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MAE E REYNOLDS SCHOOL
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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.
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%.
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About MAE E REYNOLDS SCHOOL
MAE E REYNOLDS SCHOOL is a primary school of reasonably sized scale in BALDWINSVILLE, New York, one of the schools within BALDWINSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, educateing 513 students in grades pre-K through 5.
Across the 8 schools in BALDWINSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (5,400 students total), MAE E REYNOLDS SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
In terms of who attends, MAE E REYNOLDS SCHOOL lists that 85% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest breaks down as 6% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, 3% Black. That is noticeably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 75%.
On the resource side, Staff filings list 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.0:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting MAE E REYNOLDS SCHOOL higher than the state norm the norm. Around 27% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is south of Onondaga County's rate of about 49%.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), MAE E REYNOLDS SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 65.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 59.3%.
In the broader community, census data for Onondaga County shows the typical household earns roughly $76,945 per year, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. In all, Onondaga County runs 123 public schools (combined enrollment of about 67,044 students), of which MAE E REYNOLDS SCHOOL is one.
Nearest neighbor: DONALD S RAY SCHOOL, around 0.7 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts MAE E REYNOLDS SCHOOL at 2nd of 8; the average score across the group is 55.4%.
Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.
Five-year trend. MAE E REYNOLDS SCHOOL's enrollment has increased 17% since 2018, when it stood at 437 (now 513). White enrollment moved from 91% to 85% across the same window.
On the community side, the feed for MAE E REYNOLDS SCHOOL typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
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