New York Commissioner of Education Dr. Betty A. Rosa | linkedin.com/in/betty-rosa
New York Commissioner of Education Dr. Betty A. Rosa | linkedin.com/in/betty-rosa
Of the 5,403 students attending Orleans County schools, 81% were white. Hispanic students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 8.4% of Orleans County students.
In the previous school year, white was also the most common student ethnicity in Orleans County, representing 82.4% of the student body.
Clifford Wise Intermediate School had the most even distribution of races among county schools, with 75.2% white students, 10.6% multiracial students, 8.2% Hispanic students, 5.2% Black students, 0.5% American Indian or Alaska Native students, and 0.3% Asian or Pacific Islander students.
Compared to the previous year, total enrollment in public schools in the county dropped by 1.5% in the 2021-22 school year.
In 2022, New York had roughly one teacher for every 12 students, which is lower than the national average of one teacher for every 16 students. A lower student-to-teacher ratio has been found to help improve students' school performance.
A 2021 report from the NYC Center for Innovation Through Data Intelligence revealed racial and gender groups were seeing better outcomes compared to 2013, though significant disparities remained between different groups. Persistent and substantial gaps were observed, particularly between Black and Hispanic students.
| School name | Most prevalent ethnicity | Percent of Total Student Body | Total Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carl I. Bergerson Middle School | White | 74.1% | 386 |
| Charles D'amico High School | White | 73.5% | 536 |
| Clifford Wise Intermediate School | White | 75.2% | 367 |
| Holley Elementary School | White | 86.1% | 548 |
| Holley Junior Senior High School | White | 84.7% | 418 |
| Kendall Elementary School | White | 92.2% | 357 |
| Kendall Junior-Senior High School | White | 88.5% | 339 |
| L. A. Webber Middle-High School | White | 88.4% | 250 |
| Lyndonville Elementary School | White | 91.3% | 369 |
| Medina Junior-Senior High School | White | 79.9% | 637 |
| Oak Orchard Primary School | White | 75.6% | 361 |
| Ronald L. Sodoma Elementary School | White | 75.1% | 835 |
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