BROCTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

BROCTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a tight-knit elementary-level community in BROCTON, New York, overseen by BROCTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. The school instructs 234 students in grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, New York's public schools average about 443 students each, so BROCTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits 47% leaner than that benchmark.

BROCTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 2 schools operated by BROCTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that caters to 486 students overall.

On demographics, BROCTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports that White students make up the majority at 77%. Beyond that, the school logs 16% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 3% Black. The wider county runs roughly 86% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 8.3:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 60% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), BROCTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 52.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 43.9%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Chautauqua County indicate the typical household earns roughly $58,351 per year, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Chautauqua County runs 51 public schools (combined enrollment of about 17,056 students), of which BROCTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

BROCTON MIDDLE HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), BROCTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 60.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at BROCTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has declined 12%, going from 267 students in 2018 to 234 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 82% to 77% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 10.3:1 in 2018 to 8.3:1 in 2025.

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