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Elma Primary School

Public Grades PK, KG-3

Summary

Elma Primary School is an elementary school located in Elma, NY, serving grades K-4 with a total enrollment of 287 students. It is part of the Iroquois Central School District, which is ranked 298 out of 865 school districts in New York and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Elma Primary School consistently outperforms the Iroquois Central School District and the state of New York in academic assessments, with significantly higher proficiency rates in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Math compared to the district and state averages across grades 3 and 4. The school also ranks highly for female students, male students, and students with special education needs compared to other New York elementary schools, and performs well for students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. Elma Primary School has maintained a strong statewide ranking, placing in the top 25-30% of New York elementary schools over the past several years.

Elma Primary School has a relatively high per-student spending compared to the state average, with spending ranging from $14,735 to $17,062 per student over the past few years. This higher funding may contribute to the school's academic success, as it suggests the availability of more resources and support for students and teachers. When compared to nearby schools, such as Eggert Road Elementary School, Allendale Elementary School, and Alden Primary At Townline, Elma Primary School generally outperforms its counterparts in the Iroquois Central School District and the surrounding area.

260

Students ?

12.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,447

Per pupil spending ?

15.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

711 Rice Rd
Elma, NY 14059-9521

(716) 652-3000

District: Iroquois Central School District

Students who attend Elma Primary School usually attend:

Elementary:	Iroquois Intermediate School
Middle:	Iroquois Middle School
High:	Iroquois Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

95.0%

Two or more races:

2.3%

Hispanic:

1.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 57th percentile in 2019 → 71st in 2024

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 71st (2024) from a 57th-percentile low (2019)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school58%

District avg63%

New York avg57%

Not ranked this year

Elma Primary School did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

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
2024	67.6	717 of 2445	70.7%	★★★★☆
2023	73.5	595 of 2439	75.6%	★★★★☆
2022	72.2	604 of 2434	75.2%	★★★★☆
2021	64.1	755 of 2201	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.0	1034 of 2413	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.1	638 of 2395	73.4%	★★★★☆
2017	84.2	287 of 2386	88.0%	★★★★☆
2016	81.0	366 of 2366	84.5%	★★★★☆
2015	77.4	458 of 2352	80.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	77.9	453 of 2413	81.2%	★★★★☆
2023	74.7	543 of 2403	77.4%	★★★★☆
2022	73.4	557 of 2401	76.8%	★★★★☆
2021	74.0	415 of 1955	78.8%	★★★★☆
2019	52.6	1082 of 2357	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.0	546 of 2338	76.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	59.4	662 of 2078	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	83.7	217 of 2099	89.7%	★★★★☆
2021	64.6	462 of 1678	72.5%	★★★★☆
2019	58.9	665 of 2032	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.1	916 of 2045	55.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	69.6	659 of 2400	72.5%	★★★★☆
2022	70.1	631 of 2400	73.7%	★★★★☆
2021	51.5	927 of 1961	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.7	1014 of 2358	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.9	678 of 2340	71.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	48.6	866 of 2110	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	81.5	190 of 2031	90.6%	★★★★★
2021	64.7	250 of 1044	76.1%	★★★★☆
2019	71.6	272 of 1859	85.4%	★★★★☆
2018	87.1	108 of 1941	94.4%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2018	69.2	405 of 1408	71.2%	★★★★☆

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 (2024)81st percentile+11 vs school

Male (2023)73rd percentile-3 vs school

White (2018)71st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)68th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2024)59th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math58%~ state avg

