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HOMER BRINK SCHOOL
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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 elementary schools
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 155 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 112 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 111 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 99 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 127 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 126 | 17% |
| Ungraded | 1 | 0% |
This year's kindergarten class (155) is 23% larger than its 5th grade class (126).
School pathway
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 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 12 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 71.0% | 71.0% |
| 2023-24 | 59.0% | 64.0% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% 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%.
Schools most like HOMER BRINK SCHOOL
HOMER BRINK SCHOOL's state test result (63.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| HOMER BRINK SCHOOL this school | 731 | 31.5% | 63.8% |
| JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SCHENECTADY | 671 | 29.5% | 48.7% |
| STONEHEDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CAMILLUS | 759 | 29.0% | 59.9% |
| CLINTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WEST SENECA | 629 | 28.3% | 55.6% |
| VICTOR PRIMARY SCHOOL VICTOR | 686 | 26.1% | 44.9% |
| LIVONIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LIVONIA | 639 | 32.9% | 53.6% |
Where HOMER BRINK SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Broome County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.8% | #606 of 2,335 | #4 of 26 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.0% | #675 of 2,342 ▲ 93 | #4 of 26 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.0% | #497 of 2,343 ▲ 50 | #3 of 26 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 731 | #231 of 2,585 | #1 of 28 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #1,803 of 2,338 | #19 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.1% | #1,978 of 2,388 | #19 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 31.5% | #1,936 of 2,534 | #27 of 28 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.6% | #1,680 of 1,757 | #19 of 19 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 731 | 53.4 | 13.7:1 | 31% (230) |
| 2023-24 | 728 | 54.3 | 13.4:1 | 35% (252) |
| 2022-23 | 731 | 52.5 | 13.9:1 | 32% (237) |
| 2020-21 | 709 | 51 | 13.9:1 | 32% (229) |
| 2017-18 | 743 | 52 | 14.3:1 | 38% (280) |
| 2015-16 | 654 | 50 | 13.1:1 | 35% (229) |
| 2010-11 | 675 | 67 | 10.1:1 | 4% (30) |
| 2000-01 | 722 | 53 | 13.6:1 | 14% (102) |
| 1990-91 | 697 | 40 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
About HOMER BRINK SCHOOL
HOMER BRINK SCHOOL is a high-enrollment elementary school located in ENDWELL, New York. It enrolled 731 students in pre-K through 5 for the 2024-25 school year. Statewide, elementary schools in New York average about 443 students each.
Across its 4 schools, MAINE-ENDWELL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT enrolls 2,506 students. HOMER BRINK SCHOOL is one of those schools.
The student body at HOMER BRINK SCHOOL is 86% White. Other reported shares: 4% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, 4% Asian, and 3% Black. Pick two students at random and there is a 26% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
At HOMER BRINK SCHOOL, 53.4 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 13.7:1. That is 0.8 students per teacher above the 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 31% of enrollment. That is lower than the 52% average for public schools in Broome County.
The allk12 Grade for HOMER BRINK SCHOOL is B+. Compared with New York public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 69% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
HOMER BRINK SCHOOL is within a point of its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (63.8% versus 63.4%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in New York.
Across Broome County, the median household income is $62,616, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 31% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. Broome County is home to 52 public schools and about 24,594 public school students.
The nearest public school is MAINE-ENDWELL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, at about 0.7 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 68.0% proficiency; HOMER BRINK SCHOOL posts 63.8%.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Mid-size: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Over 4 years, HOMER BRINK SCHOOL's enrollment climbed 3%, to 731.
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