Enrollment
356
Elementary
DISTRICT 399 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AUBURN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 360348000107
OWASCO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
66 LETCHWORTH ST, AUBURN, NY 13021 · (315) 255-8720 · Cayuga County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL356 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 13% of New York public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New York public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
9.7:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.1:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
162 students
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 58%
Community
0
0 members
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 63 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 42 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 50 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 45 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 39 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 54 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 63 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (63) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (63).
Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · 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 AUBURN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
37.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +10.0pp since 2023
Math
41.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +1.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 37.0% | 41.0% |
| 2023-24 | 27.0% | 40.0% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of NY schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
34.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.3%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-23.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 58% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like OWASCO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
OWASCO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (34.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| OWASCO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 356 | 45.5% | 34.9% |
| COLONIAL VILLAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NIAGARA FALLS | 351 | 42.5% | 36.9% |
| JOHN E JOY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ROME | 366 | 41.5% | 31.3% |
| MARION ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MARION | 335 | 43.0% | 59.2% |
| ANDREW J SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL UNION SPRINGS | 332 | 44.9% | 57.3% |
| WEST CARTHAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CARTHAGE | 390 | 48.7% | 31.0% |
Matched among New York elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where OWASCO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Cayuga County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.9% | #1,842 of 2,335 | #9 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #1,808 of 2,342 ▼ 132 | #9 of 11 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #1,920 of 2,343 ▼ 12 | #8 of 11 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 356 | #1,627 of 2,585 | #8 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.7:1 | #351 of 2,338 | #1 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.9% | #1,672 of 2,388 | #5 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.5% | #1,534 of 2,534 | #7 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.1% | #541 of 1,757 | #3 of 9 |
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. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
356
-7 (-2%) vs 2020
-21% since 1990-91, when it was 449
Student : Teacher
9.7:1
was 11.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 356 | 36.6 | 9.7:1 | 46% (162) |
| 2023-24 | 352 | 39.7 | 8.9:1 | 46% (163) |
| 2022-23 | 370 | 35.4 | 10.5:1 | 46% (169) |
| 2020-21 | 363 | 31 | 11.7:1 | 45% (164) |
| 2017-18 | 457 | 34.5 | 13.2:1 | 42% (190) |
| 2015-16 | 452 | 34 | 13.3:1 | 45% (204) |
| 2010-11 | 342 | 30 | 11.4:1 | 26% (90) |
| 2000-01 | 478 | 34 | 14.1:1 | 21% (102) |
| 1990-91 | 449 | 25 | 18.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for OWASCO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About OWASCO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Families in AUBURN, New York, are served by OWASCO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, a small elementary school. It reports enrollment of 356 students in kindergarten through 6.
AUBURN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, which runs OWASCO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, has 7 schools and 3,732 students.
More than half of the students at OWASCO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are White (78%). The remaining shares are 12% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, and 3% Black. Census estimates put the White share of Cayuga County's population at about 88%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, OWASCO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL scores 38%.
There are 36.6 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 9.7:1. The gap from the 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York is 3.1 students per teacher. On the income side, 46% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, OWASCO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lands at D, ahead of 13% of New York public elementary schools.
OWASCO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a bottom-10% school in New York on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 34.9% against a predicted 58.3%.
Cayuga County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $67,904, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 25%, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. There are 22 public schools in the county, enrolling about 8,576, OWASCO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL among them.
About 0.7 miles separate OWASCO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL from the closest public school, AUBURN HIGH SCHOOL. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. OWASCO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 5th of 7 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
OWASCO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is coded as Town: Distant in federal locale data.
In 2020-21, OWASCO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolled 363; in 2024-25, 356. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 11.7:1 to 9.7:1.
The OWASCO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. You can also rate the school on this page.
Cayuga County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
75,102
Census ACS
Median income
$67,904
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
8,576 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in AUBURN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
- AUBURN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,176 students
- AUBURN JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLMiddle · 560 students
- WILLIAM H SEWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 491 students
- HERMAN AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 399 students
- CASEY PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 381 students
- GENESEE STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 369 students
Other schools in AUBURN
- AUBURN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,176 students
- AUBURN JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLMiddle · 560 students
- WILLIAM H SEWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 491 students
- HERMAN AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 399 students
- CASEY PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 381 students
- GENESEE STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 369 students
Nearby schools
- AUBURN HIGH SCHOOL0.7 mi · 1,176
- WILLIAM H SEWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.8 mi · 491
- HERMAN AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.2 mi · 399
- AUBURN JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL1.8 mi · 560
- GENESEE STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.0 mi · 369
- CASEY PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.6 mi · 381
Frequently asked questions
About OWASCO ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at OWASCO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
OWASCO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 356 students in grades KG-06.
Is OWASCO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
OWASCO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many teachers does OWASCO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
OWASCO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 37 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.7:1.
What is the student diversity at OWASCO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at OWASCO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 78% White, 6% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 12% Two or more.
What district is OWASCO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
OWASCO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of AUBURN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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