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W A Wettel Elementary School

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W A Wettel Elementary School ranks 1140 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

1140^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 53% of New York elementary schools

Summary

W A Wettel Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-6 in the Sherrill City School District in Vernon, NY. The school has 249 students and is ranked 1140 out of 2445 New York elementary schools, with a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

W A Wettel Elementary School has mixed academic performance, with strengths in math but weaknesses in English Language Arts, particularly for certain student subgroups. In 2024-2025, the school's 3rd-6th grade students performed better than the district and state in math, but lower in English Language Arts. The school also struggles with its special education and low socioeconomic status student populations, ranking in the bottom quartile of the state for these groups.

When compared to other elementary schools in the surrounding area, W A Wettel Elementary School performs relatively well, outperforming the nearby J.D. George Elementary School and Durhamville School on most state assessments. However, it lags behind the higher-performing E.A. McAllister Elementary School and Westmoreland Upper Elementary School, which are ranked significantly higher statewide.

262

Students ?

11.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,138

Per pupil spending ?

33.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4329 Peterboro St
Vernon, NY 13476-0990

(315) 829-2520

District: Sherrill City School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

91.2%

Two or more races:

4.2%

Hispanic:

3.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 66th percentile in 2023 → 53rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the New York median (53rd percentile)

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 66th-percentile peak (2023) to 53rd (2025)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school55%

District avg56%

New York avg54%

1,140^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 47%▲ up 30 pts since 2015

From bottom 24% (2015) to top 47% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Elementary Schools in the Sherrill City School District

400^th of 874Sherrill 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	52.6	1140 of 2445	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.0	1111 of 2445	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.1	841 of 2439	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.9	926 of 2434	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.7	1078 of 2201	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.8	1522 of 2413	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.0	1283 of 2395	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	46.6	1270 of 2386	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	45.8	1286 of 2366	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	26.0	1793 of 2352	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	48.1	1232 of 2345	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	34.7	1562 of 2325	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	49.9	1322 of 2320	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	66.6	801 of 2286	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	65.5	844 of 2263	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	79.7	294 of 2257	87.0%	★★★★☆
2008	78.1	394 of 2227	82.3%	★★★★☆
2007	68.6	792 of 2219	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	61.6	1041 of 2206	52.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	41.0	1439 of 2409	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.6	1157 of 2413	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.4	945 of 2403	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.1	983 of 2401	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.0	1069 of 1955	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.0	1628 of 2357	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.7	1519 of 2338	35.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	44.9	1068 of 2098	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.3	1064 of 2078	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	59.0	695 of 2041	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.9	888 of 2099	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.8	738 of 1678	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.1	1310 of 2032	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.2	1085 of 2045	46.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	66.1	763 of 2407	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.6	1018 of 2411	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.2	747 of 2400	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.0	866 of 2400	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.9	965 of 1961	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.4	1310 of 2358	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.8	993 of 2340	57.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	54.8	734 of 2134	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	17.1	2049 of 2110	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.7	1861 of 1941	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	18.5	1179 of 1338	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.0	929 of 1408	34.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Male (2025)68th percentile+15 vs school

Special Education (2025)66th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)49th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)40th percentile-13 vs school

White (2019)12th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math62%+7 vs state

