Webster Elementary School

Summary:

Webster Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-5 in the Syracuse City School District, with a student population of 609 and a diverse racial makeup.

Despite its diversity, Webster Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of New York elementary schools over the past decade, with significantly below-average performance on state assessments. Only 21.95% of 3rd graders, 22.22% of 4th graders, and 19.19% of 5th graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state averages of 44.89%, 48.79%, and 45.09%, respectively. The school also has a very high percentage of students from low-income families, with 84.4% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, much higher than the state and district averages. Additionally, the school's English Language Learner population ranks in the top 25% of New York elementary schools, suggesting unique challenges in supporting these students.

Compared to nearby schools in the Syracuse City School District, such as Seymour Dual Language Academy and Chestnut Hill Elementary School, Webster Elementary School generally ranks lower in academic performance, despite spending a relatively high amount per student, ranging from $13,077 to $15,216 over the past four years. This suggests that the school may face unique challenges that require a more tailored approach to improvement.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 500 Wadsworth St
       Syracuse, NY  13208-3035


(315) 435-4670

District: Syracuse City School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
2326th of 2,439 New York Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $15,216 Help


Students who attend Webster Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Grant Middle School
High:    Henninger High School

Student/teacher ratio:  13.5 Help
Number of students:  609

Racial breakdown:

African American:
36.8%
White:
26.3%
Hispanic:
12.5%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  84.4% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Webster Elementary School ranks worse than 95.4% of elementary schools in New York. It also ranks 8th among 19 ranked elementary schools in the Syracuse City School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 9.95. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Webster Elementary School is diverse. Racial makeup is: African American (36.8%), White (26.3%), Hispanic (12.5%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 84.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Webster Elementary School is 13.5. 13 elementary schools in the Syracuse City School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Webster Elementary School is $15,216. 14 elementary schools in the Syracuse City School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Webster Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Webster Elementary School 2326th of 2439 New York public elementary schools. (See Webster Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Syracuse City School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Syracuse City School District 845th of 866 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Webster Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Webster Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 48.71 1388th 2206 37.1%
2007 58.81 1115th 2219 49.8%
2008 41.62 1546th 2227 30.6%
2009 32.67 1768th 2257 21.7%
2010 26.86 1808th 2263 20.1%
2011 18.54 1955th 2286 14.5%
2012 12.62 2113th 2320 8.9%
2013 19.16 1997th 2325 14.1%
2014 13.93 2121st 2345 9.6%
2015 13.83 2131st 2352 9.4%
2016 10.39 2224th 2366 6.0%
2017 12.33 2210th 2386 7.4%
2018 13.11 2185th 2395 8.8%
2019 14.25 2174th 2413 9.9%
2021 5.42 2141st 2201 2.7%
2022 8.13 2358th 2434 3.1%
2023 9.95 2326th 2439 4.6%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Webster Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 20.41 181st 202 10.4%
2019 25.77 128th 180 28.9%
2021 8.41 140th 143 2.1%
2022 19.56 244th 289 15.6%
2023 17.70 191st 223 14.3%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Webster Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 38.17 584th 938 37.7%
2019 33.81 594th 860 30.9%
2021 21.06 386th 454 15.0%
2022 28.74 816th 1027 20.5%
2023 59.15 255th 1001 74.5%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Webster Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 19.66 1863rd 1941 4.0%
2019 20.23 1746th 1859 6.1%
2022 27.33 1660th 2031 18.3%
2023 22.76 1756th 2016 12.9%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Webster Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 18.44 1864th 2045 8.9%
2019 21.51 1753rd 2032 13.7%
2021 9.35 1632nd 1678 2.7%
2022 9.57 2048th 2099 2.4%
2023 12.65 1952nd 2041 4.4%
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Rank History for Homeless students at Webster Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 29.05 592nd 730 18.9%
2019 22.53 526th 570 7.7%
2022 12.45 609th 622 2.1%
2023 12.29 629th 637 1.3%
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Rank History for Female students at Webster Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 14.58 2134th 2338 8.7%
2019 14.86 2136th 2357 9.4%
2021 8.55 1869th 1955 4.4%
2022 7.99 2341st 2401 2.5%
2023 7.84 2341st 2403 2.6%
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Rank History for Male students at Webster Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 14.61 2145th 2340 8.3%
2019 16.81 2072nd 2358 12.1%
2021 4.82 1924th 1961 1.9%
2022 11.44 2264th 2400 5.7%
2023 17.40 2111th 2400 12.0%
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Rank History for Asian students at Webster Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 5.39 577th 601 4.0%
2019 9.45 519th 548 5.3%
2021 0.50 428th 430 0.5%
2023 17.41 526th 605 13.1%
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Rank History for African American students at Webster Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 27.37 742nd 948 21.7%
2019 21.63 760th 891 14.7%
2021 17.93 368th 427 13.8%
2022 16.01 864th 936 7.7%
2023 21.03 715th 857 16.6%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Webster Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 19.63 1235th 1392 11.3%
2019 25.21 1056th 1315 19.7%
2022 18.55 1366th 1503 9.1%
2023 15.82 1319th 1429 7.7%
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Rank History for Native American students at Webster Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 7.31 23rd 24 4.2%
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Rank History for White students at Webster Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 8.46 1358th 1408 3.6%
2019 8.77 1285th 1338 4.0%
2021 3.57 1207th 1224 1.4%
2022 4.39 1378th 1399 1.5%
2023 4.20 1310th 1337 2.0%
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Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Webster Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 532 132 0 1 2 n/a n/a 0 667
1990 565 130 0 1 5 n/a n/a 0 701
1991 551 126 0 1 4 n/a n/a 0 682
1992 536 142 1 1 6 n/a n/a 0 686
1993 508 146 1 1 7 n/a n/a 0 663
1994 518 155 2 3 5 n/a n/a 0 683
1995 493 143 0 3 10 n/a n/a 0 649
1996 493 143 0 3 10 n/a n/a 0 649
1997 504 134 0 6 10 n/a n/a 0 654
1998 482 127 1 4 9 n/a n/a 0 623
1999 468 109 4 8 9 n/a n/a 0 598
2000 480 114 3 6 11 n/a n/a 0 614
2001 448 111 4 9 10 n/a n/a 0 582
2002 465 111 3 13 4 n/a n/a 0 596
2003 465 111 3 13 4 n/a n/a 0 596
2004 388 144 5 11 8 n/a n/a 0 556
2005 345 124 16 37 8 n/a n/a 0 530
2006 332 130 15 35 9 n/a n/a 0 521
2007 319 142 9 31 8 n/a n/a 0 509
2008 302 138 7 28 6 n/a n/a 0 481
2009 297 143 16 35 5 n/a n/a 0 496
2010 317 175 40 43 7 n/a n/a 0 582
2011 300 201 40 45 11 0 0 0 597
2012 262 138 36 78 12 0 72 0 598
2013 268 169 48 73 12 0 66 0 636
2014 254 202 59 66 8 0 67 0 656
2015 246 199 67 59 5 0 70 0 646
2016 213 209 85 62 6 0 71 0 646
2017 187 231 89 79 4 1 68 0 659
2018 194 218 86 71 5 1 81 0 656
2019 198 202 90 66 2 2 71 0 631
2020 206 212 72 74 6 3 63 0 636
2021 193 220 80 67 8 2 53 0 623
2022 189 218 76 78 15 2 63 0 641
2023 160 224 66 76 26 0 57 0 609

