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Enrollment
491
Combined
STATE 544
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BELLEVILLE-HENDERSON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 360437004801
BELLEVILLE HENDERSON CENTRAL SCHOOL
8372 COUNTY RT 75, BELLEVILLE, NY 13611 · (315) 846-5121 · Jefferson County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL491 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 36% of New York public K-12 schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
11.7:1
42 FTE teachers
STATE 8.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
224 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 | 21 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 29 | 6% |
| Grade 1 | 36 | 7% |
| Grade 2 | 37 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 38 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 40 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 34 | 7% |
| Grade 6 | 35 | 7% |
| Grade 7 | 37 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 30 | 6% |
| Grade 9 | 49 | 10% |
| Grade 10 | 33 | 7% |
| Grade 11 | 40 | 8% |
| Grade 12 | 31 | 6% |
| Ungraded | 1 | 0% |
This year's kindergarten class (29) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (30).
Student demographics
14%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
50.1%
NY avg 58.3% . +6.2pp since 2023
Math
51.3%
NY avg 57.4% . -1.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 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 1 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.1% | 51.3% |
| 2023-24 | 43.8% | 52.7% |
% 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
49.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.2%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% 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 BELLEVILLE HENDERSON CENTRAL SCHOOL
BELLEVILLE HENDERSON CENTRAL SCHOOL's state test result (49.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| BELLEVILLE HENDERSON CENTRAL SCHOOL this school | 491 | 45.6% | 49.4% |
| LA FARGEVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL LA FARGEVILLE | 448 | 45.3% | 67.1% |
| NORTH WARREN CENTRAL SCHOOL CHESTERTOWN | 470 | 47.7% | 53.3% |
| GENESEE VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL BELMONT | 594 | 44.3% | 54.7% |
| CHERRY VALLEY-SPRINGFIELD CENTRAL SCHOOL CHERRY VALLEY | 420 | 48.3% | 38.3% |
| STOCKBRIDGE VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL MUNNSVILLE | 377 | 47.2% | 54.1% |
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 BELLEVILLE HENDERSON CENTRAL SCHOOL ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In New York |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.4% | #58 of 101 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.3% | #62 of 101 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.1% | #63 of 101 ▲ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 491 | #56 of 192 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.7:1 | #128 of 146 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 13.6% | #114 of 152 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.6% | #94 of 136 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.9% | #48 of 59 |
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
491
-1 (0%) vs 2020
-22% since 2000-01, when it was 632
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 12.3:1
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 | 491 | 41.9 | 11.7:1 | 46% (224) |
| 2023-24 | 503 | 43.8 | 11.5:1 | 53% (269) |
| 2022-23 | 502 | 43.8 | 11.4:1 | 59% (297) |
| 2020-21 | 492 | 40 | 12.3:1 | 53% (263) |
| 2017-18 | 468 | 41 | 11.4:1 | 54% (253) |
| 2015-16 | 481 | 38 | 12.7:1 | 55% (263) |
| 2010-11 | 507 | 41 | 12.4:1 | 44% (221) |
| 2000-01 | 632 | 44 | 14.4:1 | 49% (310) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BELLEVILLE HENDERSON CENTRAL SCHOOL.
About BELLEVILLE HENDERSON CENTRAL SCHOOL
BELLEVILLE HENDERSON CENTRAL SCHOOL is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a combined-grade school in BELLEVILLE, New York. The school had 491 students in pre-K through 12 in 2024-25.
BELLEVILLE HENDERSON CENTRAL SCHOOL is part of BELLEVILLE-HENDERSON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
The student body at BELLEVILLE HENDERSON CENTRAL SCHOOL is 93% White. Other groups make up 3% Hispanic, 2% multiracial, and 2% Black. County-wide, 83% of Jefferson County residents are White. The school's diversity index is 14%, meaning two students picked at random have a 14% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
With 41.9 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at BELLEVILLE HENDERSON CENTRAL SCHOOL was 11.7:1. This ratio sits 3.0 above the 8.7:1 average for combined schools in New York. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 46%.
The allk12 Grade for BELLEVILLE HENDERSON CENTRAL SCHOOL is C+. Compared with New York public K-12 schools, the school scored higher than 36% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
BELLEVILLE HENDERSON CENTRAL SCHOOL's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (49.4%) and its predicted rate (58.2%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of New York schools.
According to the American Community Survey, in Jefferson County, the median household income is $66,301, roughly 27% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. There are 39 public schools in Jefferson County, enrolling about 16,789 students in all.
MANNSVILLE MANOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the public school closest to BELLEVILLE HENDERSON CENTRAL SCHOOL, about 5.6 miles away. There are 4 other public schools within ten miles. BELLEVILLE HENDERSON CENTRAL SCHOOL ranks 5th of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 49.4% against a local average of 59.2%.
In the federal locale system, BELLEVILLE HENDERSON CENTRAL SCHOOL is coded Rural: Distant, for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 492 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 491.
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Jefferson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
115,040
Census ACS
Median income
$66,301
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
39
16,789 students
Quick facts
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- MANNSVILLE MANOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL5.6 mi · 338
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- CLARKE MIDDLE SCHOOL5.7 mi · 399
- MAYNARD P WILSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL7.4 mi · 477
- SANDY CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL10.0 mi · 379
- SANDY CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL10.0 mi · 175
Frequently asked questions
About BELLEVILLE HENDERSON CENTRAL SCHOOLHow large is BELLEVILLE HENDERSON CENTRAL SCHOOL?
BELLEVILLE HENDERSON CENTRAL SCHOOL enrolls approximately 491 students in grades PK-12.
Is BELLEVILLE HENDERSON CENTRAL SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
BELLEVILLE HENDERSON CENTRAL SCHOOL is a combined-grade school covering grades PK-12.
How many teachers does BELLEVILLE HENDERSON CENTRAL SCHOOL have?
BELLEVILLE HENDERSON CENTRAL SCHOOL employs 42 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.7:1.
How diverse is BELLEVILLE HENDERSON CENTRAL SCHOOL?
BELLEVILLE HENDERSON CENTRAL SCHOOL reports a student body of 93% White, 3% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is BELLEVILLE HENDERSON CENTRAL SCHOOL in?
BELLEVILLE HENDERSON CENTRAL SCHOOL is part of BELLEVILLE-HENDERSON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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