Enrollment
213
Elementary
DISTRICT 355 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SPRINGVILLE-GRIFFITH INSTITUTE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 361299001062
COLDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
8263 BOSTON-COLDEN RD, COLDEN, NY 14033 · (716) 592-3217 · Erie County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL213 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.0:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
71 students
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 58%
Community
0
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 | 34 | 16% |
| Kindergarten | 40 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 34 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 28 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 28 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 25 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 24 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (40) is 67% larger than its 5th grade class (24).
Student demographics
9%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 12% · 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 SPRINGVILLE-GRIFFITH INSTITUTE 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
44.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +21.0pp since 2023
Math
48.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +11.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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 21 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 11 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.0% | 48.0% |
| 2023-24 | 23.0% | 37.0% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of NY schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
36.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.7%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-26.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 63% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 COLDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
COLDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (36.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| COLDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 213 | 33.3% | 36.0% |
| BOSTON VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HAMBURG | 212 | 35.8% | 53.3% |
| ELLICOTTVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ELLICOTTVILLE | 218 | 34.9% | 67.3% |
| PEMBROKE PRIMARY SCHOOL EAST PEMBROKE | 194 | 35.1% | N/A |
| GREENE PRIMARY SCHOOL GREENE | 238 | 34.0% | N/A |
| CHAZY CENTRAL RURAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHAZY | 229 | 34.5% | 63.5% |
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 COLDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Erie County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #1,790 of 2,335 | #73 of 115 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #1,534 of 2,342 ▲ 256 | #58 of 115 ▲ 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #1,611 of 2,343 ▲ 456 | #62 of 115 ▲ 22 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 213 | #2,348 of 2,585 | #118 of 123 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.4:1 | #595 of 2,338 | #39 of 119 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 9.1% | #2,320 of 2,388 | #116 of 119 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.3% | #1,890 of 2,534 | #79 of 122 |
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
213
+56 (+36%) vs 2020
-7% since 1990-91, when it was 229
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
was 8.7:1
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 | 213 | 20.4 | 10.4:1 | 33% (71) |
| 2023-24 | 200 | 20.2 | 9.9:1 | 43% (85) |
| 2022-23 | 169 | 16.2 | 10.4:1 | 42% (71) |
| 2020-21 | 157 | 18 | 8.7:1 | 41% (65) |
| 2017-18 | 182 | 17 | 10.7:1 | 31% (56) |
| 2015-16 | 192 | 14 | 13.7:1 | 28% (54) |
| 2010-11 | 255 | 21 | 12.1:1 | 16% (42) |
| 2000-01 | 266 | 18 | 14.8:1 | 18% (48) |
| 1990-91 | 229 | 15 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for COLDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About COLDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
COLDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students in COLDEN, New York, as a small elementary school. Its enrollment is 213 students, spread over pre-K through 5. That compares with an average of about 443 students for elementary schools in New York.
SPRINGVILLE-GRIFFITH INSTITUTE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT operates 4 schools. Combined enrollment is 1,560 students.
By race and ethnicity, COLDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 95% White. Other groups make up 3% Hispanic. Erie County as a whole is about 74% White, so the school's share is higher. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 9, compared with 70 nationally.
COLDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a ratio of 10.4 students per teacher, from 20.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 10.4:1 compares with an average of 12.8:1 for elementary schools in New York. Lunch program data show 33% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The rate at public schools in Erie County averages 51%, higher than here.
After accounting for student poverty, COLDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is in the bottom 10% of New York schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results of 36.0% is 26.8 points below the 62.7% predicted for its lunch-eligibility share.
The county, Erie County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $72,839 a year, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Erie County has 226 public schools with about 122,519 students, including COLDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
BOSTON VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, about 5.2 miles away, is the closest public school. Other public schools within ten miles number at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, COLDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 9th of 9 on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Fringe.
In 2020-21, COLDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolled 157 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 213. The student-to-teacher ratio increased from 8.7:1 in 2020-21 to 10.4:1 in 2024-25.
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Erie County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
950,622
Census ACS
Median income
$72,839
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
226
122,519 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SPRINGVILLE-GRIFFITH INSTITUTE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- GRIFFITH INSTITUTE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 501 students
- SPRINGVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 497 students
- GRIFFITH INSTITUTE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 349 students
Nearby schools
- BOSTON VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL5.2 mi · 212
- HOLLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL6.9 mi · 218
- EAST AURORA HIGH SCHOOL7.3 mi · 542
- HOLLAND HIGH SCHOOL7.5 mi · 216
- ELLICOTT ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL7.5 mi · 718
- HAROLD O BRUMSTED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL7.6 mi · 303
Frequently asked questions
About COLDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is COLDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
COLDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 213 students in grades PK-05.
Is COLDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
COLDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does COLDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
COLDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 20 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.4:1.
What is the student diversity at COLDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at COLDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 95% White, 3% Hispanic.
Is COLDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
COLDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by SPRINGVILLE-GRIFFITH INSTITUTE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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