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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CAMBRIDGE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 360621000400

CAMBRIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

24 S PARK ST, CAMBRIDGE, NY 12816 · (518) 677-8527 · Washington County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL435 STUDENTS
Enrollment
435
Elementary
DISTRICT 390 · STATE 443
Student : Teacher
10.1:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.3:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
223 students
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 58%
Community
1
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Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Pre-K
39
Kindergarten
53
Grade 1
55
Grade 2
54
Grade 3
66
Grade 4
64
Grade 5
44
Grade 6
59
Ungraded
1
Student demographics
White
39691%
DISTRICT 89% · STATE 39%
Hispanic
123%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 31%
Black
82%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 16%
Asian
20%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 10%
Two+
82%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 4%
Native American
61%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 1%
Pacific Islander
31%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0%
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
Male
22351%
Female
21249%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
CAMBRIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLCAMBRIDGE JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within CAMBRIDGE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)
English Language Arts
39.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +0.0pp since 2023
Math
49.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +8.0pp since 2023

What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.

Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
42.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.1%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.8pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 42% 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 2024-25
Enrollment
435
-15 (-3%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
10.1:1
was 11.8:1
% White
91%
was 92%
% Hispanic
3%
was 2%
% Black
2%
was 3%
% Asian
0%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About CAMBRIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Located at 24 S PARK ST, in CAMBRIDGE, New York, CAMBRIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a middle-of-the-pack elementary-level community that enrolls 435 students (grades pre-K through 6), one of the schools within CAMBRIDGE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.

Within CAMBRIDGE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 2 schools and 780 students, CAMBRIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, CAMBRIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (91%). The remainder breaks down as 3% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Washington County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.1:1. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 51% of students at CAMBRIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, CAMBRIDGE ELEMENTARY 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 42.3%, a residual of -13.8 points.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Washington County indicate median household earnings sit near $73,495, about 22% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Washington County runs 26 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,873 students), of which CAMBRIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

Nearest neighbor: CAMBRIDGE JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, around 0.0 miles off. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. On composite proficiency, CAMBRIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes 8th of 8 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 57.4%.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Over the past 7-year window. CAMBRIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has decreased 3% since 2018, when it stood at 450 (now 435). Class-load math has pulled in: from 11.8:1 in 2018 to 10.1:1 in 2025.

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Washington County at a glance

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Population
60,522
Census ACS
Median income
$73,495
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
7,873 students

Quick facts

School name
CAMBRIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
District
CAMBRIDGE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Address
24 S PARK ST, CAMBRIDGE, NY 12816
Phone
(518) 677-8527
County
Washington County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–06
Total enrollment
435
Teachers (FTE)
43
Student–teacher ratio
10.1:1
Free/Reduced lunch
223 (51%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
360621000400
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About CAMBRIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
How large is CAMBRIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
CAMBRIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 435 students in grades PK-06.
Is CAMBRIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
CAMBRIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does CAMBRIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
CAMBRIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 43 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at CAMBRIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At CAMBRIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 91% White, 3% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is CAMBRIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
CAMBRIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of CAMBRIDGE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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