Enrollment
219
Combined
STATE 544
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DOWNSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 360924000709
DOWNSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL
14784 STATE HWY 30, DOWNSVILLE, NY 13755 · (607) 363-2111 · Delaware County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL219 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 65% of New York public K-12 schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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 K-12 schools
Student : Teacher
6.8:1
32 FTE teachers
STATE 8.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
75 students
STATE 58%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 14 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 17 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 15 | 7% |
| Grade 2 | 20 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 11 | 5% |
| Grade 4 | 14 | 6% |
| Grade 5 | 17 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 14 | 6% |
| Grade 7 | 19 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 15 | 7% |
| Grade 9 | 15 | 7% |
| Grade 10 | 17 | 8% |
| Grade 11 | 15 | 7% |
| Grade 12 | 16 | 7% |
This year's kindergarten class (17) is 13% larger than its 8th grade class (15).
Student demographics
20%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
64.5%
NY avg 58.3% . +11.4pp since 2023
Math
60.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -26.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 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 11 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 26 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.5% | 60.0% |
| 2023-24 | 53.2% | 86.0% |
% 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
61.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.4%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% 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%.
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 DOWNSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL
DOWNSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL's state test result (61.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| DOWNSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL this school | 219 | 34.2% | 61.0% |
| ANDOVER SCHOOL ANDOVER | 239 | 35.1% | 43.6% |
| WEST VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL WEST VALLEY | 186 | 35.5% | 45.5% |
| JOHNSBURG CENTRAL SCHOOL NORTH CREEK | 244 | 38.9% | 45.5% |
| SCHENEVUS CENTRAL SCHOOL SCHENEVUS | 244 | 38.9% | 50.7% |
| CROWN POINT CENTRAL SCHOOL CROWN POINT | 310 | 35.2% | 46.9% |
Matched among New York K-12 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 DOWNSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Delaware County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #24 of 101 | #2 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #43 of 101 ▼ 32 | #4 of 8 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.5% | #21 of 101 ▲ 15 | #3 of 8 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 219 | #150 of 192 | #7 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 6.8:1 | #65 of 146 | #1 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.3% | #97 of 152 | #2 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 34.2% | #123 of 136 | #8 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.1% | #88 of 95 | #7 of 7 |
Ranked against other public K-12 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
219
-18 (-8%) vs 2020
-34% since 1990-91, when it was 332
Student : Teacher
6.8:1
was 6.4:1
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 | 219 | 32 | 6.8:1 | 34% (75) |
| 2023-24 | 221 | 32 | 6.9:1 | 35% (77) |
| 2022-23 | 215 | 31.8 | 6.8:1 | 40% (85) |
| 2020-21 | 237 | 37 | 6.4:1 | 39% (92) |
| 2017-18 | 226 | 34.5 | 6.5:1 | 50% (112) |
| 2015-16 | 268 | 26 | 10.3:1 | 62% (165) |
| 2010-11 | 294 | 34 | 8.7:1 | 63% (184) |
| 2000-01 | 339 | 39 | 8.7:1 | 31% (106) |
| 1990-91 | 332 | 41 | 8.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for DOWNSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL.
About DOWNSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL
DOWNSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL is a small school serving multiple grade levels in DOWNSVILLE, New York, administered by DOWNSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Total enrollment is 219 students, and the grades served are pre-K through 12. Combined schools in New York have about 544 students on average; enrollment here is 60% lower.
For district matters, DOWNSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL falls under DOWNSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
The share of White students at DOWNSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL is 89%. The next largest groups are 5% Hispanic, 2% Black, and 2% multiracial. In Delaware County overall, the White share is about 90%. The diversity index for DOWNSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL is 20%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are 32 full-time-equivalent teachers at DOWNSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL, giving a ratio of 6.8:1. By comparison, the average for combined schools in New York is 8.7:1. A total of 75 students, or 34%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 47% average for public schools in Delaware County is 13 points.
DOWNSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL holds a B+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 65% of New York public K-12 schools.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, DOWNSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL is 1.4 points below its prediction. Actual: 61.0%. Predicted: 62.4%.
In Delaware County, home to about 44,487 people, median household income comes to about $63,337, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 28%, and about 12% of people live in poverty. Delaware County's 21 public schools enroll about 5,307 students and include DOWNSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL.
WALTON MIDDLE SCHOOL is about 8.6 miles from DOWNSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL, the shortest distance to any other public school. Counting only straight-line distance, 3 other public schools are within ten miles. By average proficiency, DOWNSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL is 5th among 9 schools close by.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Remote. That means it sits in rural territory far from an urban area.
In 2020-21, DOWNSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL enrolled 237 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 219.
On allk12, people connected to DOWNSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL can post about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Delaware County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
44,487
Census ACS
Median income
$63,337
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
21
5,307 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- WALTON MIDDLE SCHOOL8.6 mi · 186
- WALTON HIGH SCHOOL8.6 mi · 271
- TOWNSEND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL9.2 mi · 348
- ROSCOE CENTRAL SCHOOL10.8 mi · 193
- ANDES CENTRAL SCHOOL13.2 mi · 73
- DELAWARE ACADEMY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL13.9 mi · 325
Frequently asked questions
About DOWNSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOLHow large is DOWNSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL?
DOWNSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL enrolls approximately 219 students in grades PK-12.
Is DOWNSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
DOWNSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL is a combined-grade school covering grades PK-12.
How many students per teacher at DOWNSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL?
Approximately 6.8:1 students per teacher at DOWNSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL.
What is the racial breakdown of students at DOWNSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL?
At DOWNSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 89% White, 5% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is DOWNSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL public or private?
DOWNSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by DOWNSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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