VERNON E WIGHTMAN PRIMARY SCHOOL

VERNON E WIGHTMAN PRIMARY SCHOOL is one of the reasonably sized K-5 schools in BATH, New York, part of BATH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, with 486 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 4.

BATH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 1,395 students. VERNON E WIGHTMAN PRIMARY SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, VERNON E WIGHTMAN PRIMARY SCHOOL logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (93%). The remainder comes out to 3% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. Compared to Steuben County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the income-and-resources front, VERNON E WIGHTMAN PRIMARY SCHOOL logs 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting VERNON E WIGHTMAN PRIMARY SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. About 62% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Steuben County (around 51%), the school's rate is north of typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, VERNON E WIGHTMAN PRIMARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 52.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 38.5%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Steuben County shows the typical household earns roughly $65,887 per year, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Steuben County runs 34 public schools (combined enrollment of about 13,701 students), of which VERNON E WIGHTMAN PRIMARY SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is DANA L LYON MIDDLE SCHOOL, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), VERNON E WIGHTMAN PRIMARY SCHOOL ranks 8th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 56.5%.

VERNON E WIGHTMAN PRIMARY SCHOOL operates from a town-based location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at VERNON E WIGHTMAN PRIMARY SCHOOL has declined 10%, going from 542 students in 2018 to 486 in 2025.

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