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Palermo Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-4

2276^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 7% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Palermo Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-4 in Fulton, New York, with an enrollment of 214 students. The school is part of the Mexico Central School District, which is ranked 787 out of 874 school districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Palermo Elementary School has consistently underperformed compared to state and district averages on the New York State Assessments for English Language Arts (ELA) and Math. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 26.32% of 3rd graders and 26.83% of 4th graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state averages of 54.15% and 54.07%, respectively. The school has also struggled to support the academic achievement of various student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 10% of New York elementary schools for both female and male students in ELA, as well as for special education students and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

When comparing Palermo Elementary School to other nearby schools, such as New Haven Elementary, Mexico Elementary, Granby Elementary, and Fairgrieve School, it is clear that Palermo is one of the lower-performing schools in the region. Most of the nearby schools outperform Palermo on state assessments and have higher proficiency rates. Despite increased per-student spending at Palermo Elementary School, from $15,259 in 2020-2021 to $26,641 in 2023-2024, the academic performance has not improved.

216

Students ?

11.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$28,596

Per pupil spending ?

38%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1638 County Rt 45
Fulton, NY 13069-4444

(315) 963-8400

District: Mexico Central School District

Students who attend Palermo Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Mexico Middle School
High:	Mexico High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

94.4%

Two or more races:

3.2%

Hispanic:

1.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 26th percentile in 2015 → 7th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (29% vs 57% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 19 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg35%

New York avg57%

2,276^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 19 pts since 2015

From bottom 26% (2015) to bottom 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

787^th of 874Mexico 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	11.3	2276 of 2445	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.9	2097 of 2445	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.6	1485 of 2439	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.3	1706 of 2434	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.2	1835 of 2201	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.5	2136 of 2413	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	45.0	1340 of 2395	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	51.8	1132 of 2386	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	41.1	1419 of 2366	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	29.1	1733 of 2352	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	17.4	2017 of 2345	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	32.5	1651 of 2325	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	24.1	1880 of 2320	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	28.5	1775 of 2286	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	35.7	1627 of 2263	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	23.2	1927 of 2257	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	37.5	1626 of 2227	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	50.2	1339 of 2219	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	44.8	1478 of 2206	33.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	15.2	2179 of 2409	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	26.0	1866 of 2413	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	45.5	1284 of 2403	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.6	1831 of 2401	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.0	1622 of 1955	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.2	2184 of 2357	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	56.6	1041 of 2338	55.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	19.9	1828 of 2098	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.3	1940 of 2078	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	33.0	1374 of 2041	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.4	1146 of 2099	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.9	1446 of 1678	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.2	1811 of 2032	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	55.5	762 of 2045	62.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	10.9	2273 of 2407	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.5	2186 of 2411	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	31.2	1686 of 2400	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.4	1382 of 2400	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	19.1	1689 of 1961	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.8	1954 of 2358	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.8	1573 of 2340	32.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	21.1	1896 of 2134	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.7	1235 of 2110	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.0	503 of 1044	51.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2018	31.4	1072 of 1408	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

White (2018)24th percentile-20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)13th percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2025)11th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)10th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)6th percentile~ school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math31%-28 vs state

English Language Arts27%-28 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
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
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
Mexico Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	26 Academy St	Mexico	13114	Oswego County	Mexico Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 963-8400	362	33	10.8	42.0%	341 (94.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.1%)	23.2	1986^th of 2445 public elementary schools	18.8%		13.8	2247^th of 2445 public elementary schools	8.1%	261	45.7	36.2			43.5	38.8				98.8	99.1	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.1	99.4	99.4	$24,991	$1,202	$23,790
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
Hastings Mallory Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	93 Barkers Rd	Central Square	13036	Oswego County	Central Square Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 668-4252	407	28	14.4	56.3%	395 (97.1%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	30.5	1755^th of 2445 public elementary schools	28.2%		33.2	1645^th of 2445 public elementary schools	32.7%	110	42.0	49.1	41.9		46.0	40.4	44.3		38.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$27,344	$1,153	$26,191
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
New Haven Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	4320 State Rt 104	New Haven	13121	Oswego County	Mexico Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 963-8400	239	20	12.2	47.3%	223 (93.3%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.8%)	15.4	2183^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	10.7%		17.7	2129^th of 2445 public elementary schools	12.9%	54	36.7	35.1			34.7	29.7				99.1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.1	99.6	100.0	$25,598	$1,331	$24,267
Millard Hawk Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	74 School Dr	Central Square	13036	Oswego County	Central Square Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 668-4310	446	32	13.8	47.8%	419 (93.9%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.4%)	36.4	1570^th of 2445 public elementary schools	35.8%		29.4	1761^st of 2445 public elementary schools	28.0%	191	50.7	42.2	57.9		51.4	37.5	56.4		30.9	99.3	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.6	99.8	99.8	$27,183	$1,161	$26,022
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Palermo Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Palermo Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Mexico Middle School
High : Mexico High School

What district is Palermo Elementary School in?

Mexico Central School District

What is the racial makeup of Palermo Elementary School?

Students at Palermo Elementary School are 94% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

Is Palermo Elementary School a good school?

Palermo Elementary School ranks in the bottom 6.9% of New York elementary schools.

How many students attend Palermo Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 216 students attended Palermo Elementary School.

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