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Owasco Elementary School

Public Grades K-6

1926^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 21% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Owasco Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Auburn, New York, serving grades K-6 with a total enrollment of 352 students. The school is part of the Auburn City School District, which is ranked 775 out of 874 school districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Owasco Elementary School has consistently underperformed compared to the state and district averages in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math proficiency on the New York State Assessments. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's ELA proficiency rates ranged from 33.93% to 40.91% across grades 3-6, while the state averages were 50.86% to 54.15%. Similarly, in Math, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 22.92% to 61.36%, compared to the state averages of 51.2% to 59.7%. The school's performance is particularly concerning for certain student subgroups, such as White students and Special Education students, who consistently rank in the bottom 25% of New York elementary schools in both ELA and Math.

When comparing Owasco Elementary School to other elementary schools in the Auburn City School District, it becomes clear that the academic performance challenges are not unique to Owasco. The nearby Casey Park, Genesee Street, and William H. Seward Elementary Schools all struggle with low proficiency rates on the state assessments, similar to Owasco. However, the Andrew J. Smith Elementary School in the Union Springs Central School District consistently outperforms Owasco and the other Auburn schools in both ELA and Math, with proficiency rates well above the state averages.

356

Students ?

9.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,714

Per pupil spending ?

45.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

66 Letchworth St
Auburn, NY 13021-5355

(315) 255-8720

District: Auburn City School District

Students who attend Owasco Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Auburn Junior High School
High:	Auburn High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

77.5%

Two or more races:

12.4%

Hispanic:

5.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 50th percentile in 2015 → 21st in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (38% vs 54% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 29 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg35%

New York avg54%

1,926^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 21%▼ down 29 pts since 2015

From top 50% (2015) to bottom 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 5Elementary Schools in the Auburn City School District

775^th of 874Auburn 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
2025	24.8	1926 of 2445	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.5	1858 of 2445	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.9	1924 of 2439	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.6	1634 of 2434	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.1	1581 of 2201	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.0	1663 of 2413	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.1	1501 of 2395	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	37.3	1517 of 2386	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	38.2	1504 of 2366	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	49.2	1176 of 2352	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	57.5	961 of 2345	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	46.8	1201 of 2325	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	65.5	857 of 2320	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	59.4	1029 of 2286	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	58.8	1064 of 2263	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	66.0	881 of 2257	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	72.4	637 of 2227	71.4%	★★★★☆
2007	67.9	820 of 2219	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	66.9	859 of 2206	61.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	27.3	1870 of 2409	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.5	1729 of 2413	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.0	2041 of 2403	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.5	1806 of 2401	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.6	1531 of 1955	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.6	1780 of 2357	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	44.2	1361 of 2338	41.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	21.5	1783 of 2098	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.4	1776 of 2078	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.0	1785 of 2041	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.6	1769 of 2099	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.2	1373 of 1678	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.4	1373 of 2032	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	17.7	1875 of 2045	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	26.1	1881 of 2407	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.2	1872 of 2411	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.5	1718 of 2400	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	43.0	1361 of 2400	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.8	1345 of 1961	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.3	1451 of 2358	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.0	1534 of 2340	34.4%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	44.2	149 of 287	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.0	158 of 279	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.9	116 of 223	48.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	29.0	1597 of 2134	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.3	1743 of 2110	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.2	1660 of 2016	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.3	1616 of 2031	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	47.3	470 of 1044	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	30.3	1480 of 1941	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	17.1	1224 of 1402	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.3	1231 of 1392	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.2	1232 of 1337	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.8	1172 of 1399	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.8	1030 of 1224	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.2	1151 of 1338	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.2	1082 of 1408	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Multi-racial (2025)48th percentile+27 vs school

Special Education (2025)25th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)22nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)22nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)15th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)13th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math41%-15 vs state

English Language Arts37%-17 vs state

Science27%-18 vs state

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by a parent
Monday, November 30, 2020

The teachers are terrific!! My daughter is a 5th grader there and has been going there since Kindergarten and wants to grow up to be a teacher there! Close Quote

