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W F Prior Elementary School

Q: How many students attend W F Prior Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 318 students attended W F Prior Elementary School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of W F Prior Elementary School?

Students at W F Prior Elementary School are 84% White, 6% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 2% African American, 2% American Indian.

Q: What schools do graduates of W F Prior Elementary School attend?

Students who attend W F Prior Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Otto L Shortell Middle School High : Oneida Senior High School

Public Grades PK, KG-2

Summary

W F Prior Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-5 in Oneida, New York, with 221 students. The school is part of the Oneida City School District, which is ranked 673 out of 865 school districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

W F Prior Elementary School consistently underperforms compared to the district and the state of New York in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math proficiency rates across grades 3-5. For example, in 2023-2024, the school's 3rd grade ELA proficiency rate was 20.83% compared to the district's 31.85% and the state's 42.6%. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as Special Education and Low Socioeconomic Status students. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 47.52% to 50.3% over the past three school years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

In contrast, the nearby schools in the Sherrill City School District (such as E.A. McAllister Elementary School) and the Westmoreland Central School District (such as Westmoreland Upper Elementary School) demonstrate significantly higher academic performance, with proficiency rates often exceeding the state averages. This highlights the potential for improvement at W F Prior Elementary School and the Oneida City School District, which also includes other low-performing schools like Durhamville School, North Broad Street School, and Seneca Street School.

318

Students ?

15.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,207

Per pupil spending ?

19.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

205 East Ave
Oneida, NY 13421-2188

(315) 363-2190

District: Oneida City School District

Students who attend W F Prior Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Otto L Shortell Middle School
High:	Oneida Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

84.3%

Hispanic:

6.0%

Two or more races:

5.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 60th percentile in 2014 → 28th in 2024

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (35% vs 47% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 32 percentile points since 2014

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2023-2024) ?

This school35%

District avg38%

New York avg47%

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W F Prior Elementary School did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

753^rd of 874Oneida City School District among New York districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	29.3	1766 of 2445	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.3	2000 of 2439	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.7	1860 of 2434	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	42.7	1291 of 2201	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.6	1742 of 2413	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.2	1468 of 2395	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	29.1	1753 of 2386	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	50.7	1175 of 2366	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	42.1	1389 of 2352	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	57.8	949 of 2345	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	37.2	1487 of 2325	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	54.2	1203 of 2320	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	48.2	1327 of 2286	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	45.7	1403 of 2263	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	64.2	950 of 2257	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	50.7	1349 of 2227	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	62.6	1001 of 2219	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	42.2	1535 of 2206	30.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	30.9	1715 of 2413	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.5	2089 of 2403	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.1	1456 of 2401	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.5	909 of 1955	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.2	1652 of 2357	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.9	1540 of 2338	34.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	32.3	1445 of 2078	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.5	1359 of 2041	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.2	1618 of 2099	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.0	1073 of 1678	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.2	1587 of 2032	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.7	1233 of 2045	39.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	30.5	1733 of 2411	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.5	1802 of 2400	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.9	2056 of 2400	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.8	1455 of 1961	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.7	1668 of 2358	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	46.8	1264 of 2340	46.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	14.4	2104 of 2110	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	30.5	1423 of 2016	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.3	1482 of 2031	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.1	1340 of 1859	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.9	1447 of 1941	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2018	34.0	1024 of 1408	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)30th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2024)29th percentile~ school

Male (2024)28th percentile~ school

White (2018)27th percentile-11 vs school

Special Education (2024)<1st percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs New York (2023-2024) ?

