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Groton Elementary School

Q: Is Groton Elementary School a good school?

Groton Elementary School ranks 1268 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Groton Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 388 students attended Groton Elementary School.

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

Students at Groton Elementary School are 85% White, 9% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

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

Students who attend Groton Elementary School usually go on to attend: High : Groton Junior/Senior High School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1268^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 48% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Groton Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 375 students in grades PK-5 in Groton, New York, which is part of the Groton Central School District. While the school has seen an increase in per-student spending, it faces several challenges, including lower-than-average test scores, fluctuating performance, and achievement gaps among student subgroups.

Groton Elementary School's proficiency rates on the New York State Assessments are generally lower than the state average, particularly in math. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 3rd grade math proficiency rate was 48% compared to the state average of 59.7%. The school's statewide ranking has also fluctuated, ranging from 804 out of 2,445 elementary schools in 2023-2024 (3-star rating) to 1,268 out of 2,445 in 2024-2025 (2-star rating), placing it in the bottom half of New York elementary schools. Additionally, the school's performance on the state assessments varies significantly by student subgroup, with female students generally outperforming male students and white students outperforming multi-racial students.

When compared to nearby high-performing schools, such as Northeast School in the Ithaca City School District, Groton Elementary School generally underperforms. This highlights the need for the school to implement more effective instructional strategies and targeted interventions to support the academic growth of all its students, regardless of their background or demographic characteristics.

388

Students ?

12.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,659

Per pupil spending ?

53.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

516 Elm St
Groton, NY 13073-1297

(607) 898-5853

District: Groton Central School District

Students who attend Groton Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Groton Junior/Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

84.5%

Hispanic:

9.3%

Two or more races:

4.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 67th percentile in 2024 → 48th in 2025

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 67th-percentile peak (2024) to 48th (2025)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school52%

District avg52%

New York avg55%

1,268^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 48%▲ up 22 pts since 2015

From bottom 27% (2015) to bottom 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

371^st of 874Groton 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	47.1	1268 of 2445	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	63.9	804 of 2445	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.5	1004 of 2439	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.7	905 of 2434	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.4	1112 of 2201	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.8	1640 of 2413	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.9	1817 of 2395	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	26.9	1828 of 2386	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	23.2	1911 of 2366	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	29.2	1728 of 2352	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	24.0	1883 of 2345	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	29.5	1728 of 2325	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	25.7	1845 of 2320	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	23.0	1874 of 2286	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	27.8	1784 of 2263	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	26.2	1885 of 2257	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	32.7	1709 of 2227	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	42.6	1505 of 2219	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	50.0	1352 of 2206	38.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	48.2	1243 of 2409	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	71.1	583 of 2413	75.8%	★★★★☆
2023	70.9	624 of 2403	74.0%	★★★★☆
2022	75.0	508 of 2401	78.8%	★★★★☆
2021	61.6	706 of 1955	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.8	1667 of 2357	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.4	1967 of 2338	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	42.3	1149 of 2098	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.2	858 of 2078	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.5	888 of 2041	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.0	1032 of 2099	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.1	917 of 1678	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.2	1277 of 2032	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.2	1667 of 2045	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	46.7	1267 of 2407	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.1	1065 of 2411	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.6	1377 of 2400	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.4	1291 of 2400	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.2	1336 of 1961	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.8	1531 of 2358	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.5	1516 of 2340	35.2%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2022	7.1	289 of 289	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	27.3	1656 of 2134	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.0	1975 of 2016	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	25.2	1742 of 2031	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.5	862 of 1044	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.0	1536 of 1941	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	33.7	966 of 1402	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.3	707 of 1392	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.6	872 of 1337	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.6	699 of 1399	50.0%	★★★☆☆

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)

Female (2025)48th percentile~ school

Male (2025)47th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)45th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)31st percentile-17 vs school

Special Education (2025)22nd percentile-26 vs school

Multi-racial (2022)<1st percentile-63 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts57%~ state avg

