Enrollment
249
Combined
STATE 544
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BRADFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 360522000246
BRADFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL
2820 RT 226, BRADFORD, NY 14815 · (607) 583-4616 · Schuyler County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL249 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
7.9:1
32 FTE teachers
STATE 8.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
128 students
STATE 58%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
60.2%
NY avg 58.3% . +10.4pp since 2023
Math
70.8%
NY avg 57.4% . -17.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 17 points.
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
59.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.1%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
249
-14 (-5%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
7.9:1
was 8.3:1
% White
99%
was 97%
% Hispanic
1%
was 1%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About BRADFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL
Set in BRADFORD, New York, BRADFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL is a tight-knit all-grades campus, part of BRADFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. It works with 249 students across grades pre-K through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 54% leaner than the state mean of about 544.
Operationally, BRADFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL answers to BRADFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.
Looking at the student body, BRADFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (99%).
In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 7.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 8.7:1 average. Around 51% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, BRADFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 56.1%, the actual is 59.3%, a residual of +3.3 points.
In the area at large, Schuyler County reports that the typical household earns roughly $67,663 per year, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Schuyler County runs 6 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,801 students), of which BRADFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL is one.
Nearest neighbor: HAMMONDSPORT JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, around 6.9 miles off. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts BRADFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL at 4th of 9; the average score across the group is 54.9%.
The school occupies a countryside site.
Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at BRADFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL has contracted 5%, going from 263 students in 2018 to 249 in 2025.
On this page, the feed for BRADFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL typically covers enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
Schuyler County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
17,562
Census ACS
Median income
$67,663
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
1,801 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- HAMMONDSPORT JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL6.9 mi · 193
- GLENN H CURTISS MEMORIAL SCHOOL6.9 mi · 199
- CAMPBELL-SAVONA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL8.1 mi · 436
- CAMPBELL-SAVONA JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL10.4 mi · 343
- WATKINS GLEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL11.7 mi · 460
- WATKINS GLEN CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL11.8 mi · 419
Frequently asked questions
About BRADFORD CENTRAL SCHOOLHow many students attend BRADFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL?
BRADFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL enrolls approximately 249 students in grades PK-12.
What grades does BRADFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL serve?
BRADFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL serves grades PK-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at BRADFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at BRADFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL is approximately 7.9:1 (32 FTE teachers).
How diverse is BRADFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL?
BRADFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL reports a student body of 99% White, 1% Hispanic, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees BRADFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL?
BRADFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL is overseen by BRADFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT in Schuyler County.
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