Enrollment
351
Combined
STATE 544
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PRATTSBURGH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 362379003310
PRATTSBURGH CENTRAL SCHOOL
1 ACADEMY ST, PRATTSBURGH, NY 14873 · (607) 522-3795 · Steuben County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL351 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.0:1
35 FTE teachers
STATE 8.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
184 students
STATE 58%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 14 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 30 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 20 | 6% |
| Grade 2 | 35 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 34 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 26 | 7% |
| Grade 5 | 23 | 7% |
| Grade 6 | 19 | 5% |
| Grade 7 | 23 | 7% |
| Grade 8 | 27 | 8% |
| Grade 9 | 31 | 9% |
| Grade 10 | 19 | 5% |
| Grade 11 | 25 | 7% |
| Grade 12 | 21 | 6% |
| Ungraded | 4 | 1% |
Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
43.7%
NY avg 58.3% . +11.4pp since 2023
Math
45.5%
NY avg 57.4% . -37.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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 down about 37 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 43.7% | 45.5% |
| 2023-24 | 32.3% | 83.0% |
% 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
44.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.7%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 →
Where PRATTSBURGH CENTRAL SCHOOL ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In New York |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.6% | #78 of 101 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.5% | #78 of 101 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.7% | #79 of 101 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 351 | #95 of 192 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.0:1 | #109 of 146 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 13.0% | #120 of 152 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.4% | #82 of 95 |
Ranked against other public K-12 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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
351
-16 (-4%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
10.0:1
was 11.7:1
% White
93%
was 93%
% Hispanic
1%
was 1%
% Black
1%
was 2%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 351 | 35 | 10.0:1 | 52% (184) |
| 2023-24 | 365 | 37 | 9.9:1 | 33% (121) |
| 2022-23 | 364 | 36 | 10.1:1 | 51% (186) |
| 2017-18 | 367 | 31.3 | 11.7:1 | 54% (200) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PRATTSBURGH CENTRAL SCHOOL.
About PRATTSBURGH CENTRAL SCHOOL
PRATTSBURGH CENTRAL SCHOOL is a low-enrollment combined-grade school in PRATTSBURGH, New York, under PRATTSBURGH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. It serves 351 students in pre-K through 12. For comparison, combined schools in New York average about 544 students.
PRATTSBURGH CENTRAL SCHOOL falls under PRATTSBURGH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
White students are the large majority at PRATTSBURGH CENTRAL SCHOOL, with 93% of enrollment. The remaining shares are 4% multiracial. The White share in Steuben County as a whole is similar, at about 92%. PRATTSBURGH CENTRAL SCHOOL has a diversity index of 13%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
A ratio of 10.0:1 comes from the school's 35 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 8.7:1 average for combined schools in New York is lower than this school's figure. The lunch program counts 52% of students at PRATTSBURGH CENTRAL SCHOOL as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is close to the 51% average for public schools in Steuben County.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, PRATTSBURGH CENTRAL SCHOOL would score about 55.7%. It scores 44.6%, 11.1 points below that figure.
According to the American Community Survey, in Steuben County, median household income is about $65,887, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 34 public schools operate in Steuben County, serving about 13,701 students.
The next-closest public school is NAPLES HIGH SCHOOL, about 8.6 miles away. There are 4 more public schools inside ten miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts PRATTSBURGH CENTRAL SCHOOL at 7th of 8.
PRATTSBURGH CENTRAL SCHOOL is coded as Rural: Distant in federal locale data.
From 2017-18 to 2024-25, PRATTSBURGH CENTRAL SCHOOL went from 367 students to 351. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 11.7:1 to 10.0:1.
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Steuben County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
92,588
Census ACS
Median income
$65,887
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
34
13,701 students
Quick facts
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- NAPLES HIGH SCHOOL8.6 mi · 286
- NAPLES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL8.8 mi · 288
- HAMMONDSPORT JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL9.2 mi · 193
- GLENN H CURTISS MEMORIAL SCHOOL9.2 mi · 199
- AVOCA CENTRAL SCHOOL10.1 mi · 369
- COHOCTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL10.9 mi · 71
Frequently asked questions
About PRATTSBURGH CENTRAL SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at PRATTSBURGH CENTRAL SCHOOL?
PRATTSBURGH CENTRAL SCHOOL enrolls approximately 351 students in grades PK-12.
Is PRATTSBURGH CENTRAL SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
PRATTSBURGH CENTRAL SCHOOL is a combined-grade school covering grades PK-12.
How many students per teacher at PRATTSBURGH CENTRAL SCHOOL?
Approximately 10.0:1 students per teacher at PRATTSBURGH CENTRAL SCHOOL.
How diverse is PRATTSBURGH CENTRAL SCHOOL?
PRATTSBURGH CENTRAL SCHOOL reports a student body of 93% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black, 4% Two or more.
What district is PRATTSBURGH CENTRAL SCHOOL in?
PRATTSBURGH CENTRAL SCHOOL is part of PRATTSBURGH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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