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Enrollment
396
Elementary
DISTRICT 408 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CENTRAL SQUARE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 360690000482
AURA A COLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
1683 STATE RT 49, CONSTANTIA, NY 13044 · (315) 668-4030 · Oswego County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL396 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 23% of New York public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New York public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
194 students
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 58%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 32 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 54 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 60 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 63 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 58 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 67 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 62 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (54) is 13% smaller than its 5th grade class (62).
Student demographics
10%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 11% · STATE 72% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within CENTRAL SQUARE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
44.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +8.0pp since 2023
Math
41.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +0.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are up about 8 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.0% | 41.0% |
| 2023-24 | 36.0% | 41.0% |
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
39.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.0%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-17.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New York's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like AURA A COLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
AURA A COLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (39.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| AURA A COLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 396 | 49.0% | 39.6% |
| SINCLAIRVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SINCLAIRVILLE | 413 | 48.2% | 44.8% |
| MILLARD FILLMORE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MORAVIA | 408 | 49.8% | 35.3% |
| TICONDEROGA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TICONDEROGA | 396 | 48.5% | 47.1% |
| DANSVILLE PRIMARY SCHOOL DANSVILLE | 393 | 49.9% | N/A |
| MORIAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PORT HENRY | 374 | 49.5% | 40.5% |
Matched among New York elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where AURA A COLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Oswego County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.6% | #1,644 of 2,335 | #7 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #1,810 of 2,342 ▼ 162 | #8 of 20 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #1,605 of 2,343 ▼ 119 | #4 of 20 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 396 | #1,384 of 2,585 | #11 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #1,940 of 2,338 | #18 of 20 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 9.7% | #2,309 of 2,388 | #17 of 20 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.0% | #1,440 of 2,534 | #13 of 20 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.8% | #1,163 of 1,757 | #10 of 16 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
396
+30 (+8%) vs 2020
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 527
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 13.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 396 | 27.5 | 14.4:1 | 49% (194) |
| 2023-24 | 387 | 28.6 | 13.5:1 | 54% (209) |
| 2022-23 | 401 | 29.1 | 13.8:1 | 56% (223) |
| 2020-21 | 366 | 28 | 13.1:1 | 52% (191) |
| 2017-18 | 439 | 26 | 16.9:1 | 51% (224) |
| 2015-16 | 427 | 26 | 16.4:1 | 53% (225) |
| 2010-11 | 273 | 23 | 11.9:1 | 39% (107) |
| 2000-01 | 364 | 21 | 17.3:1 | 34% (123) |
| 1990-91 | 527 | 33 | 16.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for AURA A COLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About AURA A COLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
AURA A COLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, located in CONSTANTIA, New York, is a medium-sized elementary school. The student body numbers 396 students, from pre-K through 5.
AURA A COLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one school in a 6-school district, CENTRAL SQUARE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, which enrolls 3,458 students.
About 95% of the student body at AURA A COLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is White. The rest of enrollment is 3% Hispanic. The White share in Oswego County as a whole is similar, at about 92%. The school's diversity index is 10%, meaning two students picked at random have a 10% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
A ratio of 14.4:1 comes from the school's 27.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school has more students per teacher than the 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York. The lunch program counts 49% of students at AURA A COLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. For comparison, public schools in Oswego County average 49%.
AURA A COLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 23% of New York public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, AURA A COLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL would score about 57.0%. It scores 39.6%, 17.4 points below that figure.
Oswego County census figures show that the median household income is $69,183, about 22% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Oswego County is home to 37 public schools and about 17,529 public school students.
The closest other public school is CENTRAL SQUARE MIDDLE SCHOOL, about 5.9 miles away. AURA A COLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has at least 8 other public schools within ten miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts AURA A COLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 9th of 9.
AURA A COLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is in rural territory close to an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Fringe.
The school enrolled 396 students in 2024-25, 30 more than the 366 it had in 2020-21. Federal data show the ratio rising from 13.1:1 to 14.4:1.
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Oswego County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
117,953
Census ACS
Median income
$69,183
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
37
17,529 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CENTRAL SQUARE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- PAUL V MOORE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,026 students
- CENTRAL SQUARE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 799 students
- MILLARD HAWK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 446 students
- HASTINGS MALLORY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 407 students
- BREWERTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 384 students
Nearby schools
- CENTRAL SQUARE MIDDLE SCHOOL5.9 mi · 799
- BREWERTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL6.3 mi · 384
- MILLARD HAWK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL6.6 mi · 446
- PAUL V MOORE HIGH SCHOOL6.8 mi · 1,026
- BRIDGEPORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL7.1 mi · 270
- CICERO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL7.1 mi · 596
Frequently asked questions
About AURA A COLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at AURA A COLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
AURA A COLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 396 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does AURA A COLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
AURA A COLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at AURA A COLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at AURA A COLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 14.4:1 (28 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at AURA A COLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At AURA A COLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 95% White, 3% Hispanic, 0% Black, 2% Two or more.
What district is AURA A COLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
AURA A COLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of CENTRAL SQUARE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.