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What's something PULASKI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
422
Elementary
DISTRICT 465 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PULASKI CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 362388003311
PULASKI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
2 HINMAN RD, PULASKI, NY 13142 · (315) 298-2412 · Oswego County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL422 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 29% of New York public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
11.5:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.2:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
236 students
DISTRICT 53% · 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 50 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 62 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 53 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 61 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 71 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 62 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 61 | 14% |
| Ungraded | 2 | 0% |
This year's kindergarten class (62) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (61).
Student demographics
10%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 11% · 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
PULASKI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL→PULASKI MIDDLE-HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within PULASKI CENTRAL 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
42.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +15.0pp since 2023
Math
53.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +4.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 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 15 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 42.0% | 53.0% |
| 2023-24 | 27.0% | 49.0% |
% 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
41.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.4%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 →
Schools most like PULASKI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PULASKI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (41.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PULASKI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 422 | 55.9% | 41.0% |
| CAMPBELL-SAVONA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SAVONA | 436 | 55.5% | 44.1% |
| HASTINGS MALLORY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CENTRAL SQUARE | 407 | 56.3% | 40.1% |
| TUSCARORA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ADDISON | 429 | 57.1% | 21.9% |
| SOUTH LEWIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TURIN | 452 | 55.8% | 47.6% |
| CARYL E ADAMS PRIMARY SCHOOL WHITNEY POINT | 453 | 54.1% | 39.0% |
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 PULASKI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Oswego County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #1,568 of 2,335 | #4 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #1,339 of 2,342 ▲ 17 | #1 of 20 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #1,713 of 2,343 ▲ 212 | #6 of 20 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 422 | #1,247 of 2,585 | #7 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.5:1 | #1,084 of 2,338 | #5 of 20 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 10.0% | #2,301 of 2,388 | #16 of 20 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.9% | #1,247 of 2,534 | #5 of 20 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.4% | #1,120 of 1,757 | #8 of 16 |
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
422
0 (0%) vs 2020
-38% since 1990-91, when it was 684
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
was 12.1:1
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 | 422 | 36.6 | 11.5:1 | 56% (236) |
| 2023-24 | 423 | 36.2 | 11.7:1 | 49% (207) |
| 2022-23 | 427 | 36.3 | 11.8:1 | 54% (231) |
| 2020-21 | 422 | 35 | 12.1:1 | 57% (240) |
| 2017-18 | 471 | 37.5 | 12.6:1 | 51% (240) |
| 2015-16 | 489 | 41 | 11.9:1 | 50% (246) |
| 2010-11 | 549 | 46 | 11.9:1 | 52% (285) |
| 2000-01 | 727 | 49 | 14.8:1 | 36% (261) |
| 1990-91 | 684 | 44 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PULASKI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About PULASKI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PULASKI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, a medium-sized elementary school, is located in PULASKI, New York. A total of 422 students attend the school, which covers pre-K through 5.
PULASKI CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT serves 929 students across 2 schools.
The large majority of students at PULASKI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 95%, are White. Other reported shares: 3% multiracial. That is close to the 92% White share among all Oswego County residents. PULASKI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has a diversity index of 10%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
At PULASKI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 36.6 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 11.5:1. That ratio is under the 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 56% of enrollment.
PULASKI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is graded C by allk12, scoring above 29% of New York public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, PULASKI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL would score about 54.4%. It scores 41.0%, 13.4 points below that figure.
According to the American Community Survey, in Oswego County, median household income is about $69,183, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 22%, and about 11% of people live in poverty. A total of 37 public schools operate in Oswego County, serving about 17,529 students.
The school nearest to PULASKI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is PULASKI MIDDLE-HIGH SCHOOL, at a distance of about 1.4 miles. Within ten miles of PULASKI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, there are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 49.6%; PULASKI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's is 41.0%, ranking 7th of 9.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Distant.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 422 in 2020-21 and 422 in 2024-25.
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Oswego County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
117,953
Census ACS
Median income
$69,183
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
37
17,529 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in PULASKI CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- PULASKI MIDDLE-HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 507 students
Other Pulaski Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Pulaski Elementary. PULASKI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the 5th largest of the 5.
- Pulaski Elementary SChoolSavannah, GA · 1,147 students
- Pulaski Elementary SchoolSomerset, KY · 535 students
- Pulaski ElementaryPulaski, VA · 472 students
- Pulaski ElementaryPulaski, TN · 471 students
Nearby schools
- PULASKI MIDDLE-HIGH SCHOOL1.4 mi · 507
- SANDY CREEK HIGH SCHOOL6.0 mi · 230
- SANDY CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL6.0 mi · 379
- SANDY CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL6.0 mi · 175
- MEXICO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL9.1 mi · 362
- MEXICO HIGH SCHOOL9.2 mi · 619
Frequently asked questions
About PULASKI ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is PULASKI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
PULASKI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 422 students in grades PK-05.
Is PULASKI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
PULASKI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does PULASKI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
PULASKI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 37 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.5:1.
What is the student diversity at PULASKI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at PULASKI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 95% White, 1% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is PULASKI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
PULASKI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of PULASKI CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.