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Volney Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-6

2001^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 18% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Volney Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Fulton, New York, serving grades PK-6 with a total enrollment of 303 students. The school is part of the Fulton City School District, which is ranked 792 out of 874 school districts in New York and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Volney 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 28% to 39.53% across grades 3-6, while the state average was around 54%. Similarly, the school's Math proficiency rates ranged from 31.25% to 52%, compared to the state average of around 54-60%. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as Special Education students and Low Socioeconomic Status students.

When comparing Volney Elementary School to other nearby schools within the Fulton City School District, such as Granby Elementary School and J.E. Lanigan School, the academic performance is generally similar, with all three schools underperforming the state averages in ELA and Math proficiency. However, the Oswego City School District, which is located near Fulton, has several elementary schools that outperform Volney Elementary School in both ELA and Math proficiency on the state assessments.

306

Students ?

13.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$32,053

Per pupil spending ?

46.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2592 State Rt 3
Fulton, NY 13069-9204

(315) 593-5570

District: Fulton City School District

Students who attend Volney Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Fulton Junior High School
High:	G Ray Bodley High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

92.2%

Hispanic:

5.2%

Two or more races:

2.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 29th percentile in 2015 → 18th in 2025

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Fulton City School District

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (37% vs 54% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school37%

District avg29%

New York avg54%

2,001^st of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 18%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 29% (2015) to bottom 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 4Elementary Schools in the Fulton City School District

792^nd of 874Fulton 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	22.6	2001 of 2445	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.1	2266 of 2445	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	31.0	1721 of 2439	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.2	1847 of 2434	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.4	1698 of 2201	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.1	1824 of 2413	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.3	1718 of 2395	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	33.1	1637 of 2386	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	36.7	1553 of 2366	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	31.3	1676 of 2352	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	32.7	1647 of 2345	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	33.9	1604 of 2325	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	38.4	1586 of 2320	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	49.5	1290 of 2286	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	55.2	1155 of 2263	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	66.1	878 of 2257	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	61.6	1043 of 2227	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	78.2	399 of 2219	82.0%	★★★★☆
2006	71.2	688 of 2206	68.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	23.9	1952 of 2409	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.9	2189 of 2413	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	35.8	1554 of 2403	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.5	1725 of 2401	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.9	1584 of 1955	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.3	1972 of 2357	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.8	1849 of 2338	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	17.4	1882 of 2098	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.7	2004 of 2078	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.5	1715 of 2041	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.4	1953 of 2099	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	26.4	1367 of 1678	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.3	1581 of 2032	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.7	1683 of 2045	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	23.3	1984 of 2407	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.6	2233 of 2411	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	28.6	1773 of 2400	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.8	1913 of 2400	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.7	1441 of 1961	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.0	1620 of 2358	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.1	1531 of 2340	34.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	17.6	2017 of 2134	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.6	2110 of 2110	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	32.0	1364 of 2016	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.9	1676 of 2031	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.1	1612 of 1859	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.0	1251 of 1941	35.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	15.2	1258 of 1402	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Female (2025)19th percentile~ school

Male (2025)18th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)10th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)10th percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2025)5th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math39%-17 vs state

