BIG TREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

BIG TREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary campus of average-sized scale in HAMBURG, New York, run under FRONTIER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, hosting 535 students in grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 443 students per school, that is 21% above typical.

Across the 6 schools in FRONTIER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (4,475 students total), BIG TREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, BIG TREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records that 87% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 5% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 3% Black. By comparison, Erie County as a whole is about 74% White, so the school skews considerably more White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, BIG TREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting BIG TREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 38% of students at BIG TREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Erie County runs at roughly 51%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, BIG TREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 61.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 61.0%.

Around the school, census data for Erie County shows median household income runs about $72,839, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Across Erie County's 226 public schools (combined enrollment of about 122,519 students), BIG TREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is FRONTIER SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, BIG TREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes 4th of 8 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 61.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 11%: 484 students in 2018 compared to 535 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 12.1:1 in 2018 to 10.4:1 today.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.