Enrollment
318
Combined
STATE 544
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BELFAST CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 360435000187
BELFAST SCHOOL
1 KING ST, BELFAST, NY 14711 · (585) 365-2646 · Allegany County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL318 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 75% of New York public K-12 schools
- A-Test 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 K-12 schools
Student : Teacher
7.8:1
41 FTE teachers
STATE 8.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
165 students
STATE 58%
Community
0
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 | 20 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 15 | 5% |
| Grade 1 | 18 | 6% |
| Grade 2 | 21 | 7% |
| Grade 3 | 25 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 24 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 17 | 5% |
| Grade 6 | 27 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 23 | 7% |
| Grade 8 | 22 | 7% |
| Grade 9 | 26 | 8% |
| Grade 10 | 28 | 9% |
| Grade 11 | 23 | 7% |
| Grade 12 | 25 | 8% |
| Ungraded | 4 | 1% |
This year's kindergarten class (15) is 32% smaller than its 8th grade class (22).
Student demographics
7%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
55.6%
NY avg 58.3% . +4.0pp since 2023
Math
77.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -13.0pp 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 77 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 13 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55.6% | 77.0% |
| 2023-24 | 51.6% | 90.0% |
% 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
62.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.9%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 BELFAST SCHOOL
BELFAST SCHOOL's state test result (62.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| BELFAST SCHOOL this school | 318 | 51.9% | 62.4% |
| PRATTSBURGH CENTRAL SCHOOL PRATTSBURGH | 351 | 52.4% | 44.6% |
| SCIO CENTRAL SCHOOL SCIO | 267 | 52.8% | 57.4% |
| SHARON SPRINGS CENTRAL SCHOOL SHARON SPRINGS | 264 | 52.7% | 47.1% |
| HINSDALE CENTRAL SCHOOL HINSDALE | 349 | 49.6% | 52.2% |
| WALTON HIGH SCHOOL WALTON | 271 | 53.1% | 63.2% |
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 BELFAST SCHOOL ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Allegany County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.4% | #19 of 101 | #2 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 77.0% | #21 of 101 ▼ 13 | #3 of 8 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.6% | #49 of 101 ▼ 8 | #4 of 8 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 318 | #106 of 192 | #3 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 7.8:1 | #78 of 146 | #3 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 7.4% | #141 of 152 | #7 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.9% | #75 of 136 | #6 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.4% | #69 of 95 | #7 of 7 |
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
318
-20 (-6%) vs 2020
-38% since 1990-91, when it was 516
Student : Teacher
7.8:1
was 9.7:1
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 | 318 | 40.5 | 7.8:1 | 52% (165) |
| 2023-24 | 315 | 41 | 7.7:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 320 | 40 | 8.0:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 338 | 35 | 9.7:1 | 56% (190) |
| 2017-18 | 347 | 37 | 9.4:1 | 63% (217) |
| 2015-16 | 358 | 36 | 9.9:1 | 56% (201) |
| 2010-11 | 375 | 37 | 10.1:1 | 48% (179) |
| 2000-01 | 523 | 39 | 13.4:1 | 48% (249) |
| 1990-91 | 516 | 34 | 15.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BELFAST SCHOOL.
About BELFAST SCHOOL
At 1 KING ST in BELFAST, New York, BELFAST SCHOOL operates as a small school serving multiple grade levels. Total enrollment is 318 students, and the grades served are pre-K through 12. That is 42% below the average of about 544 students for combined schools in New York.
BELFAST SCHOOL is run by BELFAST CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
White students are 96% of those enrolled at BELFAST SCHOOL. That is in line with Allegany County, where about 93% of residents are White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 7, compared with 70 nationally.
Staffing at BELFAST SCHOOL comes to 40.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 7.8:1. Combined schools in New York have an average ratio of 8.7:1. On the income side, 52% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Allegany County average a similar 50%.
Among New York public K-12 schools, BELFAST SCHOOL outscored 75%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
BELFAST SCHOOL's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 62.4% is 6.5 points above the 55.9% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
American Community Survey estimates for Allegany County show that the median household earns about $62,869 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 25%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Across Allegany County, 21 public schools serve about 5,589 students.
FILLMORE CENTRAL SCHOOL is about 8.6 miles from BELFAST SCHOOL, the shortest distance to any other public school. Other public schools within ten miles: 3. The nearest schools with test data average 60.0%, lower than BELFAST SCHOOL's 62.4%.
BELFAST SCHOOL has an NCES locale of Rural: Remote.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 318, down from 338 in 2020-21. Students per teacher dropped from 9.7 in 2020-21 to 7.8 in 2024-25.
This page collects posts and questions about BELFAST SCHOOL, such as open houses, carpools, and field trips. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Allegany County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
47,159
Census ACS
Median income
$62,869
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
21
5,589 students
Quick facts
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Nearby schools
- FILLMORE CENTRAL SCHOOL8.6 mi · 597
- GENESEE VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL8.6 mi · 594
- FRIENDSHIP CENTRAL SCHOOL9.4 mi · 259
- CUBA-RUSHFORD HIGH SCHOOL10.7 mi · 202
- CUBA-RUSHFORD MIDDLE SCHOOL10.7 mi · 154
- CUBA-RUSHFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL11.9 mi · 363
Frequently asked questions
About BELFAST SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at BELFAST SCHOOL?
BELFAST SCHOOL enrolls approximately 318 students in grades PK-12.
What age range does BELFAST SCHOOL serve?
BELFAST SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at BELFAST SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at BELFAST SCHOOL is approximately 7.8:1 (41 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at BELFAST SCHOOL?
Student demographics at BELFAST SCHOOL are roughly 96% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
What district is BELFAST SCHOOL in?
BELFAST SCHOOL is part of BELFAST CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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