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Dexter Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-2

300

Students ?

10.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,789

Per pupil spending ?

30%

Free/discounted lunch ?

415 E Grove St
Dexter, NY 13634-9731

(315) 779-2300

District: General Brown Central School District

Students who attend Dexter Elementary School usually attend:

High:

General Brown Junior-Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

88.3%

Two or more races:

5.0%

Hispanic:

3.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 63rd percentile in 2010 → 45th in 2019

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 18 percentile points since 2010

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

Students meeting standards (2018-2019) ?

This school44%

District avg47%

New York avg48%

Not ranked this year

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

366^th of 874General Brown 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
2019	43.7	1321 of 2413	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.2	1145 of 2395	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	60.0	915 of 2386	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	59.6	912 of 2366	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	56.3	998 of 2352	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	57.5	965 of 2345	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	64.7	733 of 2325	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	76.2	502 of 2320	78.4%	★★★★☆
2011	60.6	997 of 2286	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	65.9	826 of 2263	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	64.6	935 of 2257	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	56.5	1194 of 2227	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	43.4	1487 of 2219	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	55.4	1219 of 2206	44.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	49.8	1153 of 2357	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.1	916 of 2338	60.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	31.8	1420 of 2032	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.8	1011 of 2045	50.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	35.9	1529 of 2358	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.3	1408 of 2340	39.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	30.3	1334 of 1859	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	51.4	728 of 1941	62.5%	★★★☆☆

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 (2019)51st percentile+6 vs school

Male (2019)35th percentile-10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2019)30th percentile-15 vs school

Special Education (2019)28th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs New York (2018-2019) ?

Math46%-3 vs state

English Language Arts41%-6 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
Dexter Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	415 E Grove St	Dexter	13634	Jefferson County	General Brown Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 779-2300	300	28	10.8	30.0%	265 (88.3%)	6 (2.0%)	11 (3.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (5.0%)								(n/a)										100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$18,789	$1,026	$17,764
Brownville School	Public	3-6	771 Main St	Brownville	13615	Jefferson County	General Brown Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 779-2300	374	34	10.8	48.9%	334 (89.3%)	10 (2.7%)	11 (2.9%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.0%)	40.4	1456^th of 2445 public elementary schools	40.4%		44.5	1301^st of 2445 public elementary schools	46.8%	155	35.0	60.2	47.7	52.5	38.2	62.7	33.7	56.7	40.5	99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$18,507	$1,337	$17,170
Sherman School	Public	K-4	836 Sherman St	Watertown	13601	Jefferson County	Watertown City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 785-3760	323	22	14.4	55.7%	220 (68.1%)	24 (7.4%)	37 (11.5%)	9 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (10.2%)	32.3	1703^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	30.3%		40.3	1439^th of 2445 public elementary schools	41.1%	264	48.0	41.9			53.3	35.6				99.3	99.3	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.3	100.0	99.7	$23,220	$763	$22,457
North Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	171 E Hoard St	Watertown	13601	Jefferson County	Watertown City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 785-3750	435	35	12.5	70.6%	280 (64.4%)	16 (3.7%)	60 (13.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (17.9%)	10.8	2290^th of 2445 public elementary schools	6.3%		17.7	2128^th of 2445 public elementary schools	13.0%	162	31.5	31.4			24.7	30.6				100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$25,327	$782	$24,545
Starbuck Elementary School	Public	K-4	430 E Hoard St	Watertown	13601	Jefferson County	Watertown City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 785-3765	153	14	10.8	71.9%	90 (58.8%)	18 (11.8%)	17 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (18.3%)	19.1	2102^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	14.0%		9.9	2333^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	4.6%	231	31.3	35.3			43.8	41.2				99.4	100.0	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4	100.0	99.4	$29,001	$834	$28,167
Knickerbocker School	Public	K-4	739 Knickerbocker Dr	Watertown	13601	Jefferson County	Watertown City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 785-3740	340	27	12.4	67.9%	234 (68.8%)	16 (4.7%)	42 (12.4%)	5 (1.5%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	39 (11.5%)	20	2077^th of 2445 public elementary schools	15.1%		17.1	2144^th of 2445 public elementary schools	12.3%	67	31.0	38.6			33.3	50.0				99.5	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7	100.0	100.0	$25,455	$759	$24,696
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
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
Maynard P Wilson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	13180 Us Rt 11	Adams Center	13606	Jefferson County	South Jefferson Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 583-5418	477	42	11.3	33.8%	439 (92.0%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.0%)	45.7	1309^th of 2445 public elementary schools	46.5%		43.5	1337^th of 2445 public elementary schools	45.3%	28	60.0	48.9	56.6		73.1	39.6	40.0		48.7	99.8	99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	100.0	99.8	$23,154	$1,373	$21,782
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

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