CHERRY ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

CHERRY ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates as a compact K-5 school in SYRACUSE, New York, part of WESTHILL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Current enrollment sits at 358 students spanning grades 2 through 4.

WESTHILL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 1,714 students. CHERRY ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, CHERRY ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows that 75% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder breaks down as 9% multiracial, 8% Black, 7% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the resource side, CHERRY ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting CHERRY ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL higher than the state norm the norm. About 31% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Onondaga County runs at roughly 49%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), CHERRY ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 63.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 55.9%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Onondaga County put median household earnings sit near $76,945, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Across Onondaga County's 123 public schools (combined enrollment of about 67,044 students), CHERRY ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

WALBERTA PARK PRIMARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, CHERRY ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes 4th of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 47.2%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at CHERRY ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has changed only slightly, going from 364 students in 2018 to 358 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 82% to 75% over that span.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.