Enrollment
225
Combined
STATE 544
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HAMMOND CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 361344004511
HAMMOND CENTRAL SCHOOL
51 S MAIN ST, HAMMOND, NY 13646 · (315) 324-5931 · St. Lawrence County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL225 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 43% of New York public K-12 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.
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 K-12 schools
Student : Teacher
8.4:1
27 FTE teachers
STATE 8.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
108 students
STATE 58%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 14 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 17 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 16 | 7% |
| Grade 2 | 17 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 14 | 6% |
| Grade 4 | 16 | 7% |
| Grade 5 | 18 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 16 | 7% |
| Grade 7 | 15 | 7% |
| Grade 8 | 16 | 7% |
| Grade 9 | 10 | 4% |
| Grade 10 | 21 | 9% |
| Grade 11 | 22 | 10% |
| Grade 12 | 13 | 6% |
This year's kindergarten class (17) is 6% larger than its 8th grade class (16).
Student demographics
5%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
48.3%
NY avg 58.3% . +1.1pp since 2023
Math
83.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +30.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 83 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 30 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 48.3% | 83.0% |
| 2023-24 | 47.2% | 52.9% |
% 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
52.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.3%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 HAMMOND CENTRAL SCHOOL
HAMMOND CENTRAL SCHOOL's state test result (52.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| HAMMOND CENTRAL SCHOOL this school | 225 | 48.0% | 52.4% |
| TOWN OF WEBB SCHOOL OLD FORGE | 236 | 45.8% | 58.9% |
| BRADFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL BRADFORD | 249 | 51.4% | 59.3% |
| RICHFIELD SPRINGS JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL RICHFIELD SPRINGS | 189 | 48.1% | 61.1% |
| STAMFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL STAMFORD | 248 | 47.2% | 59.3% |
| OTSELIC VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL SOUTH OTSELIC | 261 | 44.4% | 38.9% |
Matched among New York K-12 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 HAMMOND CENTRAL SCHOOL ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In St. Lawrence County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.4% | #51 of 101 | #5 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 83.0% | #13 of 101 ▲ 48 | #1 of 6 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.3% | #69 of 101 ▼ 8 | #6 of 6 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 225 | #146 of 192 | #6 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.4:1 | #86 of 146 | #2 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 5.2% | #146 of 152 | #4 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.0% | #86 of 136 | #3 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.8% | #30 of 95 | #2 of 6 |
Ranked against other public K-12 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
225
-8 (-3%) vs 2020
-32% since 1990-91, when it was 330
Student : Teacher
8.4:1
was 8.6:1
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 | 225 | 26.8 | 8.4:1 | 48% (108) |
| 2023-24 | 228 | 26.5 | 8.6:1 | 57% (129) |
| 2022-23 | 246 | 22.9 | 10.8:1 | 62% (152) |
| 2020-21 | 233 | 27 | 8.6:1 | 53% (124) |
| 2017-18 | 277 | 26 | 10.7:1 | 54% (150) |
| 2015-16 | 294 | 22 | 13.4:1 | 55% (162) |
| 2010-11 | 328 | 25 | 13.1:1 | 52% (170) |
| 2000-01 | 349 | 29 | 12.0:1 | 38% (131) |
| 1990-91 | 330 | 26 | 12.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for HAMMOND CENTRAL SCHOOL.
About HAMMOND CENTRAL SCHOOL
HAMMOND CENTRAL SCHOOL sits in HAMMOND, New York, and is classified as a combined-grade school. It educates 225 students in pre-K through 12. The school's enrollment is 59% smaller than the 544 average for combined schools in New York.
HAMMOND CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT operates HAMMOND CENTRAL SCHOOL.
White students are the large majority at HAMMOND CENTRAL SCHOOL, with 97% of enrollment. Other groups include 2% multiracial. By the diversity index, HAMMOND CENTRAL SCHOOL comes in at 5%.
The school reports 26.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 8.4 students per teacher. Combined schools in New York average about 8.7:1, a similar figure. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 48% of students. Across public schools in St. Lawrence County, the average is about the same, 45%.
Measured against New York public K-12 schools, HAMMOND CENTRAL SCHOOL receives a C+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
HAMMOND CENTRAL SCHOOL posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 52.4%, compared with a predicted 57.3%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of New York schools on BeatsExpectations.
In the county around the school, St. Lawrence County, median household income is about $62,850, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. HAMMOND CENTRAL SCHOOL is among the 40 public schools in St. Lawrence County.
MORRISTOWN CENTRAL SCHOOL is the public school closest to HAMMOND CENTRAL SCHOOL, about 10.1 miles away. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts HAMMOND CENTRAL SCHOOL at 6th of 9.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Distant. That means it sits in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
HAMMOND CENTRAL SCHOOL had 233 students in 2020-21 and 225 in 2024-25, a 3% decrease.
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St. Lawrence County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
107,226
Census ACS
Median income
$62,850
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
40
13,653 students
Quick facts
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- MORRISTOWN CENTRAL SCHOOL10.1 mi · 307
- ALEXANDRIA CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL12.9 mi · 243
- ALEXANDRIA CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL12.9 mi · 224
- GOUVERNEUR MIDDLE SCHOOL13.3 mi · 447
- GOUVERNEUR HIGH SCHOOL13.5 mi · 450
- GOUVERNEUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL13.8 mi · 511
Frequently asked questions
About HAMMOND CENTRAL SCHOOLHow large is HAMMOND CENTRAL SCHOOL?
HAMMOND CENTRAL SCHOOL enrolls approximately 225 students in grades PK-12.
What grades does HAMMOND CENTRAL SCHOOL serve?
HAMMOND CENTRAL SCHOOL serves grades PK-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at HAMMOND CENTRAL SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at HAMMOND CENTRAL SCHOOL is approximately 8.4:1 (27 FTE teachers).
How diverse is HAMMOND CENTRAL SCHOOL?
HAMMOND CENTRAL SCHOOL reports a student body of 97% White, 0% Black, 2% Two or more.
Is HAMMOND CENTRAL SCHOOL public or private?
HAMMOND CENTRAL SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by HAMMOND CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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