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What's the biggest difference between DRYDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL and what you expected?
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Enrollment
500
Elementary
DISTRICT 222 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DRYDEN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 360933003423
DRYDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
36 UNION ST, DRYDEN, NY 13053 · (607) 844-8694 · Tompkins County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL500 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 26% 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.
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
8.4:1
59 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.3:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
219 students
DISTRICT 42% · 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 | 43 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 61 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 58 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 61 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 63 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 99 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 112 | 22% |
| Ungraded | 3 | 1% |
This year's kindergarten class (61) is 46% smaller than its 5th grade class (112).
Student demographics
30%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 33% · 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 DRYDEN 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
43.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +11.0pp since 2023
Math
52.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +7.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 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 up about 7 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 43.0% | 52.0% |
| 2023-24 | 32.0% | 45.0% |
% 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
42.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.9%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 DRYDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
DRYDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (42.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| DRYDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 500 | 43.8% | 42.0% |
| WOOD ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BALLSTON SPA | 477 | 45.7% | 47.9% |
| NIGHTENGALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MASSENA | 454 | 44.7% | 61.0% |
| ALLEGANY-LIMESTONE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ALLEGANY | 466 | 42.3% | 61.6% |
| FRED W HILL SCHOOL BROCKPORT | 500 | 45.6% | 39.9% |
| WILSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WILSON | 483 | 39.3% | 54.0% |
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 DRYDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Tompkins County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #1,525 of 2,335 | #10 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #1,364 of 2,342 ▲ 124 | #7 of 13 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #1,653 of 2,343 ▲ 18 | #10 of 13 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 500 | #819 of 2,585 | #1 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.4:1 | #97 of 2,338 | #2 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.4% | #1,874 of 2,388 | #10 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.8% | #1,581 of 2,534 | #5 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.0% | #432 of 606 | N/A |
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
500
+13 (+3%) vs 2020
-38% since 2000-01, when it was 801
Student : Teacher
8.4:1
was 7.6:1
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 | 500 | 59.4 | 8.4:1 | 44% (219) |
| 2023-24 | 508 | 63.9 | 8.0:1 | 47% (238) |
| 2022-23 | 486 | 62.5 | 7.8:1 | 48% (235) |
| 2020-21 | 487 | 64 | 7.6:1 | 50% (244) |
| 2017-18 | 481 | 54.5 | 8.8:1 | 47% (226) |
| 2015-16 | 499 | 56 | 8.9:1 | 53% (263) |
| 2010-11 | 617 | 65 | 9.5:1 | 35% (217) |
| 2000-01 | 801 | 55 | 14.6:1 | 27% (216) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for DRYDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About DRYDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
DRYDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a medium-sized elementary school in New York, located in DRYDEN. It enrolled 500 students in pre-K through 5 for the 2024-25 school year.
The district, DRYDEN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, operates 5 schools serving 1,304 students.
The student body at DRYDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 83% White. Enrollment also includes 7% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, and 2% Black. The school's diversity index is 30%, meaning two students picked at random have a 30% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The teaching staff at DRYDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 59.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 8.4:1. This ratio sits 4.4 below the 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 44%.
DRYDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is graded C by allk12, scoring above 26% of New York public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The model predicts 58.9% for a school in New York with DRYDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's free or reduced-price lunch share. DRYDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL posts 42.0%.
Census estimates describe Tompkins County this way: the median household income is $74,024, 59% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides DRYDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Tompkins County has 32 other public schools.
The closest other public school is DRYDEN MIDDLE SCHOOL, about 1.3 miles away. Within five miles are 5 other public schools. On proficiency, DRYDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is behind the 58.2% nearby average, ranking 8th of 8.
In the federal locale system, DRYDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is coded Rural: Distant, for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
DRYDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment grew from 487 in 2020-21 to 500 in 2024-25.
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Tompkins County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
104,537
Census ACS
Median income
$74,024
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
59%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
33
10,392 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in DRYDEN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- DRYDEN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 356 students
- DRYDEN MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 283 students
- CASSAVANT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 85 students
- FREEVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 80 students
Other schools in DRYDEN
- DRYDEN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 356 students
- DRYDEN MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 283 students
Other Dryden Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Dryden Elementary. DRYDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the 2nd largest of the 4.
- Dryden Elementary SchoolArlington Heights, IL · 521 students
- Dryden ElementaryDryden, VA · 237 students
- Dryden Elementary SchoolDRYDEN, MI · 224 students
Nearby schools
- DRYDEN MIDDLE SCHOOL1.3 mi · 283
- DRYDEN HIGH SCHOOL1.3 mi · 356
- GEORGE JUNIOR REPUBLIC SCHOOL2.4 mi · 107
- FREEVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.3 mi · 80
- CASSAVANT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL4.3 mi · 85
- GROTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL7.5 mi · 388
Frequently asked questions
About DRYDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is DRYDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
DRYDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 500 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does DRYDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
DRYDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does DRYDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
DRYDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 59 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.4:1.
What is the student diversity at DRYDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at DRYDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 83% White, 6% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is DRYDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
DRYDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by DRYDEN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.