MAIN STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

MAIN STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a K-5 school of modestly sized scale in NORTH SYRACUSE, New York, overseen by NORTH SYRACUSE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, enrolling 236 students in grade pre-K. That puts it 47% leaner than the typical public school in New York, which averages around 443 students.

NORTH SYRACUSE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 11 schools in total, collectively educating 7,630 students. MAIN STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, MAIN STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports that 76% of the student body identifies as White; the rest looks like 8% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 6% Black. Compared to Onondaga County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the income-and-resources front, Roughly 39% of students at MAIN STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Onondaga County runs at roughly 49%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Onondaga County put the typical household earns roughly $76,945 per year, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Across Onondaga County's 123 public schools (combined enrollment of about 67,044 students), MAIN STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is KARL W SAILE BEAR ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 0.7 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around MAIN STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at MAIN STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has ticked up 32%, going from 179 students in 2018 to 236 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 84% to 76% over that span.

In the discussion threads here, members of the MAIN STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.