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Watkins Glen Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-6

1927^th

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of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 21% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Watkins Glen Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 477 students in grades PK-6 in Watkins Glen, New York, which is part of the Watkins Glen Central School District. The school consistently underperforms compared to the state average on New York State Assessments in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math, with proficiency rates ranging from 28.57% to 48.15% in ELA and 30.65% to 51.85% in Math, compared to the state averages of 54.07% to 56.61% in ELA and 51.2% to 59.7% in Math.

Watkins Glen Elementary School struggles to serve certain student subgroups effectively, with its White students, Special Education students, and Low Socioeconomic Status students ranking in the bottom 10% to 25% of New York elementary schools in recent years. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom 25% of New York elementary schools, with a 1- or 2-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating below-average performance. Despite spending between $11,159 and $29,633 per student, which is higher than the state average, the school's academic outcomes do not seem to reflect this level of investment.

Interestingly, nearby schools such as Trumansburg Elementary School, Big Flats School, and Center Street School generally outperform Watkins Glen Elementary School on state assessments and have higher rankings, with ELA proficiency rates ranging from 39.34% to 56.92% and Math proficiency rates ranging from 47.3% to 65.15%. This suggests that the challenges faced by Watkins Glen Elementary School may be unique and require targeted interventions to address the root causes of its academic struggles.

460

Students ?

10.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$29,886

Per pupil spending ?

43%

Free/discounted lunch ?

612 S Decatur St
Watkins Glen, NY 14891-1699

(607) 535-3250

District: Watkins Glen Central School District

Students who attend Watkins Glen Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Watkins Glen Central High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

94.1%

Two or more races:

3.5%

Hispanic:

1.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 46th percentile in 2015 → 21st in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (37% vs 54% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 25 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school37%

District avg37%

New York avg54%

1,927^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 21%▼ down 25 pts since 2015

From bottom 46% (2015) to bottom 21% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

653^rd of 874Watkins Glen Central 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	24.8	1927 of 2445	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.2	1708 of 2445	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	19.1	2063 of 2439	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.1	1767 of 2434	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.7	1514 of 2201	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.3	1416 of 2413	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.1	1360 of 2395	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	40.0	1444 of 2386	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	45.8	1287 of 2366	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	46.0	1267 of 2352	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	43.5	1345 of 2345	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	36.8	1498 of 2325	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	29.6	1780 of 2320	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	28.6	1770 of 2286	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	35.1	1643 of 2263	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	31.1	1796 of 2257	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	43.8	1499 of 2227	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	46.1	1431 of 2219	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	46.2	1454 of 2206	34.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	28.4	1831 of 2409	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.2	1705 of 2413	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.3	2065 of 2403	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.9	1821 of 2401	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.0	1384 of 1955	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.9	1281 of 2357	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.1	1338 of 2338	42.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2018	59.3	482 of 1392	65.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	17.6	1878 of 2098	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.8	1831 of 2078	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.9	1813 of 2041	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.2	1781 of 2099	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.4	1193 of 1678	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.3	1526 of 2032	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.9	1427 of 2045	30.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	24.5	1943 of 2407	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.8	1664 of 2411	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.2	1961 of 2400	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.3	1624 of 2400	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.3	1423 of 1961	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.2	1515 of 2358	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.6	1325 of 2340	43.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	31.3	1486 of 2134	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.8	1683 of 2110	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.7	1313 of 2016	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.1	1628 of 2031	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.9	744 of 1044	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.0	1070 of 1859	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.1	1365 of 1941	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	9.0	1331 of 1402	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.9	1336 of 1392	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.5	1292 of 1337	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.9	1243 of 1399	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.5	1123 of 1338	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.5	1132 of 1408	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2018)65th percentile+22 vs school

Special Education (2025)30th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)24th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)19th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)10th percentile-11 vs school

White (2025)5th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts38%-16 vs state

