LINNAEUS W WEST SCHOOL

LINNAEUS W WEST SCHOOL is one of the very small high schools in ENDICOTT, New York, overseen by UNION-ENDICOTT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, with 70 students on its rolls from grades 8 through 12. By comparison, New York's public schools average about 668 students each, so LINNAEUS W WEST SCHOOL sits 90% smaller than that benchmark.

Within UNION-ENDICOTT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 7 schools and 3,462 students, LINNAEUS W WEST SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, LINNAEUS W WEST SCHOOL logs that the largest single group is White, at 76% of enrollment. The remainder consists of 10% multiracial, 7% Hispanic, 6% Black.

On the resource side, On paper, LINNAEUS W WEST SCHOOL has 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 6.4:1. The state averages around 11.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 77% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is above Broome County's rate of about 52%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, LINNAEUS W WEST SCHOOL is in the bottom 10% of New York public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 46.6%; LINNAEUS W WEST SCHOOL posts 24.8%, -21.9 points below that line.

Across the wider county, census data for Broome County shows the typical household earns roughly $62,616 per year, about 31% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Broome County's 52 public schools (combined enrollment of about 24,594 students), LINNAEUS W WEST SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: ANN G MCGUINNESS ELEMENTAR SCHOOL, around 0.2 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts LINNAEUS W WEST SCHOOL at 9th of 9; the average score across the group is 59.5%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Over the past 7-year window. LINNAEUS W WEST SCHOOL's enrollment has edged up 23% since 2018, when it stood at 57 (now 70). Over the same period, the Black share fell from 12% to 6%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 8.1:1 in 2018 to 6.4:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, 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.