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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SPENCERPORT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 362778005589

CANAL VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

1 RANGER RD, SPENCERPORT, NY 14559 · (585) 349-5702 · Monroe County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL434 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 30% 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.
  • C-Beats 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

Enrollment
434
Elementary
DISTRICT 402 · STATE 443
Student : Teacher
9.2:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.6:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
187 students
DISTRICT 36% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K184%
Kindergarten5713%
Grade 17618%
Grade 26415%
Grade 36816%
Grade 47417%
Grade 57317%
Ungraded41%

This year's kindergarten class (57) is 22% smaller than its 5th grade class (73).

Student demographics
37%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 72% · US 70%
White
34179%
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 39% · US 43%
Hispanic
5012%
DISTRICT 11% · STATE 31% · US 30%
Black
205%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 16% · US 15%
Asian
82%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 10% · US 6%
Two+
153%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 4% · US 5%
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
Male
21750%
Female
21750%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
CANAL VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL→A M COSGROVE MIDDLE SCHOOL→SPENCERPORT HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within SPENCERPORT 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
45.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +13.0pp since 2023
Math
48.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -8.0pp since 2023

What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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 13 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 8 points.

NYS Assessments results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2545.0%48.0%
2023-2432.0%56.0%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
43.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.1%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.7pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 CANAL VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

CANAL VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (43.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
CANAL VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school43443.1%43.5%
WINCHESTER-POTTERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WEST SENECA
42241.2%31.8%
WILLIAMSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WILLIAMSON
39642.4%40.8%
PIETER B COEYMANS SCHOOL
COEYMANS
44639.5%35.3%
GENESEO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
GENESEO
40644.3%39.7%
FRED W HILL SCHOOL
BROCKPORT
50045.6%39.9%
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 CANAL VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn New YorkIn Monroe County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
43.5%#1,459 of 2,335#46 of 97
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
48.0%#1,549 of 2,342
▼ 450
#46 of 97
▼ 8
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
45.0%#1,575 of 2,343
▲ 117
#47 of 97
▲ 6
Enrollment
ranked largest first
434#1,170 of 2,585#51 of 106
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
9.2:1#216 of 2,338#3 of 99
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
36.6%#1,705 of 2,388#84 of 99
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
43.1%#1,605 of 2,534#60 of 106
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-16.1%#802 of 1,757#16 of 58
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 2024-25
Enrollment
434
-12 (-3%) vs 2020
-5% since 2010-11, when it was 459
Student : Teacher
9.2:1
was 10.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-25434479.2:143% (187)
2023-2443147.99.0:139% (169)
2022-2344246.79.5:138% (170)
2020-214464110.9:136% (159)
2017-185174511.5:138% (196)
2015-164814111.7:135% (169)
2010-114594011.5:129% (133)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CANAL VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

About CANAL VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

CANAL VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a mid-sized elementary school in New York, located in SPENCERPORT. It reports enrollment of 434 students in pre-K through 5.

SPENCERPORT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, which runs CANAL VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, has 6 schools and 3,587 students.

The student body at CANAL VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 79% White. Other reported shares: 12% Hispanic, 5% Black, and 3% multiracial. Monroe County's residents are about 70% White, 9 points below the school's share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 37, compared with 70 nationally.

The school's 47 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.2:1. The average for elementary schools in New York is 12.8:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. At CANAL VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 43% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25.

CANAL VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 30% of New York public elementary schools.

The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for CANAL VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is -15.7 points: 43.5% actual, 59.1% predicted.

In the wider Monroe County area, the median household earns about $76,382 a year, about 42% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. CANAL VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shares Monroe County with 185 other public schools.

LEO BERNABI SCHOOL sits about 0.2 miles from CANAL VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, CANAL VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 4th in a group of 8 nearby schools.

Locale: Rural: Fringe. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory close to an urban area.

Enrollment was 434 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 446. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 10.9:1 to 9.2:1.

This page is set up for the CANAL VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL community to discuss open houses, carpools, and field trips. Members of the school community can share what they know.

Monroe County at a glance

View full county profile
Population
753,753
Census ACS
Median income
$76,382
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
186
106,108 students

Quick facts

School name
CANAL VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
District
SPENCERPORT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Address
1 RANGER RD, SPENCERPORT, NY 14559
Phone
(585) 349-5702
County
Monroe County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
434
Teachers (FTE)
47
Student–teacher ratio
9.2:1
Free and reduced lunch
187 (43%)
Locale
41-Rural: Fringe
NCES ID
362778005589
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About CANAL VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
How many students attend CANAL VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
CANAL VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 434 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does CANAL VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
CANAL VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at CANAL VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 9.2:1 students per teacher at CANAL VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
How diverse is CANAL VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
CANAL VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 79% White, 12% Hispanic, 5% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees CANAL VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
CANAL VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by SPENCERPORT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT in Monroe County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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