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How has ARKPORT CENTRAL SCHOOL changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
435
Combined
STATE 544
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ARKPORT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 360324000085
ARKPORT CENTRAL SCHOOL
35 EAST AVE, ARKPORT, NY 14807 · (607) 295-7471 · Steuben County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED33-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL435 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 53% of New York public K-12 schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats 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 K-12 schools
Student : Teacher
9.1:1
48 FTE teachers
STATE 8.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
162 students
STATE 58%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 14 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 26 | 6% |
| Grade 1 | 29 | 7% |
| Grade 2 | 27 | 6% |
| Grade 3 | 36 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 25 | 6% |
| Grade 5 | 25 | 6% |
| Grade 6 | 35 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 30 | 7% |
| Grade 8 | 35 | 8% |
| Grade 9 | 37 | 9% |
| Grade 10 | 35 | 8% |
| Grade 11 | 38 | 9% |
| Grade 12 | 39 | 9% |
| Ungraded | 4 | 1% |
This year's kindergarten class (26) is 26% smaller than its 8th grade class (35).
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
58.8%
NY avg 58.3% . +9.0pp since 2023
Math
57.3%
NY avg 57.4% . -5.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 59 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 58.8% | 57.3% |
| 2023-24 | 49.8% | 62.8% |
% 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
61.3%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 ARKPORT CENTRAL SCHOOL
ARKPORT CENTRAL SCHOOL's state test result (57.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARKPORT CENTRAL SCHOOL this school | 435 | 37.2% | 57.3% |
| ROMULUS CENTRAL SCHOOL ROMULUS | 427 | 39.6% | 42.6% |
| HOOSIC VALLEY JUNIOR SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL SCHAGHTICOKE | 388 | 35.8% | 55.7% |
| TAMARAC MIDDLE SCHOOL HIGH SCHOOL TROY | 576 | 37.3% | 51.3% |
| COLTON-PIERREPONT CENTRAL SCHOOL COLTON | 359 | 35.7% | 65.6% |
| CLYMER CENTRAL SCHOOL CLYMER | 330 | 38.8% | 55.7% |
Matched among New York K-12 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 ARKPORT CENTRAL SCHOOL ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In New York |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.3% | #36 of 101 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.3% | #50 of 101 ▼ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.8% | #37 of 101 ▲ 17 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 435 | #67 of 192 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.1:1 | #94 of 146 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.4% | #101 of 152 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.2% | #116 of 136 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.2% | #91 of 95 |
Ranked against other public K-12 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
435
-25 (-5%) vs 2020
+101% since 1990-91, when it was 216
Student : Teacher
9.1:1
was 11.8:1
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 | 435 | 48 | 9.1:1 | 37% (162) |
| 2023-24 | 456 | 47.6 | 9.6:1 | 45% (206) |
| 2022-23 | 472 | 49.3 | 9.6:1 | 42% (200) |
| 2020-21 | 460 | 39 | 11.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 445 | 39.2 | 11.3:1 | 36% (159) |
| 2015-16 | 448 | 44 | 10.2:1 | 31% (141) |
| 2010-11 | 579 | 47 | 12.3:1 | 29% (169) |
| 2000-01 | 638 | 45 | 14.2:1 | 25% (159) |
| 1990-91 | 216 | 10 | 21.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ARKPORT CENTRAL SCHOOL.
About ARKPORT CENTRAL SCHOOL
Federal records list ARKPORT CENTRAL SCHOOL as a school serving multiple grade levels in ARKPORT, New York. The school has 435 students in 2024-25 across pre-K through 12. That compares with an average of about 544 students for combined schools in New York.
Federal records list ARKPORT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT as the district for ARKPORT CENTRAL SCHOOL.
White students are 90% of those enrolled at ARKPORT CENTRAL SCHOOL. Next come 6% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. That is in line with Steuben County, where about 92% of residents are White. A diversity index of 18% means there is an 18% chance two randomly chosen students at ARKPORT CENTRAL SCHOOL are from different groups.
ARKPORT CENTRAL SCHOOL lists 48 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 9.1 students per teacher. The average for combined schools in New York is about 8.7:1. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 37% of the student body. The rate at public schools in Steuben County averages 51%, higher than here.
ARKPORT CENTRAL SCHOOL holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 53% of New York public K-12 schools.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, ARKPORT CENTRAL SCHOOL is 4.0 points below its prediction. Actual: 57.3%. Predicted: 61.3%.
In the wider Steuben County area, the median household earns about $65,887 a year, about 26% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. ARKPORT CENTRAL SCHOOL shares Steuben County with 33 other public schools.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, NORTH HORNELL SCHOOL, is about 3.4 miles. There are 3 other public schools within five miles. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, ARKPORT CENTRAL SCHOOL is 5th on average proficiency.
Locale: Town: Remote. In NCES terms, the school is in a town far from an urbanized area.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 435, down from 460 in 2020-21. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 9.1:1, from 11.8:1.
This page is set up for the ARKPORT CENTRAL SCHOOL community to discuss special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Steuben County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
92,588
Census ACS
Median income
$65,887
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
34
13,701 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- NORTH HORNELL SCHOOL3.4 mi · 331
- HORNELL JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL4.5 mi · 650
- HORNELL INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL4.9 mi · 487
- CANASERAGA SCHOOL6.2 mi · 203
- ALFRED-ALMOND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL7.6 mi · 250
- ALFRED-ALMOND JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL7.6 mi · 239
Frequently asked questions
About ARKPORT CENTRAL SCHOOLHow large is ARKPORT CENTRAL SCHOOL?
ARKPORT CENTRAL SCHOOL enrolls approximately 435 students in grades PK-12.
Is ARKPORT CENTRAL SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
ARKPORT CENTRAL SCHOOL is a combined-grade school covering grades PK-12.
How many students per teacher at ARKPORT CENTRAL SCHOOL?
Approximately 9.1:1 students per teacher at ARKPORT CENTRAL SCHOOL.
How diverse is ARKPORT CENTRAL SCHOOL?
ARKPORT CENTRAL SCHOOL reports a student body of 90% White, 6% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is ARKPORT CENTRAL SCHOOL public or private?
ARKPORT CENTRAL SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by ARKPORT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.