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Enrollment
452
Elementary
DISTRICT 345 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTH LEWIS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 362736006732
SOUTH LEWIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
4264 EAST RD, TURIN, NY 13473 · (315) 348-2600 · Lewis County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL452 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 45% of New York public elementary schools
- B-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
11.6:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.8:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
252 students
DISTRICT 56% · 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 | 41 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 75 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 84 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 77 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 96 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 77 | 17% |
| Ungraded | 2 | 0% |
This year's kindergarten class (75) is about the same size as its 4th grade class (77).
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
Based on grade levels within SOUTH LEWIS 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
45.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +9.0pp since 2023
Math
57.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +5.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.0% | 57.0% |
| 2023-24 | 36.0% | 52.0% |
% 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
47.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.5%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% 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 SOUTH LEWIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SOUTH LEWIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (47.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SOUTH LEWIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 452 | 55.8% | 47.6% |
| CAMPBELL-SAVONA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SAVONA | 436 | 55.5% | 44.1% |
| BRUSHTON GRADE SCHOOL BRUSHTON | 465 | 54.2% | 39.4% |
| CARYL E ADAMS PRIMARY SCHOOL WHITNEY POINT | 453 | 54.1% | 39.0% |
| PULASKI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PULASKI | 422 | 55.9% | 41.0% |
| TUSCARORA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ADDISON | 429 | 57.1% | 21.9% |
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 SOUTH LEWIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.6% | #1,264 of 2,335 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #1,203 of 2,342 ▲ 27 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #1,574 of 2,343 ▼ 71 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 452 | #1,067 of 2,585 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.6:1 | #1,115 of 2,338 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 9.8% | #2,306 of 2,388 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.8% | #1,251 of 2,534 |
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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 452 | 38.9 | 11.6:1 | 56% (252) |
| 2023-24 | 454 | 39 | 11.6:1 | 55% (251) |
| 2022-23 | 463 | 38.2 | 12.1:1 | 57% (265) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SOUTH LEWIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About SOUTH LEWIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SOUTH LEWIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public elementary school run by SOUTH LEWIS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT in TURIN, New York. The school's enrollment of 452 students covers pre-K through 4.
The 3 schools of SOUTH LEWIS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, including SOUTH LEWIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, enroll 1,035 students.
SOUTH LEWIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment is 95% White. The school is also 3% Hispanic. For comparison, Lewis County is about 94% White. SOUTH LEWIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's diversity index is 10%, against a US figure of 70%.
The teaching staff at SOUTH LEWIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 38.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 11.6:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York. About 56% of students, or 252, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is above the 45% average among public schools in Lewis County.
Measured against New York public elementary schools, SOUTH LEWIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Test results at SOUTH LEWIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are 6.9 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (47.6% actual, 54.5% predicted).
Within Lewis County, the median household income is $68,182, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 19% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. In all, Lewis County has 13 public schools and roughly 4,082 students.
Nearby, SOUTH LEWIS MIDDLE SCHOOL is less than a tenth of a mile away. There are 2 more public schools inside five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts SOUTH LEWIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 9th of 9.
Federal data place SOUTH LEWIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in the Rural: Remote locale, which means it is in rural territory far from an urban area.
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Lewis County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
26,607
Census ACS
Median income
$68,182
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
4,082 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SOUTH LEWIS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- SOUTH LEWIS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 311 students
- SOUTH LEWIS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 272 students
Other schools in TURIN
- SOUTH LEWIS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 311 students
- SOUTH LEWIS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 272 students
Nearby schools
- SOUTH LEWIS MIDDLE SCHOOL0.0 mi · 311
- SOUTH LEWIS HIGH SCHOOL0.0 mi · 272
- BOONVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL11.0 mi · 420
- ADIRONDACK MIDDLE SCHOOL11.0 mi · 243
- ADIRONDACK HIGH SCHOOL11.1 mi · 383
- LOWVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL11.7 mi · 628
Frequently asked questions
About SOUTH LEWIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is SOUTH LEWIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
SOUTH LEWIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 452 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does SOUTH LEWIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
SOUTH LEWIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at SOUTH LEWIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 11.6:1 students per teacher at SOUTH LEWIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
How diverse is SOUTH LEWIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
SOUTH LEWIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 95% White, 3% Hispanic, 2% Two or more.
What district is SOUTH LEWIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
SOUTH LEWIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of SOUTH LEWIS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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