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Ellis B Hyde Elementary School

Public Grades 3-6
1875th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools
Better than 23% of New York elementary schools
Summary

Ellis B Hyde Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades 3-6 in the Dansville Central School District in Dansville, New York. With 339 students, the school has consistently been ranked in the bottom half of New York elementary schools, receiving a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past several years.

Ellis B Hyde Elementary struggles academically, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math that fall well below state and district averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's ELA proficiency ranged from 34.94% to 41.98%, compared to the state average of 50.86% to 56.61%. In Math, the school's proficiency was 37.33% to 55.56%, while the state average was 51.2% to 59.7%. The school also faces challenges in supporting its student subgroups, with rankings for female, male, white, special education, and low socioeconomic status students all in the bottom half of New York elementary schools.

When comparing Ellis B Hyde Elementary to nearby schools, such as Dansville Primary School, it becomes clear that the school is underperforming. Dansville Primary, which serves grades PK-2, has higher proficiency rates and a lower percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch. Similarly, schools in the Geneseo, Hornell, Livonia, and Naples districts generally outperform Ellis B Hyde Elementary on state assessments. Despite increased per-student spending, the school has not shown significant improvement in its academic performance over the past several years.

339
Students ?
11.4
Student/teacher ratio ?
$26,059
Per pupil spending ?
55.8%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 280 Main St
       Dansville, NY  14437-9786

(585) 335-4030

District: Dansville Central School District


Students who attend Ellis B Hyde Elementary School usually attend:

High:    Dansville High School
Racial breakdown:

White:
92.3%
Hispanic:
4.1%
Two or more races:
2.1%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 41st percentile in 2015 → 23rd in 2025
Strengths
Small classes — about 11 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the New York average (40% vs 54% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)
!Ranking has slipped — down 18 percentile points since 2015
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school40%
District avg39%
New York avg54%
1,875th of 2,445
New York public elementary schools ?
Bottom 23%▼ down 18 pts since 2015
From bottom 41% (2015) to bottom 23% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
634th of 874Dansville 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202526.61875 of 244523.3%★☆☆☆☆
202426.81850 of 244524.3%★☆☆☆☆
202324.61909 of 243921.7%★☆☆☆☆
202228.81807 of 243425.8%★☆☆☆☆
202127.91660 of 220124.6%★☆☆☆☆
201933.01630 of 241332.4%★★☆☆☆
201840.21467 of 239538.7%★★☆☆☆
201737.41514 of 238636.5%★★☆☆☆
201644.01342 of 236643.3%★★☆☆☆
201542.51385 of 235241.1%★★☆☆☆
201447.71246 of 234546.9%★★☆☆☆
201337.11488 of 232536.0%★★☆☆☆
201229.91775 of 232023.5%★☆☆☆☆
201134.41644 of 228628.1%★☆☆☆☆
201039.41548 of 226331.6%★★☆☆☆
200955.11253 of 225744.5%★★☆☆☆
200852.31306 of 222741.4%★★☆☆☆
200758.81114 of 221949.8%★★☆☆☆
200651.21324 of 220640.0%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202528.21836 of 240923.8%★☆☆☆☆
202428.51795 of 241325.6%★☆☆☆☆
202326.61848 of 240323.1%★☆☆☆☆
202228.31813 of 240124.5%★☆☆☆☆
202132.21405 of 195528.1%★☆☆☆☆
201932.91635 of 235730.6%★★☆☆☆
201838.21534 of 233834.4%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202522.81758 of 209816.2%★☆☆☆☆
202424.21694 of 207818.5%★☆☆☆☆
202323.61688 of 204117.3%★☆☆☆☆
202225.61701 of 209919.0%★☆☆☆☆
202128.91304 of 167822.3%★☆☆☆☆
201927.91534 of 203224.5%★☆☆☆☆
201836.91344 of 204534.3%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202527.21847 of 240723.3%★☆☆☆☆
202427.01845 of 241123.5%★☆☆☆☆
202324.91882 of 240021.6%★☆☆☆☆
202231.61705 of 240029.0%★☆☆☆☆
202122.11624 of 196117.2%★☆☆☆☆
201935.01555 of 235834.1%★★☆☆☆
201842.81367 of 234041.6%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202527.31657 of 213422.4%★☆☆☆☆
202433.71397 of 211033.8%★★☆☆☆
202324.61676 of 201616.9%★☆☆☆☆
202229.81554 of 203123.5%★☆☆☆☆
202134.2704 of 104432.6%★★☆☆☆
201924.51602 of 185913.8%★☆☆☆☆
201824.31728 of 194111.0%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202515.41256 of 140210.4%★☆☆☆☆
202415.71239 of 139211.0%★☆☆☆☆
202310.71248 of 13376.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202214.71263 of 13999.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201916.11201 of 133810.2%★☆☆☆☆
201826.01140 of 140819.0%★☆☆☆☆
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)24th percentile~ school
Male (2025)23rd percentile~ school
Special Education (2025)22nd percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)16th percentile-7 vs school
White (2025)10th percentile-13 vs school
By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?
Math43%-13 vs state
English Language Arts38%-16 vs state
Science32%-13 vs state

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Ellis B Hyde Elementary School ranks in the bottom 23.3% of New York elementary schools.

In the 2024-25 school year, 339 students attended Ellis B Hyde Elementary School.

Students at Ellis B Hyde Elementary School are 92% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

Students who attend Ellis B Hyde Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Dansville High School

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the WNYC and the New York State Department of Health and the NY State Education Department.

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