FAYETTEVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Set in FAYETTEVILLE, New York, FAYETTEVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a middle-of-the-pack K-5 school, part of FAYETTEVILLE-MANLIUS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. It caters to 457 students across grades K through 4.

FAYETTEVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 6 schools operated by FAYETTEVILLE-MANLIUS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that teaches 4,104 students overall.

On demographics, FAYETTEVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (84%); the rest reads as 6% Asian, 4% multiracial, 3% Black, 3% Hispanic. By comparison, Onondaga County as a whole is about 75% White, so the school skews noticeably more White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting FAYETTEVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 22% of students at FAYETTEVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Onondaga County (around 49%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, FAYETTEVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 67.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 68.0%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Onondaga County) records that median household income runs about $76,945, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. In all, Onondaga County runs 123 public schools (combined enrollment of about 67,044 students), of which FAYETTEVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is WELLWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), FAYETTEVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 8th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 78.7%.

FAYETTEVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from a residential location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at FAYETTEVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has declined 6%, going from 485 students in 2018 to 457 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 15.2:1 in 2018 to 13.6:1 in 2025.

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