CHAZY CENTRAL RURAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
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NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 82 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 up about 12 points.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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%.
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About CHAZY CENTRAL RURAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CHAZY CENTRAL RURAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates as a small K-5 school in CHAZY, New York, part of CHAZY UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT. Current enrollment sits at 229 students spanning grades K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 443 students per school, that is 48% smaller than typical.
CHAZY UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 454 students. CHAZY CENTRAL RURAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of those campuses.
Demographically, CHAZY CENTRAL RURAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (97%); the rest consists of 3% Black.
Looking at school resources, On paper, CHAZY CENTRAL RURAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.8:1. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 34% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Clinton County runs at roughly 50%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.
After controlling for student poverty, CHAZY CENTRAL RURAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 62.3%; this one delivers 63.5%.
In the area at large, census data for Clinton County shows median household earnings sit near $71,224, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. CHAZY CENTRAL RURAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 29 public schools in Clinton County (combined enrollment of about 10,729 students).
Nearest neighbor: CHAZY CENTRAL RURAL JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, around 0.0 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), CHAZY CENTRAL RURAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 4th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 60.1%.
Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.
Looking at the recent track record. CHAZY CENTRAL RURAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has edged down 7% since 2018, when it stood at 245 (now 229). The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 13.2:1 in 2018 to 10.8:1 today.
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