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What tradition at A A GATES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL should never be changed?
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Enrollment
447
Elementary
DISTRICT 396 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PORT BYRON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 362343003270
A A GATES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
30 MAPLE AVE, PORT BYRON, NY 13140 · (315) 776-5728 · Cayuga County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL447 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 30% of New York public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New York public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
208 students
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 58%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 35 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 58 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 65 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 68 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 54 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 49 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 57 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 60 | 13% |
| Ungraded | 1 | 0% |
This year's kindergarten class (58) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (60).
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 15% · STATE 72% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
A A GATES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL→PORT BYRON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within PORT BYRON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
50.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +10.0pp since 2023
Math
44.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +3.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are up about 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.0% | 44.0% |
| 2023-24 | 40.0% | 41.0% |
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
43.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.9%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New York's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like A A GATES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
A A GATES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (43.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| A A GATES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 447 | 46.5% | 43.1% |
| MILLARD HAWK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CENTRAL SQUARE | 446 | 47.8% | 40.3% |
| BENTON HALL ACADEMY LITTLE FALLS | 441 | 49.0% | 44.5% |
| SINCLAIRVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SINCLAIRVILLE | 413 | 48.2% | 44.8% |
| JOHN F KENNEDY SCHOOL OGDENSBURG | 431 | 48.5% | 43.9% |
| J E LANIGAN SCHOOL FULTON | 436 | 49.8% | 28.8% |
Matched among New York elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where A A GATES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Cayuga County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.1% | #1,474 of 2,335 | #5 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #1,701 of 2,342 ▼ 45 | #7 of 11 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #1,347 of 2,343 ▼ 48 | #4 of 11 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 447 | #1,090 of 2,585 | #3 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #1,827 of 2,338 | #10 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.7% | #2,170 of 2,388 | #9 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.5% | #1,506 of 2,534 | #6 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.8% | #1,670 of 1,757 | #8 of 9 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
447
+61 (+16%) vs 2020
-23% since 1990-91, when it was 577
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 18.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 447 | 32.5 | 13.8:1 | 47% (208) |
| 2023-24 | 440 | 33.1 | 13.3:1 | 43% (191) |
| 2022-23 | 413 | 31.6 | 13.1:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 386 | 21 | 18.4:1 | 45% (174) |
| 2017-18 | 455 | 34 | 13.4:1 | 48% (218) |
| 2015-16 | 474 | 32 | 14.8:1 | 52% (248) |
| 2010-11 | 576 | 39 | 14.8:1 | 32% (182) |
| 2000-01 | 455 | 32 | 14.2:1 | 34% (156) |
| 1990-91 | 577 | 35 | 16.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for A A GATES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About A A GATES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
A A GATES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a mid-sized elementary school serving families in PORT BYRON, New York. The school counted 447 students in 2024-25, covering pre-K through 6.
The 2 schools in PORT BYRON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT enroll 792 students altogether, A A GATES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL among them.
Of every 100 students at A A GATES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, about 91 are White. Other students are 6% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. Census estimates put Cayuga County at about 88% White, close to the school's figure. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 17%.
A A GATES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 32.5 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.8:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in New York is 12.8:1. At A A GATES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 47% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25.
A A GATES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL earns a C on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 30% of New York public elementary schools.
A school with A A GATES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's lunch-eligibility share in New York is predicted to score 57.9%. A A GATES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL scores 43.1%, 14.7 points below that line.
Census data for Cayuga County show median household income comes to about $67,904, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 25%, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. The county has 22 public schools and about 8,576 students.
PORT BYRON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is less than a tenth of a mile away, making it the nearest public school. A A GATES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of several public schools in the area, with 3 others within five miles. A A GATES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's average proficiency of 43.1% compares with 48.1% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Its location is classified as Rural: Distant by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Federal enrollment counts rose from 386 (2020-21) to 447 (2024-25). There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (13.8:1) than in 2020-21 (18.4:1).
The allk12 page for A A GATES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Cayuga County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
75,102
Census ACS
Median income
$67,904
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
8,576 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in PORT BYRON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- PORT BYRON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 345 students
Nearby schools
- PORT BYRON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL0.0 mi · 345
- WEEDSPORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.1 mi · 324
- WEEDSPORT JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL3.3 mi · 374
- CASEY PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL7.2 mi · 381
- JORDAN-ELBRIDGE HIGH SCHOOL7.3 mi · 336
- JORDAN-ELBRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL7.6 mi · 409
Frequently asked questions
About A A GATES ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is A A GATES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
A A GATES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 447 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does A A GATES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
A A GATES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at A A GATES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 13.8:1 students per teacher at A A GATES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
What is the racial breakdown of students at A A GATES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At A A GATES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 91% White, 3% Hispanic, 0% Black, 6% Two or more.
Is A A GATES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
A A GATES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by PORT BYRON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.