Enrollment
359
Elementary
DISTRICT 359 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SARANAC CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 360000904668
SARANAC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
18 PICKETTS CRNRS RD, SARANAC, NY 12981 · (518) 565-5900 · Clinton County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL359 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
135 students
DISTRICT 39% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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 SARANAC 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
41.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +7.0pp since 2023
Math
42.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +0.0pp 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 42 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
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
40.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.2%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-20.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 61% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
359
-12 (-3%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
was 11.6:1
% White
96%
was 96%
% Hispanic
1%
was 1%
% Black
0%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About SARANAC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SARANAC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, a tight-knit primary school in SARANAC, New York, part of SARANAC CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, instructs 359 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.
SARANAC CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 1,546 students; SARANAC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among them.
In terms of who attends, SARANAC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports that nearly all students (96%) are White. Beyond that, the school lists 3% multiracial.
In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.0:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting SARANAC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 38% of students at SARANAC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Clinton County (around 50%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), SARANAC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 61.2%; this one comes in at 40.3%, -20.9 points off the demographic line.
Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Clinton County put median household income runs about $71,224, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Clinton County runs 29 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,729 students), of which SARANAC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.
The closest other public school is SARANAC HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), SARANAC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 7th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 54.9%.
Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.
Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 3%: 371 students in 2018 compared to 359 in 2025.
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Clinton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
78,493
Census ACS
Median income
$71,224
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
29
10,729 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SARANAC CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- SARANAC HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 468 students
- SARANAC MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 361 students
- MORRISONVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 358 students
Other schools in SARANAC
- SARANAC HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 468 students
- SARANAC MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 361 students
Nearby schools
- SARANAC HIGH SCHOOL0.2 mi · 468
- SARANAC MIDDLE SCHOOL0.2 mi · 361
- MORRISONVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL8.1 mi · 358
- CLINTON-ESSEX-WARREN-WASHINGTON BOCES10.7 mi · 237
- PERU ELEMENTARY SCHOOL11.1 mi · 832
- PERU HIGH SCHOOL11.2 mi · 555
Frequently asked questions
About SARANAC ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend SARANAC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
SARANAC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 359 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does SARANAC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
SARANAC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does SARANAC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
SARANAC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 30 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.0:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at SARANAC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At SARANAC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 96% White, 1% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees SARANAC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
SARANAC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by SARANAC CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT in Clinton County.
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