Enrollment
294
Elementary
DISTRICT 362 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OSWEGO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 362205003127
LEIGHTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
1 BUCCANEER BLVD, OSWEGO, NY 13126 · (315) 341-2700 · Oswego County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL294 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 18% 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
13.2:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
166 students
DISTRICT 44% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 26 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 51 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 41 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 45 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 44 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 41 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 46 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (26) is 43% smaller than its 6th grade class (46).
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 29% · 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
Based on grade levels within OSWEGO CITY 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
38.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +3.0pp since 2023
Math
38.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +3.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 38.0% | 38.0% |
| 2023-24 | 35.0% | 35.0% |
% 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
35.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.2%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-18.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 LEIGHTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LEIGHTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (35.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEIGHTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 294 | 56.5% | 35.8% |
| LA FAYETTE SCHOOL WATERLOO | 309 | 59.5% | 34.6% |
| FITZHUGH PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OSWEGO | 319 | 54.5% | 28.6% |
| WARREN STREET SCHOOL JOHNSTOWN | 296 | 59.8% | 37.9% |
| RED JACKET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SHORTSVILLE | 323 | 54.8% | 52.4% |
| SHERMAN SCHOOL WATERTOWN | 323 | 55.7% | 44.9% |
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 LEIGHTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Oswego County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.8% | #1,800 of 2,335 | #10 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #1,921 of 2,342 ▼ 60 | #11 of 20 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #1,897 of 2,343 ▼ 356 | #10 of 20 ▼ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 294 | #2,031 of 2,585 | #18 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #1,686 of 2,338 | #14 of 20 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.9% | #1,607 of 2,388 | #1 of 20 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.5% | #1,226 of 2,534 | #3 of 20 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.2% | #462 of 606 | N/A |
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
294
+1 (+0%) vs 2020
-44% since 1990-91, when it was 525
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 13.3:1
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 | 294 | 22.2 | 13.2:1 | 56% (166) |
| 2023-24 | 304 | 21.4 | 14.2:1 | 57% (173) |
| 2022-23 | 288 | 20 | 14.4:1 | 62% (178) |
| 2020-21 | 293 | 22 | 13.3:1 | 53% (155) |
| 2017-18 | 285 | 24 | 11.9:1 | 52% (149) |
| 2015-16 | 309 | 25 | 12.4:1 | 71% (218) |
| 2010-11 | 502 | 33 | 15.2:1 | 57% (284) |
| 2000-01 | 517 | 37 | 14.0:1 | 44% (230) |
| 1990-91 | 525 | 31 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for LEIGHTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About LEIGHTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LEIGHTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a small elementary school in New York, with an address in OSWEGO. It offers pre-K through 6 and has 294 students enrolled. Elementary schools in New York have about 443 students on average; enrollment here is 34% lower.
OSWEGO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT is responsible for 7 schools, LEIGHTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL included, with 3,460 students in all.
More than half of the students at LEIGHTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are White (76%). Other reported shares: 13% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 3% Black. That compares with about 92% White among all Oswego County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 40%.
Teacher count: 22.2 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 13.2:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in New York is similar, at 12.8:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 56%.
LEIGHTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL holds a C- allk12 Grade, placing it above 18% of New York public elementary schools.
On BeatsExpectations, LEIGHTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 18.4 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of New York schools.
In Oswego County, home to about 117,953 people, the median household earns about $69,183 a year, roughly 22% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Oswego County number 37, with about 17,529 students.
The closest school to LEIGHTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is OSWEGO HIGH SCHOOL, located less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 6. Its average proficiency rate of 35.8% is below the 42.0% average for nearby schools.
Federal records code the school's setting as Town: Distant.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 293 to 294, a small change.
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Oswego County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
117,953
Census ACS
Median income
$69,183
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
37
17,529 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in OSWEGO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
- OSWEGO HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,079 students
- OSWEGO MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 572 students
- MINETTO ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 409 students
- KINGSFORD PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 397 students
- CHARLES E RILEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 390 students
- FITZHUGH PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 319 students
Other schools in OSWEGO
- OSWEGO HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,079 students
- OSWEGO MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 572 students
- KINGSFORD PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 397 students
- CHARLES E RILEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 390 students
- FITZHUGH PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 319 students
Other Leighton Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Leighton Elementary. LEIGHTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Leighton Elementary SchoolAurora, OH · 657 students
- Leighton Elementary SchoolLeighton, AL · 355 students
Nearby schools
- OSWEGO HIGH SCHOOL0.1 mi · 1,079
- KINGSFORD PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.8 mi · 397
- CHARLES E RILEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.6 mi · 390
- FITZHUGH PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.6 mi · 319
- OSWEGO MIDDLE SCHOOL1.8 mi · 572
- MINETTO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL4.8 mi · 409
Frequently asked questions
About LEIGHTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at LEIGHTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
LEIGHTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 294 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does LEIGHTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
LEIGHTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-06.
How many teachers does LEIGHTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
LEIGHTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 22 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.2:1.
What is the student diversity at LEIGHTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at LEIGHTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 76% White, 13% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is LEIGHTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
LEIGHTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of OSWEGO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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