OHIO STREET SCHOOL

Set in WATERTOWN, New York, OHIO STREET SCHOOL is a compact primary school, part of WATERTOWN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT. It educates 308 students across grades K through 4. That puts it 30% smaller than the typical public school in New York, which averages around 443 students.

Across the 8 schools in WATERTOWN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT (3,940 students total), OHIO STREET SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, OHIO STREET SCHOOL lists that White students make up the majority at 63%. Other groups include 17% multiracial, 13% Hispanic, 6% Black. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 83%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.9:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 78% of students at OHIO STREET SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Jefferson County runs at roughly 49%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, On a poverty-adjusted basis, OHIO STREET SCHOOL sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 46.2%; actual is 23.6%, a gap of -22.6 points.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Jefferson County indicate median household income runs about $66,301, about 27% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. OHIO STREET SCHOOL is one of 39 public schools in Jefferson County (combined enrollment of about 16,789 students).

The closest other public school is STARBUCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 1.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around OHIO STREET SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts OHIO STREET SCHOOL at 8th of 8; the average score across the group is 39.0%.

OHIO STREET SCHOOL operates from an urban location.

Five-year trend. OHIO STREET SCHOOL's enrollment has ticked down 9% since 2018, when it stood at 340 (now 308). Class-load math has tightened: from 15.4:1 in 2018 to 12.9:1 in 2025.

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