PORTVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Located at 500 ELM ST, in PORTVILLE, New York, PORTVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a medium-sized K-5 school that teaches 534 students (grades pre-K through 6), part of PORTVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Compared to the state average of about 443 students per school, that is 21% larger than typical.

PORTVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 979 students. PORTVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

Demographically, PORTVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports that nearly all students (90%) are White. Beyond that, the school records 5% multiracial, 4% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.8:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 38% of students at PORTVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably below Cattaraugus County's rate of about 50%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, PORTVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 60.9%, the actual is 67.2%, a residual of +6.3 points.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Cattaraugus County) reports that median household earnings sit near $59,540, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Cattaraugus County runs 31 public schools (combined enrollment of about 11,228 students), of which PORTVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

PORTVILLE JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts PORTVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 2nd of 7; the average score across the group is 48.3%.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at PORTVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has contracted 5%, going from 565 students in 2018 to 534 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 15.2:1 in 2018 to 12.8:1 in 2025.

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