Enrollment
213
Elementary
DISTRICT 201 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PANAMA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 362241003155
PANAMA K-6 SCHOOL
41 NORTH ST, PANAMA, NY 14767 · (716) 782-4166 · Chautauqua County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL213 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 69% of New York public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
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
Student : Teacher
7.2:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 7.8:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
85 students
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 58%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 20 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 24 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 21 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 28 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 27 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 34 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 32 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 27 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (24) is 11% smaller than its 6th grade class (27).
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 15% · STATE 72% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
PANAMA K-6 SCHOOL→PANAMA HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within PANAMA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
64.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +12.0pp since 2023
Math
69.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +1.0pp since 2023
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 69 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 12 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.0% | 69.0% |
| 2023-24 | 52.0% | 68.0% |
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
62.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.3%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% 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%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like PANAMA K-6 SCHOOL
PANAMA K-6 SCHOOL's state test result (62.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PANAMA K-6 SCHOOL this school | 213 | 39.9% | 62.4% |
| FORESTVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FORESTVILLE | 211 | 41.2% | 52.3% |
| PALERMO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FULTON | 216 | 38.0% | 29.3% |
| MARGARET MURPHY KINDERGARTEN CENTER HUDSON FALLS | 234 | 39.7% | N/A |
| GORHAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GORHAM | 213 | 43.7% | 44.5% |
| RICHFIELD SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL RICHFIELD SPRINGS | 231 | 42.4% | 45.5% |
Matched among New York elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where PANAMA K-6 SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Chautauqua County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.4% | #659 of 2,335 | #2 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.0% | #749 of 2,342 ▼ 116 | #2 of 21 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.0% | #775 of 2,343 ▲ 24 | #3 of 21 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 213 | #2,351 of 2,585 | #20 of 26 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 7.2:1 | #30 of 2,338 | #1 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.3% | #2,137 of 2,388 | #16 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.9% | #1,697 of 2,534 | #22 of 26 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.1% | #709 of 1,757 | #7 of 20 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
213
-23 (-10%) vs 2020
-57% since 1990-91, when it was 492
Student : Teacher
7.2:1
was 8.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 213 | 29.7 | 7.2:1 | 40% (85) |
| 2023-24 | 220 | 27.9 | 7.9:1 | 45% (100) |
| 2022-23 | 242 | 28.7 | 8.4:1 | 43% (104) |
| 2020-21 | 236 | 29 | 8.1:1 | 39% (92) |
| 2017-18 | 260 | 23 | 11.3:1 | 50% (129) |
| 2015-16 | 256 | 20 | 12.8:1 | 48% (124) |
| 2010-11 | 297 | 27 | 11.0:1 | 39% (117) |
| 2000-01 | 425 | 32 | 13.3:1 | 25% (107) |
| 1990-91 | 492 | 28 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PANAMA K-6 SCHOOL.
About PANAMA K-6 SCHOOL
This page covers PANAMA K-6 SCHOOL, a low-enrollment elementary school in PANAMA, New York. Students in pre-K through 6 attend the school, which enrolls 213 students. For comparison, elementary schools in New York average about 443 students.
The 2 schools in PANAMA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT enroll 402 students altogether, PANAMA K-6 SCHOOL among them.
At PANAMA K-6 SCHOOL, White students make up 90% of the student body. After that, the student body is 5% multiracial and 4% Hispanic. That is close to the 86% White share among all Chautauqua County residents. PANAMA K-6 SCHOOL has a diversity index of 18%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teachers at the school number 29.7 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 7.2:1. Among elementary schools in New York, the typical ratio is 12.8:1. The school's lunch program data list 40% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Among public schools in Chautauqua County, the average eligibility rate is 57%.
Measured against New York public elementary schools, PANAMA K-6 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 model predicts 60.3% for a school in New York with PANAMA K-6 SCHOOL's free or reduced-price lunch share. PANAMA K-6 SCHOOL posts 62.4%.
Census Bureau estimates for Chautauqua County show that median household income is about $58,351, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 25% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. PANAMA K-6 SCHOOL is one of 51 public schools in Chautauqua County, which together enroll about 17,056 students.
The nearest public school is PANAMA HIGH SCHOOL, at less than a tenth of a mile. PANAMA K-6 SCHOOL has 7 other public schools within ten miles. Nearby schools with test data average 62.2% proficiency; PANAMA K-6 SCHOOL posts 62.4%.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Distant: the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The number of students dropped from 236 to 213 over 4 years.
The discussion area below is open to posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Chautauqua County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
125,544
Census ACS
Median income
$58,351
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
51
17,056 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in PANAMA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- PANAMA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 189 students
Nearby schools
- PANAMA HIGH SCHOOL0.0 mi · 189
- BEMUS POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL7.6 mi · 300
- SHERMAN HIGH SCHOOL8.0 mi · 180
- SHERMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL8.0 mi · 234
- CLYMER CENTRAL SCHOOL8.3 mi · 330
- SOUTHWESTERN MIDDLE SCHOOL10.0 mi · 266
Frequently asked questions
About PANAMA K-6 SCHOOLHow many students attend PANAMA K-6 SCHOOL?
PANAMA K-6 SCHOOL enrolls approximately 213 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does PANAMA K-6 SCHOOL serve?
PANAMA K-6 SCHOOL serves grades PK-06.
How many teachers does PANAMA K-6 SCHOOL have?
PANAMA K-6 SCHOOL employs 30 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 7.2:1.
What is the student diversity at PANAMA K-6 SCHOOL?
Student demographics at PANAMA K-6 SCHOOL are roughly 90% White, 4% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is PANAMA K-6 SCHOOL in?
PANAMA K-6 SCHOOL is part of PANAMA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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