Enrollment
388
Elementary
DISTRICT 308 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VESTAL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 362961003990
VESTAL HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
709 COUNTRY CLUB RD, VESTAL, NY 13850 · (607) 757-2357 · Broome County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL388 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 55% of New York public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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
13.4:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.3:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
133 students
DISTRICT 33% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 60 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 80 | 21% |
| Grade 2 | 53 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 49 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 76 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 70 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (60) is 14% smaller than its 5th grade class (70).
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · 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
Based on grade levels within VESTAL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
52.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +5.0pp since 2023
Math
65.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -2.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 52 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 52.0% | 65.0% |
| 2023-24 | 47.0% | 67.0% |
% 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
56.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.4%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 VESTAL HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
VESTAL HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (56.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| VESTAL HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 388 | 34.3% | 56.6% |
| SADDLEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ALBANY | 351 | 36.8% | 66.9% |
| SHAKER ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ALBANY | 354 | 34.2% | 61.7% |
| LATHAM RIDGE SCHOOL LATHAM | 433 | 29.8% | 55.3% |
| FORTS FERRY SCHOOL LATHAM | 423 | 38.1% | 59.0% |
| NORTHWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WEST SENECA | 437 | 38.4% | 41.3% |
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 VESTAL HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Broome County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.6% | #905 of 2,335 | #7 of 26 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #902 of 2,342 ▼ 227 | #7 of 26 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #1,274 of 2,343 ▼ 258 | #11 of 26 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 388 | #1,434 of 2,585 | #14 of 28 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #1,729 of 2,338 | #18 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.3% | #854 of 2,388 | #12 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 34.3% | #1,864 of 2,534 | #25 of 28 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +14.5% | #196 of 606 | #2 of 8 |
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
388
+17 (+5%) vs 2020
+2% since 1990-91, when it was 379
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 12.8:1
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 | 388 | 29 | 13.4:1 | 34% (133) |
| 2023-24 | 405 | 28.4 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 380 | 25.2 | 15.1:1 | 31% (118) |
| 2020-21 | 371 | 29 | 12.8:1 | 26% (95) |
| 2017-18 | 339 | 27 | 12.6:1 | 27% (93) |
| 2015-16 | 314 | 25 | 12.6:1 | 24% (75) |
| 2010-11 | 316 | 26 | 12.2:1 | 17% (53) |
| 2000-01 | 365 | 26 | 14.0:1 | 10% (35) |
| 1990-91 | 379 | 22 | 17.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for VESTAL HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About VESTAL HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
VESTAL HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a medium-sized elementary school. Its address is in VESTAL, New York. Enrolled students number 388 students, in kindergarten through 5.
VESTAL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT oversees VESTAL HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL and 6 other schools, with 3,404 students in total.
VESTAL HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment is 62% White. Other groups make up 18% Asian, 7% Hispanic, 7% Black, and 6% multiracial. County-wide, 80% of Broome County residents are White. The chance that two students picked at random at VESTAL HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 57%.
Its 29 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 13.4:1. Elementary schools in New York average about 12.8:1, a similar figure. The school's lunch program data list 34% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The rate at public schools in Broome County averages 52%, higher than here.
allk12 grades VESTAL HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL a B. The grade compares the school only with New York public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
After adjusting for student poverty, VESTAL HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lands between the top and bottom 10% of New York schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 56.6%; the prediction is 62.4%.
Census estimates describe Broome County this way: median household income is about $62,616, about 31% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 52 public schools in Broome County, with a combined enrollment of about 24,594.
The closest public school to VESTAL HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is WEST MIDDLE SCHOOL, about 1.3 miles away. Within five miles of VESTAL HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, there are at least 8 other public schools. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, VESTAL HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put VESTAL HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000 (Suburb: Mid-size).
Federal counts put enrollment at 371 in 2020-21 and 388 in 2024-25, a 5% rise.
Parents and students can post about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at VESTAL HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Broome County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
197,378
Census ACS
Median income
$62,616
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
52
24,594 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in VESTAL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- VESTAL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,015 students
- VESTAL MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 847 students
- AFRICAN ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 325 students
- GLENWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 310 students
- TIOGA HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 269 students
- CLAYTON AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 250 students
Other schools in VESTAL
- VESTAL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,015 students
- VESTAL MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 847 students
- AFRICAN ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 325 students
- GLENWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 310 students
- CLAYTON AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 250 students
Nearby schools
- WEST MIDDLE SCHOOL1.3 mi · 542
- HORACE MANN SCHOOL1.6 mi · 205
- THOMAS JEFFERSON SCHOOL1.6 mi · 267
- MACARTHUR SCHOOL1.7 mi · 399
- BINGHAMTON HIGH SCHOOL2.0 mi · 1,262
- WOODROW WILSON SCHOOL2.2 mi · 355
Frequently asked questions
About VESTAL HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is VESTAL HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
VESTAL HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 388 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does VESTAL HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
VESTAL HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at VESTAL HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 13.4:1 students per teacher at VESTAL HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
What is the racial breakdown of students at VESTAL HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At VESTAL HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 62% White, 7% Hispanic, 7% Black, 18% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is VESTAL HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
VESTAL HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by VESTAL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.