📍 70 Harry Wells Rd, Saugerties, Ulster County, 12477
Morse School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Saugerties, Ulster County. The school has 301 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Saugerties Central School District school district. It serves grades K–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 25.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.8:1. 62% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Morse School enrolls 301 students across grades K–6. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 25.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 81% White, 13% Hispanic or Latino and 3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 244 | 81% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 39 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 9 | 3% |
| Asian | 5 | 1.7% |
| Black or African American | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
148 of the school's 301 students (49%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 137 qualify for free lunch and 11 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Morse School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NY At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 46, state house district 102.
Morse School is one of 5 schools in SAUGERTIES CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in SAUGERTIES, New York. The district serves 2,347 students district-wide and employs 196 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 301 students, Morse School is smaller than the district average of about 469 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe