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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AVON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 360366000118

AVON PRIMARY SCHOOL

161 CLINTON ST, AVON, NY 14414 · (585) 226-2455 · Livingston County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL316 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 54% 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.
  • B-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 elementary schools

Enrollment
316
Elementary
DISTRICT 302 · STATE 443
Student : Teacher
9.5:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.6:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
119 students
DISTRICT 33% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K3411%
Kindergarten5517%
Grade 16119%
Grade 25417%
Grade 36320%
Grade 44916%

This year's kindergarten class (55) is 12% larger than its 4th grade class (49).

Student demographics
29%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 26% · STATE 72% · US 70%
White
26584%
DISTRICT 86% · STATE 39% · US 43%
Hispanic
268%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 31% · US 30%
Black
83%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 16% · US 15%
Asian
10%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 10% · US 6%
Two+
165%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 4% · US 5%
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
Male
16853%
Female
14847%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
AVON PRIMARY SCHOOL→AVON MIDDLE SCHOOL→AVON HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within AVON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)
English Language Arts
56.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +18.0pp since 2023
Math
70.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +12.0pp since 2023

What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 70 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 18 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 12 points.

NYS Assessments results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2556.0%70.0%
2023-2438.0%58.0%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
55.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.1%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.0pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 55% 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 AVON PRIMARY SCHOOL

AVON PRIMARY SCHOOL's state test result (55.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
AVON PRIMARY SCHOOL this school31637.7%55.2%
GEYSER ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SARATOGA SPRINGS
33737.1%56.9%
WESTMORELAND ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WHITESBORO
33537.9%41.2%
WEEDSPORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WEEDSPORT
32436.4%50.0%
SACANDAGA SCHOOL
SCOTIA
31937.0%48.3%
ALEXANDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ALEXANDER
32639.9%45.8%
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 AVON PRIMARY SCHOOL ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn New YorkIn Livingston County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
55.2%#952 of 2,335#1 of 8
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
70.0%#702 of 2,342
▲ 291
#1 of 8
▲ 1
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
56.0%#1,099 of 2,343
▲ 282
#2 of 8
▲ 1
Enrollment
ranked largest first
316#1,888 of 2,585#6 of 10
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
9.5:1#295 of 2,338#3 of 9
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
28.7%#1,909 of 2,388#3 of 9
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
37.7%#1,756 of 2,534#8 of 10
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-11.2%#1,072 of 1,757#5 of 6
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 2024-25
Enrollment
316
+15 (+5%) vs 2020
-48% since 1990-91, when it was 602
Student : Teacher
9.5:1
was 10.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2531633.39.5:138% (119)
2023-243302911.4:11% (3)
2022-2332629.711.0:131% (101)
2020-213013010.0:134% (101)
2017-183562812.7:133% (118)
2015-163592912.4:136% (131)
2010-113643610.1:121% (77)
2000-015914313.7:115% (88)
1990-916024712.8:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for AVON PRIMARY SCHOOL.

About AVON PRIMARY SCHOOL

AVON, New York, is home to AVON PRIMARY SCHOOL, a small elementary school. The school enrolls 316 students, from pre-K through 4. Average enrollment for elementary schools in New York is about 443, so this school runs 29% smaller than that.

AVON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT oversees AVON PRIMARY SCHOOL and 2 other schools, with 906 students in total.

Federal enrollment data show AVON PRIMARY SCHOOL is 84% White. After that, the student body is 8% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 3% Black. Pick two students at random and there is a 29% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.

The school employs the equivalent of 33.3 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 9.5:1. That is lower than the 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 38%.

Measured against New York public elementary schools, AVON PRIMARY SCHOOL receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.

AVON PRIMARY SCHOOL posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 55.2%, compared with a predicted 61.1%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of New York schools on BeatsExpectations.

Census Bureau estimates for Livingston County show that the median household income is $74,001, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 31% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. There are 21 public schools in Livingston County, enrolling about 7,217 students in all.

The school nearest to AVON PRIMARY SCHOOL is AVON MIDDLE SCHOOL, at a distance of about 0.1 miles. A five-mile radius around the school includes 2 other public schools. On state test proficiency, AVON PRIMARY SCHOOL ranks 5th in a group of 7 nearby schools.

In the federal locale system, AVON PRIMARY SCHOOL is coded Rural: Distant, for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.

Enrollment has grown by 15 students since 2020-21, to 316.

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Livingston County at a glance

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Population
61,498
Census ACS
Median income
$74,001
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
21
7,217 students

Quick facts

School name
AVON PRIMARY SCHOOL
District
AVON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Address
161 CLINTON ST, AVON, NY 14414
Phone
(585) 226-2455
County
Livingston County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–04
Total enrollment
316
Teachers (FTE)
33
Student–teacher ratio
9.5:1
Free and reduced lunch
119 (38%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
360366000118
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About AVON PRIMARY SCHOOL
What is the total enrollment at AVON PRIMARY SCHOOL?
AVON PRIMARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 316 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does AVON PRIMARY SCHOOL serve?
AVON PRIMARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at AVON PRIMARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at AVON PRIMARY SCHOOL is approximately 9.5:1 (33 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at AVON PRIMARY SCHOOL?
At AVON PRIMARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 84% White, 8% Hispanic, 3% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is AVON PRIMARY SCHOOL in?
AVON PRIMARY SCHOOL is part of AVON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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