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Does HARRY E ELDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have enough mental health and stress support?
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Enrollment
504
Elementary
DISTRICT 493 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BALDWINSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 360387000143
HARRY E ELDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
29 E ONEIDA ST, BALDWINSVILLE, NY 13027 · (315) 638-6118 · Onondaga County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL504 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
131 students
DISTRICT 26% · 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
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
HARRY E ELDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL→DONALD S RAY SCHOOL→THEODORE R DURGEE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL→CHARLES W BAKER HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within BALDWINSVILLE 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
52.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +0.0pp since 2023
Math
53.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +5.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 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
49.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.4%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% 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
504
+11 (+2%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 14.9:1
% White
81%
was 86%
% Hispanic
6%
was 6%
% Black
6%
was 2%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About HARRY E ELDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
HARRY E ELDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of the middle-of-the-pack elementary schools in BALDWINSVILLE, New York, operated by BALDWINSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, with 504 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5.
BALDWINSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT comprises 8 schools with combined enrollment of 5,400 students; HARRY E ELDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among them.
On the student-mix side, HARRY E ELDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows that nearly all students (81%) are White. The remainder is composed of 7% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, 6% Black.
In terms of school funding signals, On paper, HARRY E ELDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.5:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. Roughly 26% of students at HARRY E ELDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Onondaga County runs at roughly 49%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, HARRY E ELDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 65.4%; this one delivers 49.0%.
In the broader community, the surrounding county (Onondaga County) shows that median household earnings sit near $76,945, roughly 39% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. HARRY E ELDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 123 public schools in Onondaga County (combined enrollment of about 67,044 students).
Nearest neighbor: THEODORE R DURGEE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL, around 0.2 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, HARRY E ELDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes 8th of 8 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 56.9%.
The school occupies a suburban site.
Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count showed little movement: 493 students in 2018 compared to 504 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 86% to 81% over that span.
On the community side, members of the HARRY E ELDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Onondaga County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
471,129
Census ACS
Median income
$76,945
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
123
67,044 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BALDWINSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- CHARLES W BAKER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,240 students
- THEODORE R DURGEE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 848 students
- DONALD S RAY SCHOOLMiddle · 846 students
- MAE E REYNOLDS SCHOOLElementary · 513 students
- CATHERINE M MCNAMARA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 494 students
- VAN BUREN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 488 students
Other schools in BALDWINSVILLE
- CHARLES W BAKER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,240 students
- THEODORE R DURGEE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 848 students
- DONALD S RAY SCHOOLMiddle · 846 students
- MAE E REYNOLDS SCHOOLElementary · 513 students
- CATHERINE M MCNAMARA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 494 students
- VAN BUREN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 488 students
Nearby schools
- THEODORE R DURGEE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL0.2 mi · 848
- CHARLES W BAKER HIGH SCHOOL0.2 mi · 1,240
- VAN BUREN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.9 mi · 488
- DONALD S RAY SCHOOL1.9 mi · 846
- MAE E REYNOLDS SCHOOL2.6 mi · 513
- L PEARL PALMER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.2 mi · 467
Frequently asked questions
About HARRY E ELDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is HARRY E ELDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
HARRY E ELDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 504 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does HARRY E ELDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
HARRY E ELDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does HARRY E ELDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
HARRY E ELDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 33 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.5:1.
What is the student diversity at HARRY E ELDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at HARRY E ELDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 81% White, 6% Hispanic, 6% Black, 0% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is HARRY E ELDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
HARRY E ELDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of BALDWINSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.