Enrollment
332
Elementary
DISTRICT 236 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·UNION SPRINGS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 362925003935
ANDREW J SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
26 HOMER ST, UNION SPRINGS, NY 13160 · (315) 889-4170 · Cayuga County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL332 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.5:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
149 students
DISTRICT 38% · 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
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
Based on grade levels within UNION SPRINGS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
65.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +6.0pp since 2023
Math
57.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -7.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 7 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
57.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.5%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% 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 →
About ANDREW J SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ANDREW J SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a modestly sized elementary school in UNION SPRINGS, New York, one of the schools within UNION SPRINGS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. The school serves 332 students in grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 25% smaller than the state mean of about 443.
Within UNION SPRINGS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 3 schools and 709 students, ANDREW J SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the system.
Looking at the student body, ANDREW J SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records that nearly all students (88%) are White; the rest looks like 7% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.
Looking at school resources, On paper, ANDREW J SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.4:1. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 45% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
With demographic context factored in, ANDREW J SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 58.5%; this one delivers 57.3%.
Around the school, community-level numbers for Cayuga County indicate the typical household earns roughly $67,904 per year, about 25% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Across Cayuga County's 22 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,576 students), ANDREW J SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: UNION SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL, around 0.6 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. On composite proficiency, ANDREW J SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes 4th of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 51.3%.
Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.
In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
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 UNION SPRINGS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- UNION SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 212 students
- UNION SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 165 students
Other schools in UNION SPRINGS
- UNION SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 212 students
- UNION SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 165 students
Nearby schools
- UNION SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL0.6 mi · 165
- UNION SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL0.6 mi · 212
- CAYUGA-ONONDAGA BOCES6.1 mi · 292
- ELIZABETH CADY STANTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL6.9 mi · 272
- GENESEE STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL7.7 mi · 369
- SENECA FALLS MIDDLE SCHOOL7.8 mi · 266
Frequently asked questions
About ANDREW J SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at ANDREW J SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
ANDREW J SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 332 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does ANDREW J SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
ANDREW J SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does ANDREW J SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
ANDREW J SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.4:1.
What is the student diversity at ANDREW J SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at ANDREW J SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 88% White, 7% Hispanic, 5% Two or more.
What district is ANDREW J SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
ANDREW J SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of UNION SPRINGS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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