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Carthage Elementary School

Q: Is Carthage Elementary School a good school?

Carthage Elementary School ranks in the bottom 4.7% of New York elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Carthage Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 394 students attended Carthage Elementary School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Carthage Elementary School?

Students at Carthage Elementary School are 76% White, 14% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 3% African American, 1% Asian.

Q: What schools do graduates of Carthage Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Carthage Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Carthage Middle School High : Carthage Senior High School

Public Grades PK, KG-4

2331^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 5% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Carthage Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-4 in the Carthage Central School District in Carthage, NY, with 404 students enrolled.

While Carthage Elementary has a relatively high per-student spending, the school consistently underperforms the state and district averages on New York State Assessments for English Language Arts and Math. For example, in 2024-2025, only 25% of 3rd graders and 25.93% of 4th graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state averages of 54.15% and 54.07% respectively. The school also struggles to support certain student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 10% of New York elementary schools for White students and Special Education students in ELA and Math, as well as the bottom 25% for Hispanic students and Low Socioeconomic Status students.

When compared to nearby schools in the same district, such as Black River School, Carthage Elementary consistently underperforms on state assessments. Black River School, for instance, outperforms Carthage Elementary by a significant margin, with 60.26% of 3rd graders and 46.24% of 4th graders scoring proficient or better in ELA in 2024-2025, compared to Carthage's 25% and 25.93% respectively. Despite the high per-student spending, Carthage Elementary's performance has remained stagnant or even declined over the past several years, suggesting the school may need to re-evaluate its strategies and resource allocation to better address the needs of its students and drive meaningful academic progress.

394

Students ?

9.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,420

Per pupil spending ?

58.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

900 Beaver Ln
Carthage, NY 13619-9527

(315) 493-1570

District: Carthage Central School District

Students who attend Carthage Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Carthage Middle School
High:	Carthage Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

76.1%

Hispanic:

14.0%

Two or more races:

5.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 26th percentile in 2015 → 5th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (27% vs 57% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 21 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg40%

New York avg57%

2,331^st of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 21 pts since 2015

From bottom 26% (2015) to bottom 5% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Elementary Schools in the Carthage Central School District

717^th of 874Carthage Central 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	8.5	2331 of 2445	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.3	2234 of 2445	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.8	1964 of 2439	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.0	1964 of 2434	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.8	1897 of 2201	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.2	1772 of 2413	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	48.7	1237 of 2395	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	27.2	1817 of 2386	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	33.2	1648 of 2366	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	28.5	1742 of 2352	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	30.3	1702 of 2345	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	31.8	1666 of 2325	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	38.4	1587 of 2320	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	49.3	1297 of 2286	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	39.5	1547 of 2263	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	44.9	1527 of 2257	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	68.2	810 of 2227	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	65.3	927 of 2219	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	65.8	900 of 2206	59.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	5.9	2359 of 2409	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.1	2211 of 2413	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	31.6	1687 of 2403	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.2	1872 of 2401	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.1	1668 of 1955	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.1	1654 of 2357	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	55.0	1092 of 2338	53.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	17.1	1419 of 1569	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	33.9	1035 of 1531	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.4	548 of 1429	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.9	293 of 1392	79.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	11.2	2016 of 2098	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.5	1811 of 2078	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.7	1382 of 2041	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.1	1649 of 2099	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.2	1461 of 1678	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.3	1399 of 2032	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.7	686 of 2045	66.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	15.6	2166 of 2407	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.2	2194 of 2411	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.6	2042 of 2400	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.8	1969 of 2400	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.2	1705 of 1961	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.6	1832 of 2358	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	44.8	1317 of 2340	43.7%	★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	7.5	15 of 15	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.6	9 of 10	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.0	7 of 9	22.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.2	8 of 10	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.2	8 of 8	0.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.0	7 of 9	22.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	64.0	3 of 15	80.0%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2022	40.7	147 of 289	49.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	26.1	1700 of 2134	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.4	2040 of 2110	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.1	1973 of 2016	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.4	1855 of 2031	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	24.0	897 of 1044	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.2	1834 of 1859	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	30.4	1476 of 1941	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	3.8	1379 of 1402	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.5	1347 of 1392	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.1	1246 of 1337	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.2	1336 of 1399	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.9	1162 of 1224	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.0	1222 of 1338	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.1	1154 of 1408	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2022)49th percentile+30 vs school

Special Education (2025)20th percentile+16 vs school

Male (2025)10th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)10th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)4th percentile~ school

Female (2025)2nd percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)2nd percentile-3 vs school

Military Connected (2025)<1st percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math28%-31 vs state

English Language Arts25%-29 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, July 23, 2014

The Carthage Elementary School is one of the best Elementary Schools my TWO children have attended. The teachers are professionals and encourage students for high academic achievements. BOTH of my kids have benefited from attending this school, emotionally, academically as well as socially. I will recommend this school to any newcomers to the Fort Drum area! Close Quote

