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Enrollment
453
Elementary
DISTRICT 458 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WHITNEY POINT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 363138004199
CARYL E ADAMS PRIMARY SCHOOL
24 KEIBEL RD, WHITNEY POINT, NY 13862 · (607) 692-8241 · Broome County
GRADES PK–03ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL453 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 23% of New York public elementary schools
- CTest 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
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.1:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
245 students
DISTRICT 52% · 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 | 75 | 17% |
| Kindergarten | 92 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 80 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 91 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 114 | 25% |
| Ungraded | 1 | 0% |
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 13% · 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 WHITNEY POINT 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
37.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +6.0pp since 2023
Math
49.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +10.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 37 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 are up about 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 37.0% | 49.0% |
| 2023-24 | 31.0% | 39.0% |
% 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
39.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.1%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% 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 CARYL E ADAMS PRIMARY SCHOOL
CARYL E ADAMS PRIMARY SCHOOL's state test result (39.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| CARYL E ADAMS PRIMARY SCHOOL this school | 453 | 54.1% | 39.0% |
| BRUSHTON GRADE SCHOOL BRUSHTON | 465 | 54.2% | 39.4% |
| SOUTH LEWIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TURIN | 452 | 55.8% | 47.6% |
| HUDSON FALLS PRIMARY SCHOOL HUDSON FALLS | 434 | 52.5% | 34.5% |
| CAMPBELL-SAVONA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SAVONA | 436 | 55.5% | 44.1% |
| SIDNEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SIDNEY | 477 | 56.4% | 32.7% |
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 CARYL E ADAMS PRIMARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Broome County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #1,673 of 2,335 | #17 of 26 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #1,506 of 2,342 ▲ 226 | #13 of 26 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #1,937 of 2,343 ▼ 191 | #22 of 26 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 453 | #1,057 of 2,585 | #8 of 28 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.5:1 | #607 of 2,338 | #7 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.0% | #2,202 of 2,388 | #26 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.1% | #1,296 of 2,534 | #12 of 28 |
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
453
-37 (-8%) vs 2020
-37% since 1990-91, when it was 718
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
was 11.9:1
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 | 453 | 43.3 | 10.5:1 | 54% (245) |
| 2023-24 | 457 | 40 | 11.4:1 | 54% (245) |
| 2022-23 | 463 | 43.3 | 10.7:1 | 54% (248) |
| 2020-21 | 490 | 41 | 11.9:1 | 44% (214) |
| 2017-18 | 453 | 36 | 12.6:1 | 56% (252) |
| 2015-16 | 451 | 37 | 12.2:1 | 61% (276) |
| 2010-11 | 448 | 37 | 12.1:1 | 52% (235) |
| 2000-01 | 509 | 41 | 12.4:1 | 38% (193) |
| 1990-91 | 718 | 42 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CARYL E ADAMS PRIMARY SCHOOL.
About CARYL E ADAMS PRIMARY SCHOOL
CARYL E ADAMS PRIMARY SCHOOL is an elementary school with a street address in WHITNEY POINT, New York. Enrolled students number 453 students, in pre-K through 3.
WHITNEY POINT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, which runs CARYL E ADAMS PRIMARY SCHOOL, has 3 schools and 1,374 students.
White students make up 92% of enrollment at CARYL E ADAMS PRIMARY SCHOOL. Next come 4% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. That compares with about 80% White among all Broome County residents. The school's diversity index is 15%, meaning two students picked at random have a 15% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school reported 43.3 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 10.5:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York. Eligible students account for 54% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. That tracks the 52% average for public schools in Broome County.
allk12 grades CARYL E ADAMS PRIMARY SCHOOL a C-. The grade compares the school only with New York public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for CARYL E ADAMS PRIMARY SCHOOL is 55.1%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 39.0%.
Federal survey data for Broome County show that the median household income is $62,616, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 31% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 12%. Broome County is home to 52 public schools and about 24,594 public school students.
WHITNEY POINT SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles away. The five-mile area around CARYL E ADAMS PRIMARY SCHOOL holds 2 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts CARYL E ADAMS PRIMARY SCHOOL at 8th of 8.
CARYL E ADAMS PRIMARY SCHOOL is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Distant.
Federal data show an 8% enrollment decrease, from 490 in 2020-21 to 453 in 2024-25. Students per teacher fell from 11.9 in 2020-21 to 10.5 in 2024-25.
Discussions about CARYL E ADAMS PRIMARY SCHOOL may include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Broome County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
197,378
Census ACS
Median income
$62,616
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
52
24,594 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in WHITNEY POINT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- TIOUGHNIOGA RIVERSIDE ACADEMYMiddle · 528 students
- WHITNEY POINT SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 393 students
Other schools in WHITNEY POINT
- TIOUGHNIOGA RIVERSIDE ACADEMYMiddle · 528 students
- WHITNEY POINT SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 393 students
Nearby schools
- WHITNEY POINT SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL0.1 mi · 393
- TIOUGHNIOGA RIVERSIDE ACADEMY0.6 mi · 528
- MARATHON HIGH SCHOOL7.6 mi · 295
- WILLIAM APPLEBY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL8.6 mi · 378
- GREENE MIDDLE SCHOOL10.2 mi · 206
- GREENE HIGH SCHOOL10.2 mi · 273
Frequently asked questions
About CARYL E ADAMS PRIMARY SCHOOLHow many students attend CARYL E ADAMS PRIMARY SCHOOL?
CARYL E ADAMS PRIMARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 453 students in grades PK-03.
What grades does CARYL E ADAMS PRIMARY SCHOOL serve?
CARYL E ADAMS PRIMARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-03.
What is the student-teacher ratio at CARYL E ADAMS PRIMARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at CARYL E ADAMS PRIMARY SCHOOL is approximately 10.5:1 (43 FTE teachers).
How diverse is CARYL E ADAMS PRIMARY SCHOOL?
CARYL E ADAMS PRIMARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 92% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees CARYL E ADAMS PRIMARY SCHOOL?
CARYL E ADAMS PRIMARY SCHOOL is overseen by WHITNEY POINT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT in Broome County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.