PANAMA K-6 SCHOOL

Located at 41 NORTH ST, in PANAMA, New York, PANAMA K-6 SCHOOL is a close-knit primary school that serves 213 students (grades pre-K through 6), part of PANAMA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Enrollment runs roughly 52% smaller than the state mean of about 443.

Across the 2 schools in PANAMA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (402 students total), PANAMA K-6 SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, PANAMA K-6 SCHOOL lists that nearly all students (90%) are White. Other groups include 5% multiracial, 4% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 7.2:1. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 40% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Chautauqua County (around 57%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, PANAMA K-6 SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 60.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 62.4%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Chautauqua County indicate median household earnings sit near $58,351, roughly 25% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Chautauqua County runs 51 public schools (combined enrollment of about 17,056 students), of which PANAMA K-6 SCHOOL is one.

PANAMA HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 7 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts PANAMA K-6 SCHOOL at 4th of 9; the average score across the group is 62.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 18%: 260 students in 2018 compared to 213 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 95% to 90% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 11.3:1 in 2018 to 7.2:1 today.

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