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Morse School

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Morse School ranks 1082 nd of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

1082^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 56% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Morse School is an elementary school located in Saugerties, New York, serving 305 students in grades K-6. It is part of the Saugerties Central School District, which is ranked 470 out of 874 school districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Morse School has shown mixed performance on state assessments compared to the district and state averages. In 3rd grade, the school outperformed the district and state in both ELA and Math, but its performance was lower in 4th, 5th, and 6th grade. The school's student-teacher ratio is relatively low, ranging from 10.7 to 13.3 over the past few years, which could be a strength in providing more individualized attention. However, the school's statewide ranking has generally declined, suggesting it may be struggling to keep pace with other schools in the state.

When compared to nearby schools, Morse School's performance is mixed. It outperforms some schools, such as those in the Kingston City School District, but lags behind others, like the Mill Road-Elementary School in the Red Hook Central School District. The school's performance also varies across different student subgroups, with female students and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds performing better than their male and special education counterparts, respectively.

307

Students ?

11.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$34,367

Per pupil spending ?

47.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

70 Harry Wells Rd
Saugerties, NY 12477-3816

(845) 247-6960

District: Saugerties Central School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

79.2%

Hispanic:

12.4%

Two or more races:

6.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 56th percentile in 2015 → 56th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the New York median (56th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school56%

District avg52%

New York avg54%

1,082^nd of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 44%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Elementary Schools in the Saugerties Central School District

470^th of 874Saugerties Central School District among New York districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	54.1	1082 of 2445	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.4	1433 of 2445	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.0	1442 of 2439	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.7	1407 of 2434	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.5	1295 of 2201	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.5	1436 of 2413	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.5	1221 of 2395	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	54.1	1066 of 2386	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	45.1	1306 of 2366	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	54.7	1044 of 2352	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	51.3	1151 of 2345	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	39.2	1435 of 2325	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	51.8	1273 of 2320	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	48.7	1316 of 2286	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	48.6	1327 of 2263	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	56.1	1222 of 2257	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	69.5	751 of 2227	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	71.7	676 of 2219	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	71.1	693 of 2206	68.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	53.5	1104 of 2409	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.7	1483 of 2413	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.0	1159 of 2403	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.1	1430 of 2401	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.0	1350 of 1955	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.5	1449 of 2357	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.5	1299 of 2338	44.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	47.8	1000 of 2098	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.6	1204 of 2078	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.1	1334 of 2041	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.4	1483 of 2099	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	44.0	919 of 1678	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.2	1378 of 2032	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.2	1034 of 2045	49.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	52.4	1110 of 2407	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.7	1328 of 2411	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.0	1694 of 2400	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	43.5	1345 of 2400	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.8	995 of 1961	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.6	1356 of 2358	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.7	1070 of 2340	54.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	41.5	1101 of 2134	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.0	1336 of 2110	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.1	1621 of 2016	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.2	1304 of 2031	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.7	1460 of 1859	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.3	952 of 1941	51.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	41.4	852 of 1402	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.7	1051 of 1392	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.3	971 of 1337	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.8	1122 of 1399	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.1	905 of 1224	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.5	998 of 1338	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.2	1019 of 1408	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Female (2025)54th percentile~ school

Male (2025)54th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)52nd percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)48th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)39th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Science60%+15 vs state

