Best Public Schools in Vernon, NY

Summary:

The city of Vernon, New York has only one school, W A Wettel Elementary School, which serves grades PK-6 with an enrollment of 249 students. The school is part of the Sherrill City School District, which is ranked 400 out of 874 school districts in New York and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

W A Wettel Elementary School's academic performance is mixed, with some grade levels and subject areas performing better than the district and state averages, while others lag behind. The school's 3rd grade ELA proficiency rate was 44.12% in 2024-2025, compared to the district's 44.72% and the state's 54.15%. However, the school's 4th grade math proficiency rate was 81.48%, significantly higher than the district's 60.68% and the state's 58.64%. The school has a relatively high free/reduced lunch rate of 40.56%, indicating a higher proportion of economically disadvantaged students.

Despite the school's mixed academic performance, it has a lower student-teacher ratio of 11.9 to 1 and higher spending per student of $23,158 for the 2023-2024 school year, which is higher than the state average. The school's statewide ranking among New York elementary schools has fluctuated in recent years, from 841 out of 2,439 in 2022-2023 to 1,140 out of 2,445 in 2024-2025, maintaining a 3-star rating. These factors suggest the school is focused on providing additional resources and support for its students, though ongoing monitoring and improvement efforts may be necessary to ensure consistent academic achievement.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NY State Assessments English Language Arts (2025)				NY State Assessments Math (2025)				NY State Assessments Science (2025)	% Completely Immunized (2020)	% Polio (2020)	% Measles (2020)	% Mumps (2020)	% Rubella (2020)	% Diphtheria (2020)	% Hepatitis B (2020)	% Varicella (2020)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 4th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 5th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments Math 4th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 5th Grade	% Completely Immunized All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Diphtheria All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
W A Wettel Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4329 Peterboro St	Vernon	13476	Oneida County	Sherrill City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 829-2520	262	22	11.9	33.2%	239 (91.2%)	3 (1.1%)	9 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.2%)	52.6	1140^th of 2445 public elementary schools	53.4%		52	1111^th of 2445 public elementary schools	54.6%	29	44.1	34.6	51.9	56.1	61.8	81.5	53.6	56.4	50.0	99.2	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.2	$24,138	$1,376	$22,762

Cities Near Vernon

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Verona	3.19 mi	4	416^th
Sherrill	3.46 mi	1	132^nd
Oneida	5.77 mi	3	450^th
Westmoreland	7.11 mi	3	112^th
Munnsville	7.42 mi	1

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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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