ELMA PRIMARY SCHOOL

Located at 711 RICE RD, in ELMA, New York, ELMA PRIMARY SCHOOL is a compact primary school that hosts 260 students (grades pre-K through 3), run under IROQUOIS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. That puts it 41% smaller than the typical public school in New York, which averages around 443 students.

Across the 6 schools in IROQUOIS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (2,073 students total), ELMA PRIMARY SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, ELMA PRIMARY SCHOOL lists that nearly all students (95%) are White. Other groups include 2% multiracial. That is considerably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 74%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, ELMA PRIMARY SCHOOL lists 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.2:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 16% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is south of Erie County's rate of about 51%.

After controlling for student poverty, ELMA PRIMARY SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 69.2%, the actual is 59.9%, a residual of -9.3 points.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Erie County indicate median household earnings sit near $72,839, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Erie County's 226 public schools (combined enrollment of about 122,519 students), ELMA PRIMARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is IROQUOIS MIDDLE SCHOOL, roughly 2.4 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around ELMA PRIMARY SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts ELMA PRIMARY SCHOOL at 7th of 9; the average score across the group is 63.3%.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at ELMA PRIMARY SCHOOL has edged down 10%, going from 288 students in 2018 to 260 in 2025.

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