LA FAYETTE SCHOOL

Set in WATERLOO, New York, LA FAYETTE SCHOOL is a tight-knit elementary campus, run under WATERLOO CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. It serves 309 students across grades 3 through 5. By comparison, New York's public schools average about 443 students each, so LA FAYETTE SCHOOL sits 30% smaller than that benchmark.

Across the 4 schools in WATERLOO CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (1,414 students total), LA FAYETTE SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, LA FAYETTE SCHOOL lists that White students make up the majority at 74%. Other groups include 11% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 4% Black. The wider county runs roughly 88% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, LA FAYETTE SCHOOL logs 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting LA FAYETTE SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 60% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Seneca County (around 50%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, LA FAYETTE SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 53.1%, the actual is 34.6%, a residual of -18.5 points.

In the surrounding community, census data for Seneca County shows the typical household earns roughly $68,089 per year, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. LA FAYETTE SCHOOL is one of 11 public schools in Seneca County (combined enrollment of about 3,612 students).

WATERLOO MIDDLE SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.0 miles from this campus. 7 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), LA FAYETTE SCHOOL ranks 6th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 47.6%.

LA FAYETTE SCHOOL operates from a small-town location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at LA FAYETTE SCHOOL has fell 15%, going from 362 students in 2018 to 309 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 91% to 74% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 11.3:1 in 2018 to 9.1:1 in 2025.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.