BIG FLATS SCHOOL

Set in BIG FLATS, New York, BIG FLATS SCHOOL is a compact elementary-level community, one of the schools within HORSEHEADS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. It caters to 372 students across grades pre-K through 4.

BIG FLATS SCHOOL is one of 7 schools operated by HORSEHEADS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that hosts 3,703 students overall.

In terms of who attends, BIG FLATS SCHOOL logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (90%); the rest reads as 4% Hispanic, 4% multiracial.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.0:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. An estimated 25% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Chemung County (around 56%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, BIG FLATS SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 65.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 54.3%.

Across the wider county, census data for Chemung County shows median household income runs about $63,716, about 27% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. BIG FLATS SCHOOL is one of 24 public schools in Chemung County (combined enrollment of about 10,788 students).

HORSEHEADS INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 4.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts BIG FLATS SCHOOL at 5th of 9; the average score across the group is 57.6%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Over the past 7-year window. BIG FLATS SCHOOL's enrollment has stayed largely flat since 2018, when it stood at 377 (now 372).

On the community side, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.