Science37%-8 vs state

Math37%-19 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
Watkins Glen Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	612 S Decatur St	Watkins Glen	14891	Schuyler County	Watkins Glen Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 535-3250	460	42	10.8	43.0%	433 (94.1%)	2 (0.4%)	7 (1.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.5%)	24.8	1927^th of 2445 public elementary schools	21.2%		31.2	1708^th of 2445 public elementary schools	30.1%	219	33.9	28.6	41.9	48.2	33.9	31.8	30.7	51.9	37.1	98.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	100.0	99.8	$29,886	$1,566	$28,321
B C Cate Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	262 Canal St	Montour Falls	14865	Schuyler County	Odessa-Montour Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 535-7267	183	13	14.2	36.6%	168 (91.8%)	1 (0.5%)	5 (2.7%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.8%)								(n/a)										100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$28,414	$1,748	$26,666
Howard A Hanlon Elementary School	Public	3-6	300 College Ave	Odessa	14869	Schuyler County	Odessa-Montour Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 594-3341	206	19	11.0	49.0%	192 (93.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.8%)	37	1550^th of 2445 public elementary schools	36.6%		37.1	1537^th of 2445 public elementary schools	37.1%	13	51.0	39.6	58.5	51.9	41.2	28.3	41.5	36.5	52.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$27,375	$1,747	$25,628
Dundee Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	55 Water St	Dundee	14837	Yates County	Dundee Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 243-5535	314	40	7.8	52.2%	302 (96.2%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	11.9	2267^th of 2445 public elementary schools	7.3%		7.8	2371^st of 2445 public elementary schools	3.0%	104	30.2	11.8	34.2	25.6	35.7	32.4	36.8	5.1	23.7	99.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$33,176	$3,475	$29,702
Ridge Road School	Public	K-4	812 Center St	Horseheads	14845	Chemung County	Horseheads Central School District	No	No	No	No	(607) 739-6351	369	27	13.5	32.0%	322 (87.3%)	2 (0.5%)	15 (4.1%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.5%)	64.7	828^th of 2445 public elementary schools	66.1%		42.7	1366^th of 2445 public elementary schools	44.1%	538	62.1	55.6			80.3	61.9				100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$22,206	$1,440	$20,767
Enfield School	Public	PK, KG-5	20 Enfield Main Rd	Ithaca	14850	Tompkins County	Ithaca City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 274-2221	165	23	7.1	66.7%	107 (64.8%)	15 (9.1%)	18 (10.9%)	9 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (9.7%)	33	1683^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	31.2%		22.3	1994^th of 2445 public elementary schools	18.4%	311	50.0	17.9	51.9		56.7	3.7	48.2		48.2	99.3	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.3	100.0	$37,293	$3,371	$33,922
Gardner Road Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	541 Gardner Rd	Horseheads	14845	Chemung County	Horseheads Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 739-6347	444	31	14.4	36.7%	330 (74.3%)	14 (3.2%)	25 (5.6%)	47 (10.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.3%)	58.7	964^th of 2445 public elementary schools	60.6%		60.1	904^th of 2445 public elementary schools	63.0%	60	60.4	54.8			69.2	57.1				99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	$21,171	$985	$20,186
Newfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	247 Main St	Newfield	14867	Tompkins County	Newfield Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 564-9955	318	36	8.8	53.1%	254 (79.9%)	15 (4.7%)	18 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (9.4%)	19	2106^th of 2445 public elementary schools	13.9%		32.2	1682^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	31.2%	424	33.3	31.1	45.5		29.8	35.4	41.7		33.3	99.1	99.1	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7	99.7	100.0	$35,549	$3,055	$32,494
Trumansburg Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	100 Whig St	Trumansburg	14886	Tompkins County	Trumansburg Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 387-7551	409	36	11.3	22.2%	348 (85.1%)	2 (0.5%)	19 (4.6%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (8.1%)	44.6	1346^th of 2445 public elementary schools	44.9%		51.6	1129^th of 2445 public elementary schools	53.8%	217	44.4	56.9			48.6	65.2				98.7	98.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.2	99.2	99.7	$23,855	$869	$22,986
Big Flats School	Public	PK, KG-4	543 Maple St	Big Flats	14814	Chemung County	Horseheads Central School District	No	No	No	No	(607) 739-6373	372	27	13.9	25.0%	333 (89.5%)	6 (1.6%)	15 (4.0%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.8%)	48	1243^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	49.2%		55.6	1017^th of 2445 public elementary schools	58.4%	226	48.4	58.1			54.7	60.3				98.8	99.1	100.0	100.0	100.0	98.8	100.0	100.0	$21,435	$1,012	$20,423

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