DR WEEKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

As a well-populated elementary campus in SYRACUSE, New York, DR WEEKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls 711 students from grades pre-K through 5, run under SYRACUSE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT. Enrollment runs roughly 60% bigger than the state mean of about 443.

Across the 31 schools in SYRACUSE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT (18,608 students total), DR WEEKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, DR WEEKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records that Black students make up the majority at 57%. The remainder consists of 15% White, 13% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 7% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 11% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.4:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. An estimated 81% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is higher than Onondaga County's rate of about 49%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), DR WEEKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 45.1%; this one comes in at 18.1%, -27.0 points off the demographic line.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Onondaga County) reports that median household earnings sit near $76,945, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Across Onondaga County's 123 public schools (combined enrollment of about 67,044 students), DR WEEKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: HENNINGER HIGH SCHOOL, around 0.7 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), DR WEEKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 8th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 27.2%.

The campus sits in a high-density setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. DR WEEKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has ticked down 9% since 2018, when it stood at 780 (now 711). Over the same period, the Black share climbed from 48% to 57%.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.