Enrollment
287
Elementary
DISTRICT 321 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SHERRILL CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 362676003651
E A MCALLISTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
217 KINSLEY ST, SHERRILL, NY 13461 · (315) 829-2520 · Oneida County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY32-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL287 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
17%
48 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
E A MCALLISTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL→VERNON-VERONA-SHERRILL MIDDLE SCHOOL→VERNON-VERONA-SHERRILL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within SHERRILL CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
63.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +12.0pp since 2023
Math
78.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +8.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 78 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 12 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
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
63.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.8%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
287
-30 (-9%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 16.7:1
% White
89%
was 91%
% Hispanic
2%
was 2%
% Black
1%
was 0%
% Asian
4%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About E A MCALLISTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
E A MCALLISTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of the close-knit elementary-level communitys in SHERRILL, New York, part of SHERRILL CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, with 287 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 6. By comparison, New York's public schools average about 443 students each, so E A MCALLISTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits 35% below that benchmark.
Within SHERRILL CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 5 schools and 1,823 students, E A MCALLISTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the system.
On the student-mix side, E A MCALLISTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (89%). Beyond that, the school logs 5% multiracial, 4% Asian. By comparison, Oneida County as a whole is about 80% White, so the school skews meaningfully more White than its surroundings.
On the resource side, Staff filings list 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 12.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 17% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Oneida County (around 47%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), E A MCALLISTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 68.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 63.5%.
Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Oneida County put median household income runs about $70,154, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. E A MCALLISTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 72 public schools in Oneida County (combined enrollment of about 32,265 students).
W F PRIOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.6 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, E A MCALLISTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes 2nd of 9 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 50.2%.
Geographically, the school is in a town-based area.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at E A MCALLISTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has edged down 9%, going from 317 students in 2018 to 287 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 16.7:1 in 2018 to 12.9:1 today.
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Oneida County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
229,124
Census ACS
Median income
$70,154
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
72
32,265 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SHERRILL CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
- VERNON-VERONA-SHERRILL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 584 students
- J D GEORGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 414 students
- VERNON-VERONA-SHERRILL MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 276 students
- W A WETTEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 262 students
Nearby schools
- W F PRIOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.6 mi · 318
- ONEIDA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL2.7 mi · 487
- SENECA STREET SCHOOL2.8 mi · 237
- W A WETTEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.8 mi · 262
- NORTH BROAD STREET SCHOOL3.3 mi · 151
- VERNON-VERONA-SHERRILL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL3.4 mi · 584
Frequently asked questions
About E A MCALLISTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at E A MCALLISTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
E A MCALLISTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 287 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does E A MCALLISTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
E A MCALLISTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at E A MCALLISTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at E A MCALLISTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 12.9:1 (22 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at E A MCALLISTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At E A MCALLISTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 89% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 4% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is E A MCALLISTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
E A MCALLISTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by SHERRILL CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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