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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
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
Pre-K
54
Kindergarten
97
Grade 1
78
Grade 2
98
Grade 3
88
Grade 4
96
Student demographics
White
49196%
DISTRICT 96% · STATE 39%
Hispanic
82%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 31%
Black
61%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 16%
Two+
61%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 4%
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
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.

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 →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
511
-122 (-19%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 12.2:1
% White
96%
was 97%
% Hispanic
2%
was 1%
% Black
1%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About GOUVERNEUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

GOUVERNEUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary campus of mid-sized scale in GOUVERNEUR, New York, overseen by GOUVERNEUR CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, works with 511 students in grades pre-K through 4.

Across the 3 schools in GOUVERNEUR CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (1,408 students total), GOUVERNEUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, GOUVERNEUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists that nearly all students (96%) are White.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.2:1. The state averages about 12.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 55% of students at GOUVERNEUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is north of St. Lawrence County's rate of about 45%.

After controlling for student poverty, GOUVERNEUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is in the bottom 10% of New York public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 54.9%; GOUVERNEUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL posts 28.2%, -26.7 points below that line.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (St. Lawrence County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $62,850 per year, about 25% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. In all, St. Lawrence County runs 40 public schools (combined enrollment of about 13,653 students), of which GOUVERNEUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

Nearest neighbor: GOUVERNEUR HIGH SCHOOL, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts GOUVERNEUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 8th of 9; the average score across the group is 49.0%.

GOUVERNEUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from a countryside location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at GOUVERNEUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has ticked down 19%, going from 633 students in 2018 to 511 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.

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/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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