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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
Enrollment
323
Elementary
DISTRICT 288 · STATE 443
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
Pre-K
27
Kindergarten
33
Grade 1
38
Grade 2
44
Grade 3
56
Grade 4
39
Grade 5
36
Grade 6
50
Student demographics
White
31196%
DISTRICT 96% · STATE 39%
Hispanic
21%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 31%
Black
41%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 16%
Two+
62%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 4%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
16952%
Female
15448%

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Test scores

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
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
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
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
323
-52 (-14%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 12.9:1
% White
96%
was 94%
% Hispanic
1%
was 1%
% Black
1%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About W A OLMSTED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Set in HARPURSVILLE, New York, W An OLMSTED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a close-knit elementary-level community, run under HARPURSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. It works with 323 students across grades pre-K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 27% leaner than the state mean of about 443.

Within HARPURSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 2 schools and 576 students, W An OLMSTED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, W An OLMSTED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (96%). By comparison, Broome County as a whole is about 80% White, so the school skews noticeably more White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.7:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 12.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 59% of students at W An OLMSTED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, W An OLMSTED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 53.4%, the actual is 35.9%, a residual of -17.4 points.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Broome County indicate median household income runs about $62,616, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. Across Broome County's 52 public schools (combined enrollment of about 24,594 students), W An OLMSTED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

HARPURSVILLE JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts W An OLMSTED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 7th of 9; the average score across the group is 49.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at W An OLMSTED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has shrank 14%, going from 375 students in 2018 to 323 in 2025.

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Broome County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
W A OLMSTED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
District
HARPURSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Address
54 MAIN ST, HARPURSVILLE, NY 13787
Phone
(607) 693-8115
County
Broome County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–06
Total enrollment
323
Teachers (FTE)
25
Student–teacher ratio
12.7:1
Free/Reduced lunch
190 (59%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
361371001120
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About W A OLMSTED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
How 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.
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