Enrollment
260
Elementary
DISTRICT 242 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·IROQUOIS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 361536004796
ELMA PRIMARY SCHOOL
711 RICE RD, ELMA, NY 14059 · (716) 652-3000 · Erie County
GRADES PK–03ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL260 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 56% of New York public elementary schools
- B+Test 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
12.2:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.8:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
16%
41 students
DISTRICT 19% · 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 | 18 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 52 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 60 | 23% |
| Grade 2 | 58 | 22% |
| Grade 3 | 72 | 28% |
Student demographics
10%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 10% · 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 IROQUOIS 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
57.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +2.0pp since 2023
Math
58.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -11.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 11 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.0% | 58.0% |
| 2023-24 | 55.0% | 69.0% |
% 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
59.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.2%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% 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 ELMA PRIMARY SCHOOL
ELMA PRIMARY SCHOOL's state test result (59.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELMA PRIMARY SCHOOL this school | 260 | 15.8% | 59.9% |
| STATE STREET INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL SKANEATELES | 266 | 14.3% | 65.3% |
| EDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL EDEN | 282 | 13.8% | 54.5% |
| MARILLA PRIMARY SCHOOL MARILLA | 221 | 14.9% | 69.5% |
| WATERMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SKANEATELES | 281 | 11.0% | N/A |
| E A MCALLISTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SHERRILL | 287 | 16.7% | 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 ELMA PRIMARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Erie County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.9% | #747 of 2,335 | #28 of 115 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #1,152 of 2,342 ▼ 543 | #47 of 115 ▼ 25 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #1,075 of 2,343 ▼ 385 | #39 of 115 ▼ 18 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 260 | #2,194 of 2,585 | #113 of 123 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #1,335 of 2,338 | #87 of 119 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 9.6% | #2,311 of 2,388 | #114 of 119 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 15.8% | #2,326 of 2,534 | #108 of 122 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.7% | #1,174 of 1,757 | #43 of 68 |
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
260
-23 (-8%) vs 2020
-16% since 2000-01, when it was 310
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 11.8:1
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 | 260 | 21.3 | 12.2:1 | 16% (41) |
| 2023-24 | 298 | 22.6 | 13.2:1 | 18% (54) |
| 2022-23 | 287 | 20 | 14.3:1 | 16% (46) |
| 2020-21 | 283 | 24 | 11.8:1 | 15% (42) |
| 2017-18 | 288 | 25 | 11.5:1 | 15% (43) |
| 2015-16 | 284 | 24 | 11.8:1 | 18% (50) |
| 2010-11 | 234 | 22 | 10.6:1 | 12% (29) |
| 2000-01 | 310 | 17 | 18.2:1 | 10% (32) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ELMA PRIMARY SCHOOL.
About ELMA PRIMARY SCHOOL
ELMA PRIMARY SCHOOL serves students in ELMA, New York, as a low-enrollment elementary school. It enrolled 260 students in pre-K through 3 for the 2024-25 school year. Statewide, elementary schools in New York average about 443 students each.
The IROQUOIS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT system has 6 schools and 2,073 students.
The student body at ELMA PRIMARY SCHOOL is 95% White. Other groups make up 2% multiracial. County-wide, 74% of Erie County residents are White. Pick two students at random and there is a 10% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school has about 12.2 students per teacher and 21.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is close to the 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 16%. That rate is below the 51% average among public schools in Erie County.
Measured against New York public elementary schools, ELMA PRIMARY SCHOOL receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Test results at ELMA PRIMARY SCHOOL are 9.3 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (59.9% actual, 69.2% predicted).
Erie County has about 950,622 residents, and the median household income is $72,839, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides ELMA PRIMARY SCHOOL, Erie County has 225 other public schools.
The next-closest public school is IROQUOIS MIDDLE SCHOOL, about 2.4 miles away. ELMA PRIMARY SCHOOL is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Nearby schools average 63.3% on proficiency, and ELMA PRIMARY SCHOOL is below that at 59.9%.
Federal data place ELMA PRIMARY SCHOOL in the Rural: Fringe locale, which means it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
ELMA PRIMARY SCHOOL's enrollment dropped from 283 in 2020-21 to 260 in 2024-25.
Parents and students can post about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater at ELMA PRIMARY SCHOOL. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 IROQUOIS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- IROQUOIS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 628 students
- IROQUOIS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 478 students
- IROQUOIS INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLElementary · 301 students
- MARILLA PRIMARY SCHOOLElementary · 221 students
- WALES PRIMARY SCHOOLElementary · 185 students
Other schools in ELMA
- IROQUOIS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 628 students
- IROQUOIS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 478 students
- IROQUOIS INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLElementary · 301 students
Nearby schools
- IROQUOIS MIDDLE SCHOOL2.4 mi · 478
- IROQUOIS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL2.4 mi · 628
- IROQUOIS INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL2.4 mi · 301
- PARKDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.7 mi · 704
- WILLIAM STREET SCHOOL3.9 mi · 1,274
- EAST AURORA MIDDLE SCHOOL4.1 mi · 504
Frequently asked questions
About ELMA PRIMARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at ELMA PRIMARY SCHOOL?
ELMA PRIMARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 260 students in grades PK-03.
What grades does ELMA PRIMARY SCHOOL serve?
ELMA PRIMARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-03.
How many students per teacher at ELMA PRIMARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 12.2:1 students per teacher at ELMA PRIMARY SCHOOL.
How diverse is ELMA PRIMARY SCHOOL?
ELMA PRIMARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 95% White, 2% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees ELMA PRIMARY SCHOOL?
ELMA PRIMARY SCHOOL is overseen by IROQUOIS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT in Erie County.
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