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Enrollment
374
Elementary
DISTRICT 337 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GENERAL BROWN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 361191000958
BROWNVILLE SCHOOL
771 MAIN ST, BROWNVILLE, NY 13615 · (315) 779-2300 · Jefferson County
GRADES 03–06ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL374 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 35% of New York public elementary schools
- C+Test 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.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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
10.9:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.9:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
183 students
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 58%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 100 | 27% |
| Grade 4 | 81 | 22% |
| Grade 5 | 91 | 24% |
| Grade 6 | 102 | 27% |
Student demographics
20%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 19% · 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
BROWNVILLE SCHOOL→GENERAL BROWN JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within GENERAL BROWN 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
48.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +8.0pp since 2023
Math
47.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -2.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 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 2 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 48.0% | 47.0% |
| 2023-24 | 40.0% | 49.0% |
% 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
44.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.0%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 BROWNVILLE SCHOOL
BROWNVILLE SCHOOL's state test result (44.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| BROWNVILLE SCHOOL this school | 374 | 48.9% | 44.8% |
| DANSVILLE PRIMARY SCHOOL DANSVILLE | 393 | 49.9% | N/A |
| KENDALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL KENDALL | 368 | 48.6% | 61.5% |
| SCHOHARIE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SCHOHARIE | 349 | 50.4% | 34.1% |
| UNADILLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL UNADILLA | 349 | 49.9% | 46.9% |
| AURA A COLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CONSTANTIA | 396 | 49.0% | 39.6% |
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 BROWNVILLE SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.8% | #1,401 of 2,335 | #12 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #1,565 of 2,342 ▼ 216 | #11 of 20 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #1,424 of 2,343 ▼ 135 | #6 of 20 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 374 | #1,527 of 2,585 | #8 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.9:1 | #783 of 2,338 | #7 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.9% | #2,104 of 2,388 | #12 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.9% | #1,443 of 2,534 | #12 of 21 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -29.6% | #296 of 1,757 | #2 of 17 |
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
374
-48 (-11%) vs 2020
-37% since 1990-91, when it was 596
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
was 15.6:1
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 | 374 | 34.4 | 10.9:1 | 49% (183) |
| 2023-24 | 372 | 28.2 | 13.2:1 | 48% (178) |
| 2022-23 | 409 | 22.8 | 17.9:1 | 49% (199) |
| 2020-21 | 422 | 27 | 15.6:1 | 48% (204) |
| 2017-18 | 531 | 30 | 17.7:1 | 31% (166) |
| 2015-16 | 515 | 29 | 17.8:1 | 38% (198) |
| 2010-11 | 514 | 32 | 16.1:1 | 28% (144) |
| 2000-01 | 499 | 30 | 16.6:1 | 37% (184) |
| 1990-91 | 596 | 29 | 20.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BROWNVILLE SCHOOL.
About BROWNVILLE SCHOOL
BROWNVILLE SCHOOL is a small elementary school in BROWNVILLE, New York, (ZIP code 13615). Total enrollment is 374 students, and the grades served are 3 through 6.
BROWNVILLE SCHOOL is one of 3 schools in GENERAL BROWN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, which enrolls 1,349 students in total.
A large majority of enrollment at BROWNVILLE SCHOOL is White, at 89%. It is also 4% multiracial, 3% Hispanic, and 3% Black. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, BROWNVILLE SCHOOL scores 20%.
Based on 34.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, BROWNVILLE SCHOOL has a ratio of 10.9:1. Compared with the 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York, this school's ratio is lower. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 49%. The figure for public schools in Jefferson County is close, at 49%.
BROWNVILLE SCHOOL holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 35% of New York public elementary schools.
BROWNVILLE SCHOOL's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (44.8%) and its predicted rate (57.0%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of New York schools.
In Jefferson County, home to about 115,040 people, the median household earns about $66,301 a year, roughly 27% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Jefferson County number 39, with about 16,789 students.
JEFFERSON-LEWIS-HAMILTON-HERKIMER-ONEIDA BOCES is about 2.1 miles from BROWNVILLE SCHOOL, the shortest distance to any other public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, BROWNVILLE SCHOOL ranks 5th in a group of 7 nearby schools.
Its location is classified as Rural: Fringe by the National Center for Education Statistics.
The school's student count decreased 11% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. The school's ratio dropped from 15.6:1 to 10.9:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about open houses, carpools, and field trips at BROWNVILLE SCHOOL. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Jefferson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
115,040
Census ACS
Median income
$66,301
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
39
16,789 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in GENERAL BROWN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- GENERAL BROWN JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 675 students
- DEXTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 300 students
Nearby schools
- JEFFERSON-LEWIS-HAMILTON-HERKIMER-ONEIDA BOCES2.1 mi · 267
- GENERAL BROWN JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL2.5 mi · 675
- DEXTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.3 mi · 300
- NORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.7 mi · 435
- SHERMAN SCHOOL3.8 mi · 323
- STARBUCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.9 mi · 153
Frequently asked questions
About BROWNVILLE SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at BROWNVILLE SCHOOL?
BROWNVILLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 374 students in grades 03-06.
What grades does BROWNVILLE SCHOOL serve?
BROWNVILLE SCHOOL serves grades 03-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at BROWNVILLE SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at BROWNVILLE SCHOOL is approximately 10.9:1 (34 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at BROWNVILLE SCHOOL?
At BROWNVILLE SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 89% White, 3% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is BROWNVILLE SCHOOL public or private?
BROWNVILLE SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by GENERAL BROWN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.