📍 41 North St, Panama, Chautauqua County, 14767
Panama K-6 School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Panama, Chautauqua County. The school has 242 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Panama Central School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 28.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 8.4:1. 62% of students are proficient in reading. 62% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Panama K-6 School enrolls 242 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 28.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 8.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 93% White, 5% Two or more races and 1.7% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 225 | 93% |
| Two or more races | 12 | 5% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 | 1.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
104 of the school's 242 students (43%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 99 qualify for free lunch and 5 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Panama K-6 School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NY At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 57, state house district 150.
Panama K-6 School is one of 2 schools in PANAMA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in PANAMA, New York. The district serves 416 students district-wide and employs 50 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 242 students, Panama K-6 School is larger than the district average of about 208 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant