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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GOUVERNEUR CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 361236001000

GOUVERNEUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

111 GLEASON ST, GOUVERNEUR, NY 13642 · (315) 287-2260 · St. Lawrence County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL511 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 6% 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.
  • FBeats 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
511
Elementary
DISTRICT 469 · STATE 443
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.4:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
279 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 58%
Community
1
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
Pre-K5411%
Kindergarten9719%
Grade 17815%
Grade 29819%
Grade 38817%
Grade 49619%

This year's kindergarten class (97) is about the same size as its 4th grade class (96).

Student demographics
8%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 72% · US 70%
White
49196%
DISTRICT 96% · STATE 39% · US 43%
Hispanic
82%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 31% · US 30%
Black
61%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 16% · US 15%
Two+
61%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 4% · US 5%
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
26351%
Female
24849%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
GOUVERNEUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL→GOUVERNEUR MIDDLE SCHOOL→GOUVERNEUR HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within GOUVERNEUR CENTRAL 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
26.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +1.0pp since 2023
Math
35.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +8.0pp since 2023

What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.

NYS Assessments results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2526.0%35.0%
2023-2425.0%27.0%
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of NY schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
28.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.9%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-26.7pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 55% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.

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 GOUVERNEUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

GOUVERNEUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (28.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
GOUVERNEUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school51154.6%28.2%
CUMBERLAND HEAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PLATTSBURGH
51553.2%38.0%
FAIRLEY SCHOOL
HANNIBAL
49552.7%19.3%
BRUSHTON GRADE SCHOOL
BRUSHTON
46554.2%39.4%
DAVIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MALONE
51351.7%23.7%
CAMDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CAMDEN
49351.5%35.7%
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 GOUVERNEUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn New YorkIn St. Lawrence County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
28.2%#2,079 of 2,335#12 of 14
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
35.0%#1,989 of 2,342
▲ 115
#13 of 14
▼ 1
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
26.0%#2,193 of 2,343
▼ 170
#14 of 14
▼ 2
Enrollment
ranked largest first
511#773 of 2,585#2 of 14
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
12.2:1#1,329 of 2,338#6 of 12
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
7.6%#2,342 of 2,388#9 of 12
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
54.6%#1,280 of 2,534#2 of 14
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-19.3%#649 of 1,757#4 of 12
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
511
-60 (-11%) vs 2020
-31% since 1990-91, when it was 740
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 12.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-255114212.2:155% (279)
2023-245134311.9:163% (322)
2022-235064311.8:162% (316)
2020-215714512.7:163% (361)
2017-186335212.2:166% (420)
2015-164503015.0:162% (281)
2010-113902813.9:149% (191)
2000-015133813.5:148% (247)
1990-917404217.6:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for GOUVERNEUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

About GOUVERNEUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

GOUVERNEUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, located in GOUVERNEUR, New York, is a mid-sized elementary school. It reported 511 students in pre-K through 4 in 2024-25.

GOUVERNEUR CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT counts 3 schools and 1,408 students, including GOUVERNEUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

White students are 96% of those enrolled at GOUVERNEUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 8, compared with 70 nationally.

GOUVERNEUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 42 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.2:1. It is about the same as the 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York. The school has 55% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 10 points above the 45% average for public schools in St. Lawrence County.

GOUVERNEUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL holds a D allk12 Grade, placing it above 6% of New York public elementary schools.

GOUVERNEUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL falls short of its prediction by 26.7 points. The model expects 54.9% for a school with its free or reduced-price lunch share in New York; the school's rate is 28.2%.

In the surrounding county, St. Lawrence County, the median household earns about $62,850 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 25%, and roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. St. Lawrence County has 40 public schools with about 13,653 students, including GOUVERNEUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

GOUVERNEUR HIGH SCHOOL sits about 0.4 miles from GOUVERNEUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Around the school, 2 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, GOUVERNEUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 8th on average proficiency.

The school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Distant).

Over 4 years, enrollment decreased by 60 students, from 571 to 511.

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St. Lawrence County at a glance

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Population
107,226
Census ACS
Median income
$62,850
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
40
13,653 students

Quick facts

School name
GOUVERNEUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
District
GOUVERNEUR CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Address
111 GLEASON ST, GOUVERNEUR, NY 13642
Phone
(315) 287-2260
County
St. Lawrence County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–04
Total enrollment
511
Teachers (FTE)
42
Student–teacher ratio
12.2:1
Free and reduced lunch
279 (55%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
361236001000
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About GOUVERNEUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
How large is GOUVERNEUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
GOUVERNEUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 511 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does GOUVERNEUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
GOUVERNEUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at GOUVERNEUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 12.2:1 students per teacher at GOUVERNEUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
How diverse is GOUVERNEUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
GOUVERNEUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 96% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is GOUVERNEUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
GOUVERNEUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by GOUVERNEUR CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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