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Does FILLMORE CENTRAL SCHOOL have enough mental health and stress support?
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Enrollment
597
Combined
STATE 544
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FILLMORE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 361107004552
FILLMORE CENTRAL SCHOOL
104 W MAIN ST, FILLMORE, NY 14735 · (585) 567-2289 · Allegany County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL597 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
8.8:1
68 FTE teachers
STATE 8.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
332 students
STATE 58%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
59.5%
NY avg 58.3% . +3.3pp since 2023
Math
85.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +17.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 85 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 18 points.
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
54.5%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
597
-83 (-12%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
8.8:1
was 11.7:1
% White
96%
was 97%
% Hispanic
1%
was 2%
% Black
1%
was 0%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About FILLMORE CENTRAL SCHOOL
FILLMORE CENTRAL SCHOOL is an all-grades campus of average-sized scale in FILLMORE, New York, part of FILLMORE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, educateing 597 students in grades pre-K through 12.
FILLMORE CENTRAL SCHOOL is a school of FILLMORE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.
Demographically, FILLMORE CENTRAL SCHOOL logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (96%). Compared to Allegany County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.
Looking at the economic backdrop, FILLMORE CENTRAL SCHOOL shows 68 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 8.8:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 56% of students at FILLMORE CENTRAL SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), FILLMORE CENTRAL SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 54.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 61.0%.
Across the wider county, Allegany County reports that the typical household earns roughly $62,869 per year, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Allegany County's 21 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,589 students), FILLMORE CENTRAL SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is BELFAST SCHOOL, roughly 8.6 miles away. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), FILLMORE CENTRAL SCHOOL ranks 4th on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 53.3%.
FILLMORE CENTRAL SCHOOL operates from a rural location.
Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at FILLMORE CENTRAL SCHOOL has ticked down 12%, going from 680 students in 2018 to 597 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 11.7:1 in 2018 to 8.8:1 in 2025.
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Allegany County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
47,159
Census ACS
Median income
$62,869
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
21
5,589 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- BELFAST SCHOOL8.6 mi · 318
- LETCHWORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL11.3 mi · 311
- LETCHWORTH SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL11.3 mi · 268
- LETCHWORTH MIDDLE SCHOOL11.3 mi · 279
- DALTON-NUNDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL12.0 mi · 190
- DALTON-NUNDA MIDDLE SCHOOL12.0 mi · 154
Frequently asked questions
About FILLMORE CENTRAL SCHOOLHow many students attend FILLMORE CENTRAL SCHOOL?
FILLMORE CENTRAL SCHOOL enrolls approximately 597 students in grades PK-12.
What age range does FILLMORE CENTRAL SCHOOL serve?
FILLMORE CENTRAL SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at FILLMORE CENTRAL SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at FILLMORE CENTRAL SCHOOL is approximately 8.8:1 (68 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at FILLMORE CENTRAL SCHOOL?
At FILLMORE CENTRAL SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 96% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is FILLMORE CENTRAL SCHOOL in?
FILLMORE CENTRAL SCHOOL is part of FILLMORE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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