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LEDGEVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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 elementary schools
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 75 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 76 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 76 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 93 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 79 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 87 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (75) is 14% smaller than its 5th grade class (87).
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Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 78 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 82 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 78.0% | 82.0% |
| 2023-24 | 74.0% | 80.0% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 77% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 72% 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 LEDGEVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LEDGEVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (77.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEDGEVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 486 | 9.1% | 77.1% |
| HUGHES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NEW HARTFORD | 486 | 11.3% | 66.9% |
| MCKENNA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MASSAPEQUA PARK | 485 | 7.8% | 53.8% |
| SHERIDAN HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WILLIAMSVILLE | 527 | 10.1% | 70.6% |
| PAUL J BELLEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WEST ISLIP | 463 | 10.4% | 64.8% |
| BAYVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WEST ISLIP | 440 | 10.9% | 46.6% |
Where LEDGEVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Erie County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 77.1% | #214 of 2,335 | #4 of 115 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 82.0% | #301 of 2,342 ▼ 4 | #4 of 115 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 78.0% | #301 of 2,343 ▼ 114 | #2 of 115 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 486 | #895 of 2,585 | #56 of 123 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.5:1 | #1,467 of 2,338 | #92 of 119 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.1% | #2,060 of 2,388 | #96 of 119 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 9.1% | #2,448 of 2,534 | #121 of 122 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.4% | #596 of 606 | #42 of 43 |
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 | 486 | 38.8 | 12.5:1 | 9% (44) |
| 2023-24 | 477 | 36.8 | 13.0:1 | 9% (45) |
| 2022-23 | 473 | 36.8 | 12.9:1 | 10% (49) |
| 2020-21 | 473 | 32 | 14.8:1 | 8% (39) |
| 2017-18 | 484 | 31 | 15.6:1 | 10% (48) |
| 2015-16 | 477 | 28 | 17.0:1 | 8% (39) |
| 2010-11 | 558 | 38 | 14.7:1 | 6% (33) |
| 2000-01 | 612 | 40 | 15.3:1 | 5% (29) |
| 1990-91 | 571 | 29 | 19.7:1 | N/A |
About LEDGEVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LEDGEVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a mid-sized elementary school in CLARENCE, New York, administered by CLARENCE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. It teaches 486 students in kindergarten through 5.
CLARENCE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT includes 6 schools. Together they enroll 4,081 students.
At LEDGEVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 88% of students are White. It is also 4% multiracial, 4% Asian, and 3% Hispanic. For comparison, the population of Erie County is roughly 74% White. The diversity index for LEDGEVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 22%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school lists 38.8 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.5:1. The 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York is close to this figure. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 9% of the student body. Among public schools in Erie County, the average eligibility rate is 51%.
LEDGEVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 84% of New York public elementary schools.
LEDGEVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 77.1% is 5.5 points above the 71.7% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
For the population of Erie County, median household income comes to about $72,839, roughly 38% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Erie County's 226 public schools enroll about 122,519 students and include LEDGEVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
CLARENCE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is about 1.1 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. LEDGEVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 5th of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 3%, from 473 to 486. The number of students per teacher dropped from 14.8 to 12.5 over 4 years.
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