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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTH JEFFERSON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 360234000005

MAYNARD P WILSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

13180 US RT 11, ADAMS CENTER, NY 13606 · (315) 583-5418 · Jefferson County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL477 STUDENTS
Enrollment
477
Elementary
DISTRICT 408 · STATE 443
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
161 students
DISTRICT 44% · 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
Pre-K
21
Kindergarten
70
Grade 1
60
Grade 2
83
Grade 3
64
Grade 4
93
Grade 5
78
Ungraded
8
Student demographics
White
43992%
DISTRICT 93% · STATE 39%
Hispanic
163%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 31%
Black
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 16%
Asian
20%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 10%
Two+
194%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 4%
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
Male
24050%
Female
23750%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
MAYNARD P WILSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLCLARKE MIDDLE SCHOOLSOUTH JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within SOUTH JEFFERSON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)
English Language Arts
55.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +9.0pp since 2023
Math
49.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +5.0pp since 2023

What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 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 9 points 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
47.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.6%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.6pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% 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 2024-25
Enrollment
477
-73 (-13%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
was 14.5:1
% White
92%
was 96%
% Hispanic
3%
was 1%
% Black
0%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About MAYNARD P WILSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

MAYNARD P WILSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates as a medium-sized primary school in ADAMS CENTER, New York, operated by SOUTH JEFFERSON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Current enrollment sits at 477 students spanning grades pre-K through 5.

SOUTH JEFFERSON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 1,788 students; MAYNARD P WILSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, MAYNARD P WILSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports that nearly all students (92%) are White; the rest is composed of 4% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. By comparison, Jefferson County as a whole is about 83% White, so the school skews visibly more White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, On paper, MAYNARD P WILSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting MAYNARD P WILSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. About 34% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is lower than Jefferson County's rate of about 49%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, MAYNARD P WILSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 62.6%; this one delivers 47.0%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Jefferson County) logs that median household earnings sit near $66,301, roughly 27% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Jefferson County runs 39 public schools (combined enrollment of about 16,789 students), of which MAYNARD P WILSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

Nearest neighbor: SOUTH JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL, around 2.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around MAYNARD P WILSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. On composite proficiency, MAYNARD P WILSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes 7th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 56.3%.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at MAYNARD P WILSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has ticked down 13%, going from 550 students in 2018 to 477 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 14.5:1 in 2018 to 11.4:1 today.

Inside the community feed, members of the MAYNARD P WILSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.

Jefferson County at a glance

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Population
115,040
Census ACS
Median income
$66,301
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
39
16,789 students

Quick facts

School name
MAYNARD P WILSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
District
SOUTH JEFFERSON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Address
13180 US RT 11, ADAMS CENTER, NY 13606
Phone
(315) 583-5418
County
Jefferson County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
477
Teachers (FTE)
42
Student–teacher ratio
11.4:1
Free/Reduced lunch
161 (34%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
360234000005
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About MAYNARD P WILSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
How many students attend MAYNARD P WILSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
MAYNARD P WILSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 477 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does MAYNARD P WILSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
MAYNARD P WILSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at MAYNARD P WILSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 11.4:1 students per teacher at MAYNARD P WILSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
What is the racial breakdown of students at MAYNARD P WILSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At MAYNARD P WILSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 92% White, 3% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is MAYNARD P WILSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
MAYNARD P WILSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of SOUTH JEFFERSON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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