Enrollment
372
Elementary
DISTRICT 373 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HORSEHEADS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 361485001236
BIG FLATS SCHOOL
543 MAPLE ST, BIG FLATS, NY 14814 · (607) 739-6373 · Chemung County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL372 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 47% 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.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
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
14.0:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
93 students
DISTRICT 37% · 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 | 36 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 73 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 56 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 68 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 68 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 68 | 18% |
| Ungraded | 3 | 1% |
This year's kindergarten class (73) is 7% larger than its 4th grade class (68).
Student demographics
20%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 29% · 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
Based on grade levels within HORSEHEADS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
53.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +8.0pp since 2023
Math
57.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -4.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 53 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53.0% | 57.0% |
| 2023-24 | 45.0% | 61.0% |
% 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
54.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.8%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% 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 BIG FLATS SCHOOL
BIG FLATS SCHOOL's state test result (54.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| BIG FLATS SCHOOL this school | 372 | 25.0% | 54.3% |
| WEST SAND LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WEST SAND LAKE | 354 | 24.9% | 59.6% |
| PRIMARY EDUCATION CENTER YOUNGSTOWN | 378 | 23.0% | N/A |
| LAKE AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SARATOGA SPRINGS | 382 | 25.1% | 70.9% |
| GEORGE D RYDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL COBLESKILL | 364 | 28.0% | N/A |
| ARMOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HAMBURG | 332 | 24.7% | 45.5% |
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 BIG FLATS SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Chemung County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.3% | #988 of 2,335 | #3 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #1,195 of 2,342 ▼ 297 | #4 of 11 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #1,223 of 2,343 ▼ 138 | #3 of 11 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 372 | #1,536 of 2,585 | #7 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #1,866 of 2,338 | #10 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.5% | #2,118 of 2,388 | #14 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 25.0% | #2,096 of 2,534 | #15 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.3% | #1,703 of 1,757 | #13 of 13 |
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
372
+49 (+15%) vs 2020
-34% since 1990-91, when it was 566
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 12.4:1
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 | 372 | 26.6 | 14.0:1 | 25% (93) |
| 2023-24 | 380 | 27.5 | 13.8:1 | 28% (105) |
| 2022-23 | 388 | 27.8 | 14.0:1 | 30% (117) |
| 2020-21 | 323 | 26 | 12.4:1 | 30% (97) |
| 2017-18 | 377 | 28 | 13.5:1 | 28% (106) |
| 2015-16 | 387 | 23 | 16.8:1 | 22% (84) |
| 2010-11 | 422 | 30 | 14.1:1 | 17% (72) |
| 2000-01 | 451 | 28 | 16.1:1 | 19% (87) |
| 1990-91 | 566 | 35 | 16.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BIG FLATS SCHOOL.
About BIG FLATS SCHOOL
BIG FLATS SCHOOL is a public small elementary school in BIG FLATS, New York. Students in pre-K through 4 attend the school, which enrolls 372 students.
HORSEHEADS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT includes 7 schools. Together they enroll 3,703 students.
BIG FLATS SCHOOL enrolls a student body that is 90% White. Beyond that, enrollment is 4% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. By the diversity index, BIG FLATS SCHOOL comes in at 20%.
Federal data list 26.6 full-time-equivalent teachers at BIG FLATS SCHOOL in 2024-25, for a ratio of 14.0:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in New York is 12.8:1, lower than at this school. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 25%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Chemung County is 56%.
BIG FLATS SCHOOL is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 47% of New York public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
BIG FLATS SCHOOL is 11.5 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (54.3% versus 65.8%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in New York.
According to the American Community Survey, in Chemung County, median household income is about $63,716, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 27% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. BIG FLATS SCHOOL is one of 24 public schools in Chemung County, which together enroll about 10,788 students.
Nearest public school: HORSEHEADS INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL, about 4.2 miles away. The five-mile area around BIG FLATS SCHOOL holds 3 other public schools. Nearby schools average 57.6% on proficiency, and BIG FLATS SCHOOL is below that at 54.3%.
Locale data from NCES put BIG FLATS SCHOOL in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000 (Suburb: Small).
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment up 15%, from 323 to 372. The ratio of students to teachers went from 12.4:1 to 14.0:1 over the same years.
Parents and students can post about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs at BIG FLATS SCHOOL. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Chemung County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
82,147
Census ACS
Median income
$63,716
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
24
10,788 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in HORSEHEADS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- HORSEHEADS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,119 students
- HORSEHEADS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 564 students
- HORSEHEADS INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLMiddle · 529 students
- GARDNER ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 444 students
- RIDGE ROAD SCHOOLElementary · 369 students
- CENTER STREET SCHOOLElementary · 306 students
Nearby schools
- HORSEHEADS INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL4.2 mi · 529
- HORSEHEADS MIDDLE SCHOOL4.2 mi · 564
- GARDNER ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL4.9 mi · 444
- COHEN MIDDLE SCHOOL5.3 mi · 251
- COHEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL5.3 mi · 443
- THOMAS A EDISON HIGH SCHOOL5.5 mi · 321
Frequently asked questions
About BIG FLATS SCHOOLHow large is BIG FLATS SCHOOL?
BIG FLATS SCHOOL enrolls approximately 372 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does BIG FLATS SCHOOL serve?
BIG FLATS SCHOOL serves grades PK-04.
How many teachers does BIG FLATS SCHOOL have?
BIG FLATS SCHOOL employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.0:1.
What is the student diversity at BIG FLATS SCHOOL?
Student demographics at BIG FLATS SCHOOL are roughly 90% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is BIG FLATS SCHOOL in?
BIG FLATS SCHOOL is part of HORSEHEADS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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