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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 Math 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments Math 4th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 5th 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
Carthage Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	900 Beaver Ln	Carthage	13619	Jefferson County	Carthage Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 493-1570	394	41	9.5	58.6%	300 (76.1%)	12 (3.0%)	55 (14.0%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.8%)	8.5	2331^st of 2445 public elementary schools	4.7%		14.3	2234^th of 2445 public elementary schools	8.6%	97	25.0	25.9		24.7	32.7			99.5	100.0	99.7	99.7	99.7	100.0	100.0	99.5	$20,420	$1,293	$19,127
West Carthage Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	21568 Cole Rd	Carthage	13619	Jefferson County	Carthage Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 493-2400	390	36	10.7	48.7%	307 (78.7%)	6 (1.5%)	46 (11.8%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.9%)	16.3	2164^th of 2445 public elementary schools	11.5%		15.1	2216^th of 2445 public elementary schools	9.4%	52	36.9	33.9		40.9	26.7			100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$19,684	$1,290	$18,394
Black River School	Public	PK, KG-4	160 Leray St	Black River	13612	Jefferson County	Carthage Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 773-5911	572	51	11.2	33.7%	356 (62.2%)	55 (9.6%)	108 (18.9%)	10 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	39 (6.8%)	47.4	1258^th of 2445 public elementary schools	48.5%		48.4	1209^th of 2445 public elementary schools	50.6%	49	60.3	46.2		54.6	59.8			98.7	99.4	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.2	99.6	99.2	$19,835	$1,293	$18,542
Beaver River Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9508 Artz Rd	Beaver Falls	13305	Lewis County	Beaver River Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 346-1211	413	30	13.9	37.8%	397 (96.1%)	8 (1.9%)	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45.6	1311^th of 2445 public elementary schools	46.4%		49.2	1190^th of 2445 public elementary schools	51.3%	121	61.7	50.0	38.6	60.3	74.6	33.3	42.4	99.7	99.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7	99.7	99.7	$21,672	$1,204	$20,468
Indian River Intermediate School	Public	4-5	32430 Us Rt 11	Philadelphia	13673	Jefferson County	Indian River Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 642-0405	565	49	11.6	50.1%	357 (63.2%)	50 (8.8%)	95 (16.8%)	5 (0.9%)	3 (0.5%)	10 (1.8%)	44 (7.8%)	40.1	1466^th of 2445 public elementary schools	40.0%		42.3	1373^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	43.8%	93		44.6	45.9		54.9	49.8	45.3	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$23,765	$1,896	$21,869
Evans Mills Primary School	Public	PK, KG-3	8442 S Main St	Evans Mills	13637	Jefferson County	Indian River Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 629-4331	330	32	10.1	54.2%	176 (53.3%)	34 (10.3%)	75 (22.7%)	5 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.9%)	26 (7.9%)								(n/a)	47.5			65.1				99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	100.0	99.7	$28,681	$2,383	$26,297
Philadelphia Primary School	Public	PK, KG-3	3 Sand St	Philadelphia	13673	Jefferson County	Indian River Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 642-3432	122	12	10.2	61.5%	95 (77.9%)	6 (4.9%)	10 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (7.4%)								(n/a)	43.8			67.7				100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$30,380	$1,748	$28,632
Calcium Primary School	Public	PK, KG-3	25440 Indian River Dr	Calcium	13616	Jefferson County	Indian River Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 629-1100	480	44	10.9	45.4%	261 (54.4%)	41 (8.5%)	109 (22.7%)	10 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	57 (11.9%)								(n/a)	43.6			45.7				98.8	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.3	99.8	99.7	$28,056	$1,888	$26,168
Lowville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7668 N State St	Lowville	13367	Lewis County	Lowville Academy & Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 376-9005	628	56	11.2	47.1%	567 (90.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (6.4%)	39.4	1493^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	38.9%		53	1076^th of 2445 public elementary schools	56.0%	417	36.1	52.5	46.8	50.6	59.3	51.4	42.2	99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	100.0	100.0	$21,661	$1,662	$19,999
Ohio Street School	Public	K-4	1537 Ohio St	Watertown	13601	Jefferson County	Watertown City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 785-3755	308	24	12.9	78.2%	193 (62.7%)	20 (6.5%)	41 (13.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (16.6%)	6	2382^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	2.6%		12.4	2282^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	6.7%	100	19.6	18.9		31.1	22.2			99.5	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.5	100.0	100.0	$26,346	$871	$25,475

Frequently Asked Questions about Carthage Elementary School

What district is Carthage Elementary School in?

Carthage Central School District

What is the racial makeup of Carthage Elementary School?

Students at Carthage Elementary School are 76% White, 14% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 3% African American, 1% Asian.

Is Carthage Elementary School a good school?

Carthage Elementary School ranks in the bottom 4.7% of New York elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Carthage Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Carthage Middle School
High : Carthage Senior High School

How many students attend Carthage Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 394 students attended Carthage Elementary School.

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