WESTFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Located at 203 E MAIN ST, in WESTFIELD, New York, WESTFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a modestly sized K-5 school that educates 288 students (grades pre-K through 5), one of the schools within WESTFIELD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Compared to the state average of about 443 students per school, that is 35% leaner than typical.

WESTFIELD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 624 students. WESTFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, WESTFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (88%); the rest is composed of 8% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Chautauqua County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 8.7:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting WESTFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. About 73% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Chautauqua County runs at roughly 57%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), WESTFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 48.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 52.7%.

In the broader community, Chautauqua County reports that median household income runs about $58,351, about 25% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. Across Chautauqua County's 51 public schools (combined enrollment of about 17,056 students), WESTFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: WESTFIELD MIDDLE SCHOOL, around 0.0 miles off. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts WESTFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 5th of 9; the average score across the group is 58.8%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. WESTFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has edged down 8% since 2018, when it stood at 314 (now 288). Class-load math has fell: from 10.8:1 in 2018 to 8.7:1 in 2025.

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