Enrollment
147
Elementary
STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RIPLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 362466004367
RIPLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL
12 N STATE ST, RIPLEY, NY 14775 · (716) 736-7223 · Chautauqua County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL147 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 45% 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.
- 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.
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
7.0:1
21 FTE teachers
STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
89 students
STATE 58%
Community
0
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 | 20 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 26 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 11 | 7% |
| Grade 2 | 21 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 16 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 20 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 15 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 18 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (26) is 44% larger than its 6th grade class (18).
Student demographics
27%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
54.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +16.0pp since 2023
Math
56.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +8.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 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 16 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 54.0% | 56.0% |
| 2023-24 | 38.0% | 48.0% |
% 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
46.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.7%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 RIPLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL
RIPLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL's state test result (46.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| RIPLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL this school | 147 | 60.5% | 46.3% |
| PHILADELPHIA PRIMARY SCHOOL PHILADELPHIA | 122 | 61.5% | 51.3% |
| ABRAHAM WING SCHOOL GLENS FALLS | 139 | 56.1% | 40.1% |
| NORTHVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NORTHVILLE | 175 | 57.7% | 56.5% |
| CLIFTON-FINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STAR LAKE | 133 | 54.1% | 27.9% |
| BIG CROSS STREET SCHOOL GLENS FALLS | 211 | 60.2% | 36.2% |
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 RIPLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Chautauqua County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.3% | #1,328 of 2,335 | #10 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #1,229 of 2,342 ▲ 168 | #8 of 21 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #1,197 of 2,343 ▲ 205 | #5 of 21 ▲ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 147 | #2,503 of 2,585 | #24 of 26 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.5% | #1,149 of 2,534 | #11 of 26 |
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
147
+5 (+4%) vs 2020
-71% since 1990-91, when it was 509
Student : Teacher
7.0:1
was 8.9:1
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 | 147 | 21 | 7.0:1 | 61% (89) |
| 2023-24 | 136 | 22 | 6.2:1 | 52% (71) |
| 2022-23 | 149 | 22 | 6.8:1 | 56% (83) |
| 2020-21 | 142 | 16 | 8.9:1 | 63% (90) |
| 2017-18 | 146 | 17.2 | 8.5:1 | 71% (103) |
| 2015-16 | 157 | 13 | 12.1:1 | 71% (111) |
| 2010-11 | 330 | 34 | 9.7:1 | 66% (218) |
| 2000-01 | 412 | 41 | 10.1:1 | 59% (244) |
| 1990-91 | 509 | 40 | 12.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for RIPLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL.
About RIPLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL
At 12 N STATE ST in RIPLEY, New York, RIPLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL operates as a small elementary school. Classes run from pre-K through 6, and the school has 147 students. The average for elementary schools in New York is about 443 students, so this school is 67% smaller than average.
RIPLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT is responsible for RIPLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL.
White students are the large majority at RIPLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL, with 85% of enrollment. Next come 6% multiracial, 5% Black, and 3% Hispanic. The White share in Chautauqua County as a whole is similar, at about 86%. By the diversity index, RIPLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL comes in at 27%.
The school reports 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 7.0 students per teacher. The 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York is higher than this school's figure. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 61%.
allk12 grades RIPLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL a B-. The grade compares the school only with New York public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, RIPLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL is 6.5 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 46.3% actual, 52.7% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in New York.
Census estimates describe Chautauqua County this way: median household income is about $58,351, about 25% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 51 public schools in Chautauqua County, with a combined enrollment of about 17,056.
The next-closest public school is North East Middle School, about 6.7 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside ten miles. Nearby schools average 63.7% on proficiency, and RIPLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL is below that at 46.3%.
NCES describes the area around RIPLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL as Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment up 4%, from 142 to 147. The school's ratio fell from 8.9:1 to 7.0:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Discussion on this page can cover sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Chautauqua County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
125,544
Census ACS
Median income
$58,351
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
51
17,056 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- North East Middle School6.7 mi · 322
- North East High School6.8 mi · 521
- Earle C. Davis Primary7.0 mi · 309
- North East Elementary School7.0 mi · 589
- WESTFIELD HIGH SCHOOL8.4 mi · 203
- WESTFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL8.4 mi · 288
Frequently asked questions
About RIPLEY CENTRAL SCHOOLHow many students attend RIPLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL?
RIPLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL enrolls approximately 147 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does RIPLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL serve?
RIPLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at RIPLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at RIPLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL is approximately 7.0:1 (21 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at RIPLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL?
Student demographics at RIPLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL are roughly 85% White, 3% Hispanic, 5% Black, 6% Two or more.
Is RIPLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL public or private?
RIPLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by RIPLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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