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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at PENN YAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this year?
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Enrollment
545
Elementary
DISTRICT 420 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PENN YAN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 362274003201
PENN YAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
3 SCHOOL DR, PENN YAN, NY 14527 · (315) 536-3346 · Yates County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL545 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 36% of New York public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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
Student : Teacher
7.7:1
71 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.5:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
330 students
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 58%
Community
1
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 | 29 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 84 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 88 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 93 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 87 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 82 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 82 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (84) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (82).
Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 18% · 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
Based on grade levels within PENN YAN 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
41.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -2.0pp since 2023
Math
41.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -11.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 11 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 41.0% | 41.0% |
| 2023-24 | 43.0% | 52.0% |
% 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
43.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.7%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 PENN YAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PENN YAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (43.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PENN YAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 545 | 60.6% | 43.3% |
| HOLLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HOLLEY | 513 | 60.4% | 44.9% |
| HORNELL INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL HORNELL | 487 | 61.6% | 33.0% |
| VERNON E WIGHTMAN PRIMARY SCHOOL BATH | 486 | 61.5% | 38.5% |
| TACONIC HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CRARYVILLE | 503 | 61.2% | 48.7% |
| SIDNEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SIDNEY | 477 | 56.4% | 32.7% |
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 PENN YAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.3% | #1,469 of 2,335 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #1,825 of 2,342 ▼ 584 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #1,758 of 2,343 ▼ 590 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 545 | #649 of 2,585 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 7.7:1 | #49 of 2,338 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.0% | #2,038 of 2,388 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.6% | #1,148 of 2,534 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.6% | #927 of 1,757 |
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
545
-22 (-4%) vs 2020
-49% since 1990-91, when it was 1,063
Student : Teacher
7.7:1
was 8.7:1
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 | 545 | 70.5 | 7.7:1 | 61% (330) |
| 2023-24 | 527 | 67.4 | 7.8:1 | 61% (322) |
| 2022-23 | 519 | 66.8 | 7.8:1 | 54% (280) |
| 2020-21 | 567 | 65 | 8.7:1 | 55% (311) |
| 2017-18 | 631 | 60 | 10.5:1 | 59% (372) |
| 2015-16 | 621 | 59 | 10.5:1 | 53% (331) |
| 2010-11 | 658 | 65 | 10.1:1 | 54% (355) |
| 2000-01 | 787 | 57 | 13.8:1 | 31% (245) |
| 1990-91 | 1,063 | 67 | 15.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PENN YAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About PENN YAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PENN YAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a mid-sized elementary school in PENN YAN, New York. The school teaches pre-K through 5 and enrolls 545 students. That is 23% above the average of about 443 students for elementary schools in New York.
PENN YAN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT enrolls 1,260 students, and its 3 schools include PENN YAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
Roughly 87% of students at PENN YAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are White. Other groups make up 7% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 23%.
The school's 70.5 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 7.7:1. Elementary schools in New York average 12.8:1, 5.1 more students per teacher than here. Income data for the school show 61% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Yates County average 52%.
PENN YAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 36% of New York public elementary schools.
In New York, PENN YAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 43.3% actual against a predicted 52.7%.
For Yates County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $69,701, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 26%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. There are 6 public schools in the county, enrolling about 2,097, PENN YAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL among them.
Of the public schools around it, PENN YAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is closest to PENN YAN ACADEMY, about 0.2 miles away. There are 2 other public schools within five miles. PENN YAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 7th of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 43.3% against a local average of 52.4%.
PENN YAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL falls in the Town: Distant locale category, used for schools in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
A 4% decline took enrollment from 567 in 2020-21 to 545 in 2024-25.
The allk12 page for PENN YAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lets the school community talk about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Yates County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
24,526
Census ACS
Median income
$69,701
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
2,097 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in PENN YAN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- PENN YAN ACADEMYHigh · 427 students
- PENN YAN MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 288 students
Other schools in PENN YAN
- PENN YAN ACADEMYHigh · 427 students
- PENN YAN MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 288 students
Nearby schools
- PENN YAN ACADEMY0.2 mi · 427
- PENN YAN MIDDLE SCHOOL0.3 mi · 288
- GORHAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL9.8 mi · 213
- DUNDEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL10.7 mi · 314
- DUNDEE JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL10.7 mi · 281
- MIDDLESEX VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL10.8 mi · 242
Frequently asked questions
About PENN YAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at PENN YAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
PENN YAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 545 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does PENN YAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
PENN YAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at PENN YAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 7.7:1 students per teacher at PENN YAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
How diverse is PENN YAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
PENN YAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 87% White, 7% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees PENN YAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
PENN YAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by PENN YAN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT in Yates County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.