Enrollment
369
Elementary
DISTRICT 315 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BRASHER FALLS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 362796003790
SAINT LAWRENCE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
1039 STATE HWY 11C, BRASHER FALLS, NY 13613 · (315) 389-5131 · St. Lawrence County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL369 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 28% 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.
- C-Beats 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
11.1:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.4:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
160 students
DISTRICT 50% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 53 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 58 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 64 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 56 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 65 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 71 | 19% |
| Ungraded | 2 | 1% |
This year's kindergarten class (58) is 18% smaller than its 4th grade class (71).
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 15% · 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 BRASHER FALLS 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
41.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +14.0pp since 2023
Math
60.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +17.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 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 up about 17 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 41.0% | 60.0% |
| 2023-24 | 27.0% | 43.0% |
% 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
42.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.0%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 SAINT LAWRENCE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SAINT LAWRENCE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (42.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAINT LAWRENCE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 369 | 43.4% | 42.7% |
| KEESEVILLE PRIMARY SCHOOL KEESEVILLE | 364 | 42.6% | 43.6% |
| MEXICO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MEXICO | 362 | 42.0% | 33.2% |
| PALMYRA-MACEDON INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL MACEDON | 339 | 43.4% | 39.2% |
| HOOSICK FALLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HOOSICK FALLS | 407 | 43.5% | 43.6% |
| MORRISONVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MORRISONVILLE | 358 | 40.5% | 25.8% |
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 SAINT LAWRENCE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In St. Lawrence County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.7% | #1,490 of 2,335 | #8 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #1,084 of 2,342 ▲ 487 | #5 of 14 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #1,762 of 2,343 ▲ 170 | #10 of 14 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 369 | #1,554 of 2,585 | #8 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.1:1 | #891 of 2,338 | #4 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 13.9% | #2,223 of 2,388 | #6 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.4% | #1,595 of 2,534 | #9 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.3% | #1,064 of 1,757 | #6 of 12 |
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
369
-36 (-9%) vs 2020
-38% since 1990-91, when it was 593
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
was 13.5:1
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 | 369 | 33.3 | 11.1:1 | 43% (160) |
| 2023-24 | 363 | 32.8 | 11.1:1 | 55% (199) |
| 2022-23 | 363 | 33.6 | 10.8:1 | 59% (215) |
| 2020-21 | 405 | 30 | 13.5:1 | 52% (212) |
| 2017-18 | 416 | 24 | 17.3:1 | 58% (243) |
| 2015-16 | 374 | 21 | 17.8:1 | 61% (229) |
| 2010-11 | 424 | 37 | 11.5:1 | 55% (235) |
| 2000-01 | 606 | 40 | 15.2:1 | 50% (306) |
| 1990-91 | 593 | 34 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SAINT LAWRENCE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About SAINT LAWRENCE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SAINT LAWRENCE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a low-enrollment elementary school for students in BRASHER FALLS, New York. The school reports 369 students in pre-K through 4.
BRASHER FALLS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, which runs SAINT LAWRENCE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, has 3 schools and 946 students.
The large majority of students at SAINT LAWRENCE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 93%, are White. The next largest groups are 3% Native American and 3% Black. County-wide, about 92% of residents are White. By the diversity index, SAINT LAWRENCE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes in at 14%.
SAINT LAWRENCE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 33.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 11.1:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in New York is 12.8:1, higher than at this school. SAINT LAWRENCE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 43%. That is close to the 45% average for public schools in St. Lawrence County.
allk12 grades SAINT LAWRENCE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL a C. The grade compares the school only with New York public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
SAINT LAWRENCE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 42.7%, compared with a predicted 59.0%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of New York schools on BeatsExpectations.
Within St. Lawrence County, median household income is about $62,850, about 25% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 40 public schools in St. Lawrence County, with a combined enrollment of about 13,653.
The nearest public school is SAINT LAWRENCE HIGH SCHOOL, at about 0.2 miles. SAINT LAWRENCE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 2 other public schools within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 58.3%, higher than SAINT LAWRENCE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's 42.7%.
Locale: Rural: Distant. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Federal counts put enrollment at 405 in 2020-21 and 369 in 2024-25, a 9% decrease. Federal data show the ratio falling from 13.5:1 to 11.1:1.
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St. Lawrence County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
107,226
Census ACS
Median income
$62,850
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
40
13,653 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BRASHER FALLS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- ST LAWRENCE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 301 students
- SAINT LAWRENCE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 276 students
Other schools in BRASHER FALLS
- ST LAWRENCE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 301 students
- SAINT LAWRENCE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 276 students
Nearby schools
- SAINT LAWRENCE HIGH SCHOOL0.2 mi · 276
- ST LAWRENCE MIDDLE SCHOOL0.3 mi · 301
- JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL10.0 mi · 452
- J WILLIAM LEARY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL10.4 mi · 388
- NIGHTENGALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL10.4 mi · 454
- MASSENA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL10.4 mi · 743
Frequently asked questions
About SAINT LAWRENCE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend SAINT LAWRENCE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
SAINT LAWRENCE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 369 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does SAINT LAWRENCE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
SAINT LAWRENCE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
How many teachers does SAINT LAWRENCE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
SAINT LAWRENCE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 33 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.1:1.
What is the student diversity at SAINT LAWRENCE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at SAINT LAWRENCE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 93% White, 1% Hispanic, 3% Black, 0% Asian.
Who oversees SAINT LAWRENCE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
SAINT LAWRENCE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by BRASHER FALLS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT in St. Lawrence County.
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