Is Bradford Central School a good school?

Bradford Central School ranks 1448 th of 2439 New York alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Bradford Central School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 261 students attended Bradford Central School.

What is the racial makeup of Bradford Central School?

Students at Bradford Central School are 98% White, 1% Hispanic.

Bradford Central School

Summary:

Bradford Central School is an alternative public school serving grades PK-12 in the small town of Bradford, New York. With just 261 students, the school has a predominantly white student population of 98.47%. Despite serving a rural and economically disadvantaged community, Bradford Central School stands out for its strong academic performance and high graduation rates.

The school's students consistently outperform state and district averages on New York State Assessments and Regents exams, particularly in math and science. For example, 84.62% of 8th graders were proficient in science, compared to the state average of 47.41%. Bradford Central School also boasts graduation rates ranging from 84.6% to 100% over the past 5 years, significantly higher than the state average. However, the school has seen a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 17.3% in 2021-2022 to 29.3% in the current school year, which is notably higher than the 23.6% rate at the nearby Avoca Central School.

Compared to other nearby schools, such as Prattsburgh Central School, Bradford Central School stands out for its higher spending per student ($17,902 in 2022-2023 versus $11,514 at Prattsburgh). This investment appears to be paying off in terms of academic achievement, but the school may need to closely monitor resource allocation and support systems to ensure equitable opportunities for its economically disadvantaged student population, nearly half of whom qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Detail:

Public, Alternative PK, KG-12

2820 Rt 226
Bradford, NY 14815-9602

(607) 583-4616

District: Bradford Central School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
1448^th of 2,439 New York Alternative Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $17,902

Student/teacher ratio: 8.1

Number of students: 261

Racial breakdown:

White:

98.5%

Hispanic:

1.1%

Two or more races:

0.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 47.1%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Bradford Central School ranks worse than 59.4% of elementary schools in New York. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 39.79. (See more...)

Compare Details Bradford Central School ranks better than 79.5% of middle schools in New York. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 75.53. (See more...)

Compare Details Bradford Central School ranks better than 63.1% of high schools in New York. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 63.02. (See more...)

The Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate (ACGR) measures the percentage of Bradford Central School freshmen who graduate within four years, adjusting for students who transfer in or out.

The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.

Chronic absenteeism in a high school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (98.5%), Hispanic (1.1%), two or more races (0.4%). (See more...)

Compare Details 47.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Bradford Central School is 8.1. (See more...)

Compare Bradford Central School employs 32 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Bradford Central School is $17,902.

Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

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SchoolDigger ranks Bradford Central School 1448^th of 2439 New York public elementary schools. (See Bradford Central School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Bradford Central School 307^th of 1500 New York public middle schools. (See Bradford Central School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Bradford Central School 453^rd of 1228 New York public high schools. (See Bradford Central School in the ranking list.)

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Rank History for Bradford Central School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Bradford Central School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	34.79	1649^th	2206	25.2%
2007	38.47	1580^th	2219	28.8%
2008	46.35	1435^th	2227	35.6%
2009	57.67	1172^nd	2257	48.1%
2010	60.30	1013^th	2263	55.2%
2011	42.18	1475^th	2286	35.5%
2012	43.05	1471^st	2320	36.6%
2013	23.23	1900^th	2325	18.3%
2014	23.68	1889^th	2345	19.4%
2015	31.77	1662^nd	2352	29.3%
2016	34.91	1603^rd	2366	32.2%
2017	30.54	1709^th	2386	28.4%
2018	40.17	1470^th	2395	38.6%
2019	26.68	1809^th	2413	25.0%
2021	40.68	1343^rd	2201	39.0%
2022	46.34	1270^th	2434	47.8%
2023	39.79	1448^th	2439	40.6%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Bradford Central School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	39.66	1238^th	2045	39.5%
2019	30.78	1462^nd	2032	28.1%
2021	47.60	847^th	1678	49.5%
2022	61.92	634^th	2099	69.8%
2023	37.90	1234^th	2041	39.5%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Bradford Central School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	45.73	1319^th	2338	43.6%
2019	21.29	1973^rd	2357	16.3%
2021	38.45	1247^th	1955	36.2%
2022	38.18	1513^th	2401	37.0%
2023	33.96	1611^th	2403	33.0%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Bradford Central School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	34.69	1604^th	2340	31.5%
2019	35.60	1541^st	2358	34.6%
2021	40.22	1217^th	1961	37.9%
2022	54.57	1029^th	2400	57.1%
2023	45.60	1266^th	2400	47.3%