Math55%~ state avg

English Language Arts55%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NY State Assessments English Language Arts (2025)				NY State Assessments Math (2025)				NY State Assessments Science (2025)	% Completely Immunized (2020)	% Polio (2020)	% Measles (2020)	% Mumps (2020)	% Rubella (2020)	% Diphtheria (2020)	% Hepatitis B (2020)	% Varicella (2020)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 4th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 5th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments Math 4th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 5th Grade	% Completely Immunized All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Diphtheria All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Morse School	Public	K-6	70 Harry Wells Rd	Saugerties	12477	Ulster County	Saugerties Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 247-6960	307	27	11.2	47.6%	243 (79.2%)	3 (1.0%)	38 (12.4%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.2%)	54.1	1082^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	55.7%		40.4	1433^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	41.4%	351	55.9	47.5	66.7	50.0	73.5	53.9	54.8	34.6	60.0	97.5	98.1	100.0	100.0	100.0	98.4	98.1	99.1	$34,367	$620	$33,747
Cahill School	Public	K-6	134 Main St	Saugerties	12477	Ulster County	Saugerties Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 247-6800	432	39	11.0	50.2%	248 (57.4%)	17 (3.9%)	117 (27.1%)	10 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (9.0%)	45	1332^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	45.5%		45.3	1277^th of 2445 public elementary schools	47.8%	55	58.9	42.3	40.7	59.2	58.9	50.9	37.9	64.7	42.4	96.6	99.2	99.6	99.6	99.6	98.9	98.5	98.5	$33,422	$620	$32,803
Riccardi Elementary School	Public	K-6	70 Plenty St	Glasco	12432	Ulster County	Saugerties Central School District	No	No	No	No	(845) 247-6870	410	34	12.1	34.6%	302 (73.7%)	17 (4.1%)	49 (12.0%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (8.5%)	48.4	1232^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	49.6%		46.6	1241^st of 2445 public elementary schools	49.2%	9	49.1	43.8	39.7	47.2	69.8	78.0	50.0	40.4	55.2	96.8	98.5	98.8	98.8	98.8	98.5	98.3	97.7	$28,937	$620	$28,318
Germantown Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	123 Main St	Germantown	12526	Columbia County	Germantown Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 537-6281	282	28	10.0	41.5%	244 (86.5%)	3 (1.1%)	16 (5.7%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.3%)	43	1385^th of 2445 public elementary schools	43.4%		53	1077^th of 2445 public elementary schools	56.0%	308	77.1	58.8	40.9	41.5	74.3	37.5	27.3	25.0	45.5	99.1	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.1	99.6	$35,294	$1,771	$33,523
Woodstock Elementary School	Public	K-4	8 W Hurley Rd	Woodstock	12498	Ulster County	Onteora Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 679-2316	189	25	7.7	28.0%	157 (83.1%)	2 (1.1%)	17 (9.0%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.8%)	53.8	1098^th of 2445 public elementary schools	55.1%					(n/a)	48.7	80.0			47.5	64.7				94.6	95.2	99.4	99.4	99.4	95.2	97.0	97.6	$56,720	$1,914	$54,806
E R Crosby Elementary School	Public	K-4	767 Neighborhood Rd	Lake Katrine	12449	Ulster County	Kingston City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 943-3912	311	33	9.5	52.4%	173 (55.6%)	25 (8.0%)	71 (22.8%)	12 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (9.6%)	35	1619^th of 2445 public elementary schools	33.8%		55.1	1025^th of 2445 public elementary schools	58.1%	594	41.8	49.0			42.6	58.8				98.4	98.7	99.4	99.4	99.4	98.7	98.7	99.4	$40,526	$2,175	$38,350
Mill Road-Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9 Mill Rd	Red Hook	12571	Dutchess County	Red Hook Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 758-2241	636	67	9.4	23.6%	488 (76.7%)	10 (1.6%)	92 (14.5%)	16 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.2%)	56.7	1019^th of 2445 public elementary schools	58.3%		69.2	671^st of 2445 public elementary schools	72.6%	348	55.3	57.6	68.0		52.1	53.0	65.5		57.5	97.5	98.5	100.0	100.0	100.0	98.5	98.2	98.2	$38,428	$1,012	$37,416
Catskill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	770 Embought Rd	Catskill	12414	Greene County	Catskill Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 943-0574	550	54	10.1	54.4%	362 (65.8%)	31 (5.6%)	85 (15.5%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	65 (11.8%)	21.9	2028^th of 2445 public elementary schools	17.1%		22.2	1996^th of 2445 public elementary schools	18.4%	32	35.4	34.6	37.2		36.6	42.3	48.9		27.4	98.0	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.7	99.5	99.2	$37,648	$2,685	$34,964
Chambers School	Public	K-4	945 Morton Blvd	Kingston	12401	Ulster County	Kingston City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 336-5995	306	35	8.8	53.6%	113 (36.9%)	24 (7.8%)	130 (42.5%)	20 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (5.9%)	19.7	2091^st of 2445 public elementary schools	14.5%		17.9	2127^th of 2445 public elementary schools	13.0%	36	43.8	30.1			50.0	25.7				95.1	99.5	100.0	99.7	100.0	99.2	99.2	95.4	$38,326	$2,223	$36,103
Harry L Edson School	Public	K-4	116 Merilina Ave	Kingston	12401	Ulster County	Kingston City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 943-3370	397	43	9.2	45.1%	179 (45.1%)	43 (10.8%)	115 (29.0%)	15 (3.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (10.8%)	22.3	2007^th of 2445 public elementary schools	17.9%		21.6	2018^th of 2445 public elementary schools	17.5%	11	41.8	26.5			53.6	26.8				98.0	98.5	100.0	100.0	100.0	98.5	98.8	99.5	$35,572	$2,190	$33,382

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