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
B
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Scored higher than 57% of New York public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
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
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 65 | 17% |
| Kindergarten | 58 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 54 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 55 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 51 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 51 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 54 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (58) is 7% larger than its 5th grade class (54).
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 24% · STATE 72% · US 70%
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
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.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.0% | 51.0% |
| 2023-24 | 50.0% | 60.0% |
% 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 · 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 →
Schools most like GROTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
GROTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (53.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| GROTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 388 | 53.9% | 53.8% |
| WILLIAM E SEVERN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CORNING | 404 | 53.5% | 49.5% |
| WATERFORD-HALFMOON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WATERFORD | 388 | 51.8% | 43.3% |
| LYNDONVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LYNDONVILLE | 381 | 57.0% | 51.6% |
| HARRY HOAG SCHOOL FORT PLAIN | 341 | 54.5% | 40.4% |
| CHARLES E RILEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OSWEGO | 390 | 50.5% | 37.2% |
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 GROTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Tompkins County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.8% | #1,012 of 2,335 | #6 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #1,409 of 2,342 ▼ 465 | #8 of 13 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #1,073 of 2,343 ▼ 193 | #7 of 13 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 388 | #1,427 of 2,585 | #4 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.5:1 | #1,458 of 2,338 | #12 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.5% | #1,948 of 2,388 | #11 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.9% | #1,299 of 2,534 | #3 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.7% | #1,362 of 1,757 | #9 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 2024-25Enrollment
388
0 (0%) vs 2020
-48% since 1990-91, when it was 741
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
was 12.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 388 | 31 | 12.5:1 | 54% (209) |
| 2023-24 | 375 | 26 | 14.4:1 | 47% (176) |
| 2022-23 | 380 | 28 | 13.6:1 | 43% (164) |
| 2020-21 | 388 | 30 | 12.9:1 | 46% (178) |
| 2017-18 | 416 | 35.8 | 11.6:1 | 47% (194) |
| 2015-16 | 384 | 32 | 12.0:1 | 50% (193) |
| 2010-11 | 454 | 42 | 10.8:1 | 46% (211) |
| 2000-01 | 589 | 44 | 13.4:1 | 34% (203) |
| 1990-91 | 741 | 48 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for GROTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About GROTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
GROTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the name of a mid-sized elementary school in GROTON, New York. It teaches 388 students in pre-K through 5.
GROTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 2 schools with a combined 784 students. GROTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of them.
Of every 100 students at GROTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, about 85 are White. The school is also 9% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. That is higher than the 75% White share among all Tompkins County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 27%.
Its ratio of 12.5:1 is based on 31 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among elementary schools in New York is similar, at 12.8:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 54%. Public schools in Tompkins County average 36%.
GROTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL holds a B allk12 Grade, placing it above 57% of New York public elementary schools.
Test results at GROTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are 1.4 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (53.8% actual, 55.2% predicted).
Looking at the county, Tompkins County, median household income comes to about $74,024, about 59% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. The county has 33 public schools and about 10,392 students.
GROTON JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest public school to GROTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, about 0.7 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, 2 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 53.8% is below the 55.9% average for nearby schools.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Distant. That means it sits in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (388) to 2024-25 (388).
Anyone can start a thread about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at GROTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 HIGH SCHOOL6.3 mi · 356
- DRYDEN MIDDLE SCHOOL6.3 mi · 283
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.