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William H Seward Elementary School

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William H Seward Elementary School ranks 1753 rd of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

1753^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 28% of New York elementary schools

Summary

William H Seward Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Auburn, New York, serving grades K-6 with a total enrollment of 483 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.

Despite the school's relatively high spending per student, which has increased from $11,830 in 2020-2021 to $25,802 in 2023-2024, William H Seward Elementary School has consistently underperformed compared to the state and district averages in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math proficiency rates. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's 3rd grade ELA proficiency rate was 52.24%, compared to the district's 35.89% and the state's 54.15%. Similarly, the school's 3rd grade Math proficiency rate was 59.09%, compared to the district's 45.42% and the state's 59.7%. The school's performance has also declined over the past several years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 1,155 out of 2,395 New York elementary schools in 2017-2018 to 1,753 out of 2,445 schools in 2024-2025.

While the school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with Hispanic students performing relatively better than White and Multi-racial students, the overall academic performance remains below the state and district averages. This suggests the need for targeted interventions and support to address the achievement gaps. Additionally, the school's high proportion of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, ranging from 51.75% to 55.07% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, may be a contributing factor to its underperformance. When compared to nearby schools, such as Herman Avenue Elementary School and Owasco Elementary School, which are also part of the Auburn City School District, William H Seward Elementary School's performance is generally lower, suggesting unique challenges or factors specific to this school that need to be addressed.

491

Students ?

10.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,590

Per pupil spending ?

58.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

52 Metcalf Dr
Auburn, NY 13021-4900

(315) 255-8600

District: Auburn City School District

Students who attend William H Seward Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Auburn Junior High School
High:	Auburn High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

67.8%

Two or more races:

15.5%

Hispanic:

9.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 25th percentile in 2015 → 28th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (42% vs 54% meeting standards)

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

!English Language Arts scores 13 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school42%

District avg35%

New York avg54%

1,753^rd of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 28%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

From bottom 25% (2015) to bottom 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	30.5	1753 of 2445	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.1	1805 of 2445	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.4	1510 of 2439	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.9	1284 of 2434	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.9	1614 of 2201	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.9	1516 of 2413	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.8	1155 of 2395	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	48.0	1228 of 2386	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	34.4	1620 of 2366	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	27.7	1761 of 2352	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	42.5	1370 of 2345	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	38.1	1468 of 2325	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	34.9	1654 of 2320	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	39.2	1536 of 2286	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	49.2	1309 of 2263	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	56.7	1202 of 2257	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	50.2	1359 of 2227	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	58.5	1120 of 2219	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	49.2	1369 of 2206	37.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	24.6	976 of 1117	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	49.3	400 of 1066	62.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	31.7	1722 of 2409	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.1	1747 of 2413	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.0	1640 of 2403	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.1	1304 of 2401	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.2	1577 of 1955	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.9	1793 of 2357	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	46.8	1287 of 2338	45.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	61.1	461 of 1531	69.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	23.6	1726 of 2098	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.8	1762 of 2078	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.9	1619 of 2041	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.5	1674 of 2099	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.0	1567 of 1678	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.7	1513 of 2032	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.6	1358 of 2045	33.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	31.3	1710 of 2407	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.8	1781 of 2411	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.8	1373 of 2400	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.7	1254 of 2400	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.5	1396 of 1961	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.1	1157 of 2358	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.0	1015 of 2340	56.6%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	16.8	242 of 287	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.3	256 of 279	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.6	212 of 223	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.8	223 of 289	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.0	124 of 143	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	25.1	1729 of 2134	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.6	2015 of 2110	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	26.2	1617 of 2016	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.0	1589 of 2031	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.9	839 of 1044	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.1	1648 of 1859	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.8	1417 of 1941	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	25.7	1104 of 1402	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.5	1148 of 1392	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.3	985 of 1337	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.8	919 of 1399	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.2	1036 of 1224	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.2	1072 of 1338	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.7	864 of 1408	38.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2024)70th percentile+44 vs school

Male (2025)29th percentile~ school

Female (2025)29th percentile~ school

White (2025)21st percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2025)19th percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)18th percentile-11 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)16th percentile-13 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)13th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math44%-12 vs state

English Language Arts41%-13 vs state

Science37%-8 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about William H Seward Elementary School

What schools do graduates of William H Seward Elementary School attend?

Students who attend William H Seward Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Auburn Junior High School
High : Auburn High School

How many students attend William H Seward Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 491 students attended William H Seward Elementary School.

Is William H Seward Elementary School a good school?

William H Seward Elementary School ranks 1753^rd of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of William H Seward Elementary School?

Students at William H Seward Elementary School are 68% White, 15% Two or more races, 9% Hispanic, 6% African American, 1% Asian.

What district is William H Seward Elementary School in?

Auburn City School District

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