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Enrollment
517
Elementary
DISTRICT 571 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WELLSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 363048004098
WELLSVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
98 SCHOOL ST, WELLSVILLE, NY 14895 · (585) 596-2104 · Allegany County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL517 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 21% of New York public elementary schools
- CTest 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
10.0:1
52 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.2:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
254 students
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 58%
Community
1
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 | 54 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 72 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 75 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 69 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 88 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 78 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 81 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (72) is 11% smaller than its 5th grade class (81).
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 12% · 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
WELLSVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL→WELLSVILLE SECONDARY SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within WELLSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
34.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +3.0pp since 2023
Math
41.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -7.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 7 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 34.0% | 41.0% |
| 2023-24 | 31.0% | 48.0% |
% 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
39.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.9%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-17.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 WELLSVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WELLSVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (39.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| WELLSVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 517 | 49.1% | 39.1% |
| A F PALMER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL / WINDSOR CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL WINDSOR | 542 | 48.2% | 63.9% |
| CANISTEO-GREENWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CANISTEO | 507 | 49.3% | 46.1% |
| DAVIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MALONE | 513 | 51.7% | 23.7% |
| CAMDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CAMDEN | 493 | 51.5% | 35.7% |
| HERKIMER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HERKIMER | 533 | 50.5% | 31.4% |
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 WELLSVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.1% | #1,666 of 2,335 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #1,832 of 2,342 ▼ 417 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #2,033 of 2,343 ▼ 288 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 517 | #747 of 2,585 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.0:1 | #439 of 2,338 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 11.9% | #2,264 of 2,388 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.1% | #1,433 of 2,534 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.7% | #1,432 of 1,757 |
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
517
+55 (+12%) vs 2020
-33% since 1990-91, when it was 777
Student : Teacher
10.0:1
was 10.0:1
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 | 517 | 51.7 | 10.0:1 | 49% (254) |
| 2023-24 | 509 | 50.8 | 10.0:1 | 47% (239) |
| 2022-23 | 482 | 48.4 | 9.9:1 | 50% (242) |
| 2020-21 | 462 | 46 | 10.0:1 | 57% (263) |
| 2017-18 | 548 | 48 | 11.4:1 | 57% (311) |
| 2015-16 | 579 | 42 | 13.8:1 | 60% (346) |
| 2010-11 | 643 | 43 | 14.9:1 | 54% (350) |
| 2000-01 | 697 | 48 | 14.5:1 | 38% (268) |
| 1990-91 | 777 | 57 | 13.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WELLSVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About WELLSVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WELLSVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a medium-sized elementary school with its address in WELLSVILLE, New York. Enrolled students number 517 students, in pre-K through 5.
WELLSVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 2 schools in WELLSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, which enrolls 1,141 students in total.
Federal enrollment data show WELLSVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 94% White. It is also 3% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. That is close to the 93% White share among all Allegany County residents. WELLSVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's diversity index is 12%, against a US figure of 70%.
Dividing enrollment by its 51.7 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 10.0:1. That is lower than the 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York. Eligible students account for 49% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. That tracks the 50% average for public schools in Allegany County.
WELLSVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 21% of New York public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, WELLSVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL would be expected to post about 56.9%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 39.1%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Allegany County, the median household income is $62,869, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 25% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. There are 21 public schools in Allegany County, enrolling about 5,589 students in all.
The closest public school, WELLSVILLE SECONDARY SCHOOL, is about 1.1 miles from WELLSVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Other public schools within five miles: 2. Compared with its nearest neighbors, WELLSVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 9th of 9 on average proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as Town: Remote. That means it sits in a town far from an urbanized area.
2024-25 enrollment was 517, a 12% rise from 462 in 2020-21.
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Allegany County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
47,159
Census ACS
Median income
$62,869
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
21
5,589 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in WELLSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- WELLSVILLE SECONDARY SCHOOLHigh · 624 students
Other Wellsville Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Wellsville Elementary. WELLSVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the largest of the 2.
- Wellsville ElemWellsville, KS · 411 students
Nearby schools
- WELLSVILLE SECONDARY SCHOOL1.1 mi · 624
- SCIO CENTRAL SCHOOL4.4 mi · 267
- ANDOVER SCHOOL7.4 mi · 239
- WHITESVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL9.4 mi · 112
- GENESEE VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL9.5 mi · 594
- BOLIVAR-RICHBURG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL11.8 mi · 298
Frequently asked questions
About WELLSVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is WELLSVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
WELLSVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 517 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does WELLSVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
WELLSVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at WELLSVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at WELLSVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 10.0:1 (52 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at WELLSVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At WELLSVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 94% White, 3% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is WELLSVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
WELLSVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by WELLSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.