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PLANK ROAD NORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
- BTest 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.
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
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 38 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 63 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 70 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 82 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 69 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 86 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 91 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (63) is 31% smaller than its 5th grade class (91).
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 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 11 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 59.0% | 67.0% |
| 2023-24 | 48.0% | 59.0% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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%.
Schools most like PLANK ROAD NORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PLANK ROAD NORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (54.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLANK ROAD NORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 499 | 34.3% | 54.5% |
| CHARLES A LINDBERGH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BUFFALO | 496 | 35.5% | 58.5% |
| KLEM ROAD SOUTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WEBSTER | 517 | 31.3% | 57.3% |
| STATE ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WEBSTER | 469 | 34.1% | 50.3% |
| SCHLEGEL ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WEBSTER | 496 | 31.3% | 53.3% |
| PADDY HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ROCHESTER | 521 | 36.3% | 54.0% |
Where PLANK ROAD NORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Monroe County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.5% | #984 of 2,335 | #28 of 97 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.0% | #831 of 2,342 ▲ 142 | #24 of 97 ▲ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #1,009 of 2,343 ▼ 34 | #27 of 97 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 499 | #830 of 2,585 | #34 of 106 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.2:1 | #937 of 2,338 | #47 of 99 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.4% | #1,454 of 2,388 | #69 of 99 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 34.3% | #1,865 of 2,534 | #70 of 106 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.1% | #1,338 of 1,757 | #41 of 58 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 499 | 44.5 | 11.2:1 | 34% (171) |
| 2023-24 | 564 | 45 | 12.5:1 | 32% (180) |
| 2022-23 | 547 | 33.6 | 16.3:1 | 29% (161) |
| 2020-21 | 537 | 30 | 17.9:1 | 27% (147) |
| 2017-18 | 537 | 35 | 15.3:1 | 26% (137) |
| 2015-16 | 571 | 39 | 14.6:1 | 20% (117) |
| 2010-11 | 597 | 40 | 14.9:1 | 12% (69) |
| 2000-01 | 693 | 43 | 16.1:1 | 5% (34) |
| 1990-91 | 525 | 32 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
About PLANK ROAD NORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PLANK ROAD NORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a medium-sized elementary school in WEBSTER, New York, administered by WEBSTER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. The student body numbers 499 students, from pre-K through 5.
The district, WEBSTER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, operates 11 schools serving 7,940 students.
White students make up a majority at PLANK ROAD NORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, at 73%. Other students are 11% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 5% Black, and 4% Asian. The White share in Monroe County as a whole is similar, at about 70%. Pick two students at random and there is a 44% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school employs the equivalent of 44.5 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 11.2:1. That is 1.6 students per teacher below the 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at PLANK ROAD NORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 34%. For comparison, public schools in Monroe County average 50%.
Measured against New York public elementary schools, PLANK ROAD NORTH ELEMENTARY 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.
Schools in New York with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 62.4%. PLANK ROAD NORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL scores 54.5%.
Across Monroe County, the median household income is $76,382, roughly 42% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Monroe County is home to 186 public schools and about 106,108 public school students.
PLANK ROAD SOUTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles away. The five-mile area around PLANK ROAD NORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL holds at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools average 73.6% on proficiency, and PLANK ROAD NORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is below that at 54.5%.
NCES describes the area around PLANK ROAD NORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school enrolled 499 students in 2024-25, 38 fewer than the 537 it had in 2020-21. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 17.9:1 to 11.2:1.
Conversations here can range across enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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