FRAZER K-8 SCHOOL

FRAZER K-8 SCHOOL is one of the sprawling elementary schools in SYRACUSE, New York, overseen by SYRACUSE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, with 774 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 8. That puts it 75% larger than the typical public school in New York, which averages around 443 students.

SYRACUSE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT comprises 31 schools with combined enrollment of 18,608 students; FRAZER K-8 SCHOOL is among them.

In terms of who attends, FRAZER K-8 SCHOOL lists that the most-represented group is Black (49%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder looks like 18% Hispanic, 16% White, 10% multiracial, 6% Asian. By comparison, Onondaga County as a whole is about 11% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 75 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.4:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting FRAZER K-8 SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. About 86% 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 above the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, FRAZER K-8 SCHOOL is in the bottom 10% of New York public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 43.3%; FRAZER K-8 SCHOOL posts 16.6%, -26.7 points below that line.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Onondaga County indicate the typical household earns roughly $76,945 per year, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. FRAZER K-8 SCHOOL is one of 123 public schools in Onondaga County (combined enrollment of about 67,044 students).

The closest other public school is SYRACUSE ACADEMY OF SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, FRAZER K-8 SCHOOL comes 6th of 9 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 21.6%.

The campus sits in a city-core setting.

Five-year trend. FRAZER K-8 SCHOOL's enrollment has edged down 16% since 2018, when it stood at 921 (now 774). The Black share of enrollment grew from 38% to 49% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 13.0:1 in 2018 to 10.4:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.