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Enrollment
392
Elementary
DISTRICT 373 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LANSING CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 361671001489
RAYMOND C BUCKLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
284 RIDGE RD, LANSING, NY 14882 · (607) 533-3020 · Tompkins County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL392 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 80% of New York public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats 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
11.9:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.5:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
112 students
DISTRICT 28% · 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 | 36 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 67 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 67 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 64 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 84 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 74 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (67) is 9% smaller than its 4th grade class (74).
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 40% · 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
Based on grade levels within LANSING 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
70.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +7.0pp since 2023
Math
76.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +4.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 76 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 70.0% | 76.0% |
| 2023-24 | 63.0% | 72.0% |
% 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
70.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.5%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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 RAYMOND C BUCKLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
RAYMOND C BUCKLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (70.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| RAYMOND C BUCKLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 392 | 28.6% | 70.3% |
| WEST STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SANBORN | 401 | 29.4% | 57.0% |
| DIVISION STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SARATOGA SPRINGS | 393 | 27.5% | 67.8% |
| CAROLINE STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SARATOGA SPRINGS | 372 | 30.4% | 62.8% |
| IROQUOIS MIDDLE SCHOOL ROCHESTER | 403 | 28.8% | 62.6% |
| MALTA AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BALLSTON SPA | 345 | 31.0% | 62.7% |
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 RAYMOND C BUCKLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Tompkins County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.3% | #391 of 2,335 | #2 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 76.0% | #497 of 2,342 ▲ 14 | #2 of 13 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.0% | #537 of 2,343 ▼ 93 | #3 of 13 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 392 | #1,407 of 2,585 | #3 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.9:1 | #1,225 of 2,338 | #11 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.0% | #1,568 of 2,388 | #8 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.6% | #2,008 of 2,534 | #9 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.2% | #846 of 1,757 | #6 of 12 |
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
392
-29 (-7%) vs 2020
-17% since 1990-91, when it was 475
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 11.1:1
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 | 392 | 33 | 11.9:1 | 29% (112) |
| 2023-24 | 423 | 36 | 11.8:1 | 31% (132) |
| 2022-23 | 405 | 40 | 10.1:1 | 32% (131) |
| 2020-21 | 421 | 38 | 11.1:1 | 29% (124) |
| 2017-18 | 462 | 36 | 12.8:1 | 28% (130) |
| 2015-16 | 446 | 37 | 12.1:1 | 29% (130) |
| 2010-11 | 420 | 38 | 11.1:1 | 23% (98) |
| 2000-01 | 479 | 39 | 12.3:1 | 11% (54) |
| 1990-91 | 475 | 33 | 14.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for RAYMOND C BUCKLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About RAYMOND C BUCKLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
RAYMOND C BUCKLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a mid-sized elementary school with its address in LANSING, New York. The school offers pre-K through 4 and enrolls 392 students.
LANSING CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT enrolls 1,118 students in 3 schools, including RAYMOND C BUCKLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
More than half of the students at RAYMOND C BUCKLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are White (76%). The rest of enrollment is 8% multiracial, 8% Hispanic, 5% Asian, and 3% Black. That is in line with Tompkins County, where about 75% of residents are White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, RAYMOND C BUCKLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL scores 41%.
Its ratio of 11.9:1 is based on 33 full-time-equivalent teachers. Elementary schools in New York average 12.8:1, 1.0 more students per teacher than here. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 29%.
RAYMOND C BUCKLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 80% of New York public elementary schools.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for RAYMOND C BUCKLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 64.5%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 70.3%.
Census data for Tompkins County show median household income comes to about $74,024, about 59% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. There are 33 public schools in the county, enrolling about 10,392, RAYMOND C BUCKLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL among them.
LANSING HIGH SCHOOL, about 0.2 miles away, is the closest public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes 3 other public schools. RAYMOND C BUCKLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL places 3rd of 7 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Locale: Rural: Fringe. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory close to an urban area.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 7% decline, from 421 to 392.
People can post here about open houses, carpools, and field trips and other school topics. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Tompkins County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
104,537
Census ACS
Median income
$74,024
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
59%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
33
10,392 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in LANSING CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- LANSING HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 371 students
- LANSING MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 355 students
Other schools in LANSING
- LANSING HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 371 students
- LANSING MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 355 students
- FINGER LAKES RESIDENTIAL CENTERHigh · 67 students
Nearby schools
- LANSING HIGH SCHOOL0.2 mi · 371
- LANSING MIDDLE SCHOOL0.3 mi · 355
- FINGER LAKES RESIDENTIAL CENTER1.7 mi · 67
- DEWITT MIDDLE SCHOOL5.7 mi · 559
- TOMPKINS-SENECA-TIOGA BOCES5.8 mi · 309
- CAYUGA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL5.8 mi · 270
Frequently asked questions
About RAYMOND C BUCKLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at RAYMOND C BUCKLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
RAYMOND C BUCKLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 392 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does RAYMOND C BUCKLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
RAYMOND C BUCKLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at RAYMOND C BUCKLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at RAYMOND C BUCKLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 11.9:1 (33 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at RAYMOND C BUCKLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at RAYMOND C BUCKLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 76% White, 8% Hispanic, 3% Black, 5% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees RAYMOND C BUCKLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
RAYMOND C BUCKLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by LANSING CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT in Tompkins County.
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