MACARTHUR SCHOOL

As a reasonably sized primary school in BINGHAMTON, New York, MACARTHUR SCHOOL works with 399 students from grades pre-K through 5, overseen by BINGHAMTON CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT.

BINGHAMTON CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT comprises 10 schools with combined enrollment of 4,531 students; MACARTHUR SCHOOL is among them.

Demographically, MACARTHUR SCHOOL shows that the most-represented group is White (52%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder breaks down as 21% Black, 13% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, 2% Asian. By comparison, Broome County as a whole is about 80% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.1:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting MACARTHUR SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 63% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Broome County (around 52%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, On a poverty-adjusted basis, MACARTHUR SCHOOL sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 52.0%; actual is 28.1%, a gap of -23.8 points.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Broome County indicate the typical household earns roughly $62,616 per year, about 31% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. MACARTHUR SCHOOL is one of 52 public schools in Broome County (combined enrollment of about 24,594 students).

The closest other public school is BINGHAMTON HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 0.8 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts MACARTHUR SCHOOL at 7th of 9; the average score across the group is 40.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a city-core area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 19%: 492 students in 2018 compared to 399 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 12.3:1 in 2018 to 10.1:1 in 2025.

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