TIOGA HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

As an intimate elementary school in APALACHIN, New York, TIOGA HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL works with 269 students from grades K through 5, part of VESTAL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Enrollment runs roughly 39% smaller than the state mean of about 443.

Within VESTAL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 7 schools and 3,404 students, TIOGA HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, TIOGA HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists that nearly all students (90%) are White. Other groups include 4% multiracial, 3% Hispanic, 2% Asian. Compared to Tioga County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, TIOGA HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting TIOGA HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 22% of students at TIOGA HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Tioga County (around 53%), the school's rate is south of typical.

After controlling for student poverty, TIOGA HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 66.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 62.0%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Tioga County put median household earnings sit near $72,739, roughly 25% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. TIOGA HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 21 public schools in Tioga County (combined enrollment of about 7,112 students).

THOMAS J WATSON SR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.3 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, TIOGA HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes 3rd of 8 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 52.8%.

TIOGA HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from a suburban location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at TIOGA HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has stayed largely flat, going from 266 students in 2018 to 269 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 14.8:1 in 2018 to 12.1:1 in 2025.

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