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Candor Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-6

2173^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 11% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Candor Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-6 in the Candor Central School District in Candor, NY. With 412 students, the school has consistently been ranked in the bottom 25% of New York elementary schools by SchoolDigger, receiving a 1-star rating out of 5 for the past several years.

Candor Elementary School significantly underperforms the state average in proficiency rates for English Language Arts (ELA) and Math on the New York State Assessments. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's 3rd grade ELA proficiency rate was 24.56% compared to the state average of 54.15%, and its 3rd grade Math proficiency rate was 35.09% compared to the state average of 59.7%. This pattern of underperformance is consistent across all grade levels and subject areas. The school's student subgroups, including female, male, special education, and low socioeconomic status students, also perform significantly below state averages.

Despite the relatively high spending per student, ranging from $15,514 to $24,354 per student, and a low student-teacher ratio, the academic performance at Candor Elementary School does not reflect the available resources. In comparison, nearby schools like Apalachin Elementary, Maine Memorial School, and Caroline Elementary all have significantly higher proficiency rates and rankings, suggesting that Candor Elementary School needs to address its systemic issues to improve academic outcomes for its students.

401

Students ?

12.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,610

Per pupil spending ?

61.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2 Academy St
Candor, NY 13743-0145

(607) 659-3935

District: Candor Central School District

Students who attend Candor Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Candor Junior-Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

94.8%

Two or more races:

2.2%

Hispanic:

1.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 21st percentile in 2015 → 11th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (30% vs 54% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

District avg29%

New York avg54%

2,173^rd of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 11%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 21% (2015) to bottom 11% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

707^th of 874Candor 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	15.8	2173 of 2445	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.0	1944 of 2445	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.6	1878 of 2439	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.7	1746 of 2434	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.6	1828 of 2201	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.8	2091 of 2413	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.8	1940 of 2395	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	20.5	1993 of 2386	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	19.8	2000 of 2366	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	23.1	1860 of 2352	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	23.7	1888 of 2345	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	23.4	1896 of 2325	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	28.3	1808 of 2320	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	35.5	1623 of 2286	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	33.1	1689 of 2263	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	35.8	1712 of 2257	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	42.6	1525 of 2227	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	50.8	1322 of 2219	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	52.4	1298 of 2206	41.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	18.2	2104 of 2409	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.4	1830 of 2413	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.8	1860 of 2403	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.8	1691 of 2401	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.8	1586 of 1955	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.4	1990 of 2357	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.6	2032 of 2338	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	10.4	2033 of 2098	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.4	1719 of 2078	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.3	1667 of 2041	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.8	1397 of 2099	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.2	1342 of 1678	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.7	1705 of 2032	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.0	1698 of 2045	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	16.1	2150 of 2407	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.2	1968 of 2411	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.9	1821 of 2400	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.6	1769 of 2400	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.0	1692 of 1961	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.9	2102 of 2358	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.6	1745 of 2340	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	19.2	1951 of 2134	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.2	1914 of 2110	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.0	1826 of 2016	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.9	1967 of 2031	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	24.0	896 of 1044	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.2	1646 of 1859	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.9	1707 of 1941	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2018	14.7	1297 of 1408	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Female (2025)13th percentile~ school

Male (2025)11th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)9th percentile-3 vs school

White (2018)8th percentile-11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)3rd percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math38%-18 vs state

