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
B
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Scored higher than 60% of New York public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 33 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 46 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 48 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 49 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 51 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 50 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 55 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (46) is 16% smaller than its 5th grade class (55).
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 21% · 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
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.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 65.0% | 57.0% |
| 2023-24 | 59.0% | 64.0% |
% 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
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 →
Schools most like ANDREW J SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ANDREW J SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (57.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANDREW J SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 332 | 44.9% | 57.3% |
| JOSEPH B RADEZ ELEMENTARY SCHOOL RICHMONDVILLE | 327 | 44.6% | 37.8% |
| BLOOMFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BLOOMFIELD | 316 | 44.6% | 48.8% |
| OAKFIELD-ALABAMA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OAKFIELD | 324 | 46.9% | 47.0% |
| PALMYRA-MACEDON INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL MACEDON | 339 | 43.4% | 39.2% |
| WARSAW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WARSAW | 365 | 43.8% | 40.2% |
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 ANDREW J SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Cayuga County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.3% | #877 of 2,335 | #1 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #1,206 of 2,342 ▼ 418 | #3 of 11 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #738 of 2,343 ▼ 179 | #1 of 11 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 332 | #1,793 of 2,585 | #10 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.4:1 | #1,030 of 2,338 | #7 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.4% | #2,074 of 2,388 | #8 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.9% | #1,551 of 2,534 | #8 of 11 |
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
332
-29 (-8%) vs 2020
+16% since 1990-91, when it was 287
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
was 11.7:1
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 | 332 | 29.1 | 11.4:1 | 45% (149) |
| 2023-24 | 321 | 26.9 | 11.9:1 | 38% (121) |
| 2022-23 | 339 | 25.1 | 13.5:1 | 41% (138) |
| 2020-21 | 361 | 31 | 11.7:1 | 40% (144) |
| 2015-16 | 175 | 14 | 12.5:1 | 39% (69) |
| 2010-11 | 206 | 15 | 13.7:1 | 31% (63) |
| 2000-01 | 290 | 16 | 18.1:1 | 17% (50) |
| 1990-91 | 287 | 18 | 15.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ANDREW J SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About ANDREW J SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ANDREW J SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school with a street address in UNION SPRINGS, New York. It reports enrollment of 332 students in pre-K through 5. That puts enrollment 25% below the 443-student average for elementary schools in New York.
ANDREW J SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL belongs to UNION SPRINGS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district of 3 schools and 709 students.
By race and ethnicity, ANDREW J SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 88% White. Other groups make up 7% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. In Cayuga County overall, the White share is about 88%. A diversity index of 21% means there is a 21% chance two randomly chosen students at ANDREW J SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are from different groups.
There are 29.1 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 11.4:1. Across elementary schools in New York, the average ratio is 12.8:1. Of all students at ANDREW J SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 45% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Among New York public elementary schools, ANDREW J SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL outscored 60%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, ANDREW J SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL would score about 58.5%. It scores 57.3%, 1.2 points below that figure.
In the wider Cayuga County area, the median household earns about $67,904 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 25% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. ANDREW J SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shares Cayuga County with 21 other public schools.
UNION SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest public school to ANDREW J SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, about 0.6 miles away. There are 2 more public schools inside five miles. Of 7 schools in the immediate area with test results, ANDREW J SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 4th on average proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Distant, meaning it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment decreased by 8% across 4 years, from 361 in 2020-21 to 332 in 2024-25.
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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 HIGH SCHOOL0.6 mi · 212
- UNION SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL0.6 mi · 165
- 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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