Enrollment
300
Elementary
DISTRICT 288 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BEMUS POINT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 360453000199
BEMUS POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
41 LIBERTY ST, BEMUS POINT, NY 14712 · (716) 386-3795 · Chautauqua County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL300 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 58% 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
Student : Teacher
9.7:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.7:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
108 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 28 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 37 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 51 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 37 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 48 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 56 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 43 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (37) is 14% smaller than its 5th grade class (43).
Student demographics
6%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 7% · 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
BEMUS POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL→MAPLE GROVE JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within BEMUS POINT 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
70.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +19.0pp since 2023
Math
66.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +12.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 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 19 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 12 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 70.0% | 66.0% |
| 2023-24 | 51.0% | 54.0% |
% 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
57.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.8%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 BEMUS POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BEMUS POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (57.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| BEMUS POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 300 | 36.0% | 57.9% |
| HAROLD O BRUMSTED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HOLLAND | 303 | 35.3% | 46.1% |
| D B BUNCE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PAVILION | 295 | 34.6% | 37.9% |
| BALLARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WILTON | 311 | 37.9% | 45.7% |
| MADRID-WADDINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MADRID | 303 | 33.0% | 44.3% |
| MOREAU ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SOUTH GLENS FALLS | 283 | 33.6% | 38.7% |
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 BEMUS POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Chautauqua County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.9% | #849 of 2,335 | #3 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #848 of 2,342 ▲ 284 | #3 of 21 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.0% | #528 of 2,343 ▲ 297 | #1 of 21 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 300 | #1,994 of 2,585 | #12 of 26 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.7:1 | #338 of 2,338 | #13 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 5.8% | #2,364 of 2,388 | #21 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.0% | #1,810 of 2,534 | #24 of 26 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.3% | #1,701 of 1,757 | #20 of 20 |
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
300
+13 (+5%) vs 2020
+38% since 1990-91, when it was 218
Student : Teacher
9.7:1
was 10.6:1
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 | 300 | 31 | 9.7:1 | 36% (108) |
| 2023-24 | 293 | 31 | 9.4:1 | 38% (110) |
| 2022-23 | 283 | 30 | 9.4:1 | 35% (99) |
| 2020-21 | 287 | 27 | 10.6:1 | 33% (94) |
| 2017-18 | 304 | 29 | 10.5:1 | 32% (96) |
| 2015-16 | 320 | 27 | 11.8:1 | 36% (116) |
| 2010-11 | 390 | 32 | 12.2:1 | 22% (84) |
| 2000-01 | 463 | 28 | 16.5:1 | 8% (35) |
| 1990-91 | 218 | 10 | 21.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BEMUS POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About BEMUS POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BEMUS POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public elementary school in BEMUS POINT, New York. School enrollment was 300 students in 2024-25, in pre-K through 5. For comparison, elementary schools in New York average about 443 students.
BEMUS POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 2 schools in BEMUS POINT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, which enrolls 575 students in total.
Federal enrollment data show BEMUS POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 97% White. Other groups make up 3% Hispanic. Chautauqua County as a whole is about 86% White, so the school's share is higher. The school's diversity index is 6%, meaning two students picked at random have a 6% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school reported 31 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 9.7:1. That is 3.2 students per teacher below the 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 36%. Among public schools in Chautauqua County, the average eligibility rate is 57%.
BEMUS POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is graded B by allk12, scoring above 58% of New York public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Test results at BEMUS POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are 3.9 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (57.9% actual, 61.8% predicted).
Chautauqua County census figures show that the median household income is $58,351, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of people live in poverty. There are 51 public schools in Chautauqua County, enrolling about 17,056 students in all.
The nearest public school is MAPLE GROVE JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, at about 3.3 miles. Inside a ten-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. BEMUS POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes in 6th of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, BEMUS POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is Town: Distant.
2024-25 enrollment was 300, a 5% rise from 287 in 2020-21.
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Chautauqua County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
125,544
Census ACS
Median income
$58,351
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
51
17,056 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BEMUS POINT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- MAPLE GROVE JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 275 students
Other schools in BEMUS POINT
- MAPLE GROVE JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 275 students
Nearby schools
- MAPLE GROVE JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL3.3 mi · 275
- SOUTHWESTERN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL6.9 mi · 376
- SOUTHWESTERN MIDDLE SCHOOL6.9 mi · 266
- SOUTHWESTERN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL7.0 mi · 588
- PANAMA K-6 SCHOOL7.6 mi · 213
- PANAMA HIGH SCHOOL7.6 mi · 189
Frequently asked questions
About BEMUS POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at BEMUS POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
BEMUS POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 300 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does BEMUS POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
BEMUS POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at BEMUS POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 9.7:1 students per teacher at BEMUS POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
How diverse is BEMUS POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
BEMUS POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 97% White, 3% Hispanic, 0% Two or more.
Is BEMUS POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
BEMUS POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by BEMUS POINT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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