English Language Arts35%-19 vs state

Science32%-13 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
Volney Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2592 State Rt 3	Fulton	13069	Oswego County	Fulton City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 593-5570	306	23	13.0	46.4%	282 (92.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.6%)	22.6	2001^st of 2445 public elementary schools	18.2%		13.1	2266^th of 2445 public elementary schools	7.3%	265	28.0	34.0	39.5	39.1	52.0	31.3	33.3	39.5	31.8	99.1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.4	100.0	99.4	$32,053	$792	$31,261
Fairgrieve School	Public	PK, KG-6	716 Academy St	Fulton	13069	Oswego County	Fulton City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 593-5550	390	44	8.9	68.2%	318 (81.5%)	14 (3.6%)	28 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.7%)	6.6	2369^th of 2445 public elementary schools	3.1%		6.1	2406^th of 2445 public elementary schools	1.6%	37	22.0	16.3	23.2	17.2	25.0	27.9	17.5	17.0	20.7	99.6	99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.6	100.0	99.8	$31,681	$794	$30,887
Granby Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	400 W 7th St N	Fulton	13069	Oswego County	Fulton City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 593-5480	463	34	13.8	61.3%	362 (78.2%)	6 (1.3%)	81 (17.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.8%)	14.2	2215^th of 2445 public elementary schools	9.4%		16.3	2173^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	11.1%	42	15.6	31.3	14.6	37.5	28.6	38.2	28.6	35.4	19.6	99.2	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.6	99.8	99.4	$31,503	$794	$30,709
J E Lanigan School	Public	PK, KG-6	59 Bakeman Ave	Fulton	13069	Oswego County	Fulton City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 593-5470	436	36	12.0	49.8%	390 (89.4%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.8%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.4%)	19.2	2099^th of 2445 public elementary schools	14.2%		20.5	2046^th of 2445 public elementary schools	16.3%	53	17.8	16.7	41.9	36.7	16.7	23.1	43.6	41.4	35.5	99.6	99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	99.8	100.0	$29,281	$796	$28,485
Minetto Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2411 County Rt 8	Minetto	13115	Oswego County	Oswego City School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 341-2600	409	38	10.6	33.5%	375 (91.7%)	2 (0.5%)	11 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.6%)	46.4	1286^th of 2445 public elementary schools	47.4%		42.6	1369^th of 2445 public elementary schools	44.0%	83	38.9	37.5	60.4	52.5	43.6	50.9	62.5	53.3	61.2	99.5	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	100.0	99.8	99.8	$29,553	$1,108	$28,444
Palermo Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1638 County Rt 45	Fulton	13069	Oswego County	Mexico Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 963-8400	216	18	11.7	38.0%	204 (94.4%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.2%)	11.3	2276^th of 2445 public elementary schools	6.9%		18.9	2097^th of 2445 public elementary schools	14.2%	179	26.3	26.8			43.6	19.5				100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$28,596	$1,500	$27,097
Michael A Maroun Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	11 Elm St	Phoenix	13135	Oswego County	Phoenix Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 695-1561	610	47	12.9	53.8%	576 (94.4%)	4 (0.7%)	11 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.1%)	21	2049^th of 2445 public elementary schools	16.2%		28.9	1777^th of 2445 public elementary schools	27.3%	272	31.4	27.8			44.5	50.0				100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$27,967	$2,502	$25,465
Fairley School	Public	PK, KG-4	953 Auburn St	Hannibal	13074	Oswego County	Hannibal Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 564-8110	495	40	12.3	52.7%	494 (99.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5.8	2390^th of 2445 public elementary schools	2.2%		6.1	2403^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	1.7%	13	25.6	23.3			23.1	16.2				99.1	99.6	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.6	99.1	$25,487	$2,130	$23,357
Charles E Riley Elementary School	Public	K-6	269 E 8th St	Oswego	13126	Oswego County	Oswego City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 341-2800	390	30	13.2	50.5%	313 (80.3%)	3 (0.8%)	52 (13.3%)	7 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.8%)	34.6	1632^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	33.3%		25.2	1894^th of 2445 public elementary schools	22.5%	262	42.7	31.3	35.3	48.4	39.5	64.6	48.0	45.9	43.1	99.3	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.3	100.0	$28,437	$963	$27,474
Kingsford Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	275 W 5th St	Oswego	13126	Oswego County	Oswego City School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 341-2500	397	28	14.1	32.2%	333 (83.9%)	4 (1.0%)	33 (8.3%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (5.0%)	38.5	1510^th of 2445 public elementary schools	38.2%		38.3	1505^th of 2445 public elementary schools	38.4%	5	50.0	44.7	48.4	55.0	51.0	42.6	38.7	55.0	32.3	99.8	99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	$27,927	$895	$27,033

Frequently Asked Questions about Volney Elementary School

Is Volney Elementary School a good school?

Volney Elementary School ranks in the bottom 18.2% of New York elementary schools.

How many students attend Volney Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 306 students attended Volney Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Volney Elementary School?

Students at Volney Elementary School are 92% White, 5% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

What district is Volney Elementary School in?

Fulton City School District

What schools do graduates of Volney Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Fulton Junior High School
High : G Ray Bodley High School

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