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Webster Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 667 58.9 11.3 n/a
1990 701 58.9 11.9 n/a
1991 682 59.9 11.3 n/a
1992 686 52.3 13.1 n/a
1993 663 40.6 16.3 n/a
1994 683 38.4 17.8 60.8
1995 649 41.1 15.8 61.8
1996 649 41.1 15.8 61.8
1997 654 42.0 15.6 60.2
1998 623 40.2 15.5 58.3
1999 598 40.0 15.0 60.9
2000 614 43.7 14.1 69.5
2001 582 43.5 13.4 63.9
2002 596 41.0 14.5 69.6
2003 596 41.0 14.5 69.6
2004 556 n/a n/a n/a
2005 530 41.7 12.7 66.2
2006 521 42.0 12.4 74.5
2007 509 40.5 12.6 74.3
2008 481 39.5 12.2 78.4
2009 496 36.9 13.4 79.6
2010 582 40.5 14.3 75.4
2011 597 46.7 12.7 86.3
2012 598 39.0 15.3 82.8
2013 636 40.0 15.8 71.2
2014 656 44.0 14.9 63.9
2015 646 42.0 15.3 82.4
2016 646 45.0 14.3 83.6
2017 659 44.9 14.6 85.7
2018 656 44.0 14.9 89.5
2019 631 41.0 15.3 81.8
2020 636 44.0 14.4 n/a
2021 623 48.8 12.7 84.8
2022 641 45.9 13.9 88.8
2023 609 45.0 13.5 84.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Webster Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 667 58.9 11.3 n/a
1990 701 58.9 11.9 n/a
1991 682 59.9 11.3 n/a
1992 686 52.3 13.1 n/a
1993 663 40.6 16.3 n/a
1994 683 38.4 17.8 60.8
1995 649 41.1 15.8 61.8
1996 649 41.1 15.8 61.8
1997 654 42.0 15.6 60.2
1998 623 40.2 15.5 58.3
1999 598 40.0 15.0 60.9
2000 614 43.7 14.1 69.5
2001 582 43.5 13.4 63.9
2002 596 41.0 14.5 69.6
2003 596 41.0 14.5 69.6
2004 556 n/a n/a n/a
2005 530 41.7 12.7 66.2
2006 521 42.0 12.4 74.5
2007 509 40.5 12.6 74.3
2008 481 39.5 12.2 78.4
2009 496 36.9 13.4 79.6
2010 582 40.5 14.3 75.4
2011 597 46.7 12.7 86.3
2012 598 39.0 15.3 82.8
2013 636 40.0 15.8 71.2
2014 656 44.0 14.9 63.9
2015 646 42.0 15.3 82.4
2016 646 45.0 14.3 83.6
2017 659 44.9 14.6 85.7
2018 656 44.0 14.9 89.5
2019 631 41.0 15.3 81.8
2020 636 44.0 14.4 n/a
2021 623 48.8 12.7 84.8
2022 641 45.9 13.9 88.8
2023 609 45.0 13.5 84.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Immunization Rates

