Elementary school (grades K-5) · Richmondville, NY

Joseph B Radez Elementary School

Federal NCES profile for Joseph B Radez Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 34/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 360001001014
0/100100/10034/100
👥 S:T ratio
59
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
35
📋 Attendance
11
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Joseph B Radez Elementary School earns 34/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the New York median. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most New York schools.

34
Resource Index · Typical
10.2:1
students per teacher
46.2%
free-lunch eligible
327
students enrolled

Joseph B Radez Elementary School has class sizes near the New York median. Computed live against every New York school reporting to NCES.

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

-3 students YoY

Joseph B Radez Elementary School held near 339 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-3 headcount).

Teacher FTE lost 33.0 → 28.7 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Steady CCD campus

-3 students YoY 360001001014 · Richmondville, NY Elementary · SMALL · TRAD

327 enr · 10.2:1 · 46.2% lunch · RII 34

Nearest enrollment peer: Cobleskill-Richmondville High School (479 students)

Joseph B Radez Elementary School held near 339 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-3 headcount). Teacher FTE lost 33.0 → 28.7 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · New York schools → · Find another →

Joseph B Radez Elementary School in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Joseph B Radez Elementary School reports 327 students on the CCD universe file.

Source U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data (Public School Universe) As of 2024-25

How Joseph B Radez Elementary School compares

Joseph B Radez Elementary School held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs New York and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs New York New York avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 10.2:1 ▼ 14% 11.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 46.2% ▼ 18% 56.2% 51.7%
Enrollment 327 top 70% - -

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

10.2:1
Leaner classes than 88% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
327
Bigger than 36% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
46.2%
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
10.2:1
students per teacher - 14% below state mean
Top 32% in New York - lower ratio than 68% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
35.5%
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
$28,592
per pupil, district-wide - above New York avg of $28,120
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 327 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
2
in-school suspensions + 12 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.6 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 4.3 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 90.2%
Hispanic or Latino 5.5%
Two or More 2.1%
African American 1.2%
Asian 0.9%

Largest group: White at 90.2% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 18.3/100

Simpson diversity index - at 18.3, Joseph B Radez Elementary School is less mixed than the New York school average of 45.5.

Programs

District finance for Cobleskill-Richmondville Central School District reports $28,592 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Joseph B Radez Elementary School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Cobleskill-Richmondville High School Larger Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
George D Ryder Elementary School Similar size Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
William H Golding Middle School Similar size Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio

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

Other Schools in This District

Cobleskill-Richmondville Central School District · 3 sibling schools

View district profile

Nationwide elementary schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Frequently asked questions about Joseph B Radez Elementary School

How many students attend Joseph B Radez Elementary School?

Joseph B Radez Elementary School has 327 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Richmondville, NY. CCD year-over-year: 342 (2022-23) → 339 (2023-24), nearly flat (-3).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Joseph B Radez Elementary School?

The student-teacher ratio at Joseph B Radez Elementary School is 10.2:1, which is 14% lower than the New York average of 11.8:1 and 35% 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 Joseph B Radez Elementary School?

46.2% of students at Joseph B Radez Elementary School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New York average of 56.2%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Joseph B Radez Elementary School?

The largest demographic group at Joseph B Radez Elementary School is White at 90.2% of enrollment, in Richmondville, NY.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Joseph B Radez Elementary School?

Joseph B Radez Elementary School has a Resource Investment Index of 34/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

What other schools are in Cobleskill-Richmondville Central School District?

Besides Joseph B Radez Elementary School, Cobleskill-Richmondville Central School District also operates Cobleskill-Richmondville High School (479 students), George D Ryder Elementary School (364 students), and William H Golding Middle School (344 students). See the Cobleskill-Richmondville 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 2022-23) · 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.

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