Enrollment
333
Elementary
DISTRICT 268 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SPENCER-VAN ETTEN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 362775003760
SPENCER-VAN ETTEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
7 LANGFORD ST, VAN ETTEN, NY 14889 · (607) 589-7110 · Chemung County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL333 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 22% 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.
- C-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
12.3:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.4:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
206 students
DISTRICT 63% · 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 | 54 | 16% |
| Kindergarten | 57 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 57 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 52 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 62 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 50 | 15% |
| Ungraded | 1 | 0% |
This year's kindergarten class (57) is 14% larger than its 4th grade class (50).
Student demographics
9%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 10% · 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
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NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
31.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +5.0pp since 2023
Math
45.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -1.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 31 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 31.0% | 45.0% |
| 2023-24 | 26.0% | 46.0% |
% 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
36.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.2%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 SPENCER-VAN ETTEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SPENCER-VAN ETTEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (36.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SPENCER-VAN ETTEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 333 | 61.9% | 36.9% |
| DELEVAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DELEVAN | 337 | 61.4% | 43.6% |
| PERRY BROWNE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL NORWICH | 341 | 64.5% | 32.2% |
| WHITEHALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WHITEHALL | 332 | 62.0% | 21.0% |
| MIDDLEBURGH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MIDDLEBURGH | 330 | 59.4% | 40.1% |
| W A OLMSTED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HARPURSVILLE | 323 | 58.8% | 35.9% |
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 SPENCER-VAN ETTEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Chemung County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.9% | #1,757 of 2,335 | #6 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #1,658 of 2,342 ▼ 190 | #6 of 11 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.0% | #2,104 of 2,343 ▼ 117 | #8 of 11 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 333 | #1,785 of 2,585 | #12 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #1,399 of 2,338 | #3 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 8.7% | #2,324 of 2,388 | #15 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.9% | #1,121 of 2,534 | #8 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.9% | #1,423 of 1,757 | #12 of 13 |
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
333
+30 (+10%) vs 2020
+13% since 1990-91, when it was 296
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 10.4:1
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 | 333 | 27 | 12.3:1 | 62% (206) |
| 2023-24 | 331 | 29.2 | 11.3:1 | 50% (165) |
| 2022-23 | 332 | 29 | 11.4:1 | 51% (170) |
| 2020-21 | 303 | 29 | 10.4:1 | 63% (190) |
| 2017-18 | 354 | 30 | 11.8:1 | 56% (197) |
| 2015-16 | 355 | 29 | 12.2:1 | 59% (211) |
| 2010-11 | 394 | 31 | 12.7:1 | 60% (238) |
| 2000-01 | 289 | 19 | 15.2:1 | 51% (146) |
| 1990-91 | 296 | 19 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SPENCER-VAN ETTEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About SPENCER-VAN ETTEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SPENCER-VAN ETTEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in VAN ETTEN, New York, and is classified as an elementary school. The school counted 333 students in 2024-25, covering pre-K through 4. It has 25% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in New York (about 443).
SPENCER-VAN ETTEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of the 3 schools that make up SPENCER-VAN ETTEN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (803 students in total).
Of every 100 students at SPENCER-VAN ETTEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, about 96 are White. For comparison, the population of Chemung County is roughly 85% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 9, compared with 70 nationally.
SPENCER-VAN ETTEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 27 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.3:1. The 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York is close to this figure. At SPENCER-VAN ETTEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 62% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25.
SPENCER-VAN ETTEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL earns a C- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 22% of New York public elementary schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 36.9%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 52.2%.
In Chemung County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $63,716, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 27%, and roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. The county has 24 public schools and about 10,788 students.
Measured in a straight line, SPENCER-VAN ETTEN HIGH SCHOOL is about 1.8 miles from SPENCER-VAN ETTEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Within five miles are 2 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 36.9% is below the 51.3% average for nearby schools.
Its location is classified as Rural: Distant by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Federal enrollment counts rose from 303 (2020-21) to 333 (2024-25). In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 10.4:1; by 2024-25 it was 12.3:1.
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Chemung County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
82,147
Census ACS
Median income
$63,716
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
24
10,788 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SPENCER-VAN ETTEN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- SPENCER-VAN ETTEN MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 236 students
- SPENCER-VAN ETTEN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 234 students
Nearby schools
- SPENCER-VAN ETTEN HIGH SCHOOL1.8 mi · 234
- SPENCER-VAN ETTEN MIDDLE SCHOOL3.2 mi · 236
- NEWFIELD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL11.2 mi · 178
- NEWFIELD MIDDLE SCHOOL11.2 mi · 142
- NEWFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL11.2 mi · 318
- CANDOR JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL11.4 mi · 306
Frequently asked questions
About SPENCER-VAN ETTEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is SPENCER-VAN ETTEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
SPENCER-VAN ETTEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 333 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does SPENCER-VAN ETTEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
SPENCER-VAN ETTEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at SPENCER-VAN ETTEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 12.3:1 students per teacher at SPENCER-VAN ETTEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
What is the student diversity at SPENCER-VAN ETTEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at SPENCER-VAN ETTEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 96% White, 1% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Two or more.
What district is SPENCER-VAN ETTEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
SPENCER-VAN ETTEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of SPENCER-VAN ETTEN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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