Other / mixed grade configuration · Malone, NY

Flanders Elementary School

Federal NCES profile for Flanders Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 42/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 361818001634
0/100100/10042/100
👥 S:T ratio
61
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
57
📋 Attendance
18
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Flanders Elementary School earns 42/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 75% of New York schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most New York schools.

#3 of 4
schools in Malone · Resource Index
42
Resource Index · Typical
9.7:1
small classes for New York
46.3%
free-lunch eligible

Flanders Elementary School has class sizes smaller than 75% of New York schools. Computed live against every New York school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Flanders Elementary School ranks #3 of 4 schools in Malone, NY.

Enrollment

213

New York · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

22.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

9.7:1

vs 11.8:1 New York avg

-18% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

46.3%

vs 56.2% New York avg

-18% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Flanders Elementary School compares with New York and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Flanders Elementary School

Flanders Elementary School is a small combined-grade school in Malone, New York, enrolling 213 students.

Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 9.7:1 puts it in the smaller third of New York schools by student-teacher ratio.

Its free-meal eligibility rate of 46.3% lands close to the New York typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.

Enrollment of 213 puts it in the smaller third of New York schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 4,801 scored New York schools.

Against 356 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks mid-pack at #182.

Its student body is predominantly White (92% of enrollment), among the less diverse in the state (diversity index 16/100).

Counselor coverage is strong, about 213 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.

Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 32.9% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).

Its district draws 18.1% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.

Malone Central School District also operates Franklin Academy High School (705 students) and Davis Elementary School (513 students) alongside Flanders Elementary School.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Flanders Elementary School compares

Flanders Elementary School on the metrics families compare, against New York and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs New York New York avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 9.7:1 ▼ 18% 11.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 46.3% ▼ 18% 56.2% 51.7%
Enrollment 213 top 89% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

9.7:1
Leaner classes than 90% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
213
Bigger than 21% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
46.3%
free-lunch eligible - 18% below the New York average of 56.2%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
9.7:1
students per teacher - 18% below state mean
Top 25% in New York - lower ratio than 75% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
32.9%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$24,430
per pupil, district-wide - below New York avg of $26,410
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 213 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 4 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 1.9 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

White 91.5%
Hispanic or Latino 3.8%
African American 1.9%
Two or More 1.9%
Asian 0.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.5%

Largest group: White at 91.5% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 16.1/100

Simpson diversity index - at 16.1, Flanders Elementary School is less mixed than the New York school average of 45.5.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Malone Central School District, which includes Flanders Elementary School.

$24,430
Per student
-7%
vs New York
Avg $26,410
+47%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 20.5%
State 61.5%
Federal 18.1%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Flanders Elementary School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Franklin Academy High School Larger Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
Davis Elementary School Larger Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
Malone Middle School Larger Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
Saint Joseph's Elementary School Similar size Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Flanders Elementary School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Malone Central School District · 4 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar other schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of New York, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Flanders Elementary School's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Flanders Elementary School

How many students attend Flanders Elementary School?

Flanders Elementary School has 213 students enrolled. It is a public school in Malone, NY.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Flanders Elementary School?

The student-teacher ratio at Flanders Elementary School is 9.7:1, which is 18% lower than the New York average of 11.8:1 and 38% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Flanders Elementary School?

46.3% of students at Flanders Elementary School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New York average of 56.2%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Flanders Elementary School?

The largest demographic group at Flanders Elementary School is White at 91.5% of enrollment, in Malone, NY.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Flanders Elementary School?

Flanders Elementary School has a Resource Investment Index of 42/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Flanders Elementary School rank among schools in Malone?

By Resource Investment Index, Flanders Elementary School ranks #3 of 4 schools in Malone, NY. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all schools in Malone on the city page.

Is Flanders Elementary School a good school?

Flanders Elementary School earns 42/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 75% of New York schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most New York schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Malone Central School District?

Besides Flanders Elementary School, Malone Central School District also operates Franklin Academy High School (705 students), Davis Elementary School (513 students), and Malone Middle School (476 students). See the Malone Central School District district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

View saved

Every figure on PlainSchools is rendered directly from the source NCES, CRDC and F-33 federal records, no number is typed in by an editor. Each school's figures reflect its most recent NCES/CRDC submission on file. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.