Math47%-7 vs state

English Language Arts29%-16 vs state

Science12%-23 vs state

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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 F Prior Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	205 East Ave	Oneida	13421	Madison County	Oneida City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 363-2190	318	21	15.3	19.5%	268 (84.3%)	7 (2.2%)	19 (6.0%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.3%)								(n/a)										100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$22,207	$1,748	$20,459
Seneca Street School	Public	2-3	436 Seneca St	Oneida	13421	Madison County	Oneida City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 363-3930	237	18	13.5	42.2%	204 (86.1%)	3 (1.3%)	10 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.6%)								(n/a)	29.8				53.1					99.5	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.5	100.0	100.0	$27,641	$2,263	$25,378
E A McAllister Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	217 Kinsley St	Sherrill	13461	Oneida County	Sherrill City School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 829-2520	287	22	12.9	16.7%	254 (88.5%)	3 (1.0%)	5 (1.7%)	11 (3.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.5%)	75.3	542^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	77.8%		71.3	610^th of 2445 public elementary schools	75.1%	68	71.0	45.0	68.6	69.6	87.1	78.1	77.8	71.1	54.3	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.7	99.7	99.7	$21,507	$1,151	$20,356
Durhamville School	Public	4-5	5462 Main St	Durhamville	13054	Oneida County	Oneida City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 363-8065	258	17	15.4	50.4%	216 (83.7%)	3 (1.2%)	11 (4.3%)	2 (0.8%)	7 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.4%)	26.4	1882^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	23.0%		36.9	1540^th of 2445 public elementary schools	37.0%	342		31.0	39.5			48.0	44.1		35.9	99.6	99.6	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.6	100.0	100.0	$24,965	$2,183	$22,782
J D George Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	5647 E Main St	Verona	13478	Oneida County	Sherrill City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 829-2520	414	34	12.1	34.3%	364 (87.9%)	2 (0.5%)	25 (6.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.3%)	42.4	1409^th of 2445 public elementary schools	42.4%		47.9	1220^th of 2445 public elementary schools	50.1%	189	31.0	36.2	56.5	43.2	41.4	36.2	72.6	54.2	56.5	98.1	99.3	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.5	99.3	99.8	$24,504	$1,469	$23,035
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
Peterboro Street Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	220 N Peterboro St	Canastota	13032	Madison County	Canastota Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 697-2027	260	26	9.8	30.8%	239 (91.9%)	3 (1.2%)	9 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.5%)								(n/a)										98.6	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	$26,571	$1,144	$25,427
South Side Elementary School	Public	3-4	200 High St	Canastota	13032	Madison County	Canastota Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 697-6372	182	20	9.0	44.0%	168 (92.3%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (6.0%)	42.2	1413^th of 2445 public elementary schools	42.2%					(n/a)	49.4	31.3			61.0	64.0				100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$27,431	$1,256	$26,175
Bolivar Road Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	6983 Bolivar Rd	Chittenango	13037	Madison County	Chittenango Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 687-2880	473	34	13.9	38.1%	423 (89.4%)	6 (1.3%)	17 (3.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.5%)	42.9	1390^th of 2445 public elementary schools	43.1%		54.9	1031^st of 2445 public elementary schools	57.8%	359	48.9	51.7			42.7	65.9				98.9	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.3	99.8	99.3	$24,708	$1,395	$23,313
Westmoreland Upper Elementary School	Public	3-6	5176 Rt 233	Westmoreland	13490	Oneida County	Westmoreland Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 557-2618	230	21	11.0	25.7%	221 (96.1%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	80.5	409^th of 2445 public elementary schools	83.3%		81.4	401^st of 2445 public elementary schools	83.6%	8	66.0	69.4	85.5	81.0	66.0	75.5	63.2	92.9	69.1	95.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$28,720	$454	$28,266

Frequently Asked Questions about W F Prior Elementary School

How many students attend W F Prior Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 318 students attended W F Prior Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of W F Prior Elementary School?

Students at W F Prior Elementary School are 84% White, 6% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 2% African American, 2% American Indian.

What schools do graduates of W F Prior Elementary School attend?

Students who attend W F Prior Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Otto L Shortell Middle School
High : Oneida Senior High School

What district is W F Prior Elementary School in?

Oneida City School District

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