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A F Palmer Elementary School / Windsor Central Middle School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

608^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 75% of New York elementary schools

Summary

A F Palmer Elementary School / Windsor Central Middle School is a public school in Windsor, NY that serves 535 students in grades PK-8 and is part of the Windsor Central School District.

This school consistently outperforms the state average in English Language Arts and Math proficiency across all grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 4th grade ELA proficiency rate was 70% compared to the state average of 54.07%, and its 6th grade Math proficiency rate was 76.92% compared to the state average of 51.2%. The school has also shown strong student growth over the years, improving its statewide ranking from 842 out of 2201 elementary schools in 2020-2021 to 608 out of 2445 in 2024-2025.

Compared to other nearby schools, A F Palmer Elementary School / Windsor Central Middle School generally outperforms them in academic proficiency, including higher ELA and Math rates than other Windsor Central School District elementary schools, as well as schools in the Binghamton City, Chenango Valley, and Harpursville Central School Districts. However, the school's performance for special education students is relatively weaker, ranking in the bottom 793 out of 2134 elementary schools in 2024-2025, suggesting potential equity gaps that need to be addressed.

542

Students ?

10.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$29,153

Per pupil spending ?

48.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

213 Main St
Windsor, NY 13865-4134

(607) 655-8247

District: Windsor Central School District

Students who attend A F Palmer Elementary School / Windsor Central Middle School usually attend:

High:

Windsor Central High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

91.1%

Two or more races:

4.2%

Hispanic:

3.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 73rd percentile in 2015 → 75th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (67% vs 54% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 25% of New York elementary schools

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school67%

District avg62%

New York avg54%

Elementary school

608^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 25%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

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Middle school

347^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Top 23%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

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2^nd of 3Elementary Schools in the Windsor Central School District

