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Alumni: what's one memory from A F PALMER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL / WINDSOR CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
542
Elementary
DISTRICT 366 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WINDSOR CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 360273000048
A F PALMER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL / WINDSOR CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL
213 MAIN ST, WINDSOR, NY 13865 · (607) 655-8247 · Broome County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL542 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
261 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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 F PALMER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL / WINDSOR CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL→WINDSOR CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within WINDSOR 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
59.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +3.0pp since 2023
Math
73.6%
NY avg 57.4% . +3.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 74 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
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
63.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.3%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
542
-44 (-8%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
was 10.7:1
% White
91%
was 90%
% Hispanic
4%
was 4%
% Black
1%
was 2%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About A F PALMER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL / WINDSOR CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL
Set in WINDSOR, New York, A F PALMER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL / WINDSOR CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL is an average-sized elementary-level community, part of WINDSOR CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. It educates 542 students across grades pre-K through 8. By comparison, New York's public schools average about 443 students each, so A F PALMER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL / WINDSOR CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL sits 22% above that benchmark.
A F PALMER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL / WINDSOR CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 4 schools operated by WINDSOR CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that works with 1,536 students overall.
On demographics, A F PALMER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL / WINDSOR CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL logs that nearly all students (91%) are White. Other groups include 4% multiracial, 4% Hispanic. By comparison, Broome County as a whole is about 80% White, so the school skews noticeably more White than its surroundings.
In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting A F PALMER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL / WINDSOR CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 48% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, A F PALMER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL / WINDSOR CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 57.3%, the actual is 63.9%, a residual of +6.6 points.
In the broader community, census data for Broome County shows the typical household earns roughly $62,616 per year, about 31% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. In all, Broome County runs 52 public schools (combined enrollment of about 24,594 students), of which A F PALMER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL / WINDSOR CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL is one.
WINDSOR CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts A F PALMER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL / WINDSOR CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL at 4th of 9; the average score across the group is 55.7%.
A F PALMER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL / WINDSOR CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL operates from an outlying location.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at A F PALMER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL / WINDSOR CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL has declined 8%, going from 586 students in 2018 to 542 in 2025.
Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
Broome County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
197,378
Census ACS
Median income
$62,616
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
52
24,594 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in WINDSOR CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- WINDSOR CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 437 students
- FLOYD BELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 280 students
- C R WEEKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 277 students
Other schools in WINDSOR
- WINDSOR CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 437 students
- C R WEEKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 277 students
Nearby schools
- WINDSOR CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL1.2 mi · 437
- W A OLMSTED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL6.8 mi · 323
- HARPURSVILLE JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL6.9 mi · 253
- C R WEEKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL6.9 mi · 277
- FLOYD BELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL8.4 mi · 280
- F P DONNELLY SCHOOL8.8 mi · 306
Frequently asked questions
About A F PALMER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL / WINDSOR CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at A F PALMER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL / WINDSOR CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL?
A F PALMER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL / WINDSOR CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 542 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does A F PALMER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL / WINDSOR CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
A F PALMER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL / WINDSOR CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL serves grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at A F PALMER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL / WINDSOR CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at A F PALMER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL / WINDSOR CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL is approximately 10.6:1 (51 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at A F PALMER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL / WINDSOR CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Student demographics at A F PALMER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL / WINDSOR CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL are roughly 91% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees A F PALMER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL / WINDSOR CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL?
A F PALMER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL / WINDSOR CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL is overseen by WINDSOR CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT in Broome County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.