SIDNEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

SIDNEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a primary school of middle-of-the-pack scale in SIDNEY, New York, part of SIDNEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, instructing 477 students in grades K through 6.

Across the 3 schools in SIDNEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (988 students total), SIDNEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, SIDNEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports that 90% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder is composed of 5% multiracial, 4% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Delaware County as a whole.

On the resource side, On paper, SIDNEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting SIDNEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 56% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Delaware County (around 47%), the school's rate is north of typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, On a poverty-adjusted basis, SIDNEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 54.3%; actual is 32.7%, a gap of -21.6 points.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Delaware County put median household income runs about $63,337, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. SIDNEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 21 public schools in Delaware County (combined enrollment of about 5,307 students).

SIDNEY MIDDLE SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts SIDNEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 7th of 8; the average score across the group is 48.9%.

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

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 25%: 635 students in 2018 compared to 477 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 15.1:1 in 2018 to 11.8:1 today.

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