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FLOYD BELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

15 GOLDEN ST, KIRKWOOD, NY 13795 · (607) 775-2730 · Broome County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL280 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 73% 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.
  • B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.

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

Enrollment
280
Elementary
DISTRICT 366 · STATE 443
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
125 students
DISTRICT 46% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K5419%
Kindergarten4115%
Grade 13412%
Grade 24215%
Grade 33613%
Grade 43613%
Grade 53713%

This year's kindergarten class (41) is 11% larger than its 5th grade class (37).

Student demographics
26%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · STATE 72% · US 70%
White
24086%
DISTRICT 91% · STATE 39% · US 43%
Hispanic
124%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 31% · US 30%
Black
41%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 16% · US 15%
Asian
41%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 10% · US 6%
Two+
207%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 4% · US 5%
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
Male
13749%
Female
14351%

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Test scores

NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)
English Language Arts
80.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +25.0pp since 2023
Math
66.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +3.0pp since 2023

What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 80 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 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 25 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.

NYS Assessments results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2580.0%66.0%
2023-2455.0%63.0%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
64.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.6%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.5pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 64% 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 FLOYD BELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

FLOYD BELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (64.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
FLOYD BELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school28044.6%64.1%
OXFORD ACADEMY PRIMARY SCHOOL
OXFORD
27546.2%33.7%
SOUTH SENECA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
INTERLAKEN
28645.5%21.5%
GERMANTOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
GERMANTOWN
28241.5%47.3%
C R WEEKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WINDSOR
27743.3%47.6%
CHAUTAUQUA LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MAYVILLE
30143.5%69.3%
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 FLOYD BELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn New YorkIn Broome County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
64.1%#595 of 2,335#2 of 26
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
66.0%#847 of 2,342
▼ 45
#5 of 26
no change
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
80.0%#252 of 2,343
▲ 424
#1 of 26
▲ 4
Enrollment
ranked largest first
280#2,103 of 2,585#24 of 28
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
15.0:1#2,041 of 2,338#22 of 28
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
25.8%#1,986 of 2,388#20 of 28
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
44.6%#1,564 of 2,534#19 of 28
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-5.1%#1,465 of 1,757#16 of 19
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 2024-25
Enrollment
280
+26 (+10%) vs 2020
-48% since 1990-91, when it was 536
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 14.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2528018.615.0:145% (125)
2023-2427720.513.5:139% (108)
2022-2327118.714.5:145% (121)
2020-212541714.9:144% (111)
2017-182952312.8:155% (161)
2015-162932511.7:152% (151)
2010-113132413.0:145% (141)
2000-013432414.3:125% (85)
1990-915363216.8:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for FLOYD BELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

About FLOYD BELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

FLOYD BELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in KIRKWOOD, New York, and is classified as an elementary school. The school's enrollment of 280 students covers pre-K through 5. Statewide, elementary schools in New York average about 443 students each.

FLOYD BELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports to WINDSOR CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, which has 4 schools and 1,536 students.

FLOYD BELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls a student body that is 86% White. After that, the student body is 7% multiracial and 4% Hispanic. FLOYD BELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has a diversity index of 26%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.

FLOYD BELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 18.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 15.0:1. That ratio is over the 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 45% in 2024-25.

FLOYD BELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 73% of New York public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.

Compared with New York schools that have similar shares of low-income students, FLOYD BELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's results are 5.5 points above predicted: 64.1% against 58.6%.

Broome County has about 197,378 residents, and median household income is about $62,616, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Broome County number 52 and enroll about 24,594.

SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. FLOYD BELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's average proficiency of 64.1% compares with 46.3% for its nearest scored neighbors.

The federal government classifies FLOYD BELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's location as Suburb: Mid-size.

FLOYD BELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL saw enrollment rise 10% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.

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Broome County at a glance

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Population
197,378
Census ACS
Median income
$62,616
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
52
24,594 students

Quick facts

School name
FLOYD BELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
District
WINDSOR CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Address
15 GOLDEN ST, KIRKWOOD, NY 13795
Phone
(607) 775-2730
County
Broome County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
280
Teachers (FTE)
19
Student–teacher ratio
15.0:1
Free and reduced lunch
125 (45%)
Locale
22-Suburb: Mid-size
NCES ID
360273004334
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About FLOYD BELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
What is the total enrollment at FLOYD BELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
FLOYD BELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 280 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does FLOYD BELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
FLOYD BELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at FLOYD BELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 15.0:1 students per teacher at FLOYD BELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
What is the student diversity at FLOYD BELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at FLOYD BELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 86% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is FLOYD BELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
FLOYD BELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by WINDSOR CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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