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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALEXANDER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 360258000042

ALEXANDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

3314 BUFFALO ST, ALEXANDER, NY 14005 · (585) 591-1551 · Genesee County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL326 STUDENTS
Enrollment
326
Elementary
DISTRICT 365 · STATE 443
Student : Teacher
8.9:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.7:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
130 students
DISTRICT 32% · STATE 58%
Community
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Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Pre-K
36
Kindergarten
39
Grade 1
57
Grade 2
44
Grade 3
51
Grade 4
52
Grade 5
46
Grade 6
1
Student demographics
White
29089%
DISTRICT 91% · STATE 39%
Hispanic
247%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 31%
Black
21%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 16%
Two+
103%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 4%
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
Male
16450%
Female
16250%

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Test scores

NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)
English Language Arts
43.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +8.0pp since 2023
Math
52.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +5.0pp since 2023

What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.

Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
45.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.3%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.6pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% 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 2024-25
Enrollment
326
-43 (-12%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
8.9:1
was 13.2:1
% White
89%
was 92%
% Hispanic
7%
was 4%
% Black
1%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About ALEXANDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

ALEXANDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates as an intimate primary school in ALEXANDER, New York, run under ALEXANDER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Current enrollment sits at 326 students spanning grades pre-K through 6. That puts it 26% smaller than the typical public school in New York, which averages around 443 students.

Across the 2 schools in ALEXANDER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (729 students total), ALEXANDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, ALEXANDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (89%). Beyond that, the school lists 7% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. Compared to Genesee County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 8.9:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. Around 40% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, ALEXANDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 60.3%; this one delivers 45.8%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Genesee County indicate median household income runs about $73,314, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. ALEXANDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 21 public schools in Genesee County (combined enrollment of about 7,800 students).

The closest other public school is ALEXANDER MIDDLE SCHOOL-HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts ALEXANDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 5th of 6; the average score across the group is 58.2%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at ALEXANDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has shrank 12%, going from 369 students in 2018 to 326 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 13.2:1 in 2018 to 8.9:1 in 2025.

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Genesee County at a glance

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Population
57,787
Census ACS
Median income
$73,314
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
21
7,800 students

Quick facts

School name
ALEXANDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
District
ALEXANDER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Address
3314 BUFFALO ST, ALEXANDER, NY 14005
Phone
(585) 591-1551
County
Genesee County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–06
Total enrollment
326
Teachers (FTE)
37
Student–teacher ratio
8.9:1
Free/Reduced lunch
130 (40%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
360258000042
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About ALEXANDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
What is the total enrollment at ALEXANDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
ALEXANDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 326 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does ALEXANDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
ALEXANDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at ALEXANDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at ALEXANDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 8.9:1 (37 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at ALEXANDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At ALEXANDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 89% White, 7% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Two or more.
Is ALEXANDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
ALEXANDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by ALEXANDER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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