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Honest take: what's the hardest part about being a student at CARYL E ADAMS PRIMARY SCHOOL?
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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
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
Student demographics
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
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.
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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
453
0 (0%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
was 12.6:1
% White
92%
was 98%
% Hispanic
4%
was 0%
% Black
1%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About CARYL E ADAMS PRIMARY SCHOOL
CARYL E ADAMS PRIMARY SCHOOL is a middle-of-the-pack K-5 school in WHITNEY POINT, New York, run under WHITNEY POINT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. The school instructs 453 students in grades pre-K through 3.
CARYL E ADAMS PRIMARY SCHOOL is one of 3 schools operated by WHITNEY POINT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that caters to 1,374 students overall.
On the student-mix side, CARYL E ADAMS PRIMARY SCHOOL reports that 92% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder is composed of 4% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 80% White, putting the school's mix considerably more White than the area baseline.
On the resource side, The school currently runs with 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.5:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. Around 54% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
After controlling for student poverty, CARYL E ADAMS PRIMARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 55.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 39.0%.
In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Broome County put median household income runs about $62,616, roughly 31% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. In all, Broome County runs 52 public schools (combined enrollment of about 24,594 students), of which CARYL E ADAMS PRIMARY SCHOOL is one.
Nearest neighbor: WHITNEY POINT SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around CARYL E ADAMS PRIMARY SCHOOL. On composite proficiency, CARYL E ADAMS PRIMARY SCHOOL comes 8th of 8 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 60.3%.
Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.
Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count held roughly steady: 453 students in 2018 compared to 453 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 98% to 92%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 12.6:1 in 2018 to 10.5:1 today.
On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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.