300^th of 874Windsor Central School District among New York districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	73.2	608 of 2445	75.1%	★★★★☆
2024	71.7	602 of 2445	75.4%	★★★★☆
2023	74.5	579 of 2439	76.3%	★★★★☆
2022	76.4	507 of 2434	79.2%	★★★★☆
2021	60.6	842 of 2201	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.2	656 of 2413	72.8%	★★★★☆
2018	78.5	425 of 2395	82.3%	★★★★☆
2017	78.6	428 of 2386	82.1%	★★★★☆
2016	72.0	609 of 2366	74.3%	★★★★☆
2015	70.7	637 of 2352	72.9%	★★★★☆
2014	72.5	578 of 2345	75.4%	★★★★☆
2013	65.2	717 of 2325	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	76.4	493 of 2320	78.8%	★★★★☆
2011	64.4	865 of 2286	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	60.9	1000 of 2263	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	62.0	1032 of 2257	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	64.0	967 of 2227	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	78.0	407 of 2219	81.7%	★★★★☆
2006	61.2	1053 of 2206	52.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	73.7	573 of 2409	76.2%	★★★★☆
2024	60.4	856 of 2413	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.4	737 of 2403	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.1	708 of 2401	70.5%	★★★★☆
2021	61.0	715 of 1955	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.4	699 of 2357	70.3%	★★★★☆
2018	72.8	554 of 2338	76.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	65.5	573 of 2098	72.7%	★★★★☆
2024	68.1	494 of 2078	76.2%	★★★★☆
2023	73.1	413 of 2041	79.8%	★★★★☆
2022	80.5	258 of 2099	87.7%	★★★★☆
2021	63.3	489 of 1678	70.9%	★★★★☆
2019	63.6	576 of 2032	71.7%	★★★★☆
2018	73.7	379 of 2045	81.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	69.8	659 of 2407	72.6%	★★★★☆
2024	78.4	422 of 2411	82.5%	★★★★☆
2023	79.1	426 of 2400	82.3%	★★★★☆
2022	81.2	369 of 2400	84.6%	★★★★☆
2021	56.3	833 of 1961	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.3	610 of 2358	74.1%	★★★★☆
2018	80.7	346 of 2340	85.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	52.6	793 of 2134	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.5	1061 of 2110	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	72.3	262 of 1859	85.9%	★★★★☆
2018	51.2	729 of 1941	62.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	63.6	503 of 1402	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.9	523 of 1392	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.1	510 of 1337	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.4	602 of 1399	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.2	466 of 1338	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.8	577 of 1408	59.0%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	73.0	347 of 1500	76.9%	★★★★☆
2024	65.7	443 of 1504	70.5%	★★★★☆
2023	69.4	400 of 1500	73.3%	★★★★☆
2022	74.6	292 of 1479	80.3%	★★★★☆
2021	63.0	372 of 1242	70.0%	★★★★☆
2019	74.1	317 of 1439	78.0%	★★★★☆
2018	75.0	312 of 1438	78.3%	★★★★☆
2017	75.6	288 of 1455	80.2%	★★★★☆
2016	70.3	347 of 1429	75.7%	★★★★☆
2015	73.5	293 of 1407	79.2%	★★★★☆
2014	63.4	419 of 1401	70.1%	★★★★☆
2013	58.8	514 of 1373	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	80.0	240 of 1337	82.0%	★★★★☆
2011	74.5	347 of 1295	73.2%	★★★★☆
2010	78.1	262 of 1243	78.9%	★★★★☆
2009	78.1	220 of 1224	82.0%	★★★★☆
2008	79.1	216 of 1185	81.8%	★★★★☆
2007	79.6	213 of 1123	81.0%	★★★★☆
2006	73.0	309 of 1095	71.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	66.8	432 of 1457	70.4%	★★★★☆
2024	58.2	567 of 1465	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.5	377 of 1463	74.2%	★★★★☆
2022	77.9	242 of 1454	83.4%	★★★★☆
2021	67.7	261 of 1066	75.5%	★★★★☆
2019	74.4	302 of 1370	78.0%	★★★★☆
2018	70.4	371 of 1353	72.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	61.8	397 of 1283	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.9	398 of 1296	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.4	401 of 1288	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.5	250 of 1306	80.9%	★★★★☆
2021	62.6	252 of 935	73.0%	★★★★☆
2019	71.8	257 of 1241	79.3%	★★★★☆
2018	73.1	234 of 1245	81.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	77.1	272 of 1455	81.3%	★★★★☆
2024	72.0	324 of 1464	77.9%	★★★★☆
2023	69.2	371 of 1464	74.7%	★★★★☆
2022	68.4	343 of 1455	76.4%	★★★★☆
2021	55.1	420 of 1071	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.9	331 of 1366	75.8%	★★★★☆
2018	76.9	254 of 1352	81.2%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	38.0	72 of 126	42.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	56.9	390 of 1298	70.0%	★★★★☆
2024	51.3	488 of 1303	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.8	444 of 1307	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.6	367 of 1283	71.4%	★★★★☆
2021	50.0	187 of 522	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	80.3	106 of 1139	90.7%	★★★★★
2018	66.1	219 of 1170	81.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	59.0	320 of 775	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.9	311 of 778	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.3	302 of 772	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.4	294 of 748	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.5	293 of 614	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.0	260 of 716	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.3	298 of 763	60.9%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

Female (2025)76th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)73rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)73rd percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)64th percentile-11 vs school

Special Education (2025)63rd percentile-12 vs school

Middle school

Male (2025)81st percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)70th percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2025)70th percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)69th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)59th percentile-18 vs school

Multi-racial (2019)43rd percentile-35 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Life Science Biology100%+42 vs state