Webster Elementary School

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YearCompletely ImmunizedReligious ExemptionMedical ExemptionPolioMeaslesMumpsRubellaDiphtheriaHepatitis BVaricella
201397.7%0.0%0.0%97.9%99.4%99.8%99.8%97.9%97.9%100.0%
201496.7%0.0%0.2%97.4%99.0%99.0%99.0%97.3%97.8%99.4%
201595.4%0.0%0.2%97.8%98.9%98.9%98.9%95.4%97.9%99.4%
201695.9%0.2%0.0%98.8%99.2%99.2%99.2%96.4%98.3%99.0%
201797.8%0.0%0.3%98.7%99.0%99.0%99.0%98.5%99.0%99.3%
201897.7%0.2%0.2%98.9%99.3%99.3%99.3%98.4%99.2%98.4%
201999.1%0.0%0.0%99.5%99.7%99.7%99.7%99.3%99.8%99.7%
202099.3%0.0%99.8%99.5%99.5%99.5%99.8%100.0%99.8%

Data source: New York State Department of Health
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Webster Elementary School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,634 (11.9%) $12,104 (88.1%) $13,737
2020 $1,599 (12.2%) $11,478 (87.8%) $13,077
2021 $2,570 (17.8%) $11,832 (82.2%) $14,402
2022 $3,509 (25.2%) $10,432 (74.8%) $13,941
2023 $3,656 (24.0%) $11,560 (76.0%) $15,216

Data source: New York Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Webster Elementary School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 2174th of 2413 Elementary schoolsRanks 2326th of 2439 Elementary schools
 5.3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Webster Elementary School)3722
 15.1%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Syracuse City School District)2316.7
 6.3%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (New York)5244.9
 7.1%
3rd Grade Math (Webster Elementary School)3622.9
 13.1%
   3rd Grade Math (Syracuse City School District)2217.7
 4.3%
   3rd Grade Math (New York)5453.7
 0.3%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Webster Elementary School)2722.2
 4.8%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Syracuse City School District)2116.2
 4.8%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (New York)4848.8
 0.8%
4th Grade Math (Webster Elementary School)2025.8
 5.8%
   4th Grade Math (Syracuse City School District)1816.1
 1.9%
   4th Grade Math (New York)5053.9
 3.8%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Webster Elementary School)1619.2
 3.2%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Syracuse City School District)1418.1
 4.1%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (New York)3845.1
 7.1%
5th Grade Math (Webster Elementary School)167.8
 8.2%
   5th Grade Math (Syracuse City School District)1415.4
 1.4%
   5th Grade Math (New York)4649.7
 3.7%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students631609
 3.5%
African American202224
 10.9%
American Indian226
 1200%
Asian9066
 26.7%
Hispanic6676
 15.2%
Pacific Islander20
 100%
White198160
 19.2%
Two or More Races7157
 19.7%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients81.8%84.4%
 2.6%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Webster Elementary School

Students at Webster Elementary School are 37% African American, 26% White, 12% Hispanic, 11% Asian, 9% Two or more races, 4% American Indian.

Webster Elementary School ranks in the bottom 4.6% of New York elementary schools.

In the 2022-23 school year, 609 students attended Webster Elementary School.

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

Middle : Grant Middle School
High : Henninger High School


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the WNYC and the New York State Department of Health and the NY State Education Department.

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