Enrollment
80
Elementary
DISTRICT 222 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DRYDEN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 360933004683
FREEVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
43 MAIN ST, FREEVILLE, NY 13068 · (607) 844-8694 · Tompkins County
GRADES KG–03ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL80 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 46% 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.
- ·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
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
6 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.3:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
28 students
DISTRICT 42% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 18 | 23% |
| Grade 1 | 19 | 24% |
| Grade 2 | 19 | 24% |
| Grade 3 | 24 | 30% |
Student demographics
29%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 33% · 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
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
52.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -5.0pp since 2023
Math
57.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +21.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 21 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 52.0% | 57.0% |
| 2023-24 | 57.0% | 36.0% |
% 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
50.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.1%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 FREEVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
FREEVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (50.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| FREEVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 80 | 35.0% | 50.5% |
| BASHAW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CAPE VINCENT | 109 | 36.7% | 66.3% |
| COHOCTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL COHOCTON | 71 | 42.3% | N/A |
| LAKE PLEASANT SCHOOL SPECULATOR | 67 | 41.8% | 70.7% |
| HANCOCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HANCOCK | 93 | 45.2% | 39.8% |
| WHEELERVILLE SCHOOL CAROGA LAKE | 113 | 40.7% | 64.6% |
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 FREEVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Tompkins County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 80 | #2,559 of 2,585 | #15 of 15 |
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
80
+8 (+11%) vs 2020
-55% since 1990-91, when it was 176
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 10.3:1
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 | 80 | 6.1 | 13.0:1 | 35% (28) |
| 2023-24 | 84 | 8.8 | 9.6:1 | 50% (42) |
| 2022-23 | 78 | 8.5 | 9.2:1 | 51% (40) |
| 2020-21 | 72 | 7 | 10.3:1 | 51% (37) |
| 2017-18 | 91 | 7 | 13.0:1 | 52% (47) |
| 2015-16 | 100 | 7 | 14.3:1 | 62% (62) |
| 2010-11 | 97 | 7 | 13.9:1 | 55% (53) |
| 2000-01 | 95 | 7 | 13.6:1 | 35% (33) |
| 1990-91 | 176 | 7 | 25.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for FREEVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About FREEVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
FREEVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is classified as an elementary school. It is located in FREEVILLE, New York. The school enrolls 80 students, from kindergarten through 3. Average enrollment for elementary schools in New York is about 443, so this school runs 82% smaller than that.
The district, DRYDEN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, has 1,304 students enrolled across 5 schools.
White students are the large majority at FREEVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, with 84% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 8% Hispanic and 8% multiracial. Among people living in Tompkins County, the White share is about 75%. The chance that two students picked at random at FREEVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 29%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 13.0:1, with 6.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across elementary schools in New York, the average ratio is about 12.8:1. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 35% of enrollment. Across public schools in Tompkins County, the average is about the same, 36%.
FREEVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 46% of New York public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, FREEVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 11.6 points below its prediction. Actual: 50.5%. Predicted: 62.1%.
Federal survey data for Tompkins County show that median household income is about $74,024, 59% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. FREEVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among the 33 public schools in Tompkins County.
The closest public school, GEORGE JUNIOR REPUBLIC SCHOOL, is about 0.9 miles from FREEVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Within five miles are 6 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, FREEVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 6th of 7 on average proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Distant: the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment up 11%, from 72 to 80. The ratio was 10.3:1 in 2020-21 and 13.0:1 in 2024-25.
Discussions about FREEVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL may include school safety, transportation, and start times. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Tompkins County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
104,537
Census ACS
Median income
$74,024
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
59%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
33
10,392 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in DRYDEN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- DRYDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 500 students
- DRYDEN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 356 students
- DRYDEN MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 283 students
- CASSAVANT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 85 students
Nearby schools
- GEORGE JUNIOR REPUBLIC SCHOOL0.9 mi · 107
- DRYDEN MIDDLE SCHOOL2.1 mi · 283
- DRYDEN HIGH SCHOOL2.1 mi · 356
- DRYDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.3 mi · 500
- CASSAVANT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL4.0 mi · 85
- GROTON JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL4.9 mi · 396
Frequently asked questions
About FREEVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is FREEVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
FREEVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 80 students in grades KG-03.
Is FREEVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
FREEVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades KG-03.
How many teachers does FREEVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
FREEVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 6 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.0:1.
What is the student diversity at FREEVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at FREEVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 84% White, 8% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is FREEVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
FREEVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of DRYDEN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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