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MARY K VOLLMER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 59 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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%.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About MARY K VOLLMER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
As a mid-sized intermediate school in WEST HENRIETTA, New York, MARY K VOLLMER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL works with 700 students from grades 4 through 6, one of the schools within RUSH-HENRIETTA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Compared to the state average of about 531 students per school, that is 32% larger than typical.
MARY K VOLLMER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 9 schools operated by RUSH-HENRIETTA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that teaches 5,596 students overall.
For racial and ethnic makeup, MARY K VOLLMER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records that the most-represented group is White (44%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school records 25% Asian, 12% Black, 9% multiracial, 9% Hispanic. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 70%.
Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 55 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.7:1. The state averages around 10.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 48% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, MARY K VOLLMER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 57.3%; this one delivers 58.4%.
In the area at large, census data for Monroe County shows the typical household earns roughly $76,382 per year, about 42% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Monroe County runs 186 public schools (combined enrollment of about 106,108 students), of which MARY K VOLLMER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.
Nearest neighbor: HENRY V BURGER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around MARY K VOLLMER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. On composite proficiency, MARY K VOLLMER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes 5th of 8 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 60.9%.
MARY K VOLLMER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from a low-density location.
Looking at the recent track record. MARY K VOLLMER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has increased 8% since 2018, when it stood at 648 (now 700). White enrollment moved from 59% to 44% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 14.7:1 in 2018 to 12.7:1 today.
Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the MARY K VOLLMER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
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