Enrollment
248
Combined
STATE 544
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·STAMFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 362802003796
STAMFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL
1 RIVER ST, STAMFORD, NY 12167 · (607) 652-7301 · Delaware County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL248 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 66% of New York public K-12 schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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 K-12 schools
Student : Teacher
8.3:1
30 FTE teachers
STATE 8.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
117 students
STATE 58%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 17 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 18 | 7% |
| Grade 1 | 27 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 9 | 4% |
| Grade 3 | 20 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 19 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 17 | 7% |
| Grade 6 | 9 | 4% |
| Grade 7 | 18 | 7% |
| Grade 8 | 15 | 6% |
| Grade 9 | 14 | 6% |
| Grade 10 | 19 | 8% |
| Grade 11 | 24 | 10% |
| Grade 12 | 22 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (18) is 20% larger than its 8th grade class (15).
Student demographics
19%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
65.5%
NY avg 58.3% . +14.0pp since 2023
Math
65.2%
NY avg 57.4% . +15.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 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 14 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 15 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 65.5% | 65.2% |
| 2023-24 | 51.5% | 50.0% |
% 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
59.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.6%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 STAMFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL
STAMFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL's state test result (59.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| STAMFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL this school | 248 | 47.2% | 59.3% |
| TOWN OF WEBB SCHOOL OLD FORGE | 236 | 45.8% | 58.9% |
| WINDHAM ASHLAND CENTRAL SCHOOL WINDHAM | 282 | 46.1% | 67.2% |
| WORCESTER SCHOOL WORCESTER | 308 | 46.1% | 47.8% |
| HAMMOND CENTRAL SCHOOL HAMMOND | 225 | 48.0% | 52.4% |
| OTSELIC VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL SOUTH OTSELIC | 261 | 44.4% | 38.9% |
Matched among New York K-12 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 STAMFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Delaware County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.3% | #28 of 101 | #3 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.2% | #32 of 101 ▲ 36 | #3 of 8 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.5% | #19 of 101 ▲ 22 | #2 of 8 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 248 | #134 of 192 | #5 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.3:1 | #84 of 146 | #5 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.6% | #100 of 152 | #3 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.2% | #89 of 136 | #3 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.5% | #67 of 95 | #6 of 7 |
Ranked against other public K-12 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
248
-2 (-1%) vs 2020
-52% since 1990-91, when it was 516
Student : Teacher
8.3:1
was 9.3:1
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 | 248 | 30 | 8.3:1 | 47% (117) |
| 2023-24 | 248 | 28.4 | 8.7:1 | 57% (141) |
| 2022-23 | 251 | 24 | 10.5:1 | 63% (157) |
| 2020-21 | 250 | 27 | 9.3:1 | 50% (125) |
| 2017-18 | 271 | 25.7 | 10.6:1 | 60% (163) |
| 2015-16 | 329 | 33 | 10.0:1 | 49% (161) |
| 2010-11 | 374 | 32 | 11.7:1 | 52% (195) |
| 2000-01 | 481 | 41 | 11.7:1 | 45% (215) |
| 1990-91 | 516 | 34 | 15.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for STAMFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL.
About STAMFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL
STAMFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL is a small school serving multiple grade levels found in STAMFORD, New York. Enrollment totals 248 students across pre-K through 12. Across combined schools in New York, the average enrollment is about 544.
STAMFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL is listed under STAMFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT in federal data.
A large majority of enrollment at STAMFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL is White, at 90%. It is also 7% Hispanic and 2% Black. Among Delaware County residents, the White share is about 90%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, STAMFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL scores 19%.
A staff of 30 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 8.3:1. The average ratio among combined schools in New York is similar, at 8.7:1. By family income, 47% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Delaware County is close, at 47%.
Among New York public K-12 schools, STAMFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL outscored 66%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, STAMFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL would be expected to post about 57.6%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 59.3%.
Delaware County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $63,337, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Delaware County's 21 public schools enroll about 5,307 students and include STAMFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL.
A public school about 4.9 miles away, JEFFERSON CENTRAL SCHOOL, is the closest to STAMFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL. STAMFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL has 5 other public schools within ten miles. The school's 59.3% average proficiency ranks 1st among 8 nearby schools.
STAMFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL has an NCES locale of Rural: Remote.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 250 in 2020-21, 248 in 2024-25.
This page is set up for the STAMFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL community to discuss open houses, carpools, and field trips. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Delaware County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
44,487
Census ACS
Median income
$63,337
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
21
5,307 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- JEFFERSON CENTRAL SCHOOL4.9 mi · 148
- SOUTH KORTRIGHT CENTRAL SCHOOL5.7 mi · 287
- OTSEGO-DELAWARE-SCHOHARIE-GREENE BOCES6.4 mi · 130
- ROXBURY CENTRAL SCHOOL9.2 mi · 224
- GILBOA-CONESVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL9.3 mi · 249
- CHARLOTTE VALLEY SCHOOL12.3 mi · 322
Frequently asked questions
About STAMFORD CENTRAL SCHOOLHow many students attend STAMFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL?
STAMFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL enrolls approximately 248 students in grades PK-12.
Is STAMFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
STAMFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL is a combined-grade school covering grades PK-12.
How many teachers does STAMFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL have?
STAMFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL employs 30 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at STAMFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL?
At STAMFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 90% White, 7% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian.
What district is STAMFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL in?
STAMFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL is part of STAMFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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