GLENWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

As a compact elementary campus in VESTAL, New York, GLENWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL educates 310 students from grades K through 5, run under VESTAL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Enrollment runs roughly 30% below the state mean of about 443.

VESTAL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 7 schools in total, collectively educating 3,404 students. GLENWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, GLENWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (86%). Other groups include 4% multiracial, 4% Asian, 3% Black, 2% Hispanic.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.2:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. Roughly 34% of students at GLENWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Broome County (around 52%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, GLENWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 62.4%; this one delivers 45.5%.

In the broader community, census data for Broome County shows median household income runs about $62,616, about 31% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. In all, Broome County runs 52 public schools (combined enrollment of about 24,594 students), of which GLENWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

Nearest neighbor: CLAYTON AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 1.5 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), GLENWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 7th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 57.2%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Looking at the recent track record. GLENWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has climbed 11% since 2018, when it stood at 280 (now 310). The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 13.3:1 in 2018 to 10.2:1 today.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.