Enrollment
265
Elementary
DISTRICT 306 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JAMESVILLE-DEWITT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 360909000699
MOSES DEWITT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
201 JAMESVILLE RD, DEWITT, NY 13214 · (315) 445-8370 · Onondaga County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL265 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
19.4:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.7:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
88 students
DISTRICT 27% · STATE 58%
Community
0
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 18 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 49 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 52 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 42 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 45 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 59 | 22% |
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · 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 JAMESVILLE-DEWITT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
79.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +14.0pp since 2023
Math
79.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -3.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 79 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 79 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 14 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 79.0% | 79.0% |
| 2023-24 | 65.0% | 82.0% |
% 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
76.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.8%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 76% 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 →
Where MOSES DEWITT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Onondaga County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 76.4% | #232 of 2,335 | #3 of 61 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 79.0% | #377 of 2,342 | #2 of 61 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 79.0% | #272 of 2,343 | #3 of 61 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 265 | #2,170 of 2,585 | #63 of 70 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.4:1 | #2,288 of 2,338 | #60 of 68 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.9% | #1,235 of 2,388 | #28 of 69 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.5% | #1,683 of 1,757 | #47 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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
265
-4 (-1%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
19.4:1
was 14.9:1
% White
69%
was 71%
% Hispanic
8%
was 6%
% Black
9%
was 12%
% Asian
6%
was 4%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 265 | 13.7 | 19.4:1 | 33% (88) |
| 2023-24 | 246 | 13.7 | 18.0:1 | 33% (82) |
| 2022-23 | 228 | 14.1 | 16.1:1 | 29% (65) |
| 2017-18 | 269 | 18 | 14.9:1 | 35% (94) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MOSES DEWITT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About MOSES DEWITT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MOSES DEWITT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a small elementary school based in DEWITT, New York. In all, 265 students attend the school in pre-K through 4. It has 40% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in New York (about 443).
JAMESVILLE-DEWITT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT has a total of 5 schools and 2,431 students, MOSES DEWITT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL among them.
The student body at MOSES DEWITT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 69% White. The school is also 9% Black, 9% multiracial, 8% Hispanic, and 6% Asian. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 50, compared with 70 nationally.
The school had 13.7 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 19.4:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in New York is 12.8:1. The school reported 33% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. That rate is below the 49% average among public schools in Onondaga County.
MOSES DEWITT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 13.6 points above its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (76.4% versus 62.8%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in New York.
For Onondaga County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $76,945, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 39%, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. The county has 123 public schools and about 67,044 students.
About 0.9 miles separate MOSES DEWITT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL from the closest public school, JAMESVILLE-DEWITT MIDDLE SCHOOL. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 53.2%; MOSES DEWITT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's is 76.4%, ranking 3rd of 9.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
MOSES DEWITT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL had 269 students in 2017-18 and 265 in 2024-25, nearly the same. From 2017-18 to 2024-25, the ratio increased from 14.9:1 to 19.4:1.
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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 JAMESVILLE-DEWITT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- JAMESVILLE-DEWITT HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 820 students
- JAMESVILLE-DEWITT MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 693 students
- TECUMSEH ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 332 students
- JAMESVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 321 students
Nearby schools
- JAMESVILLE-DEWITT MIDDLE SCHOOL0.9 mi · 693
- JAMESVILLE-DEWITT HIGH SCHOOL1.5 mi · 820
- NOTTINGHAM HIGH SCHOOL1.6 mi · 1,350
- HURLBUT W SMITH K-8 SCHOOL1.7 mi · 776
- TECUMSEH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.8 mi · 332
- MOTT ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.2 mi · 493
Frequently asked questions
About MOSES DEWITT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at MOSES DEWITT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
MOSES DEWITT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 265 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does MOSES DEWITT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
MOSES DEWITT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-04.
How many teachers does MOSES DEWITT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
MOSES DEWITT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 14 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.4:1.
What is the student diversity at MOSES DEWITT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at MOSES DEWITT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 69% White, 8% Hispanic, 9% Black, 6% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees MOSES DEWITT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
MOSES DEWITT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by JAMESVILLE-DEWITT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT in Onondaga County.
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