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MAE E REYNOLDS SCHOOL
- B+Test 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 54 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 84 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 78 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 72 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 84 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 72 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 69 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (84) is 22% larger than its 5th grade class (69).
School pathway
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.0% | 62.0% |
| 2023-24 | 62.0% | 57.0% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% 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 MAE E REYNOLDS SCHOOL
MAE E REYNOLDS SCHOOL's state test result (59.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MAE E REYNOLDS SCHOOL this school | 513 | 26.7% | 59.3% |
| ALLENDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WEST SENECA | 509 | 28.5% | 58.0% |
| HARRY E ELDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BALDWINSVILLE | 504 | 26.0% | 49.0% |
| CATHERINE M MCNAMARA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BALDWINSVILLE | 494 | 24.9% | 57.4% |
| COBBLES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PENFIELD | 542 | 24.9% | 66.2% |
| VAN BUREN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BALDWINSVILLE | 488 | 25.8% | 49.4% |
Where MAE E REYNOLDS SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Onondaga County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.3% | #778 of 2,335 | #13 of 61 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #1,008 of 2,342 ▲ 27 | #17 of 61 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.0% | #758 of 2,343 ▼ 294 | #9 of 61 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 513 | #763 of 2,585 | #16 of 70 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.0:1 | #2,166 of 2,338 | #59 of 68 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.1% | #1,961 of 2,388 | #56 of 69 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 26.7% | #2,059 of 2,534 | #54 of 70 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +17.4% | #167 of 606 | #4 of 17 |
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 | 513 | 32.1 | 16.0:1 | 27% (137) |
| 2023-24 | 510 | 32.8 | 15.6:1 | 34% (171) |
| 2022-23 | 503 | 30.7 | 16.4:1 | 36% (179) |
| 2020-21 | 406 | 24 | 16.9:1 | 36% (148) |
| 2017-18 | 437 | 29 | 15.1:1 | 30% (132) |
| 2015-16 | 435 | 29 | 15.0:1 | 35% (152) |
| 2010-11 | 429 | 33 | 13.0:1 | 22% (96) |
| 2000-01 | 529 | 33 | 16.0:1 | 14% (74) |
| 1990-91 | 507 | 39 | 13.0:1 | N/A |
About MAE E REYNOLDS SCHOOL
MAE E REYNOLDS SCHOOL runs as a medium-sized elementary school in BALDWINSVILLE, New York. It educates 513 students in pre-K through 5.
BALDWINSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT oversees MAE E REYNOLDS SCHOOL and 7 other schools, with 5,400 students in total.
The student body at MAE E REYNOLDS SCHOOL is 85% White. Enrollment also includes 6% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, and 3% Black. Among people living in Onondaga County, the White share is about 75%. The school's diversity index is 27%, meaning two students picked at random have a 27% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal data list 32.1 full-time-equivalent teachers at MAE E REYNOLDS SCHOOL in 2024-25, for a ratio of 16.0:1. That is 3.1 students per teacher above the 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 27%. Public schools in Onondaga County average 49%.
Measured against New York public elementary schools, MAE E REYNOLDS SCHOOL receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for MAE E REYNOLDS SCHOOL is -5.8 points: 59.3% actual, 65.2% predicted.
Census estimates describe Onondaga County this way: the median household income is $76,945, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides MAE E REYNOLDS SCHOOL, Onondaga County has 122 other public schools.
The nearest public school is DONALD S RAY SCHOOL, at about 0.7 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 55.4% proficiency; MAE E REYNOLDS SCHOOL posts 59.3%.
Federal data place MAE E REYNOLDS SCHOOL in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment has grown by 107 students since 2020-21, to 513.
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