G N CHAPMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

G N CHAPMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates as a mid-tier primary school in RANDOLPH, New York, overseen by RANDOLPH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Current enrollment sits at 428 students spanning grades pre-K through 6.

Across the 2 schools in RANDOLPH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (816 students total), G N CHAPMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, G N CHAPMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists that 88% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder breaks down as 5% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 3% Native American. Compared to Cattaraugus County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 9.5:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting G N CHAPMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 38% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Cattaraugus County runs at roughly 50%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), G N CHAPMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 61.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 48.1%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Cattaraugus County indicate the typical household earns roughly $59,540 per year, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. Across Cattaraugus County's 31 public schools (combined enrollment of about 11,228 students), G N CHAPMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: RANDOLPH SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), G N CHAPMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 41.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Trend over the last 7 years. G N CHAPMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has declined 22% since 2018, when it stood at 548 (now 428). Class-load math has tightened: from 12.7:1 in 2018 to 9.5:1 in 2025.

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