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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SHERBURNE-EARLVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 362670001984

SHERBURNE-EARLVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

15 SCHOOL ST, SHERBURNE, NY 13460 · (607) 674-7336 · Chenango County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL589 STUDENTS
Enrollment
589
Elementary
DISTRICT 424 · STATE 443
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
57 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.6:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
285 students
DISTRICT 48% · 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
64
Kindergarten
83
Grade 1
85
Grade 2
89
Grade 3
82
Grade 4
99
Grade 5
87
Student demographics
White
56295%
DISTRICT 96% · STATE 39%
Hispanic
92%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 31%
Two+
173%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 4%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1%
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
28849%
Female
30151%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
SHERBURNE-EARLVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLSHERBURNE-EARLVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOLSHERBURNE-EARLVILLE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within SHERBURNE-EARLVILLE 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
39.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +3.0pp since 2023
Math
45.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +8.0pp since 2023

What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 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
39.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.2%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-18.1pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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
589
-91 (-13%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
was 10.2:1
% White
95%
was 95%
% Hispanic
2%
was 1%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About SHERBURNE-EARLVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

SHERBURNE-EARLVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates as a mid-tier primary school in SHERBURNE, New York, one of the schools within SHERBURNE-EARLVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Current enrollment sits at 589 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 443 students per school, that is 33% bigger than typical.

Across the 3 schools in SHERBURNE-EARLVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (1,273 students total), SHERBURNE-EARLVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, SHERBURNE-EARLVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (95%); the rest is composed of 3% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, On paper, SHERBURNE-EARLVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 57 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. Around 48% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, SHERBURNE-EARLVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 57.2%, the actual is 39.1%, a residual of -18.1 points.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Chenango County shows median household income runs about $62,948, about 20% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Chenango County's 23 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,036 students), SHERBURNE-EARLVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

SHERBURNE-EARLVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around SHERBURNE-EARLVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), SHERBURNE-EARLVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 53.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Looking at the recent track record. SHERBURNE-EARLVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has fell 13% since 2018, when it stood at 680 (now 589).

Inside the community feed, the feed for SHERBURNE-EARLVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL typically covers enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Members of the school community can share what they know.

Chenango County at a glance

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Population
46,321
Census ACS
Median income
$62,948
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
7,036 students

Quick facts

School name
SHERBURNE-EARLVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
District
SHERBURNE-EARLVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Address
15 SCHOOL ST, SHERBURNE, NY 13460
Phone
(607) 674-7336
County
Chenango County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
589
Teachers (FTE)
57
Student–teacher ratio
10.3:1
Free/Reduced lunch
285 (48%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
362670001984
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About SHERBURNE-EARLVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
What is the total enrollment at SHERBURNE-EARLVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
SHERBURNE-EARLVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 589 students in grades PK-05.
Is SHERBURNE-EARLVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
SHERBURNE-EARLVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does SHERBURNE-EARLVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
SHERBURNE-EARLVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 57 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.3:1.
What is the student diversity at SHERBURNE-EARLVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at SHERBURNE-EARLVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 95% White, 2% Hispanic, 3% Two or more.
Is SHERBURNE-EARLVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
SHERBURNE-EARLVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by SHERBURNE-EARLVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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