Enrollment
203
Combined
STATE 544
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CANASERAGA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 360636000418
CANASERAGA SCHOOL
8 MAIN ST, CANASERAGA, NY 14822 · (607) 545-6421 · Allegany County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL203 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 85% of New York public K-12 schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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 K-12 schools
Student : Teacher
7.3:1
28 FTE teachers
STATE 8.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
110 students
STATE 58%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 12 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 13 | 6% |
| Grade 1 | 16 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 17 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 13 | 6% |
| Grade 4 | 14 | 7% |
| Grade 5 | 12 | 6% |
| Grade 6 | 16 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 14 | 7% |
| Grade 8 | 9 | 4% |
| Grade 9 | 20 | 10% |
| Grade 10 | 17 | 8% |
| Grade 11 | 12 | 6% |
| Grade 12 | 14 | 7% |
| Ungraded | 4 | 2% |
Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
69.4%
NY avg 58.3% . +8.4pp since 2023
Math
77.5%
NY avg 57.4% . +6.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 78 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 up about 6 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 69.4% | 77.5% |
| 2023-24 | 61.0% | 71.5% |
% 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
68.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.1%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 CANASERAGA SCHOOL
CANASERAGA SCHOOL's state test result (68.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| CANASERAGA SCHOOL this school | 203 | 54.2% | 68.7% |
| SAINT REGIS FALLS CENTRAL SCHOOL ST REGIS FALLS | 183 | 53.0% | 30.8% |
| BROOKFIELD CENTRAL SCHOOL BROOKFIELD | 189 | 52.9% | 41.2% |
| SCHROON LAKE CENTRAL SCHOOL SCHROON LAKE | 227 | 57.7% | 47.1% |
| SHARON SPRINGS CENTRAL SCHOOL SHARON SPRINGS | 264 | 52.7% | 47.1% |
| SCIO CENTRAL SCHOOL SCIO | 267 | 52.8% | 57.4% |
Matched among New York K-12 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 CANASERAGA SCHOOL ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Allegany County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.7% | #10 of 101 | #1 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 77.5% | #20 of 101 ▲ 6 | #2 of 8 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.4% | #17 of 101 ▲ 4 | #1 of 8 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 203 | #152 of 192 | #7 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 7.3:1 | #70 of 146 | #2 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 13.1% | #119 of 152 | #3 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.2% | #67 of 136 | #3 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.1% | #29 of 95 | #5 of 7 |
Ranked against other public K-12 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
203
+6 (+3%) vs 2020
-43% since 1990-91, when it was 356
Student : Teacher
7.3:1
was 7.6:1
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 | 203 | 28 | 7.3:1 | 54% (110) |
| 2023-24 | 210 | 28 | 7.5:1 | 47% (99) |
| 2022-23 | 200 | 27 | 7.4:1 | 47% (94) |
| 2020-21 | 197 | 26 | 7.6:1 | 35% (69) |
| 2017-18 | 251 | 27 | 9.3:1 | 52% (130) |
| 2015-16 | 260 | 29 | 9.0:1 | 57% (147) |
| 2010-11 | 286 | 28 | 10.2:1 | 47% (134) |
| 2000-01 | 322 | 31 | 10.4:1 | 35% (112) |
| 1990-91 | 356 | 31 | 11.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CANASERAGA SCHOOL.
About CANASERAGA SCHOOL
CANASERAGA SCHOOL is a combined-grade school in CANASERAGA, New York, and it is part of CANASERAGA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. A total of 203 students attend the school, which covers pre-K through 12. The average for combined schools in New York is about 544 students, so this school is 63% smaller than average.
The local education agency for CANASERAGA SCHOOL is CANASERAGA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
The large majority of students at CANASERAGA SCHOOL, 93%, are White. Next come 4% Hispanic. County-wide, about 93% of residents are White. The chance that two students picked at random at CANASERAGA SCHOOL belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 13%.
Teachers at the school number 28 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 7.3:1. Among combined schools in New York, the typical ratio is 8.7:1. The school's lunch program data list 54% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
Measured against New York public K-12 schools, CANASERAGA SCHOOL receives an A. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for CANASERAGA SCHOOL is 55.1%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 68.7%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Allegany County, median household income is about $62,869, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 25%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. A total of 21 public schools operate in Allegany County, serving about 5,589 students.
The next-closest public school is ARKPORT CENTRAL SCHOOL, about 6.2 miles away. There are 5 more public schools inside ten miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts CANASERAGA SCHOOL at 1st of 7.
CANASERAGA SCHOOL has an NCES locale of Rural: Distant.
CANASERAGA SCHOOL had 197 students in 2020-21 and 203 in 2024-25, a 3% increase.
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Allegany County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
47,159
Census ACS
Median income
$62,869
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
21
5,589 students
Quick facts
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- ARKPORT CENTRAL SCHOOL6.2 mi · 435
- ELLIS B HYDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL8.2 mi · 339
- DANSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL8.2 mi · 583
- DANSVILLE PRIMARY SCHOOL8.2 mi · 393
- NORTH HORNELL SCHOOL9.5 mi · 331
- HORNELL JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL10.5 mi · 650
Frequently asked questions
About CANASERAGA SCHOOLHow many students attend CANASERAGA SCHOOL?
CANASERAGA SCHOOL enrolls approximately 203 students in grades PK-12.
What age range does CANASERAGA SCHOOL serve?
CANASERAGA SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at CANASERAGA SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at CANASERAGA SCHOOL is approximately 7.3:1 (28 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at CANASERAGA SCHOOL?
At CANASERAGA SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 93% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees CANASERAGA SCHOOL?
CANASERAGA SCHOOL is overseen by CANASERAGA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT in Allegany County.
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