Algebra I79%+23 vs state

Math69%+13 vs state

Science63%+19 vs state

English Language Arts59%+6 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Algebra I (2025)	Regents Life Science Biology (2025)	NY State Assessments English Language Arts (2025)						NY State Assessments Math (2025)					NY State Assessments Science (2025)		% Completely Immunized (2020)	% Polio (2020)	% Measles (2020)	% Mumps (2020)	% Rubella (2020)	% Diphtheria (2020)	% Hepatitis B (2020)	% Varicella (2020)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Regents Algebra I End of Course	Regents Life Science Biology End of Course	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 4th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 5th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 6th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments Math 4th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 7th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 8th Grade	% Completely Immunized All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Diphtheria All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
A F Palmer Elementary School / Windsor Central Middle School	Public	PK, KG-8	213 Main St	Windsor	13865	Broome County	Windsor Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 655-8247	542	51	10.6	48.2%	494 (91.1%)	4 (0.7%)	19 (3.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.2%)	73.2	608^th of 2445 public elementary schools	75.1%		71.7	602^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	75.4%	6	79.5	100.0	55.6	70.0	56.0	62.1	46.2	67.3	66.7	66.7	61.5	76.9	64.0	55.6	66.7	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	100.0	99.8	$29,153	$2,071	$27,082
W A Olmsted Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	54 Main St	Harpursville	13787	Broome County	Harpursville Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 693-8115	323	25	12.7	58.8%	311 (96.3%)	4 (1.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	26.5	1876^th of 2445 public elementary schools	23.3%		28.1	1800^th of 2445 public elementary schools	26.4%	76			20.4	25.6	48.6	27.5			22.6	41.0	58.3	39.2		63.9		99.4	99.4	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.4	99.4	99.7	$27,401	$2,068	$25,333
C R Weeks Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	440 Foley Rd	Windsor	13865	Broome County	Windsor Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 775-3226	277	17	16.7	43.3%	260 (93.9%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.9%)	39.6	1487^th of 2445 public elementary schools	39.2%		52.6	1090^th of 2445 public elementary schools	55.4%	397			49.0	52.6	57.8				53.1	42.1	35.6			45.7		99.6	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.6	99.6	$25,721	$1,579	$24,141
Floyd Bell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	15 Golden St	Kirkwood	13795	Broome County	Windsor Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 775-2730	280	19	15.0	44.6%	240 (85.7%)	4 (1.4%)	12 (4.3%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.1%)	77.3	498^th of 2445 public elementary schools	79.6%		66	760^th of 2445 public elementary schools	68.9%	262			85.3	76.9	77.1				79.4	57.5	62.9			62.9		100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$24,940	$1,541	$23,398
F P Donnelly School	Public	PK, KG-5	1168 Conklin Rd	Conklin	13748	Broome County	Susquehanna Valley Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 775-0176	306	19	15.8	50.3%	260 (85.0%)	2 (0.7%)	18 (5.9%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (7.5%)	28.2	1823^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	25.4%		45.5	1273^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	47.9%	550			34.9	46.8	51.1				47.7	27.7	39.6			39.1		99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	$24,492	$1,706	$22,787
Deposit Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	171 2nd St	Deposit	13754	Broome County	Deposit Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 467-2198	242	19	12.5	59.1%	202 (83.5%)	4 (1.7%)	27 (11.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (3.3%)	27.7	1842^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	24.7%		48.5	1207^th of 2445 public elementary schools	50.6%	635			35.5	31.3	56.7				36.7	50.0	38.7			37.9		99.5	100.0	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	100.0	99.5	$34,514	$3,131	$31,384
Afton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	29 Academy St	Afton	13730	Chenango County	Afton Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 639-8234	210	26	8.0	55.7%	194 (92.4%)	2 (1.0%)	12 (5.7%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	17.8	2137^th of 2445 public elementary schools	12.6%		27.5	1824^th of 2445 public elementary schools	25.4%	313			29.0	26.7	46.2				25.8	26.7	20.5			38.5		100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$34,096	$2,406	$31,690
Calvin Coolidge School	Public	PK, KG-5	261 Robinson St	Binghamton	13904	Broome County	Binghamton City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 762-8291	281	23	12.1	78.3%	102 (36.3%)	49 (17.4%)	63 (22.4%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (22.4%)	18	2132^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	12.8%		26.8	1851^st of 2445 public elementary schools	24.3%	281			37.8	43.6	34.3				43.5	32.5	29.7			16.7		99.3	99.7	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.7	99.7	99.3	$31,922	$4,452	$27,470
Benjamin Franklin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	262 Conklin Ave	Binghamton	13903	Broome County	Binghamton City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 762-8344	403	38	10.7	80.1%	144 (35.7%)	112 (27.8%)	88 (21.8%)	12 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (11.7%)	15.1	2192^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	10.3%		20.4	2048^th of 2445 public elementary schools	16.2%	144			23.1	32.7	49.1				10.3	43.8	18.9			20.0		99.8	99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	99.8	100.0	$27,244	$3,363	$23,881
Chenango Bridge Elementary School	Public	3-5	741 River Rd	Binghamton	13901	Broome County	Chenango Valley Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 762-6950	357	22	15.9	40.6%	305 (85.4%)	2 (0.6%)	18 (5.0%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.6%)	41.4	1432^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	41.4%		43.4	1343^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	45.1%	89			58.1	43.1	51.9				61.5	41.2	41.7			46.9		99.5	99.7	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	$25,868	$1,366	$24,502

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