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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the CANISTEO-GREENWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL administration to hear?
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Enrollment
507
Elementary
DISTRICT 479 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CANISTEO-GREENWOOD CSD·NCES 360012400425
CANISTEO-GREENWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
120 GREENWOOD ST, CANISTEO, NY 14823 · (607) 698-4225 · Steuben County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL507 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 38% 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.
- CBeats 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
Student : Teacher
10.0:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.7:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
250 students
DISTRICT 53% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 43 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 71 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 66 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 48 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 64 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 64 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 76 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 75 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (71) is 5% smaller than its 6th grade class (75).
Student demographics
4%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 6% · 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
CANISTEO-GREENWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL→CANISTEO-GREENWOOD HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within CANISTEO-GREENWOOD CSD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
46.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +4.0pp since 2023
Math
54.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +3.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 46.0% | 54.0% |
| 2023-24 | 42.0% | 51.0% |
% 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
46.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.9%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 CANISTEO-GREENWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CANISTEO-GREENWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (46.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| CANISTEO-GREENWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 507 | 49.3% | 46.1% |
| BEEKMANTOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WEST CHAZY | 479 | 50.1% | 34.0% |
| WELLSVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WELLSVILLE | 517 | 49.1% | 39.1% |
| DAVIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MALONE | 513 | 51.7% | 23.7% |
| CAMDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CAMDEN | 493 | 51.5% | 35.7% |
| FAIRLEY SCHOOL HANNIBAL | 495 | 52.7% | 19.3% |
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 CANISTEO-GREENWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Steuben County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.1% | #1,337 of 2,335 | #8 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #1,281 of 2,342 ▼ 34 | #6 of 14 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #1,500 of 2,343 ▼ 313 | #10 of 14 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 507 | #792 of 2,585 | #1 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.0:1 | #416 of 2,338 | #2 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 4.3% | #2,374 of 2,388 | #13 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.3% | #1,427 of 2,534 | #12 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.9% | #759 of 1,757 | #5 of 13 |
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
507
-8 (-2%) vs 2020
+30% since 2010-11, when it was 389
Student : Teacher
10.0:1
was 10.7:1
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 | 507 | 50.9 | 10.0:1 | 49% (250) |
| 2023-24 | 505 | 50.7 | 10.0:1 | 46% (233) |
| 2022-23 | 483 | 48.6 | 9.9:1 | 53% (255) |
| 2020-21 | 515 | 48 | 10.7:1 | 63% (322) |
| 2017-18 | 610 | 54 | 11.3:1 | 59% (358) |
| 2015-16 | 581 | 38 | 15.3:1 | 59% (344) |
| 2010-11 | 389 | 34 | 11.4:1 | 58% (227) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CANISTEO-GREENWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About CANISTEO-GREENWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CANISTEO-GREENWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a mid-sized elementary school serving families in CANISTEO, New York. The school has 507 students in 2024-25 across pre-K through 6.
CANISTEO-GREENWOOD CSD enrolls 957 students, and its 2 schools include CANISTEO-GREENWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
Roughly 98% of students at CANISTEO-GREENWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 4%.
Teacher count: 50.9 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 10.0:1. Across elementary schools in New York, the average ratio is 12.8:1. Roughly 49% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Steuben County average a similar 51%.
CANISTEO-GREENWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 38% of New York public elementary schools.
CANISTEO-GREENWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 46.1%, compared with a predicted 56.9%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of New York schools on BeatsExpectations.
In Steuben County, median household income comes to about $65,887, roughly 26% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. The county's public schools total 34, with about 13,701 students.
CANISTEO-GREENWOOD HIGH SCHOOL, about 0.2 miles away, is the closest public school. A ten-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. On state test proficiency, CANISTEO-GREENWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 7th in a group of 8 nearby schools.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Distant: the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 515 in 2020-21, 507 in 2024-25.
Use the discussion section to ask about open houses, carpools, and field trips at CANISTEO-GREENWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Steuben County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
92,588
Census ACS
Median income
$65,887
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
34
13,701 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CANISTEO-GREENWOOD CSD
- CANISTEO-GREENWOOD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 450 students
Nearby schools
- CANISTEO-GREENWOOD HIGH SCHOOL0.2 mi · 450
- HORNELL INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL5.1 mi · 487
- HORNELL JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL5.5 mi · 650
- NORTH HORNELL SCHOOL6.5 mi · 331
- ALFRED-ALMOND JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL7.4 mi · 239
- ALFRED-ALMOND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL7.4 mi · 250
Frequently asked questions
About CANISTEO-GREENWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend CANISTEO-GREENWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
CANISTEO-GREENWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 507 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does CANISTEO-GREENWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
CANISTEO-GREENWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-06.
How many teachers does CANISTEO-GREENWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
CANISTEO-GREENWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 51 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.0:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at CANISTEO-GREENWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At CANISTEO-GREENWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 98% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees CANISTEO-GREENWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
CANISTEO-GREENWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by CANISTEO-GREENWOOD CSD in Steuben County.
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