Science50%+5 vs state

English Language Arts48%-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
W A Wettel Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4329 Peterboro St	Vernon	13476	Oneida County	Sherrill City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 829-2520	262	22	11.9	33.2%	239 (91.2%)	3 (1.1%)	9 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.2%)	52.6	1140^th of 2445 public elementary schools	53.4%		52	1111^th of 2445 public elementary schools	54.6%	29	44.1	34.6	51.9	56.1	61.8	81.5	53.6	56.4	50.0	99.2	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.2	$24,138	$1,376	$22,762
E A McAllister Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	217 Kinsley St	Sherrill	13461	Oneida County	Sherrill City School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 829-2520	287	22	12.9	16.7%	254 (88.5%)	3 (1.0%)	5 (1.7%)	11 (3.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.5%)	75.3	542^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	77.8%		71.3	610^th of 2445 public elementary schools	75.1%	68	71.0	45.0	68.6	69.6	87.1	78.1	77.8	71.1	54.3	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.7	99.7	99.7	$21,507	$1,151	$20,356
J D George Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	5647 E Main St	Verona	13478	Oneida County	Sherrill City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 829-2520	414	34	12.1	34.3%	364 (87.9%)	2 (0.5%)	25 (6.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.3%)	42.4	1409^th of 2445 public elementary schools	42.4%		47.9	1220^th of 2445 public elementary schools	50.1%	189	31.0	36.2	56.5	43.2	41.4	36.2	72.6	54.2	56.5	98.1	99.3	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.5	99.3	99.8	$24,504	$1,469	$23,035
W F Prior Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	205 East Ave	Oneida	13421	Madison County	Oneida City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 363-2190	318	21	15.3	19.5%	268 (84.3%)	7 (2.2%)	19 (6.0%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.3%)								(n/a)										100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$22,207	$1,748	$20,459
Seneca Street School	Public	2-3	436 Seneca St	Oneida	13421	Madison County	Oneida City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 363-3930	237	18	13.5	42.2%	204 (86.1%)	3 (1.3%)	10 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.6%)								(n/a)	29.8				53.1					99.5	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.5	100.0	100.0	$27,641	$2,263	$25,378
Durhamville School	Public	4-5	5462 Main St	Durhamville	13054	Oneida County	Oneida City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 363-8065	258	17	15.4	50.4%	216 (83.7%)	3 (1.2%)	11 (4.3%)	2 (0.8%)	7 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.4%)	26.4	1882^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	23.0%		36.9	1540^th of 2445 public elementary schools	37.0%	342		31.0	39.5			48.0	44.1		35.9	99.6	99.6	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.6	100.0	100.0	$24,965	$2,183	$22,782
Westmoreland Upper Elementary School	Public	3-6	5176 Rt 233	Westmoreland	13490	Oneida County	Westmoreland Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 557-2618	230	21	11.0	25.7%	221 (96.1%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	80.5	409^th of 2445 public elementary schools	83.3%		81.4	401^st of 2445 public elementary schools	83.6%	8	66.0	69.4	85.5	81.0	66.0	75.5	63.2	92.9	69.1	95.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$28,720	$454	$28,266
Deforest A Hill Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	5176 Rt 233	Westmoreland	13490	Oneida County	Westmoreland Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 557-2637	185	15	12.0	17.8%	178 (96.2%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.2%)								(n/a)										99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	$32,565	$1,836	$30,729
Clinton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	75 Chenango Ave	Clinton	13323	Oneida County	Clinton Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 557-2255	563	44	12.7	22.6%	482 (85.6%)	8 (1.4%)	32 (5.7%)	11 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (5.0%)	54.7	1063^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	56.5%		64.1	796^th of 2445 public elementary schools	67.4%	267	46.2	50.0	72.5		50.6	57.3	64.2		59.0	99.1	99.5	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.1	99.6	99.6	$23,296	$774	$22,522
South Side Elementary School	Public	3-4	200 High St	Canastota	13032	Madison County	Canastota Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 697-6372	182	20	9.0	44.0%	168 (92.3%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (6.0%)	42.2	1413^th of 2445 public elementary schools	42.2%					(n/a)	49.4	31.3			61.0	64.0				100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$27,431	$1,256	$26,175

Frequently Asked Questions about W A Wettel Elementary School

What district is W A Wettel Elementary School in?

Sherrill City School District

What is the racial makeup of W A Wettel Elementary School?

Students at W A Wettel Elementary School are 91% White, 4% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic, 1% African American.

Is W A Wettel Elementary School a good school?

W A Wettel Elementary School ranks 1140^th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend W A Wettel Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 262 students attended W A Wettel Elementary School.

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