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Rank History for elementary school White students at Bradford Central School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2019	11.69	1249^th	1338	6.7%
2021	33.14	880^th	1224	28.1%
2022	30.19	1040^th	1399	25.7%
2023	27.72	1024^th	1337	23.4%

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Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Rank History for all middle school students at Bradford Central School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	25.49	861^st	1095	21.4%
2007	41.29	765^th	1123	31.9%
2008	56.62	658^th	1185	44.5%
2009	56.35	716^th	1224	41.5%
2010	54.90	665^th	1243	46.5%
2011	54.72	670^th	1295	48.3%
2012	56.04	650^th	1337	51.4%
2013	45.36	732^nd	1373	46.7%
2014	46.86	723^rd	1401	48.4%
2015	29.23	1017^th	1407	27.7%
2016	27.61	1070^th	1429	25.1%
2017	25.42	1133^rd	1455	22.1%
2018	28.25	1071^st	1438	25.5%
2019	33.93	943^rd	1439	34.5%
2021	62.83	375^th	1242	69.8%
2022	59.76	524^th	1479	64.6%
2023	75.53	307^th	1500	79.5%

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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Bradford Central School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	21.80	1119^th	1170	4.4%
2019	35.50	723^rd	1139	36.5%
2022	43.52	617^th	1283	51.9%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Bradford Central School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	21.44	1098^th	1245	11.8%
2019	37.48	744^th	1241	40.0%
2021	75.84	155^th	935	83.4%
2022	58.15	407^th	1306	68.8%
2023	78.59	190^th	1288	85.2%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Bradford Central School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	27.63	1060^th	1353	21.7%
2019	26.72	1055^th	1370	23.0%
2021	66.75	279^th	1066	73.8%
2022	62.41	478^th	1454	67.1%
2023	68.75	403^rd	1463	72.5%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Bradford Central School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	30.75	970^th	1352	28.3%
2019	44.20	697^th	1366	49.0%
2021	53.91	437^th	1071	59.2%
2022	49.74	661^st	1455	54.6%
2023	77.32	263^rd	1464	82.0%

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Rank History for middle school White students at Bradford Central School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	17.75	691^st	763	9.4%
2019	23.66	587^th	716	18.0%
2021	53.17	276^th	614	55.0%
2023	67.91	236^th	772	69.4%

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Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Rank History for all high school students at Bradford Central School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2005	42.66	667^th	935	28.7%
2006	44.23	660^th	986	33.1%
2007	41.96	701^st	1002	30.0%
2008	60.59	464^th	1027	54.8%
2009	50.97	617^th	1086	43.2%
2010	47.59	677^th	1117	39.4%
2011	52.33	634^th	1165	45.6%
2012	59.66	552^nd	1198	53.9%
2013	55.19	637^th	1217	47.7%
2014	55.90	574^th	1237	53.6%
2015	60.82	443^rd	1255	64.7%
2016	50.75	638^th	1255	49.2%
2017	38.55	761^st	1221	37.7%
2018	34.99	797^th	1210	34.1%
2019	45.84	722^nd	1207	40.2%
2021	56.60	257^th	519	50.5%
2022	68.74	336^th	1190	71.8%
2023	63.02	453^rd	1228	63.1%

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Rank History for high school Special Education students at Bradford Central School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	17.53	1009^th	1132	10.9%

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Rank History for high school Low Socio Economic Status students at Bradford Central School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	23.94	901^st	1154	21.9%
2019	40.97	729^th	1179	38.2%
2022	71.51	167^th	1101	84.8%
2023	54.46	479^th	1155	58.5%

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Rank History for high school Female students at Bradford Central School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	27.08	878^th	1176	25.3%
2019	33.56	825^th	1193	30.8%
2022	65.07	398^th	1155	65.5%
2023	71.38	316^th	1197	73.6%

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Rank History for high school Male students at Bradford Central School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	41.47	737^th	1176	37.3%
2019	51.29	627^th	1190	47.3%
2022	72.14	256^th	1154	77.8%
2023	52.65	591^st	1191	50.4%

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Rank History for high school White students at Bradford Central School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	26.30	645^th	765	15.7%
2019	27.38	662^nd	793	16.5%
2021	46.23	86^th	133	35.3%
2022	58.97	274^th	738	62.9%
2023	36.68	543^rd	776	30.0%

