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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the LA FARGEVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL administration to hear?
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Enrollment
448
Combined
STATE 544
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LA FARGEVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 361638001446
LA FARGEVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL
20414 SUNRISE AVE, LA FARGEVILLE, NY 13656 · (315) 658-2241 · Jefferson County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL448 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
41 FTE teachers
STATE 8.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
203 students
STATE 58%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
65.6%
NY avg 58.3% . -1.3pp since 2023
Math
63.1%
NY avg 57.4% . -11.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 11 points.
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
67.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.3%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
448
-127 (-22%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
was 13.6:1
% White
93%
was 93%
% Hispanic
3%
was 2%
% Black
1%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About LA FARGEVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL
LA FARGEVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL is a tight-knit multi-level school in LA FARGEVILLE, New York, part of LA FARGEVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. The school teaches 448 students in grades pre-K through 12.
LA FARGEVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL is a school of LA FARGEVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.
Demographically, LA FARGEVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (93%). The remainder comes out to 3% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 83% White, putting the school's mix considerably more White than the area baseline.
On the income-and-resources front, LA FARGEVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL logs 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 8.7:1, putting LA FARGEVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 45% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, LA FARGEVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 58.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 67.1%.
Around the school, the surrounding county (Jefferson County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $66,301 per year, 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Jefferson County's 39 public schools (combined enrollment of about 16,789 students), LA FARGEVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.
GUARDINO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 6.4 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 2 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts LA FARGEVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 60.0%.
LA FARGEVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL operates from a low-density location.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at LA FARGEVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL has ticked down 22%, going from 575 students in 2018 to 448 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 13.6:1 in 2018 to 10.9:1 in 2025.
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Jefferson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
115,040
Census ACS
Median income
$66,301
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
39
16,789 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- GUARDINO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL6.4 mi · 243
- THERESA PRIMARY SCHOOL8.9 mi · 163
- ALEXANDRIA CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL10.2 mi · 243
- ALEXANDRIA CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL10.2 mi · 224
- EVANS MILLS PRIMARY SCHOOL10.8 mi · 330
- THOUSAND ISLANDS MIDDLE SCHOOL11.6 mi · 185
Frequently asked questions
About LA FARGEVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at LA FARGEVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL?
LA FARGEVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL enrolls approximately 448 students in grades PK-12.
Is LA FARGEVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
LA FARGEVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL is a combined-grade school covering grades PK-12.
How many students per teacher at LA FARGEVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL?
Approximately 10.9:1 students per teacher at LA FARGEVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL.
How diverse is LA FARGEVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL?
LA FARGEVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL reports a student body of 93% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees LA FARGEVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL?
LA FARGEVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL is overseen by LA FARGEVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT in Jefferson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.