C GRANT GRIMSHAW SCHOOL

C GRANT GRIMSHAW SCHOOL operates as a modestly sized K-5 school in LAFAYETTE, New York, operated by LAFAYETTE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Current enrollment sits at 338 students spanning grades pre-K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 24% smaller than the state mean of about 443.

LAFAYETTE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 756 students. C GRANT GRIMSHAW SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, C GRANT GRIMSHAW SCHOOL shows that the largest single group is White, at 73% of enrollment. Other groups include 23% Native American. That composition is broadly in line with Onondaga County as a whole.

On the resource side, The school lists 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.2:1. The state averages about 12.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 41% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), C GRANT GRIMSHAW SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 60.1%; this one delivers 42.0%.

Around the school, census data for Onondaga County shows the typical household earns roughly $76,945 per year, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. C GRANT GRIMSHAW SCHOOL is one of 123 public schools in Onondaga County (combined enrollment of about 67,044 students).

The closest other public school is LA FAYETTE JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 2.1 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), C GRANT GRIMSHAW SCHOOL ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 45.7%.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Trend over the last 7 years. C GRANT GRIMSHAW SCHOOL's enrollment has contracted 10% since 2018, when it stood at 374 (now 338). White enrollment moved from 79% to 73% across the same window.

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