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What's the biggest difference between ALLEGANY-LIMESTONE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL and what you expected?
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Enrollment
466
Elementary
DISTRICT 514 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALLEGANY-LIMESTONE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 360001500052
ALLEGANY-LIMESTONE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
120 MAPLE AVE, ALLEGANY, NY 14706 · (716) 375-6600 · Cattaraugus County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL466 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.8:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
197 students
DISTRICT 42% · 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
ALLEGANY-LIMESTONE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL→ALLEGANY-LIMESTONE MIDDLE-HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within ALLEGANY-LIMESTONE 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
60.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +10.0pp since 2023
Math
72.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +2.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 72 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 2 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
61.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.5%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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
466
-48 (-9%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
was 12.8:1
% White
89%
was 91%
% Hispanic
3%
was 1%
% Black
0%
was 1%
% Asian
2%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About ALLEGANY-LIMESTONE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ALLEGANY-LIMESTONE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates as a mid-tier primary school in ALLEGANY, New York, part of ALLEGANY-LIMESTONE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Current enrollment sits at 466 students spanning grades pre-K through 5.
ALLEGANY-LIMESTONE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 1,028 students; ALLEGANY-LIMESTONE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among them.
Demographically, ALLEGANY-LIMESTONE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows that nearly all students (89%) are White. Other groups include 5% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Cattaraugus County as a whole.
Looking at school resources, On paper, ALLEGANY-LIMESTONE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting ALLEGANY-LIMESTONE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 42% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.
After controlling for student poverty, ALLEGANY-LIMESTONE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 59.5%, the actual is 61.6%, a residual of +2.1 points.
In the area at large, community-level numbers for Cattaraugus County indicate median household earnings sit near $59,540, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. ALLEGANY-LIMESTONE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 31 public schools in Cattaraugus County (combined enrollment of about 11,228 students).
Nearest neighbor: WASHINGTON WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 2.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 6 other public schools. On composite proficiency, ALLEGANY-LIMESTONE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes 2nd of 8 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 48.4%.
Geographically, the school is in a town-based area.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at ALLEGANY-LIMESTONE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has fell 9%, going from 514 students in 2018 to 466 in 2025.
On allk12, the feed for ALLEGANY-LIMESTONE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
Cattaraugus County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
76,145
Census ACS
Median income
$59,540
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
31
11,228 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ALLEGANY-LIMESTONE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- ALLEGANY-LIMESTONE MIDDLE-HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 562 students
Nearby schools
- WASHINGTON WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.4 mi · 284
- ALLEGANY-LIMESTONE MIDDLE-HIGH SCHOOL2.6 mi · 562
- OLEAN INTERMEDIATE-MIDDLE SCHOOL3.0 mi · 534
- OLEAN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL3.1 mi · 668
- EAST VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL4.0 mi · 347
- CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-ERIE-WYOMING BOCES4.4 mi · 452
Frequently asked questions
About ALLEGANY-LIMESTONE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at ALLEGANY-LIMESTONE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
ALLEGANY-LIMESTONE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 466 students in grades PK-05.
Is ALLEGANY-LIMESTONE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
ALLEGANY-LIMESTONE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does ALLEGANY-LIMESTONE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
ALLEGANY-LIMESTONE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 39 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.0:1.
What is the student diversity at ALLEGANY-LIMESTONE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at ALLEGANY-LIMESTONE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 89% White, 3% Hispanic, 0% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is ALLEGANY-LIMESTONE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
ALLEGANY-LIMESTONE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of ALLEGANY-LIMESTONE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.