FLOYD BELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

FLOYD BELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, a compact K-5 school in KIRKWOOD, New York, part of WINDSOR CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, educates 280 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, New York's public schools average about 443 students each, so FLOYD BELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits 37% below that benchmark.

WINDSOR CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 1,536 students. FLOYD BELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

On demographics, FLOYD BELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (86%). The remainder is composed of 7% multiracial, 4% Hispanic.

On the resource side, FLOYD BELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.0:1. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 45% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), FLOYD BELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 58.6%; this one delivers 64.1%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Broome County) shows that median household income runs about $62,616, about 31% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Broome County runs 52 public schools (combined enrollment of about 24,594 students), of which FLOYD BELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, FLOYD BELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes 2nd of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 46.3%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Over the past 7-year window. FLOYD BELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has edged down 5% since 2018, when it stood at 295 (now 280). Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 90% to 86%. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 12.8:1 in 2018 to 15.0:1 today.

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