Enrollment
323
Elementary
DISTRICT 288 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HARPURSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 361371001120
W A OLMSTED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
54 MAIN ST, HARPURSVILLE, NY 13787 · (607) 693-8115 · Broome County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL323 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 19% 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
12.7:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.8:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
190 students
DISTRICT 58% · 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 | 27 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 33 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 38 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 44 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 56 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 39 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 36 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 50 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (33) is 34% smaller than its 6th grade class (50).
Student demographics
7%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 7% · 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
W A OLMSTED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL→HARPURSVILLE JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within HARPURSVILLE 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
29.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +2.0pp since 2023
Math
39.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -1.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 29.0% | 39.0% |
| 2023-24 | 27.0% | 40.0% |
% 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
35.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.4%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-17.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 W A OLMSTED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
W A OLMSTED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (35.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| W A OLMSTED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 323 | 58.8% | 35.9% |
| MIDDLEBURGH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MIDDLEBURGH | 330 | 59.4% | 40.1% |
| SPENCER-VAN ETTEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL VAN ETTEN | 333 | 61.9% | 36.9% |
| NATHAN T HALL SCHOOL NEWARK VALLEY | 325 | 55.7% | 22.5% |
| DELEVAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DELEVAN | 337 | 61.4% | 43.6% |
| WARRENSBURG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WARRENSBURG | 326 | 54.6% | 30.2% |
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 W A OLMSTED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Broome County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.9% | #1,793 of 2,335 | #19 of 26 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #1,883 of 2,342 ▼ 192 | #19 of 26 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.0% | #2,146 of 2,343 ▼ 218 | #25 of 26 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 323 | #1,850 of 2,585 | #19 of 28 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #1,529 of 2,338 | #14 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 7.2% | #2,349 of 2,388 | #28 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.8% | #1,185 of 2,534 | #10 of 28 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.9% | #912 of 1,757 | #7 of 19 |
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
323
+3 (+1%) vs 2020
-46% since 1990-91, when it was 602
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 10.7:1
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 | 323 | 25.4 | 12.7:1 | 59% (190) |
| 2023-24 | 319 | 28.9 | 11.0:1 | 51% (162) |
| 2022-23 | 327 | 27.9 | 11.7:1 | 54% (176) |
| 2020-21 | 320 | 30 | 10.7:1 | 57% (181) |
| 2017-18 | 375 | 29 | 12.9:1 | 66% (249) |
| 2015-16 | 412 | 39 | 10.6:1 | 66% (271) |
| 2010-11 | 510 | 46 | 11.1:1 | 59% (300) |
| 2000-01 | 628 | 45 | 14.0:1 | 56% (350) |
| 1990-91 | 602 | 33 | 18.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for W A OLMSTED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About W A OLMSTED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
W A OLMSTED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a low-enrollment elementary school in HARPURSVILLE, New York, under HARPURSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. A federal count lists 323 students at the school, in pre-K through 6. Average enrollment for elementary schools in New York is about 443, so this school runs 27% smaller than that.
Within HARPURSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, W A OLMSTED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 2 schools. The district enrolls 576 students.
White students make up 96% of enrollment at W A OLMSTED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. That compares with about 80% White among all Broome County residents. W A OLMSTED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's diversity index is 7%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teacher staffing is 25.4 full-time equivalents, or about 12.7 students per teacher. For comparison, elementary schools in New York average 12.8:1. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 59%.
W A OLMSTED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 19% of New York public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
W A OLMSTED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (35.9%) and its predicted rate (53.4%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of New York schools.
Across Broome County, the median household income is $62,616, roughly 31% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Broome County is home to 52 public schools and about 24,594 public school students.
Of nearby public schools, HARPURSVILLE JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is the closest, at less than a tenth of a mile. W A OLMSTED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 6 other public schools within ten miles. Nearby schools with test data average 49.1% proficiency; W A OLMSTED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL posts 35.9%.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Distant. That means it sits in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The school's size has been steady, with 320 students in 2020-21 and 323 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 10.7:1 to 12.7:1.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. 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 HARPURSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- HARPURSVILLE JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 253 students
Other schools in HARPURSVILLE
- HARPURSVILLE JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 253 students
Nearby schools
- HARPURSVILLE JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL0.1 mi · 253
- AFTON JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL5.8 mi · 219
- AFTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL5.8 mi · 210
- A F PALMER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL / WINDSOR CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL6.8 mi · 542
- WINDSOR CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL8.0 mi · 437
- C R WEEKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL9.7 mi · 277
Frequently asked questions
About W A OLMSTED ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is W A OLMSTED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
W A OLMSTED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 323 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does W A OLMSTED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
W A OLMSTED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at W A OLMSTED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 12.7:1 students per teacher at W A OLMSTED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
What is the racial breakdown of students at W A OLMSTED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At W A OLMSTED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 96% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees W A OLMSTED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
W A OLMSTED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by HARPURSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT in Broome County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.