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Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: NY State Education Department

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Enrollment information for Bradford Central School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	364	5	0	1	n/a	n/a	0	370
1990	386	1	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	389
1991	344	1	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	348
1992	345	0	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	347
1993	324	1	0	5	n/a	n/a	0	330
1994	327	0	0	3	n/a	n/a	0	330
1995	291	1	1	3	n/a	n/a	0	296
1996	291	1	1	3	n/a	n/a	0	296
1997	282	1	0	2	n/a	n/a	0	285
1998	259	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	259
1999	308	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	308
2000	323	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	323
2001	309	2	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	311
2002	331	1	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	332
2003	331	1	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	332
2004	324	3	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	327
2005	309	3	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	312
2006	314	4	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	318
2007	311	3	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	314
2008	307	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	3	310
2009	292	1	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	293
2010	278	1	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	279
2011	300	1	0	4	0	0	0	305
2012	273	0	0	4	0	0	0	277
2013	272	0	0	4	0	3	0	279
2014	258	0	0	6	0	4	0	268
2015	258	0	0	6	0	4	0	268
2016	264	0	0	3	0	3	0	270
2017	272	0	0	4	0	5	0	281
2018	256	0	0	3	0	4	0	263
2019	251	0	0	3	0	4	0	258
2020	249	0	0	3	0	3	0	255
2021	225	0	0	3	0	1	0	229
2022	250	0	0	3	0	1	0	254
2023	257	0	0	3	0	1	0	261

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Bradford Central School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	370	31.9	11.5	n/a
1990	389	32.9	11.8	n/a
1991	348	31.9	10.9	n/a
1992	347	35.9	9.6	n/a
1993	330	29.0	11.4	n/a
1994	330	26.0	12.7	31.8
1995	296	28.1	10.5	32.1
1996	296	28.1	10.5	32.1
1997	285	27.1	10.5	24.2
1998	259	24.0	10.8	29.7
1999	308	21.2	14.5	29.9
2000	323	25.1	12.9	39.6
2001	311	24.0	13.0	36.7
2002	332	29.2	11.4	57.2
2003	332	29.2	11.4	57.2
2004	327	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	312	28.1	11.1	43.3
2006	318	33.0	9.6	46.5
2007	314	34.3	9.2	52.5
2008	310	35.0	8.9	52.4
2009	293	31.0	9.5	58.7
2010	279	32.0	8.7	55.9
2011	305	30.2	10.0	62.3
2012	277	30.7	8.9	59.9
2013	279	29.4	9.4	53.8
2014	268	30.0	8.9	54.9
2015	268	30.0	8.9	54.9
2016	270	29.0	9.3	59.3
2017	281	29.9	9.3	63.7
2018	263	31.5	8.3	63.1
2019	258	29.0	8.8	58.1
2020	255	28.4	8.9	52.2
2021	229	30.3	7.5	55.5
2022	254	30.5	8.3	50
2023	261	32.0	8.1	47.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Bradford Central School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	370	31.9	11.5	n/a
1990	389	32.9	11.8	n/a
1991	348	31.9	10.9	n/a
1992	347	35.9	9.6	n/a
1993	330	29.0	11.4	n/a
1994	330	26.0	12.7	31.8
1995	296	28.1	10.5	32.1
1996	296	28.1	10.5	32.1
1997	285	27.1	10.5	24.2
1998	259	24.0	10.8	29.7
1999	308	21.2	14.5	29.9
2000	323	25.1	12.9	39.6
2001	311	24.0	13.0	36.7
2002	332	29.2	11.4	57.2
2003	332	29.2	11.4	57.2
2004	327	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	312	28.1	11.1	43.3
2006	318	33.0	9.6	46.5
2007	314	34.3	9.2	52.5
2008	310	35.0	8.9	52.4
2009	293	31.0	9.5	58.7
2010	279	32.0	8.7	55.9
2011	305	30.2	10.0	62.3
2012	277	30.7	8.9	59.9
2013	279	29.4	9.4	53.8
2014	268	30.0	8.9	54.9
2015	268	30.0	8.9	54.9
2016	270	29.0	9.3	59.3
2017	281	29.9	9.3	63.7
2018	263	31.5	8.3	63.1
2019	258	29.0	8.8	58.1
2020	255	28.4	8.9	52.2
2021	229	30.3	7.5	55.5
2022	254	30.5	8.3	50
2023	261	32.0	8.1	47.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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