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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GREENVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 361287001055

SCOTT M ELLIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

11219 SR 32, GREENVILLE, NY 12083 · (518) 966-5070 · Greene County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL480 STUDENTS
Enrollment
480
Elementary
DISTRICT 352 · STATE 443
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.4:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
182 students
DISTRICT 37% · 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
Pre-K
18
Kindergarten
72
Grade 1
86
Grade 2
76
Grade 3
68
Grade 4
69
Grade 5
89
Ungraded
2
Student demographics
White
44793%
DISTRICT 93% · STATE 39%
Hispanic
174%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 31%
Black
20%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 16%
Asian
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 10%
Two+
133%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 4%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
24952%
Female
23148%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
SCOTT M ELLIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLGREENVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOLGREENVILLE HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within GREENVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)
English Language Arts
54.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +9.0pp since 2023
Math
53.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -7.0pp 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 53 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 7 points.

Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
51.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.0%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.1pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
480
-22 (-4%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 11.7:1
% White
93%
was 94%
% Hispanic
4%
was 3%
% Black
0%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About SCOTT M ELLIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

SCOTT M ELLIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a primary school of mid-tier scale in GREENVILLE, New York, part of GREENVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, instructing 480 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Across the 3 schools in GREENVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (1,056 students total), SCOTT M ELLIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, SCOTT M ELLIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows that nearly all students (93%) are White. Beyond that, the school lists 4% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 85% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully more White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.4:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting SCOTT M ELLIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 38% of students at SCOTT M ELLIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Greene County runs at roughly 46%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, SCOTT M ELLIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 61.0%; this one delivers 51.0%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Greene County indicate median household income runs about $77,945, about 30% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. SCOTT M ELLIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 16 public schools in Greene County (combined enrollment of about 5,042 students).

Nearest neighbor: GREENVILLE HIGH SCHOOL, around 0.2 miles off. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, SCOTT M ELLIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes 7th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 58.6%.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Over the past 7-year window. SCOTT M ELLIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has edged down 4% since 2018, when it stood at 502 (now 480). Class-load math has loosened: from 11.7:1 in 2018 to 15.4:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.

Greene County at a glance

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Population
47,409
Census ACS
Median income
$77,945
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
5,042 students

Quick facts

School name
SCOTT M ELLIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
District
GREENVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Address
11219 SR 32, GREENVILLE, NY 12083
Phone
(518) 966-5070
County
Greene County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
480
Teachers (FTE)
31
Student–teacher ratio
15.4:1
Free/Reduced lunch
182 (38%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
361287001055
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About SCOTT M ELLIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
How large is SCOTT M ELLIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
SCOTT M ELLIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 480 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does SCOTT M ELLIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
SCOTT M ELLIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at SCOTT M ELLIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 15.4:1 students per teacher at SCOTT M ELLIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
What is the student diversity at SCOTT M ELLIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at SCOTT M ELLIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 93% White, 4% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is SCOTT M ELLIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
SCOTT M ELLIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of GREENVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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