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How has CAIRO-DURHAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
432
Elementary
DISTRICT 346 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CAIRO-DURHAM CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 360616000395
CAIRO-DURHAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
424 MAIN ST, CAIRO, NY 12413 · (518) 622-3231 · Greene County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL432 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.5:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.6:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
269 students
DISTRICT 62% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 70 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 76 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 69 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 65 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 63 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 89 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (70) is 21% smaller than its 5th grade class (89).
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 31% · 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
Based on grade levels within CAIRO-DURHAM 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
59.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +17.0pp since 2023
Math
68.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +4.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 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 17 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 59.0% | 68.0% |
| 2023-24 | 42.0% | 64.0% |
% 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
54.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.1%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 CAIRO-DURHAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CAIRO-DURHAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (54.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAIRO-DURHAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 432 | 62.3% | 54.8% |
| HORNELL INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL HORNELL | 487 | 61.6% | 33.0% |
| FRANKLYN S BARRY PRIMARY SCHOOL CORTLAND | 417 | 64.0% | N/A |
| GRANBY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FULTON | 463 | 61.3% | 25.6% |
| HOLLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HOLLEY | 513 | 60.4% | 44.9% |
| TACONIC HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CRARYVILLE | 503 | 61.2% | 48.7% |
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 CAIRO-DURHAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Greene County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.8% | #975 of 2,335 | #1 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.0% | #772 of 2,342 ▼ 10 | #1 of 6 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #983 of 2,343 ▲ 206 | #1 of 6 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 432 | #1,183 of 2,585 | #3 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.5:1 | #306 of 2,338 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.6% | #1,968 of 2,388 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.3% | #1,115 of 2,534 | #1 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.3% | #605 of 1,757 | #2 of 6 |
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
432
-41 (-9%) vs 2020
-26% since 1990-91, when it was 584
Student : Teacher
9.5:1
was 9.8:1
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 | 432 | 45.3 | 9.5:1 | 62% (269) |
| 2023-24 | 441 | 47 | 9.4:1 | 59% (259) |
| 2022-23 | 439 | 51 | 8.6:1 | 60% (262) |
| 2020-21 | 473 | 48 | 9.8:1 | 58% (272) |
| 2017-18 | 542 | 45 | 12.0:1 | 36% (193) |
| 2015-16 | 548 | 47 | 11.7:1 | 61% (335) |
| 2010-11 | 432 | 42 | 10.3:1 | 46% (197) |
| 2000-01 | 592 | 42 | 14.1:1 | 37% (218) |
| 1990-91 | 584 | 34 | 17.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CAIRO-DURHAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About CAIRO-DURHAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CAIRO-DURHAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school with a street address in CAIRO, New York. Its enrollment is 432 students, spread over pre-K through 5.
CAIRO-DURHAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of a district of 3 schools: CAIRO-DURHAM CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, with 1,037 students.
Of every 100 students at CAIRO-DURHAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, about 85 are White. It is also 10% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Census estimates put Greene County at about 85% White, close to the school's figure. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 27, compared with 70 nationally.
The school's 45.3 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.5:1. The average for elementary schools in New York is 12.8:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. At CAIRO-DURHAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 62% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. On average, public schools in Greene County report 46%.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, CAIRO-DURHAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL falls in the middle 80% of New York schools: 54.8% actual against 52.1% predicted.
The county, Greene County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $77,945, about 30% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. The county has 16 public schools and about 5,042 students.
CAIRO-DURHAM HIGH SCHOOL is about 4.4 miles away, making it the nearest public school. There are 2 more public schools inside five miles. CAIRO-DURHAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 5th of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 54.8% against a local average of 55.9%.
NCES describes the area around CAIRO-DURHAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL as Town: Fringe, meaning in a town close to an urbanized area.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased 9%.
CAIRO-DURHAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. You can also rate the school on this page.
Greene County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
47,409
Census ACS
Median income
$77,945
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
5,042 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CAIRO-DURHAM CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- CAIRO-DURHAM HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 333 students
- CAIRO-DURHAM MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 272 students
Other schools in CAIRO
- CAIRO-DURHAM HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 333 students
- CAIRO-DURHAM MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 272 students
Nearby schools
- CAIRO-DURHAM HIGH SCHOOL4.4 mi · 333
- CAIRO-DURHAM MIDDLE SCHOOL4.4 mi · 272
- SCOTT M ELLIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL8.3 mi · 480
- GREENVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL8.4 mi · 237
- GREENVILLE HIGH SCHOOL8.4 mi · 339
- CATSKILL MIDDLE SCHOOL8.5 mi · 264
Frequently asked questions
About CAIRO-DURHAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is CAIRO-DURHAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
CAIRO-DURHAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 432 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does CAIRO-DURHAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
CAIRO-DURHAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at CAIRO-DURHAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 9.5:1 students per teacher at CAIRO-DURHAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
How diverse is CAIRO-DURHAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
CAIRO-DURHAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 85% White, 10% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees CAIRO-DURHAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
CAIRO-DURHAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by CAIRO-DURHAM CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT in Greene County.
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