Math51%-7 vs state

Science44%~ state avg

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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
Groton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	516 Elm St	Groton	13073	Tompkins County	Groton Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 898-5853	388	31	12.5	53.9%	328 (84.5%)	2 (0.5%)	36 (9.3%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.6%)	47.1	1268^th of 2445 public elementary schools	48.1%		63.9	804^th of 2445 public elementary schools	67.1%	464	44.0	64.7	62.3	48.0	47.1	56.6	44.2	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$17,659	$2,430	$15,229
Cassavant Elementary School	Public	K-3	32 School St	Mc Lean	13102	Tompkins County	Dryden Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 844-8694	85	7	12.4	48.2%	70 (82.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (10.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (7.1%)								(n/a)	42.1			55.6				100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$22,553	$1,300	$21,253
Freeville Elementary School	Public	K-3	43 Main St	Freeville	13068	Tompkins County	Dryden Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 844-8694	80	6	13.0	35.0%	67 (83.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (7.5%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (7.5%)								(n/a)	52.2			56.5				98.8	98.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	98.8	100.0	100.0	$22,171	$1,129	$21,042
Dryden Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	36 Union St	Dryden	13053	Tompkins County	Dryden Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 844-8694	500	59	8.4	43.8%	414 (82.8%)	11 (2.2%)	32 (6.4%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (7.4%)	37.6	1531^st of 2445 public elementary schools	37.4%		33.8	1625^th of 2445 public elementary schools	33.5%	94	42.6	38.1	47.1	55.7	45.4	55.9	45.6	99.4	99.6	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.6	99.4	99.6	$30,772	$1,763	$29,009
Franklyn S Barry Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	20 Raymond Ave	Cortland	13045	Cortland County	Cortland City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 758-4150	417	38	11.1	64.0%	367 (88.0%)	18 (4.3%)	14 (3.4%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.4%)								(n/a)								98.9	99.1	99.6	99.6	99.6	98.9	99.6	99.3	$26,118	$1,653	$24,466
Fe Smith Intermediate School	Public	3-4	33 Wheeler Ave	Cortland	13045	Cortland County	Cortland City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 758-4180	291	25	11.4	61.5%	261 (89.7%)	7 (2.4%)	7 (2.4%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.1%)	14.1	2217^th of 2445 public elementary schools	9.3%		15.1	2217^th of 2445 public elementary schools	9.3%		19.4	33.6		31.3	45.8			99.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7	100.0	100.0	$26,468	$1,712	$24,756
Millard Fillmore Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	24 S Main St	Moravia	13118	Cayuga County	Moravia Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 497-2670	408	38	10.7	49.8%	398 (97.5%)	5 (1.2%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	26.7	1867^th of 2445 public elementary schools	23.6%		28.3	1796^th of 2445 public elementary schools	26.5%	71	45.5	26.9	35.3	75.8	24.2	31.4	30.8	98.7	99.0	99.7	99.7	100.0	98.7	99.0	99.7	$28,819	$2,799	$26,020
Raymond C Buckley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	284 Ridge Rd	Lansing	14882	Tompkins County	Lansing Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 533-3020	392	33	11.8	28.6%	297 (75.8%)	12 (3.1%)	30 (7.7%)	20 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	32 (8.2%)	78.4	470^th of 2445 public elementary schools	80.8%		78.7	459^th of 2445 public elementary schools	81.2%	11	70.3	70.3		73.7	79.7			98.5	98.9	99.8	99.8	99.8	98.7	98.9	99.1	$30,445	$908	$29,537
Northeast School	Public	K-5	425 Winthrop Dr	Ithaca	14850	Tompkins County	Ithaca City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 257-2121	347	37	9.4	29.1%	161 (46.4%)	14 (4.0%)	37 (10.7%)	101 (29.1%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (9.2%)	75.4	537^th of 2445 public elementary schools	78.0%		84.4	327^th of 2445 public elementary schools	86.6%	210	59.4	66.1	63.8	81.4	68.3	79.2	81.6	98.4	99.1	99.8	99.5	100.0	99.5	100.0	99.5	$29,444	$859	$28,585
Homer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	9 Central Park Pl	Homer	13077	Cortland County	Homer Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 749-1250	430	37	11.7	31.4%	389 (90.5%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.8%)								(n/a)								100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$25,766	$1,410	$24,356

Frequently Asked Questions about Groton Elementary School

What district is Groton Elementary School in?

Groton Central School District

Is Groton Elementary School a good school?

Groton Elementary School ranks 1268^th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Groton Elementary School attend?

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

High : Groton Junior/Senior High School

What is the racial makeup of Groton Elementary School?

Students at Groton Elementary School are 85% White, 9% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Groton Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 388 students attended Groton Elementary School.

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