, NY 10919 · (845) 744-2031 · Part of Pine Bush Central School District

Wallkill’s School Grade C+ better than 41% of New York school districts

Directions
Students
412
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
46%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Pakanasink Elementary School

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of New York’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 39 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 26 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Wallkill kids: 2 middle schools

On the path

Where Wallkill kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Pakanasink Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency17%
State average 56.1%
Reading / language arts37%
State average 62.6%

Its own letter, D, places these results among New York’s 4,095 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1953 Rt 302, Circleville

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K54
Kindergarten54
Grade 175
Grade 260
Grade 350
Grade 458
Grade 561
Enrollment over time
418’20
440’21
422’22
400’23
412’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 41%White 30%Black 21%Asian 5%Two or more races 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Pakanasink Elementary School from Wallkill families.

Other schools in Pine Bush Central School District

The district →
Pine Bush Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Pine Bush
D
648 students16:1
E J Russell Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Pine Bush
C−
524 students15:1
Circleville Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Circleville
D
484 students16:1
Crispell Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Pine Bush
C−
614 students11:1
Circleville Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Circleville
D
466 students10:1
Pine Bush Senior High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Pine Bush
A−
1,562 students15:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against New York’s other public schools; Wallkill’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.