Enrollment
123
Elementary
DISTRICT 272 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ADIRONDACK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 360504000244
WEST LEYDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
1157 FISH CREEK RD, WEST LEYDEN, NY 13489 · (315) 942-9280 · Lewis County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL123 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 25% 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
13.8:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
53 students
DISTRICT 44% · 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 | 18 | 15% |
| Kindergarten | 15 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 19 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 17 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 21 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 17 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 16 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (15) is 6% smaller than its 5th grade class (16).
Student demographics
5%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 6% · 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 ADIRONDACK 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
46.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +17.0pp since 2023
Math
53.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +13.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 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 17 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 13 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 46.0% | 53.0% |
| 2023-24 | 29.0% | 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of NY schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
40.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.1%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-19.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 59% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 WEST LEYDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WEST LEYDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (40.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| WEST LEYDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 123 | 43.1% | 40.2% |
| DERUYTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DERUYTER | 119 | 39.5% | 34.5% |
| FLOYD HARWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HARTFORD | 140 | 41.4% | 48.0% |
| WHEELERVILLE SCHOOL CAROGA LAKE | 113 | 40.7% | 64.6% |
| BLOOMINGDALE SCHOOL SARANAC LAKE | 103 | 44.7% | 51.0% |
| HARRISVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HARRISVILLE | 148 | 46.6% | 34.5% |
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 WEST LEYDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.2% | #1,612 of 2,335 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #1,322 of 2,342 ▲ 345 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #1,505 of 2,343 ▲ 297 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 123 | #2,527 of 2,585 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.1% | #1,604 of 2,534 |
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
123
+4 (+3%) vs 2020
-63% since 1990-91, when it was 330
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 17.0:1
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 | 123 | 8.9 | 13.8:1 | 43% (53) |
| 2023-24 | 123 | N/A | N/A | 36% (44) |
| 2022-23 | 123 | 9.1 | 13.5:1 | 49% (60) |
| 2020-21 | 119 | 7 | 17.0:1 | 55% (66) |
| 2017-18 | 139 | 9 | 15.4:1 | 55% (76) |
| 2015-16 | 150 | 11 | 13.6:1 | 65% (98) |
| 2010-11 | 156 | 14 | 11.1:1 | 46% (71) |
| 2000-01 | 217 | 15 | 14.5:1 | 60% (130) |
| 1990-91 | 330 | 18 | 18.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WEST LEYDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About WEST LEYDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
As a small elementary school, WEST LEYDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students in WEST LEYDEN, New York. Its 123 students are spread across pre-K through 5. The school's enrollment is 72% smaller than the 443 average for elementary schools in New York.
Besides WEST LEYDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, ADIRONDACK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 3 other schools. The district enrolls 1,169 students.
White students are the large majority at WEST LEYDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, with 98% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 2% multiracial. The county population is about 94% White, within a few points of the school. The chance that two students picked at random at WEST LEYDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 5%.
WEST LEYDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 8.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 13.8:1. That ratio is over the 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 43% in 2024-25. Across public schools in Lewis County, the average is about the same, 45%.
WEST LEYDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is graded C by allk12, scoring above 25% of New York public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
WEST LEYDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 19.0 points below expectations on state tests, given its student poverty level, placing it in the bottom 10% in New York.
Lewis County has about 26,607 residents, and median household income is about $68,182, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Lewis County number 13 and enroll about 4,082.
Nearest public school: ADIRONDACK MIDDLE SCHOOL, about 5.9 miles away. The ten-mile area around WEST LEYDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL holds 3 other public schools. Local comparison: WEST LEYDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 7th of 8 nearby schools, at 40.2% versus a 54.4% average.
WEST LEYDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has an NCES locale of Rural: Distant.
WEST LEYDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL had 119 students in 2020-21 and 123 in 2024-25, a 3% rise. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 17.0:1 in 2020-21 to 13.8:1 in 2024-25.
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Lewis County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
26,607
Census ACS
Median income
$68,182
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
4,082 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ADIRONDACK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- BOONVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 420 students
- ADIRONDACK HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 383 students
- ADIRONDACK MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 243 students
Nearby schools
- ADIRONDACK MIDDLE SCHOOL5.9 mi · 243
- ADIRONDACK HIGH SCHOOL5.9 mi · 383
- BOONVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL6.7 mi · 420
- STOKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL11.1 mi · 368
- SOUTH LEWIS HIGH SCHOOL12.7 mi · 272
- SOUTH LEWIS MIDDLE SCHOOL12.7 mi · 311
Frequently asked questions
About WEST LEYDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at WEST LEYDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
WEST LEYDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 123 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does WEST LEYDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
WEST LEYDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at WEST LEYDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 13.8:1 students per teacher at WEST LEYDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
What is the racial breakdown of students at WEST LEYDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At WEST LEYDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 98% White, 2% Two or more.
What district is WEST LEYDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
WEST LEYDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of ADIRONDACK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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