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Starbuck Elementary School

Public Grades K-4

2102^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 14% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Starbuck Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Watertown, New York, serving grades K-4 with a total enrollment of 185 students. The school 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.

Starbuck Elementary School consistently performs below the Watertown City School 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 31.25% of 3rd graders and 35.29% of 4th graders at Starbuck Elementary 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. In Math, the proficiency rates for Starbuck Elementary were 43.75% for 3rd grade and 41.18% for 4th grade, compared to the district's 36.54% and 34.82%, and the state's 59.7% and 58.64%. The school has a relatively high percentage of students from disadvantaged backgrounds, with 72.02% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2021-2022 school year.

Starbuck Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom 20% of New York elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger in most years. The nearby schools in the Watertown City School District, such as Knickerbocker School, Sherman School, and Ohio Street School, also perform below the state averages in ELA and Math, but generally outperform Starbuck Elementary School. Additionally, North Elementary School, located just 0.22 miles from Starbuck, also struggles academically, with proficiency rates similar to Starbuck.

153

Students ?

10.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$29,001

Per pupil spending ?

71.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

430 E Hoard St
Watertown, NY 13601-1695

(315) 785-3765

District: Watertown City School District

Students who attend Starbuck Elementary School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

58.8%

Two or more races:

18.3%

African American:

11.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 22nd percentile in 2015 → 14th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg34%

New York avg57%

2,102^nd of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 14%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 22% (2015) to bottom 14% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	19.1	2102 of 2445	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.9	2333 of 2445	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.9	2307 of 2439	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.3	2062 of 2434	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.6	2026 of 2201	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.0	2235 of 2413	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	26.3	1873 of 2395	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.8	1935 of 2386	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	24.4	1875 of 2366	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	24.0	1832 of 2352	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	40.1	1456 of 2345	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	34.5	1573 of 2325	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	25.1	1856 of 2320	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	36.5	1607 of 2286	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	63.7	908 of 2263	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	50.1	1397 of 2257	38.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2022	79.3	146 of 936	84.4%	★★★★☆
2019	24.7	711 of 891	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.3	768 of 948	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	23.0	1973 of 2409	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.2	2165 of 2413	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.9	2308 of 2403	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	24.8	1905 of 2401	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.9	1768 of 1955	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.3	1840 of 2357	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.6	1576 of 2338	32.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2018	45.2	745 of 1392	46.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2022	42.2	1149 of 2099	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	18.0	1528 of 1678	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.3	1947 of 2032	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	28.9	1591 of 2045	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	20.0	2065 of 2407	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	7.5	2353 of 2411	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.0	2199 of 2400	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.4	2140 of 2400	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.8	1836 of 1961	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.2	2343 of 2358	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.3	2009 of 2340	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2018	29.4	14 of 15	6.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2018	24.9	1708 of 1941	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	15.8	1247 of 1402	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	4.6	1364 of 1392	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.0	1299 of 1337	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.0	1380 of 1399	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.1	1148 of 1224	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.5	1309 of 1338	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.3	1288 of 1408	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2022)84th percentile+69 vs school

Hispanic (2018)46th percentile+25 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2022)45th percentile+30 vs school

Female (2025)18th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)14th percentile~ school

Special Education (2018)12th percentile-10 vs school

White (2025)11th percentile-3 vs school

Military Connected (2018)7th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math43%-16 vs state

English Language Arts33%-21 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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Starbuck Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Starbuck Elementary School?

Students at Starbuck Elementary School are 59% White, 18% Two or more races, 12% African American, 11% Hispanic.

What district is Starbuck Elementary School in?

Watertown City School District

Is Starbuck Elementary School a good school?

Starbuck Elementary School ranks in the bottom 14.0% of New York elementary schools.

How many students attend Starbuck Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 153 students attended Starbuck Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Starbuck Elementary School attend?

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

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

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