Enrollment
358
Elementary
DISTRICT 307 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WESTHILL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 360732000521
CHERRY ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
201 CHERRY RD, SYRACUSE, NY 13219 · (315) 426-3300 · Onondaga County
GRADES 02–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL358 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 52% of New York public elementary schools
- BTest 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
15.7:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
110 students
DISTRICT 29% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 2 | 114 | 32% |
| Grade 3 | 131 | 37% |
| Grade 4 | 113 | 32% |
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · 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
Feeds from
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NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
54.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +14.0pp since 2023
Math
64.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -2.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 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 14 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 54.0% | 64.0% |
| 2023-24 | 40.0% | 66.0% |
% 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
55.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.7%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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 CHERRY ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CHERRY ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (55.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHERRY ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 358 | 30.7% | 55.9% |
| ELMCREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LIVERPOOL | 362 | 31.8% | N/A |
| CAROLINE STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SARATOGA SPRINGS | 372 | 30.4% | 62.8% |
| IROQUOIS MIDDLE SCHOOL ROCHESTER | 403 | 28.8% | 62.6% |
| RIDGE MILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ROME | 388 | 33.2% | 48.6% |
| WEST STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SANBORN | 401 | 29.4% | 57.0% |
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 CHERRY ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Onondaga County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.9% | #924 of 2,335 | #16 of 61 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.0% | #926 of 2,342 ▼ 228 | #13 of 61 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #1,184 of 2,343 ▲ 94 | #22 of 61 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 358 | #1,619 of 2,585 | #44 of 70 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #2,138 of 2,338 | #55 of 68 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.3% | #1,555 of 2,388 | #39 of 69 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.7% | #1,958 of 2,534 | #49 of 70 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.6% | #1,677 of 1,757 | #46 of 50 |
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
358
-38 (-10%) vs 2020
-1% since 1990-91, when it was 361
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 15.8:1
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 | 358 | 22.7 | 15.7:1 | 31% (110) |
| 2023-24 | 369 | 21.9 | 16.9:1 | 30% (110) |
| 2022-23 | 365 | 21.9 | 16.7:1 | 32% (117) |
| 2020-21 | 396 | 25 | 15.8:1 | 24% (94) |
| 2017-18 | 364 | 22.6 | 16.1:1 | 24% (88) |
| 2015-16 | 378 | 24 | 15.8:1 | 19% (70) |
| 2010-11 | 282 | 19 | 14.8:1 | 11% (32) |
| 2000-01 | 288 | 20 | 14.4:1 | 6% (17) |
| 1990-91 | 361 | 23 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CHERRY ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About CHERRY ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CHERRY ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL runs as a small elementary school in SYRACUSE, New York. It covers grades 2 through 4, with a total enrollment of 358 students.
CHERRY ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits within WESTHILL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, which has 4 schools and 1,714 students.
CHERRY ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment is 75% White. Next come 9% multiracial, 8% Black, and 7% Hispanic. The White share in Onondaga County as a whole is similar, at about 75%. The chance that two students picked at random at CHERRY ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 41%.
CHERRY ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 22.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 15.7:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in New York is 12.8:1, lower than at this school. CHERRY ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 31%. The 49% average for public schools in Onondaga County is 18 points higher.
CHERRY ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 52% of New York public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
After adjusting for student poverty, CHERRY ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lands between the top and bottom 10% of New York schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 55.9%; the prediction is 63.7%.
CHERRY ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is located in Onondaga County, where median household income is about $76,945, about 39% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. CHERRY ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 123 public schools in Onondaga County, which together enroll about 67,044 students.
The closest public school to CHERRY ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is WALBERTA PARK PRIMARY SCHOOL, about 0.7 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The school's 55.9% average proficiency ranks 4th among 8 nearby schools.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 358 was 10% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 396.
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Onondaga County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
471,129
Census ACS
Median income
$76,945
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
123
67,044 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in WESTHILL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- ONONDAGA HILL MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 575 students
- WESTHILL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 525 students
- WALBERTA PARK PRIMARY SCHOOLElementary · 256 students
Other schools in SYRACUSE
- HENNINGER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,483 students
- NOTTINGHAM HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,350 students
- CORCORAN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,338 students
- PUBLIC SERVICE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY AT FOWLERHigh · 1,126 students
- ONONDAGA-CORTLAND-MADISON BOCESCombined · 1,113 students
- SYRACUSE ACADEMY OF SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOLCombined · 993 students
Nearby schools
- WALBERTA PARK PRIMARY SCHOOL0.7 mi · 256
- SOLVAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.0 mi · 436
- SOLVAY HIGH SCHOOL1.0 mi · 434
- WESTHILL HIGH SCHOOL1.1 mi · 525
- ONONDAGA ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.1 mi · 322
- ONTECH CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL1.2 mi · 254
Frequently asked questions
About CHERRY ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at CHERRY ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
CHERRY ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 358 students in grades 02-04.
What age range does CHERRY ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
CHERRY ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade 02 through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at CHERRY ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 15.7:1 students per teacher at CHERRY ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
What is the student diversity at CHERRY ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at CHERRY ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 75% White, 7% Hispanic, 8% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is CHERRY ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
CHERRY ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of WESTHILL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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