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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AUBURN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 360348000104

GENESEE STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

244 GENESEE ST, AUBURN, NY 13021 · (315) 255-8640 · Cayuga County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL369 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 9% of New York public elementary schools
  • DTest 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

Enrollment
369
Elementary
DISTRICT 399 · STATE 443
Student : Teacher
10.0:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.1:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
314 students
DISTRICT 63% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten5715%
Grade 16518%
Grade 25314%
Grade 35715%
Grade 44612%
Grade 54713%
Grade 64412%

This year's kindergarten class (57) is 30% larger than its 6th grade class (44).

Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 72% · US 70%
White
20756%
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 39% · US 43%
Hispanic
318%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 31% · US 30%
Black
6818%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 16% · US 15%
Two+
6016%
DISTRICT 14% · STATE 4% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
21%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
17848%
Female
19152%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
GENESEE STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL→AUBURN JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL→AUBURN HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within AUBURN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)
English Language Arts
20.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +2.0pp since 2023
Math
26.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -10.0pp since 2023

What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 20 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 10 points.

NYS Assessments results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2520.0%26.0%
2023-2418.0%36.0%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
25.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.7%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-18.5pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 GENESEE STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

GENESEE STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (25.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
GENESEE STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school36985.1%25.2%
THOMAS K BEECHER SCHOOL
ELMIRA
33886.1%13.3%
RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY
ELMIRA
37584.8%N/A
PARLEY COBURN SCHOOL
ELMIRA
39185.4%19.5%
CASEY PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
AUBURN
38181.6%25.5%
ABRAM LANSING SCHOOL
COHOES
30583.9%38.7%
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 GENESEE STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn New YorkIn Cayuga County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
25.2%#2,150 of 2,335#11 of 11
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
26.0%#2,171 of 2,342
▼ 339
#11 of 11
▼ 1
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
20.0%#2,281 of 2,343
▼ 69
#11 of 11
no change
Enrollment
ranked largest first
369#1,549 of 2,585#7 of 11
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
10.0:1#454 of 2,338#3 of 11
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
61.8%#622 of 2,388#1 of 11
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
85.1%#610 of 2,534#1 of 11
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-3.9%#1,542 of 1,757#6 of 9
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 2024-25
Enrollment
369
+36 (+11%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 427
Student : Teacher
10.0:1
was 10.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2536936.810.0:185% (314)
2023-2435838.29.4:184% (302)
2022-2332137.28.6:183% (266)
2020-213333310.1:180% (266)
2017-183843610.7:177% (294)
2015-163853610.7:182% (316)
2010-113052810.9:157% (173)
2000-013683111.9:161% (223)
1990-914272715.8:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for GENESEE STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

About GENESEE STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Among the schools in AUBURN, New York, is GENESEE STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, a small elementary school. It reports enrollment of 369 students in kindergarten through 6.

GENESEE STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL belongs to AUBURN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district of 7 schools and 3,732 students.

Of every 100 students at GENESEE STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, about 56 are White. It is also 18% Black, 16% multiracial, and 8% Hispanic. Cayuga County's residents are about 88% White, 31 points above the school's share. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 62%.

Its ratio of 10.0:1 is based on 36.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. Elementary schools in New York average 12.8:1, 2.8 more students per teacher than here. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 85%. That rate is above the 50% average among public schools in Cayuga County.

Among New York public elementary schools, GENESEE STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL outscored 9%, which works out to a D on the allk12 Grade.

Based on student poverty, the model expects 43.7% at GENESEE STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 25.2%.

The county, Cayuga County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $67,904, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 25% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 9%. The county has 22 public schools and about 8,576 students.

Measured in a straight line, CASEY PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is about 1.2 miles from GENESEE STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 25.2% is below the 41.0% average for nearby schools.

For locale, NCES codes GENESEE STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL as Town: Distant.

Enrollment figures show a rise of 36 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25.

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Cayuga County at a glance

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Population
75,102
Census ACS
Median income
$67,904
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
8,576 students

Quick facts

School name
GENESEE STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
District
AUBURN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Address
244 GENESEE ST, AUBURN, NY 13021
Phone
(315) 255-8640
County
Cayuga County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–06
Total enrollment
369
Teachers (FTE)
37
Student–teacher ratio
10.0:1
Free and reduced lunch
314 (85%)
Locale
32-Town: Distant
NCES ID
360348000104
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About GENESEE STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
What is the total enrollment at GENESEE STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
GENESEE STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 369 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does GENESEE STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
GENESEE STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many teachers does GENESEE STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
GENESEE STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 37 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.0:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at GENESEE STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At GENESEE STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 56% White, 8% Hispanic, 18% Black, 16% Two or more.
Who oversees GENESEE STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
GENESEE STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by AUBURN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT in Cayuga County.
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