English Language Arts57%+3 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 Math 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments Math 4th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 5th 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
Elma Primary School	Public	PK, KG-3	711 Rice Rd	Elma	14059	Erie County	Iroquois Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 652-3000	260	21	12.1	15.8%	247 (95.0%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (1.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.3%)								(n/a)	56.9			58.1				37.5	37.7	38.2	38.2	38.3	37.9	37.7	38.0	$26,447	$657	$25,790
Iroquois Intermediate School	Public	4-5	2111 Girdle Rd	Elma	14059	Erie County	Iroquois Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 652-3000	301	25	12.0	22.9%	281 (93.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.3%)	70.8							(n/a)		65.6	65.5		67.7	67.3	58.6									$23,538	$659	$22,878
Parkdale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	141 Girard Ave	East Aurora	14052	Erie County	East Aurora Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 687-2352	704	59	11.9	9.1%	652 (92.6%)	2 (0.3%)	22 (3.1%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.4%)	67.7	749^th of 2445 public elementary schools	69.4%		66.1	754^th of 2445 public elementary schools	69.2%	5	68.8	55.5		76.0	65.2			99.0	99.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.0	99.0	99.8	$21,066	$477	$20,588
Clinton Elementary School	Public	K-5	4100 Clinton St	West Seneca	14224	Erie County	West Seneca Central School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 677-3620	629	44	14.3	28.3%	533 (84.7%)	14 (2.2%)	43 (6.8%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.1%)	55.6	1046^th of 2445 public elementary schools	57.2%		64.9	784^th of 2445 public elementary schools	67.9%	262	63.8	62.8	52.9	68.7	76.9	44.3	35.2	99.6	99.6	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.6	99.8	100.0	$20,979	$564	$20,415
Como Park Elementary School	Public	K-3	1985 Como Park Blvd	Lancaster	14086	Erie County	Lancaster Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 686-3235	352	32	11.0	36.1%	307 (87.2%)	7 (2.0%)	15 (4.3%)	4 (1.1%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.5%)								(n/a)	68.8			71.7				98.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	$21,903	$1,900	$20,003
Marilla Primary School	Public	PK, KG-3	11683 Bullis Rd	Marilla	14102	Erie County	Iroquois Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 652-3000	221	15	14.4	14.9%	214 (96.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)								(n/a)	72.3			89.4				98.7	99.6	99.1	99.1	99.1	99.1	99.1	99.6	$28,666	$3,049	$25,617
Cayuga Heights Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1780 Como Park Blvd	Depew	14043	Erie County	Depew Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 686-5006	846	72	11.6	42.2%	669 (79.1%)	25 (3.0%)	57 (6.7%)	42 (5.0%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (5.8%)	51.3	1173^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	52.0%		42.1	1377^th of 2445 public elementary schools	43.7%	204	59.9	59.3	59.0	49.1	60.9	60.5	39.5	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	$22,715	$1,307	$21,409
Northwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	250 Northwood Ave	West Seneca	14224	Erie County	West Seneca Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 677-3640	437	45	9.6	38.4%	278 (63.6%)	45 (10.3%)	45 (10.3%)	53 (12.1%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (3.0%)	32.4	1702^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	30.4%		38.5	1499^th of 2445 public elementary schools	38.7%	203	30.3	49.1	52.8	25.8	47.3	52.7	41.4	98.8	99.3	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.0	99.5	98.8	$24,092	$721	$23,371
Court Street Elementary School	Public	K-3	91 Court St	Lancaster	14086	Erie County	Lancaster Central School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 686-3240	285	27	10.5	24.9%	255 (89.5%)	7 (2.5%)	10 (3.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.2%)								(n/a)	76.7			81.7				99.5	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	$20,590	$82	$20,508
Eggert Road Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3580 Eggert Rd	Orchard Park	14127	Erie County	Orchard Park Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 209-6215	596	52	11.5	14.4%	507 (85.1%)	2 (0.3%)	48 (8.1%)	22 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.9%)	76.4	516^th of 2445 public elementary schools	78.9%		76.6	502^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	79.5%	14	58.9	66.7	79.6	74.4	72.0	76.9	62.4	99.6	100.0	99.8	99.8	100.0	100.0	99.8	100.0	$24,031	$553	$23,478

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