WINDOM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

WINDOM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, a mid-sized elementary-level community in ORCHARD PARK, New York, one of the schools within ORCHARD PARK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, hosts 625 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, New York's public schools average about 443 students each, so WINDOM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits 41% bigger than that benchmark.

Within ORCHARD PARK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 6 schools and 4,769 students, WINDOM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

On demographics, WINDOM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows that nearly all students (89%) are White. The remainder consists of 4% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, 3% Black. That is visibly more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 74%.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 55 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.4:1. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 18% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is south of Erie County's rate of about 51%.

After controlling for student poverty, WINDOM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 68.2%, the actual is 55.9%, a residual of -12.3 points.

In the surrounding community, Erie County reports that median household income runs about $72,839, about 38% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Erie County's 226 public schools (combined enrollment of about 122,519 students), WINDOM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is BLASDELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 1.8 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts WINDOM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 60.8%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Over the past 7-year window. WINDOM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has grew 11% since 2018, when it stood at 565 (now 625).

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for WINDOM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.