Enrollment
349
Combined
STATE 544
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HINSDALE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 361449001203
HINSDALE CENTRAL SCHOOL
3701 MAIN ST, HINSDALE, NY 14743 · (716) 557-2227 · Cattaraugus County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL349 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 42% 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.
- ·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 K-12 schools
Student : Teacher
8.5:1
41 FTE teachers
STATE 8.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
173 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 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 22 | 6% |
| Grade 1 | 20 | 6% |
| Grade 2 | 30 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 27 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 26 | 7% |
| Grade 5 | 28 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 22 | 6% |
| Grade 7 | 28 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 30 | 9% |
| Grade 9 | 26 | 7% |
| Grade 10 | 19 | 5% |
| Grade 11 | 30 | 9% |
| Grade 12 | 27 | 8% |
This year's kindergarten class (22) is 27% smaller than its 8th grade class (30).
Student demographics
18%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
49.7%
NY avg 58.3% . +0.6pp since 2023
Math
58.8%
NY avg 57.4% . +9.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 49.7% | 58.8% |
| 2023-24 | 49.1% | 49.6% |
% 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
52.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.8%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.6pp
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 HINSDALE CENTRAL SCHOOL
HINSDALE CENTRAL SCHOOL's state test result (52.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| HINSDALE CENTRAL SCHOOL this school | 349 | 49.6% | 52.2% |
| LYME CENTRAL SCHOOL CHAUMONT | 335 | 49.6% | 55.3% |
| HERMON-DEKALB CENTRAL SCHOOL DEKALB JUNCTION | 363 | 49.9% | 48.1% |
| MILFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL MILFORD | 337 | 48.1% | 46.2% |
| STOCKBRIDGE VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL MUNNSVILLE | 377 | 47.2% | 54.1% |
| PRATTSBURGH CENTRAL SCHOOL PRATTSBURGH | 351 | 52.4% | 44.6% |
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 HINSDALE CENTRAL SCHOOL ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In New York |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.2% | #52 of 101 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.8% | #47 of 101 ▲ 23 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.7% | #65 of 101 ▼ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 349 | #96 of 192 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.5:1 | #88 of 146 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.1% | #103 of 152 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.6% | #80 of 136 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.8% | #46 of 95 |
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
349
-31 (-8%) vs 2020
-39% since 1990-91, when it was 573
Student : Teacher
8.5:1
was 10.6:1
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 | 349 | 41 | 8.5:1 | 50% (173) |
| 2023-24 | 369 | 42.8 | 8.6:1 | 44% (163) |
| 2022-23 | 376 | 44.9 | 8.4:1 | 43% (160) |
| 2020-21 | 380 | 36 | 10.6:1 | 54% (205) |
| 2017-18 | 405 | 40.5 | 10.0:1 | 46% (185) |
| 2015-16 | 425 | 37 | 11.5:1 | 52% (223) |
| 2010-11 | 440 | 43 | 10.2:1 | 47% (208) |
| 2000-01 | 532 | 37 | 14.4:1 | 42% (221) |
| 1990-91 | 573 | 42 | 13.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for HINSDALE CENTRAL SCHOOL.
About HINSDALE CENTRAL SCHOOL
HINSDALE CENTRAL SCHOOL is a small combined-grade school in HINSDALE, New York, one of the schools in HINSDALE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 349 students in pre-K through 12. The average for combined schools in New York is about 544 students, so this school is 36% smaller than average.
HINSDALE CENTRAL SCHOOL falls under HINSDALE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
The student body at HINSDALE CENTRAL SCHOOL is 90% White. Other reported shares: 6% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. That is close to the 89% White share among all Cattaraugus County residents. Pick two students at random and there is an 18% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Its 41 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 8.5:1. That matches the 8.7:1 average for combined schools in New York fairly closely. The school's lunch program data list 50% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. For comparison, public schools in Cattaraugus County average 50%.
allk12 grades HINSDALE CENTRAL SCHOOL a C+. The grade compares the school only with New York public K-12 schools, because each state gives its own test.
Compared with New York schools that have similar shares of low-income students, HINSDALE CENTRAL SCHOOL's results are 4.6 points below predicted: 52.2% against 56.8%.
Cattaraugus County has these Census figures: the median household income is $59,540, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 21% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. Cattaraugus County is home to 31 public schools and about 11,228 public school students.
The shortest distance from HINSDALE CENTRAL SCHOOL to another public school is about 4.8 miles, to CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-ERIE-WYOMING BOCES. Other public schools within ten miles: at least 8. Nearby schools with test data average 48.2% proficiency; HINSDALE CENTRAL SCHOOL posts 52.2%.
NCES lists the school's locale as Town: Remote. That means it sits in a town far from an urbanized area.
Over 4 years, HINSDALE CENTRAL SCHOOL's enrollment declined 8%, to 349. The school's ratio fell from 10.6:1 to 8.5:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Conversations here can range across enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Cattaraugus County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
76,145
Census ACS
Median income
$59,540
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
31
11,228 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-ERIE-WYOMING BOCES4.8 mi · 452
- EAST VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL5.6 mi · 347
- OLEAN INTERMEDIATE-MIDDLE SCHOOL5.8 mi · 534
- OLEAN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL5.9 mi · 668
- ALLEGANY-LIMESTONE MIDDLE-HIGH SCHOOL6.0 mi · 562
- WASHINGTON WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL6.3 mi · 284
Frequently asked questions
About HINSDALE CENTRAL SCHOOLHow large is HINSDALE CENTRAL SCHOOL?
HINSDALE CENTRAL SCHOOL enrolls approximately 349 students in grades PK-12.
Is HINSDALE CENTRAL SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
HINSDALE CENTRAL SCHOOL is a combined-grade school covering grades PK-12.
How many teachers does HINSDALE CENTRAL SCHOOL have?
HINSDALE CENTRAL SCHOOL employs 41 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.5:1.
What is the student diversity at HINSDALE CENTRAL SCHOOL?
Student demographics at HINSDALE CENTRAL SCHOOL are roughly 90% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees HINSDALE CENTRAL SCHOOL?
HINSDALE CENTRAL SCHOOL is overseen by HINSDALE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT in Cattaraugus County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.