Science29%-16 vs state

English Language Arts21%-33 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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	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	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 Math 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments Math 4th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 5th 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
Candor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2 Academy St	Candor	13743	Tioga County	Candor Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 659-3935	401	33	12.1	61.1%	380 (94.8%)	3 (0.7%)	7 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.2%)	15.8	2173^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	11.1%		24	1944^th of 2445 public elementary schools	20.5%	229	24.6	20.8	11.1	29.6	35.1	40.8	44.4	31.1	29.1	92.3	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$27,610	$1,310	$26,299
Nathan T Hall School	Public	PK, KG-3	86 Whig St	Newark Valley	13811	Tioga County	Newark Valley Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 642-3340	325	31	10.3	55.7%	306 (94.2%)	2 (0.6%)	8 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.8%)								(n/a)	24.0				32.4					98.4	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	98.7	99.3	99.0	$24,312	$1,180	$23,131
Owego Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2 Sheldon Guile Blvd	Owego	13827	Tioga County	Owego-Apalachin Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 687-7303	497	29	16.9		462 (93.0%)	4 (0.8%)	12 (2.4%)	6 (1.2%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	9 (1.8%)	51.3	1175^th of 2445 public elementary schools	51.9%		54.6	1040^th of 2445 public elementary schools	57.5%	135	55.6	57.9	46.6		68.1	65.8	52.1		40.3	99.3	99.3	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.3	99.3	99.6	$24,795	$1,454	$23,341
Spencer-Van Etten Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	7 Langford St	Van Etten	14889	Chemung County	Spencer-Van Etten Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 589-7110	333	27	12.3	61.9%	318 (95.5%)	6 (1.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	20.7	2056^th of 2445 public elementary schools	15.9%		26.2	1868^th of 2445 public elementary schools	23.6%	188	36.7	24.0			43.1	48.0				97.7	98.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	98.3	99.0	99.7	$25,722	$1,581	$24,141
Caroline Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2439 Slaterville Rd	Slaterville Springs	14881	Tompkins County	Ithaca City School District	No	No	No	No	(607) 539-7155	273	29	9.4	27.5%	201 (73.6%)	10 (3.7%)	24 (8.8%)	13 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (8.8%)	71	662^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	72.9%		63.7	808^th of 2445 public elementary schools	67.0%	146	76.2	74.2	70.0		53.7	71.9	65.0		57.5	97.9	98.2	100.0	100.0	100.0	97.9	99.6	99.6	$27,531	$1,351	$26,180
Tioga Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	41 5th Ave	Tioga Center	13845	Tioga County	Tioga Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 687-8002	323	27	12.1	47.1%	310 (96.0%)	2 (0.6%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	66.2	789^th of 2445 public elementary schools	67.7%		67.5	719^th of 2445 public elementary schools	70.6%	70	74.6	51.5			82.5	59.1				97.6	97.9	99.4	99.4	99.4	97.6	98.2	99.4	$22,606	$2,382	$20,224
Maine Memorial School	Public	PK, KG-5	2693 Main St	Maine	13802	Broome County	Maine-Endwell Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 862-3263	478	37	12.8	36.6%	433 (90.6%)	9 (1.9%)	13 (2.7%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.6%)	66.5	777^th of 2445 public elementary schools	68.2%		72.1	596^th of 2445 public elementary schools	75.6%	181	64.6	55.7	66.7		74.7	60.6	59.7		62.0	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.3	$24,805	$1,578	$23,227
Apalachin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	405 Pennsylvania Ave	Apalachin	13732	Tioga County	Owego-Apalachin Central School District	No	No	No	No	(607) 687-7304	382	25	15.1		363 (95.0%)	3 (0.8%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.6%)	77	506^th of 2445 public elementary schools	79.3%		71	614^th of 2445 public elementary schools	74.9%	108	72.7	55.1	66.1		77.4	87.5	92.0		56.6	99.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$25,751	$1,511	$24,240
Thomas J Watson Senior Elementary School	Public	K-5	263 Ridgefield Rd	Endicott	13760	Tioga County	Union-Endicott Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 757-2152	247	26	9.6	52.6%	155 (62.8%)	26 (10.5%)	31 (12.6%)	6 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (11.7%)	34.4	1640^th of 2445 public elementary schools	32.9%		43.5	1336^th of 2445 public elementary schools	45.4%	304	38.1	51.2	38.9		42.9	53.7	47.1		47.1	77.2	78.7	78.7	78.7	78.7	78.7	78.7	78.7	$29,646	$2,437	$27,209
Ann G McGuinness Elementar School	Public	K-5	1301 Union Center Main Hwy	Endicott	13760	Broome County	Union-Endicott Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 757-2131	312	26	12.2	52.9%	236 (75.6%)	26 (8.3%)	13 (4.2%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (10.3%)	54.4	1071^st of 2445 public elementary schools	56.2%		55.7	1014^th of 2445 public elementary schools	58.5%	57	52.1	47.3	66.0		57.5	52.7	63.0		63.0	99.2	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.2	100.0	99.2	$25,311	$2,186	$23,124

Frequently Asked Questions about Candor Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Candor Elementary School?

Students at Candor Elementary School are 95% White, 2% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

How many students attend Candor Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 401 students attended Candor Elementary School.

What district is Candor Elementary School in?

Candor Central School District

What schools do graduates of Candor Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Candor Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Candor Junior-Senior High School

Is Candor Elementary School a good school?

Candor Elementary School ranks in the bottom 11.1% of New York elementary schools.

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