MOSES DEWITT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Located at 201 JAMESVILLE RD, in DEWITT, New York, MOSES DEWITT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a small elementary school that teaches 265 students (grades pre-K through 4), one of the schools within JAMESVILLE-DEWITT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Enrollment runs roughly 40% below the state mean of about 443.

Within JAMESVILLE-DEWITT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 5 schools and 2,431 students, MOSES DEWITT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, MOSES DEWITT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records that the largest single group is White, at 69% of enrollment. The remainder consists of 9% Black, 9% multiracial, 8% Hispanic, 6% Asian.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, MOSES DEWITT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 19.4:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. An estimated 33% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is lower than Onondaga County's rate of about 49%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, MOSES DEWITT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 62.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 76.4%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Onondaga County indicate median household earnings sit near $76,945, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. MOSES DEWITT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 123 public schools in Onondaga County (combined enrollment of about 67,044 students).

Nearest neighbor: JAMESVILLE-DEWITT MIDDLE SCHOOL, around 0.9 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts MOSES DEWITT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 53.2%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Looking at the recent track record. MOSES DEWITT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has showed little movement since 2018, when it stood at 269 (now 265). The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 14.9:1 in 2018 to 19.4:1 today.

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