Enrollment
394
Elementary
DISTRICT 452 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CARTHAGE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 360663000444
CARTHAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
900 BEAVER LN, CARTHAGE, NY 13619 · (315) 493-1570 · Jefferson County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL394 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 5% of New York public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats 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
9.6:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.5:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
231 students
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 58%
Community
0
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 | 36 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 72 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 55 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 86 | 22% |
| Grade 3 | 80 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 65 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (72) is 11% larger than its 4th grade class (65).
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · 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 CARTHAGE 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
25.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +3.0pp since 2023
Math
28.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -1.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 25.0% | 28.0% |
| 2023-24 | 22.0% | 29.0% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of NY schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
26.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.4%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-27.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 53% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 CARTHAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| CARTHAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 394 | 58.6% | 26.3% |
| CLIFFORD WISE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL MEDINA | 383 | 58.7% | 39.0% |
| OAK ORCHARD PRIMARY SCHOOL MEDINA | 383 | 56.7% | N/A |
| JACKSON SCHOOL BATAVIA | 397 | 55.9% | N/A |
| SKOI-YASE SCHOOL WATERLOO | 345 | 59.4% | N/A |
| ROY KELLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LOCKPORT | 392 | 58.9% | 41.8% |
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 CARTHAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.3% | #2,127 of 2,335 | #19 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.0% | #2,136 of 2,342 ▼ 92 | #18 of 20 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 25.0% | #2,211 of 2,343 ▼ 96 | #18 of 20 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 394 | #1,397 of 2,585 | #6 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.6:1 | #312 of 2,338 | #2 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.6% | #1,611 of 2,388 | #9 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.6% | #1,191 of 2,534 | #6 of 21 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.7% | #1,618 of 1,757 | #16 of 17 |
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
394
+62 (+19%) vs 2020
-40% since 1990-91, when it was 655
Student : Teacher
9.6:1
was 8.3:1
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 | 394 | 41.2 | 9.6:1 | 59% (231) |
| 2023-24 | 404 | 41.6 | 9.7:1 | 61% (248) |
| 2022-23 | 378 | 35.5 | 10.7:1 | 63% (238) |
| 2020-21 | 332 | 40 | 8.3:1 | 68% (225) |
| 2017-18 | 405 | 34 | 11.9:1 | 64% (259) |
| 2015-16 | 422 | 32 | 13.2:1 | 47% (198) |
| 2010-11 | 503 | 34 | 14.8:1 | 58% (293) |
| 2000-01 | 601 | 45 | 13.4:1 | 63% (381) |
| 1990-91 | 655 | 43 | 15.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CARTHAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About CARTHAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CARTHAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school in CARTHAGE, New York, according to federal school records. Enrollment totals 394 students across pre-K through 4.
CARTHAGE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT serves 3,168 students across 5 schools.
White students are 76% of those enrolled at CARTHAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Beyond that, enrollment is 14% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 3% Black. A diversity index of 40% means there is a 40% chance two randomly chosen students at CARTHAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are from different groups.
There are 41.2 full-time-equivalent teachers at CARTHAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, giving a ratio of 9.6:1. The school's 9.6:1 compares with an average of 12.8:1 for elementary schools in New York. By family income, 59% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 10 points above the 49% average for public schools in Jefferson County.
CARTHAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL earns a D on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 5% of New York public elementary schools.
CARTHAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks in the bottom 10% of New York schools after adjusting test results for student poverty. Actual: 26.3%. Predicted: 53.4%. Difference: 27.2 points.
Census data for Jefferson County show the median household earns about $66,301 a year, 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Jefferson County number 39, with about 16,789 students.
CARTHAGE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, about 2.4 miles away, is the closest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, 3 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, CARTHAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 9th in a group of 9 nearby schools.
In the federal locale system, CARTHAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is coded Town: Fringe, for schools in a town close to an urbanized area.
Enrollment rose 19% over 4 years, reaching 394 in 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 8.3:1 to 9.6:1 over the same years.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at CARTHAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. You can also rate the school on this page.
Jefferson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
115,040
Census ACS
Median income
$66,301
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
39
16,789 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CARTHAGE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- CARTHAGE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 925 students
- CARTHAGE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 887 students
- BLACK RIVER SCHOOLElementary · 572 students
- WEST CARTHAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 390 students
Other schools in CARTHAGE
- CARTHAGE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 925 students
- CARTHAGE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 887 students
- WEST CARTHAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 390 students
Other Carthage Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Carthage Elementary. CARTHAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Carthage ElementaryCarthage, TN · 465 students
- Carthage ElementaryCarthage, NC · 350 students
Nearby schools
- CARTHAGE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL2.4 mi · 887
- CARTHAGE MIDDLE SCHOOL2.4 mi · 925
- WEST CARTHAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.8 mi · 390
- COPENHAGEN CENTRAL SCHOOL7.3 mi · 473
- BLACK RIVER SCHOOL10.2 mi · 572
- BEAVER RIVER SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL10.6 mi · 254
Frequently asked questions
About CARTHAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is CARTHAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
CARTHAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 394 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does CARTHAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
CARTHAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
How many teachers does CARTHAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
CARTHAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 41 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.6:1.
How diverse is CARTHAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
CARTHAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 76% White, 14% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is CARTHAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
CARTHAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by CARTHAGE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.