Enrollment
388
Elementary
DISTRICT 392 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GROTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 361302001067
GROTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
516 ELM ST, GROTON, NY 13073 · (607) 898-5853 · Tompkins County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL388 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
209 students
DISTRICT 50% · 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
Student demographics
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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
GROTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL→GROTON JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within GROTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
57.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +7.0pp since 2023
Math
51.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -9.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 9 points.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
53.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.2%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
388
-28 (-7%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
was 11.6:1
% White
85%
was 91%
% Hispanic
9%
was 3%
% Black
1%
was 2%
% Asian
1%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About GROTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
GROTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of the medium-sized elementary-level communitys in GROTON, New York, operated by GROTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, with 388 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5.
GROTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 2 schools operated by GROTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that works with 784 students overall.
Demographically, GROTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records that nearly all students (85%) are White. The remainder looks like 9% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 75% White, putting the school's mix considerably more White than the area baseline.
On the resource side, Staff filings list 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.5:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 54% of students at GROTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably above Tompkins County's rate of about 36%.
After controlling for student poverty, GROTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 55.2%; this one delivers 53.8%.
In the surrounding community, Tompkins County reports that the typical household earns roughly $74,024 per year, about 59% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Tompkins County runs 33 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,392 students), of which GROTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.
GROTON JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), GROTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 55.9%.
The campus sits in an outlying setting.
Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at GROTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has edged down 7%, going from 416 students in 2018 to 388 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share climbed from 3% to 9%.
In the discussion threads here, the feed for GROTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Tompkins County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
104,537
Census ACS
Median income
$74,024
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
59%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
33
10,392 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in GROTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- GROTON JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 396 students
Nearby schools
- GROTON JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL0.7 mi · 396
- CASSAVANT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL4.1 mi · 85
- FREEVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL5.2 mi · 80
- GEORGE JUNIOR REPUBLIC SCHOOL5.6 mi · 107
- DRYDEN MIDDLE SCHOOL6.3 mi · 283
- DRYDEN HIGH SCHOOL6.3 mi · 356
Frequently asked questions
About GROTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is GROTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
GROTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 388 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does GROTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
GROTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at GROTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 12.5:1 students per teacher at GROTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
What is the racial breakdown of students at GROTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At GROTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 85% White, 9% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is GROTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
GROTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by GROTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.