Schools Near Owasco Elementary School

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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
Owasco Elementary School	Public	K-6	66 Letchworth St	Auburn	13021	Cayuga County	Auburn City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 255-8720	356	37	9.7	45.5%	276 (77.5%)	10 (2.8%)	21 (5.9%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (12.4%)	24.8	1926^th of 2445 public elementary schools	21.2%		26.5	1858^th of 2445 public elementary schools	24.0%	68	40.9	35.9	38.3	33.9	61.4	48.7	22.9	34.5	26.7	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	$27,714	$1,557	$26,158
William H Seward Elementary School	Public	K-6	52 Metcalf Dr	Auburn	13021	Cayuga County	Auburn City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 255-8600	491	47	10.3	58.9%	333 (67.8%)	30 (6.1%)	46 (9.4%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (15.5%)	30.5	1753^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	28.3%		28.1	1805^th of 2445 public elementary schools	26.2%	52	52.2	29.4	43.9	38.9	59.1	45.5	34.9	33.9	37.3	99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	100.0	100.0	$27,590	$1,779	$25,811
Herman Avenue Elementary School	Public	K-6	2 N Herman Ave	Auburn	13021	Cayuga County	Auburn City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 255-8680	399	39	10.2	51.4%	284 (71.2%)	22 (5.5%)	38 (9.5%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (12.3%)	31.6	1726^th of 2445 public elementary schools	29.4%		32.3	1677^th of 2445 public elementary schools	31.4%	49	40.7	31.5	54.7	42.1	43.3	48.2	44.2	29.6	47.1	99.6	99.6	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.6	99.8	$27,892	$1,608	$26,284
Genesee Street Elementary School	Public	K-6	244 Genesee St	Auburn	13021	Cayuga County	Auburn City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 255-8640	369	37	10.0	85.1%	207 (56.1%)	68 (18.4%)	31 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	60 (16.3%)	11.2	2278^th of 2445 public elementary schools	6.8%		19.6	2072^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	15.3%	206	14.0	11.6	25.6	29.6	26.8	14.3	48.8	15.9	28.6	99.7	99.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7	99.7	99.7	$27,546	$2,019	$25,527
Casey Park Elementary School	Public	K-6	101 Pulaski St	Auburn	13021	Cayuga County	Auburn City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 255-8760	381	38	10.0	81.6%	227 (59.6%)	44 (11.5%)	30 (7.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	79 (20.7%)	12.3	2258^th of 2445 public elementary schools	7.6%		16.4	2170^th of 2445 public elementary schools	11.2%	88	32.1	29.0	33.3	18.4	40.0	29.0	31.7	10.8	22.2	99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$29,523	$3,073	$26,450
State Street Intermediate School	Public	3-5	72 State St	Skaneateles	13152	Onondaga County	Skaneateles Central School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 291-2261	266	20	12.9	14.3%	243 (91.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.1%)	78.2	475^th of 2445 public elementary schools	80.6%		70.5	626^th of 2445 public elementary schools	74.4%	151	74.4	66.7	67.4		81.0	71.0	73.9		65.2	97.9	98.2	99.3	99.3	99.3	98.2	98.9	97.9	$26,846	$680	$26,166
Waterman Elementary School	Public	K-2	55 East St	Skaneateles	13152	Onondaga County	Skaneateles Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 291-2351	281	23	12.2	11.0%	266 (94.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)								(n/a)										100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$26,657	$659	$25,998
Andrew J Smith Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	26 Homer St	Union Springs	13160	Cayuga County	Union Springs Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 889-4170	332	29	11.4	44.9%	293 (88.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (4.5%)	56.1	1033^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	57.8%		69.8	646^th of 2445 public elementary schools	73.6%	387	60.0	65.2	69.6		66.0	56.5	48.2		39.3	99.7	99.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7	100.0	100.0	$25,201	$983	$24,218
Weedsport Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8954 Jackson St	Weedsport	13166	Cayuga County	Weedsport Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 834-6685	324	24	13.7	36.4%	283 (87.3%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.2%)	45.1	1327^th of 2445 public elementary schools	45.7%		53.9	1056^th of 2445 public elementary schools	56.8%	271	45.0	47.5	66.7		32.3	57.5	80.0		42.2	99.7	100.0	99.7	99.7	99.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	$30,004	$1,714	$28,290
A A Gates Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	30 Maple Ave	Port Byron	13140	Cayuga County	Port Byron Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 776-5728	447	32	13.7	46.5%	407 (91.1%)	2 (0.4%)	13 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.6%)	40.8	1449^th of 2445 public elementary schools	40.7%		39	1483^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	39.3%	34	43.1	46.3	61.4	46.7	53.1	35.2	56.1	32.2	50.9	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	$27,561	$1,834	$25,727

Frequently Asked Questions about Owasco Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Owasco Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Owasco Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Auburn Junior High School
High : Auburn High School

How many students attend Owasco Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 356 students attended Owasco Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Owasco Elementary School?

Students at Owasco Elementary School are 78% White, 12% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic, 3% African American, 1% Asian.

Is Owasco Elementary School a good school?

Owasco Elementary School ranks in the bottom 21.2% of New York elementary schools.

What district is Owasco Elementary School in?

Auburn City School District

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