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What's something PERRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
411
Elementary
DISTRICT 372 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PERRY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 362277003203
PERRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
50 OLIN AVE, PERRY, NY 14530 · (585) 237-0270 · Wyoming County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL411 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 31% 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.
- CBeats 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
8.6:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.2:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
193 students
DISTRICT 46% · 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 | 46 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 54 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 53 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 47 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 48 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 58 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 61 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 44 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (54) is 23% larger than its 6th grade class (44).
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 21% · 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
PERRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL→PERRY JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within PERRY 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
45.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +9.0pp since 2023
Math
53.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +3.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.0% | 53.0% |
| 2023-24 | 36.0% | 50.0% |
% 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
43.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.7%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 PERRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PERRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (43.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PERRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 411 | 47.0% | 43.2% |
| BROOKSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BINGHAMTON | 401 | 47.4% | 46.3% |
| SINCLAIRVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SINCLAIRVILLE | 413 | 48.2% | 44.8% |
| COHEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ELMIRA HEIGHTS | 443 | 49.7% | 41.3% |
| BROWNVILLE SCHOOL BROWNVILLE | 374 | 48.9% | 44.8% |
| DANSVILLE PRIMARY SCHOOL DANSVILLE | 393 | 49.9% | N/A |
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 PERRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Wyoming County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.2% | #1,473 of 2,335 | #3 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #1,337 of 2,342 ▼ 35 | #3 of 6 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #1,571 of 2,343 ▼ 71 | #2 of 6 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 411 | #1,299 of 2,585 | #3 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.6:1 | #121 of 2,338 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.7% | #2,068 of 2,388 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.0% | #1,495 of 2,534 | #1 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.8% | #1,357 of 1,757 | N/A |
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
411
-24 (-6%) vs 2020
-49% since 1990-91, when it was 802
Student : Teacher
8.6:1
was 10.4:1
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 | 411 | 47.9 | 8.6:1 | 47% (193) |
| 2023-24 | 415 | 51 | 8.1:1 | 39% (162) |
| 2022-23 | 424 | 49.3 | 8.6:1 | 48% (202) |
| 2020-21 | 435 | 42 | 10.4:1 | 43% (189) |
| 2017-18 | 441 | 41 | 10.8:1 | 48% (211) |
| 2015-16 | 450 | 39 | 11.5:1 | 50% (225) |
| 2010-11 | 360 | 34 | 10.6:1 | 36% (131) |
| 2000-01 | 840 | 48 | 17.5:1 | 28% (232) |
| 1990-91 | 802 | 51 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PERRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About PERRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PERRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a medium-sized elementary school in PERRY, New York, (ZIP code 14530). Students in pre-K through 6 attend the school, which enrolls 411 students.
The PERRY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT system has 2 schools and 744 students.
White students are the large majority at PERRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, with 88% of enrollment. The next largest groups are 4% Hispanic, 4% Black, and 2% multiracial. The White share in Wyoming County as a whole is similar, at about 90%. PERRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has a diversity index of 22%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school has about 8.6 students per teacher and 47.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. That ratio is under the 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 47%.
Measured against New York public elementary schools, PERRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL receives a C. 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 school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 43.2%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 57.7%.
In Wyoming County (population about 39,753), median household income is about $69,110, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 18%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. A total of 14 public schools operate in Wyoming County, serving about 4,159 students.
The closest public school, PERRY JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, is about 0.3 miles from PERRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within ten miles. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, PERRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 7th on average proficiency.
The NCES locale for PERRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is Town: Distant, which covers schools in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
The number of students dropped from 435 to 411 over 4 years. By 2024-25, the school had 8.6 students per teacher, compared with 10.4 in 2020-21.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at PERRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Wyoming County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
39,753
Census ACS
Median income
$69,110
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
4,159 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in PERRY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- PERRY JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 333 students
Other Perry Elementary schools
12 other US public schools in 9 states are named Perry Elementary. PERRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the 5th largest of the 13.
- Perry ElementaryPerry, IA · 816 students
- Perry Elementary SchoolPerry, OK · 573 students
- Perry Elementary SchoolPerry, OH · 538 students
- Perry Elementary SchoolErie, PA · 466 students
- Perry Elementary SchoolLima, OH · 408 students
Nearby schools
- PERRY JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL0.3 mi · 333
- MOUNT MORRIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL6.3 mi · 295
- MOUNT MORRIS MIDDLE/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL6.3 mi · 238
- WARSAW SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL7.2 mi · 233
- WARSAW MIDDLE SCHOOL7.2 mi · 179
- WARSAW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL7.2 mi · 365
Frequently asked questions
About PERRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at PERRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
PERRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 411 students in grades PK-06.
Is PERRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
PERRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does PERRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
PERRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 48 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.6:1.
What is the student diversity at PERRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at PERRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 88% White, 4% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees PERRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
PERRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by PERRY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT in Wyoming County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.