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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ONEIDA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 360001301167

SENECA STREET SCHOOL

436 SENECA ST, ONEIDA, NY 13421 · (315) 363-3930 · Madison County
GRADES 02–03ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL237 STUDENTS
Enrollment
237
Elementary
DISTRICT 241 · STATE 443
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
100 students
DISTRICT 41% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 210946%
Grade 312854%
Student demographics
25%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 72% · US 70%
White
20486%
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 39% · US 43%
Hispanic
104%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 31% · US 30%
Black
31%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 16% · US 15%
Two+
188%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 4% · US 5%
Native American
21%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 1% · US 1%
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
Male
12051%
Female
11749%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
SENECA STREET SCHOOLDURHAMVILLE SCHOOLOTTO L SHORTELL MIDDLE SCHOOLONEIDA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within ONEIDA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)
English Language Arts
30.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -16.0pp since 2023
Math
53.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +8.0pp since 2023

What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 30 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 down about 16 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.

NYS Assessments results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2530.0%53.0%
2023-2446.0%45.0%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
43.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.5%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.7pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 44% 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 →

Where SENECA STREET SCHOOL ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn New YorkIn Madison County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
43.8%#1,446 of 2,335#6 of 10
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
53.0%#1,306 of 2,342#4 of 10
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
30.0%#2,107 of 2,343#8 of 10
Enrollment
ranked largest first
237#2,267 of 2,585#8 of 11
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
13.5:1#1,757 of 2,338#3 of 8
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
25.1%#1,998 of 2,388#2 of 8
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+18.5%#151 of 606N/A
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.

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
237
+37 (+19%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 14.3:1
% White
86%
was 88%
% Hispanic
4%
was 4%
% Black
1%
was 2%
% Asian
0%
was 3%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree or reduced lunch
2024-2523717.613.5:142% (100)
2023-2423014.915.5:139% (90)
2022-2320314.713.8:145% (92)
2017-182001414.3:134% (67)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SENECA STREET SCHOOL.

About SENECA STREET SCHOOL

SENECA STREET SCHOOL sits in ONEIDA, New York, and is classified as an elementary school. It has an enrollment of 237 students in grades 2 through 3. On average, elementary schools in New York enroll around 443, and this school is 47% below that mark.

The district for SENECA STREET SCHOOL is ONEIDA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, with 6 schools and 1,806 students.

White students account for 86% of the school's enrollment. After that, the student body is 8% multiracial and 4% Hispanic. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 25%.

SENECA STREET SCHOOL reported 17.6 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 13.5:1. That is in line with the 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York. There are 100 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 42% of enrollment.

Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, SENECA STREET SCHOOL would be expected to post about 59.5%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 43.8%.

In the surrounding county, Madison County, median household income comes to about $75,499, about 30% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. The county's public schools total 25, with about 8,402 students.

The closest school to SENECA STREET SCHOOL is ONEIDA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, located about 0.3 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of SENECA STREET SCHOOL. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, SENECA STREET SCHOOL ranks 6th on average proficiency.

SENECA STREET SCHOOL is in a town some distance from an urbanized area, a location NCES labels Town: Distant.

The school's student count rose 19% between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years.

SENECA STREET SCHOOL has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.

Madison County at a glance

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Population
67,328
Census ACS
Median income
$75,499
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
25
8,402 students

Quick facts

School name
SENECA STREET SCHOOL
District
ONEIDA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Address
436 SENECA ST, ONEIDA, NY 13421
Phone
(315) 363-3930
County
Madison County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
02–03
Total enrollment
237
Teachers (FTE)
18
Student–teacher ratio
13.5:1
Free/Reduced lunch
100 (42%)
Locale
32-Town: Distant
NCES ID
360001301167
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About SENECA STREET SCHOOL
What is the total enrollment at SENECA STREET SCHOOL?
SENECA STREET SCHOOL enrolls approximately 237 students in grades 02-03.
What grades does SENECA STREET SCHOOL serve?
SENECA STREET SCHOOL serves grades 02-03.
What is the student-teacher ratio at SENECA STREET SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at SENECA STREET SCHOOL is approximately 13.5:1 (18 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at SENECA STREET SCHOOL?
At SENECA STREET SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 86% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 8% Two or more.
Is SENECA STREET SCHOOL public or private?
SENECA STREET SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by ONEIDA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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