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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at KARL W SAILE BEAR ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this year?
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Enrollment
537
Elementary
DISTRICT 414 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTH SYRACUSE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 362121002995
KARL W SAILE BEAR ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
5590 BEAR RD, NORTH SYRACUSE, NY 13212 · (315) 218-2400 · Onondaga County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL537 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 30% of New York public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats 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
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.9:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
237 students
DISTRICT 43% · 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 101 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 102 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 119 | 22% |
| Grade 3 | 116 | 22% |
| Grade 4 | 99 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (101) is about the same size as its 4th grade class (99).
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · 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
KARL W SAILE BEAR ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL→ROXBORO ROAD MIDDLE SCHOOL→NORTH SYRACUSE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL→CICERO-NORTH SYRACUSE HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within NORTH SYRACUSE 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
40.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +7.0pp since 2023
Math
48.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -4.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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 4 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.0% | 48.0% |
| 2023-24 | 33.0% | 52.0% |
% 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
43.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.8%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 KARL W SAILE BEAR ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
KARL W SAILE BEAR ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (43.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| KARL W SAILE BEAR ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 537 | 44.1% | 43.5% |
| PINEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SCHENECTADY | 591 | 44.3% | 49.6% |
| GEORGE F JOHNSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ENDICOTT | 570 | 46.7% | 36.0% |
| HERBERT HOOVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BUFFALO | 570 | 40.2% | 43.0% |
| SMITH ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NORTH SYRACUSE | 553 | 48.3% | 36.6% |
| FRED W HILL SCHOOL BROCKPORT | 500 | 45.6% | 39.9% |
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 KARL W SAILE BEAR ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Onondaga County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.5% | #1,458 of 2,335 | #30 of 61 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #1,543 of 2,342 ▼ 314 | #32 of 61 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #1,802 of 2,343 ▼ 167 | #35 of 61 ▼ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 537 | #684 of 2,585 | #15 of 70 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #1,486 of 2,338 | #31 of 68 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.2% | #1,389 of 2,388 | #33 of 69 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.1% | #1,575 of 2,534 | #33 of 70 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.6% | #1,183 of 1,757 | #30 of 50 |
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
537
+254 (+90%) vs 2020
-33% since 1990-91, when it was 802
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 13.5:1
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 | 537 | 42.7 | 12.6:1 | 44% (237) |
| 2023-24 | 529 | 40.4 | 13.1:1 | 41% (219) |
| 2022-23 | 521 | 38.5 | 13.5:1 | 44% (228) |
| 2020-21 | 283 | 21 | 13.5:1 | 35% (100) |
| 2017-18 | 594 | 39 | 15.2:1 | 39% (231) |
| 2015-16 | 651 | 40 | 16.3:1 | 37% (240) |
| 2010-11 | 636 | 41 | 15.5:1 | 27% (174) |
| 2000-01 | 694 | 46 | 15.1:1 | 22% (150) |
| 1990-91 | 802 | 57 | 14.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for KARL W SAILE BEAR ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About KARL W SAILE BEAR ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
A mid-sized elementary school in NORTH SYRACUSE, New York, KARL W SAILE BEAR ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of NORTH SYRACUSE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. It reports enrollment of 537 students in kindergarten through 4. The school is 21% bigger than the average for elementary schools in New York.
The 11 schools in NORTH SYRACUSE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT enroll 7,630 students altogether, KARL W SAILE BEAR ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL among them.
About 72% of the student body at KARL W SAILE BEAR ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is White. Other groups include 13% multiracial, 6% Black, 5% Asian, and 5% Hispanic. Onondaga County residents are about 75% White, a similar share. A diversity index of 46% means there is a 46% chance two randomly chosen students at KARL W SAILE BEAR ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are from different groups.
A staff of 42.7 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 12.6:1. It is about the same as the 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 44%.
KARL W SAILE BEAR ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL earns a C on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 30% of New York public elementary schools.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, KARL W SAILE BEAR ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL would be expected to post about 58.8%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 43.5%.
The school is in Onondaga County, where the median household earns about $76,945 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 39% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 9%. Across Onondaga County, 123 public schools serve about 67,044 students.
KARL W SAILE BEAR ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is about 0.7 miles from MAIN STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, its nearest public school. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. KARL W SAILE BEAR ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 5th of 7 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 43.5% against a local average of 50.9%.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school counted 283 students in 2020-21 and 537 in 2024-25. A shift in the grades offered could account for part of the difference.
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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 NORTH SYRACUSE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- CICERO-NORTH SYRACUSE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,748 students
- NORTH SYRACUSE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,186 students
- GILLETTE ROAD MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,101 students
- ROXBORO ROAD MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 697 students
- CICERO ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 596 students
- SMITH ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 553 students
Other schools in NORTH SYRACUSE
- NORTH SYRACUSE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,186 students
- SMITH ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 553 students
- ALLEN ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 326 students
- MAIN STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 236 students
Nearby schools
- MAIN STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.7 mi · 236
- SMITH ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.4 mi · 553
- NORTH SYRACUSE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL1.4 mi · 1,186
- ALLEN ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.5 mi · 326
- GILLETTE ROAD MIDDLE SCHOOL2.1 mi · 1,101
- CICERO-NORTH SYRACUSE HIGH SCHOOL2.5 mi · 1,748
Frequently asked questions
About KARL W SAILE BEAR ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at KARL W SAILE BEAR ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
KARL W SAILE BEAR ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 537 students in grades KG-04.
What grades does KARL W SAILE BEAR ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
KARL W SAILE BEAR ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades KG-04.
How many teachers does KARL W SAILE BEAR ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
KARL W SAILE BEAR ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 43 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at KARL W SAILE BEAR ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At KARL W SAILE BEAR ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 72% White, 5% Hispanic, 6% Black, 5% Asian, 13% Two or more.
Is KARL W SAILE BEAR ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
KARL W SAILE BEAR ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by NORTH SYRACUSE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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