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North Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-4

2290^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 6% of New York elementary schools

Summary

North Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 440 students in grades K-4 in the Watertown City School District in Watertown, New York. The school has a 0 out of 5 star rating from SchoolDigger and is ranked 2290 out of 2445 New York elementary schools.

North Elementary School consistently underperforms the Watertown City School District and the state of New York in English Language Arts and Math proficiency rates for 3rd and 4th grade students. The school also struggles to effectively serve certain student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 10% of New York elementary schools for White students, Special Education students, and Low Socioeconomic Status students in ELA and Math proficiency. With a very high percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, North Elementary spends less per student than nearby schools in the district.

Interestingly, Starbuck Elementary School, located just 0.22 miles away, consistently outperforms North Elementary in test scores, while the other nearby Watertown City School District elementary schools, Knickerbocker School and Sherman School, have significantly higher test scores and rankings compared to North Elementary. This suggests that the performance issues at North Elementary may be specific to that school rather than a district-wide problem.

435

Students ?

12.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,327

Per pupil spending ?

70.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

171 E Hoard St
Watertown, NY 13601-1500

(315) 785-3750

District: Watertown City School District

Students who attend North Elementary School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

64.4%

Two or more races:

17.9%

Hispanic:

13.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 44th percentile in 2015 → 6th in 2025

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 38 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg34%

New York avg57%

2,290^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 6%▼ down 37 pts since 2015

From bottom 44% (2015) to bottom 6% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th 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	10.8	2290 of 2445	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.7	2128 of 2445	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.0	1957 of 2439	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.8	1834 of 2434	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.6	1379 of 2201	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.4	1377 of 2413	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.2	1306 of 2395	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	41.4	1414 of 2386	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	51.0	1165 of 2366	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	44.3	1324 of 2352	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	34.3	1612 of 2345	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	29.4	1734 of 2325	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	45.7	1417 of 2320	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	42.7	1467 of 2286	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	49.7	1299 of 2263	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	52.9	1330 of 2257	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	49.8	1368 of 2227	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	36.5	1617 of 2219	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	66.8	224 of 891	74.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	14.3	2202 of 2409	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.4	2119 of 2413	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.5	1753 of 2403	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.3	1727 of 2401	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.1	1276 of 1955	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.9	1558 of 2357	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.1	1488 of 2338	36.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	12.0	1472 of 1531	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.2	1182 of 1429	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	43.7	813 of 1503	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.8	752 of 1392	46.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	11.1	2019 of 2098	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.7	1914 of 2078	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.7	1624 of 2041	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.5	1634 of 2099	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	42.4	970 of 1678	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.0	1189 of 2032	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.0	1045 of 2045	48.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	9.8	2287 of 2407	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.3	2091 of 2411	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.9	2062 of 2400	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.0	1884 of 2400	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.7	1247 of 1961	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.0	1183 of 2358	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.1	1093 of 2340	53.3%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2021	92.9	1 of 8	87.5%	★★★★★
2019	58.6	4 of 9	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	77.1	2 of 15	86.7%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	15.3	252 of 287	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.7	210 of 279	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.9	107 of 223	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	33.8	90 of 143	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.0	64 of 180	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.3	93 of 202	54.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	16.0	2059 of 2134	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	27.9	1634 of 2110	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.3	1658 of 2016	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.6	1564 of 2031	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	55.7	346 of 1044	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.6	734 of 1859	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.2	705 of 1941	63.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	5.3	1363 of 1402	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.3	1271 of 1392	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.8	1237 of 1337	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.2	1287 of 1399	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.9	1052 of 1224	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.2	1075 of 1338	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.2	1021 of 1408	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)88th percentile+50 vs school

African American (2019)75th percentile+32 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)12th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)9th percentile~ school

Male (2025)5th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2024)4th percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)4th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)4th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)3rd percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts31%-23 vs state

Math27%-32 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 (2025)	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
North Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-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
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
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
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
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
Evans Mills Primary School	Public	PK, KG-3	8442 S Main St	Evans Mills	13637	Jefferson County	Indian River Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 629-4331	330	32	10.1	54.2%	176 (53.3%)	34 (10.3%)	75 (22.7%)	5 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.9%)	26 (7.9%)								(n/a)	47.5				65.1					99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	100.0	99.7	$28,681	$2,383	$26,297

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