PERRY BROWNE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL

PERRY BROWNE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL is one of the intimate primary schools in NORWICH, New York, overseen by NORWICH CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, with 341 students on its rolls from grades 3 through 5. Compared to the state average of about 443 students per school, that is 23% leaner than typical.

Across the 4 schools in NORWICH CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT (1,626 students total), PERRY BROWNE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, PERRY BROWNE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (94%). The remainder reads as 2% Black. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting PERRY BROWNE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 65% of students at PERRY BROWNE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Chenango County (around 50%), the school's rate is north of typical.

With demographic context factored in, On a poverty-adjusted basis, PERRY BROWNE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 51.3%; actual is 32.2%, a gap of -19.1 points.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Chenango County) reports that median household income runs about $62,948, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Chenango County runs 23 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,036 students), of which PERRY BROWNE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is NORWICH MIDDLE SCHOOL, roughly 0.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools. On composite proficiency, PERRY BROWNE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL comes 6th of 6 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 51.0%.

PERRY BROWNE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL operates from a town-based location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at PERRY BROWNE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL has shrank 16%, going from 407 students in 2018 to 341 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, members of the PERRY BROWNE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.