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Knickerbocker School

Public Grades K-4

2077^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 15% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Knickerbocker School is an elementary school located in Watertown, New York, serving grades K-4 with a total enrollment of 360 students. It is part of the Watertown City School District, which is ranked 794 out of 874 school districts in New York and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Knickerbocker School consistently underperforms compared to the district and the state of New York in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math proficiency rates for grades 3 and 4. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 30.99% of 3rd graders and 38.6% of 4th graders at Knickerbocker School were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the district's 33.44% and 32.37%, and the state's 54.15% and 54.07%, respectively. The school also struggles to serve certain student subgroups effectively, ranking in the bottom 25% of New York elementary schools for its performance with male students, Hispanic students, white students, multi-racial students, special education students, and low socioeconomic status students.

Knickerbocker School has consistently ranked in the bottom 25% of New York elementary schools over the past 10 years, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of that time period. Despite relatively high spending per student, ranging from $11,522 to $21,921 per student over the past few years, the school's academic outcomes have not improved. The nearby Starbuck Elementary, North Elementary, and Sherman School also struggle academically, suggesting a systemic issue within the Watertown City School District that needs to be addressed.

340

Students ?

12.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,455

Per pupil spending ?

67.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

739 Knickerbocker Dr
Watertown, NY 13601-4199

(315) 785-3740

District: Watertown City School District

Students who attend Knickerbocker School usually attend:

Middle:	Case Middle School
	Harold T Wiley School
High:	Watertown Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

68.8%

Hispanic:

12.4%

Two or more races:

11.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 28th percentile in 2015 → 15th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (38% vs 57% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg34%

New York avg57%

2,077^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 15%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 28% (2015) to bottom 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 5Elementary Schools in the Watertown City School District

794^th of 874Watertown 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	20.0	2077 of 2445	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.1	2144 of 2445	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.9	2182 of 2439	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.0	1904 of 2434	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.3	1575 of 2201	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.7	1273 of 2413	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.5	1410 of 2395	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	37.5	1513 of 2386	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	37.8	1521 of 2366	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	30.6	1698 of 2352	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	46.1	1276 of 2345	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	42.5	1331 of 2325	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	47.8	1369 of 2320	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	45.2	1404 of 2286	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	47.4	1364 of 2263	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	46.1	1501 of 2257	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	50.1	1361 of 2227	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	57.2	1155 of 2219	47.9%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	33.3	571 of 857	33.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	17.9	2114 of 2409	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.9	1960 of 2413	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.9	2076 of 2403	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.5	1938 of 2401	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.1	1499 of 1955	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.5	1428 of 2357	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.9	1493 of 2338	36.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	11.0	1485 of 1531	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.6	1171 of 1429	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.1	1298 of 1503	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	71.0	276 of 1315	79.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	21.9	1771 of 2098	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.1	1877 of 2078	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.2	1959 of 2041	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	32.6	1478 of 2099	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.3	1336 of 1678	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	53.0	796 of 2032	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.9	1341 of 2045	34.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	25.2	1912 of 2407	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.5	2211 of 2411	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.9	2229 of 2400	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	28.6	1805 of 2400	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.5	1397 of 1961	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	55.7	985 of 2358	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.6	1286 of 2340	45.0%	★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2021	78.1	3 of 8	62.5%	★★★★☆
2019	76.1	2 of 9	77.8%	★★★★☆
2018	62.3	5 of 15	66.7%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	8.0	274 of 279	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.6	198 of 223	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.6	87 of 143	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.0	140 of 180	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	49.9	100 of 202	50.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	14.1	2098 of 2134	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.6	1940 of 2110	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.3	1816 of 2016	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	29.1	1585 of 2031	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.9	763 of 1044	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	53.9	586 of 1859	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.2	341 of 1941	82.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	13.6	1278 of 1402	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.5	1267 of 1392	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.9	1266 of 1337	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.3	1255 of 1399	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.1	1005 of 1224	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.3	833 of 1338	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.2	1052 of 1408	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Military Connected (2021)62nd percentile+34 vs school

African American (2023)33rd percentile+23 vs school

Male (2025)21st percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)16th percentile~ school

Female (2025)12th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)9th percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2024)3rd percentile-9 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)2nd percentile-11 vs school

Special Education (2025)2nd percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math41%-18 vs state

English Language Arts34%-20 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
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
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
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
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
North Elementary School	Public	K-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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Knickerbocker School

What district is Knickerbocker School in?

Watertown City School District

How many students attend Knickerbocker School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 340 students attended Knickerbocker School.

What schools do graduates of Knickerbocker School attend?

Students who attend Knickerbocker School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Case Middle School
Middle : Harold T Wiley School
High : Watertown Senior High School

What is the racial makeup of Knickerbocker School?

Students at Knickerbocker School are 69% White, 12% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 5% African American, 1% Asian.

Is Knickerbocker School a good school?

Knickerbocker School ranks in the bottom 15.1% of New York elementary schools.

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