Enrollment
326
Elementary
DISTRICT 365 · STATE 443
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
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 34% 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.
- CBeats 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
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
0
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 | 36 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 39 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 57 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 44 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 51 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 52 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 46 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 1 | 0% |
Student demographics
20%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · 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
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.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 43.0% | 52.0% |
| 2023-24 | 35.0% | 47.0% |
% 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
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 →
Schools most like ALEXANDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ALEXANDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (45.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALEXANDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 326 | 39.9% | 45.8% |
| DELAWARE ACADEMY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DELHI | 325 | 40.3% | 67.4% |
| WAYNE CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ONTARIO CENTER | 305 | 38.4% | 54.9% |
| AVON PRIMARY SCHOOL AVON | 316 | 37.7% | 55.2% |
| WEEDSPORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WEEDSPORT | 324 | 36.4% | 50.0% |
| CHENANGO BRIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BINGHAMTON | 357 | 40.6% | 46.0% |
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 ALEXANDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Genesee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.8% | #1,348 of 2,335 | #6 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #1,359 of 2,342 ▲ 60 | #5 of 8 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #1,648 of 2,343 ▼ 127 | #7 of 8 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 326 | #1,828 of 2,585 | #5 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.9:1 | #164 of 2,338 | #3 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.2% | #2,098 of 2,388 | #6 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.9% | #1,699 of 2,534 | #8 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.7% | #1,043 of 1,757 | #6 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
326
+45 (+16%) vs 2020
-43% since 1990-91, when it was 570
Student : Teacher
8.9:1
was 8.3:1
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 | 326 | 36.7 | 8.9:1 | 40% (130) |
| 2023-24 | 326 | 41.7 | 7.8:1 | 38% (124) |
| 2022-23 | 313 | 35 | 8.9:1 | 43% (135) |
| 2020-21 | 281 | 34 | 8.3:1 | 41% (116) |
| 2017-18 | 369 | 28 | 13.2:1 | 38% (141) |
| 2015-16 | 408 | 30 | 13.6:1 | 38% (156) |
| 2010-11 | 412 | 35 | 11.8:1 | 31% (126) |
| 2000-01 | 567 | 44 | 12.9:1 | 25% (140) |
| 1990-91 | 570 | 39 | 14.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ALEXANDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About ALEXANDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ALEXANDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a small elementary school in ALEXANDER, New York, (ZIP code 14005). The school runs pre-K through 6 and enrolls 326 students. Elementary schools in New York average about 443 students, which makes this school 26% below average.
ALEXANDER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 2 schools with a combined 729 students. ALEXANDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of them.
Of every 100 students at ALEXANDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, about 89 are White. Other students are 7% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Census estimates put Genesee County at about 89% White, close to the school's figure. A diversity index of 20% means there is a 20% chance two randomly chosen students at ALEXANDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are from different groups.
Staffing at ALEXANDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes to 36.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 8.9:1. The school's 8.9:1 compares with an average of 12.8:1 for elementary schools in New York. On the income side, 40% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, ALEXANDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lands at C, ahead of 34% of New York public elementary schools.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, ALEXANDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 14.6 points below the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 45.8% actual, 60.3% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in New York.
In the surrounding county, Genesee County, the median household earns about $73,314 a year, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting ALEXANDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Genesee County has 21 public schools.
ALEXANDER MIDDLE SCHOOL-HIGH SCHOOL is about 0.2 miles from ALEXANDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the shortest distance to any other public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes 4 other public schools. ALEXANDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL places 5th of 6 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
ALEXANDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has an NCES locale of Rural: Distant.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 16% rise, from 281 to 326.
The allk12 page for ALEXANDER 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.
Genesee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in ALEXANDER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- ALEXANDER MIDDLE SCHOOL-HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 403 students
Other Alexander Elementary schools
12 other US public schools in 13 states are named Alexander Elementary. ALEXANDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the 9th largest of the 13.
- Alexander Elementary SchoolAlbany, OH · 669 students
- Alexander Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 609 students
- ALEXANDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLTAMPA, FL · 579 students
- Alexander ElementaryGreenville, SC · 494 students
- Alexander Elementary SchoolADRIAN, MI · 468 students
Nearby schools
- ALEXANDER MIDDLE SCHOOL-HIGH SCHOOL0.2 mi · 403
- ATTICA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.5 mi · 452
- ATTICA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL2.7 mi · 326
- ATTICA JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL2.7 mi · 346
- PEMBROKE PRIMARY SCHOOL7.2 mi · 194
- JACKSON SCHOOL7.3 mi · 397
Frequently asked questions
About ALEXANDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat 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.
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