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D B Bunce Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5
1848th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools
Better than 24% of New York elementary schools
Summary

D B Bunce Elementary School is a public elementary school in Pavilion, NY, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 287 students. The school is part of the Pavilion Central School District, which is ranked 482 out of 874 school districts in New York and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, D B Bunce Elementary School has consistently underperformed compared to the state average in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math proficiency on the New York State Assessments. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's 3rd grade ELA proficiency was 47.62% compared to the state average of 54.15%, and its 5th grade Math proficiency was 28.95% compared to the state average of 54.16%. The school's performance also varies significantly across different student subgroups, with female students outperforming male students. Additionally, the school has a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 34.84% to 41.64% over the past few years.

When compared to nearby elementary schools, D B Bunce Elementary School generally performs below average. For instance, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's 3rd grade ELA proficiency of 47.62% was lower than the nearby Alexander Elementary School (29.17%), Caledonia-Mumford Elementary School (66.07%), and Wolcott Street School (51.95%). The school's statewide ranking has also generally declined over the years, from a high of 1160 out of 2395 New York elementary schools in the 2017-2018 school year to a low of 1848 out of 2445 in the 2024-2025 school year.

295
Students ?
8.4
Student/teacher ratio ?
$25,384
Per pupil spending ?
34.6%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 7071 York Rd
       Pavilion, NY  14525-9115

(585) 584-3011

District: Pavilion Central School District


Students who attend D B Bunce Elementary School usually attend:

High:    Pavilion Junior-Senior High School
Racial breakdown:

White:
95.6%
Hispanic:
2.7%
African American:
1.4%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 49th percentile in 2015 → 24th in 2025
Strengths
Small classes — about 8 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the New York average (40% vs 55% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)
!Ranking has slipped — down 25 percentile points since 2015
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school40%
District avg39%
New York avg55%
1,848th of 2,445
New York public elementary schools ?
Bottom 24%▼ down 25 pts since 2015
From bottom 49% (2015) to bottom 24% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
482nd of 874Pavilion 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
202527.51848 of 244524.4%★☆☆☆☆
202432.01688 of 244531.0%★★☆☆☆
202326.71854 of 243924.0%★☆☆☆☆
202238.41501 of 243438.3%★★☆☆☆
202145.91185 of 220146.2%★★☆☆☆
201932.91634 of 241332.3%★★☆☆☆
201851.51160 of 239551.6%★★★☆☆
201739.21463 of 238638.7%★★☆☆☆
201649.91195 of 236649.5%★★☆☆☆
201548.81189 of 235249.4%★★☆☆☆
201449.11204 of 234548.7%★★☆☆☆
201351.21081 of 232553.5%★★★☆☆
201261.9970 of 232058.2%★★★☆☆
201161.1979 of 228657.2%★★★☆☆
201064.5880 of 226361.1%★★★☆☆
200967.2820 of 225763.7%★★★☆☆
200866.8861 of 222761.3%★★★☆☆
200767.3845 of 221961.9%★★★☆☆
200655.41218 of 220644.8%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202536.01590 of 240934.0%★★☆☆☆
202429.51766 of 241326.8%★☆☆☆☆
202322.61970 of 240318.0%★☆☆☆☆
202236.41568 of 240134.7%★★☆☆☆
202139.91207 of 195538.3%★★☆☆☆
201932.11656 of 235729.7%★☆☆☆☆
201854.31105 of 233852.7%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202537.31287 of 209838.7%★★☆☆☆
202427.61587 of 207823.6%★☆☆☆☆
202324.91649 of 204119.2%★☆☆☆☆
202222.61798 of 209914.3%★☆☆☆☆
202132.71210 of 167827.9%★☆☆☆☆
201934.51344 of 203233.9%★★☆☆☆
201850.6905 of 204555.7%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202523.21986 of 240717.5%★☆☆☆☆
202437.11524 of 241136.8%★★☆☆☆
202333.51619 of 240032.5%★★☆☆☆
202242.91366 of 240043.1%★★☆☆☆
202150.2957 of 196151.2%★★★☆☆
201935.11551 of 235834.2%★★☆☆☆
201850.11164 of 234050.3%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202530.41526 of 213428.5%★☆☆☆☆
202470.0387 of 211081.7%★★★★☆
202326.61598 of 201620.7%★☆☆☆☆
202224.81762 of 203113.2%★☆☆☆☆
201833.91329 of 194131.5%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202517.01226 of 140212.6%★☆☆☆☆
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)
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)39th percentile+14 vs school
Female (2025)34th percentile+10 vs school
Special Education (2025)28th percentile+4 vs school
Male (2025)17th percentile-7 vs school
White (2025)13th percentile-12 vs school
By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts46%-9 vs state
Science39%-6 vs state
Math35%-22 vs state

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Students who attend D B Bunce Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Pavilion Junior-Senior High School

In the 2024-25 school year, 295 students attended D B Bunce Elementary School.

Students at D B Bunce Elementary School are 96% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% African American.

D B Bunce Elementary School ranks in the bottom 24.4% of New York elementary schools.


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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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