Enrollment
336
Elementary
DISTRICT 315 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTH TONAWANDA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 362124003016
SPRUCE SCHOOL
195 SPRUCE ST, NORTH TONAWANDA, NY 14120 · (716) 807-3850 · Niagara County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL336 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 21% 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
10.5:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
202 students
DISTRICT 47% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 73 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 81 | 24% |
| Grade 2 | 81 | 24% |
| Grade 3 | 100 | 30% |
| Grade 6 | 1 | 0% |
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 30% · 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 NORTH TONAWANDA CITY 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
36.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +13.0pp since 2023
Math
43.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -2.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 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 13 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 36.0% | 43.0% |
| 2023-24 | 23.0% | 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 · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
36.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.9%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 SPRUCE SCHOOL
SPRUCE SCHOOL's state test result (36.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SPRUCE SCHOOL this school | 336 | 60.1% | 36.8% |
| SKOI-YASE SCHOOL WATERLOO | 345 | 59.4% | N/A |
| LA FAYETTE SCHOOL WATERLOO | 309 | 59.5% | 34.6% |
| CLIFFORD WISE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL MEDINA | 383 | 58.7% | 39.0% |
| SHERMAN SCHOOL WATERTOWN | 323 | 55.7% | 44.9% |
| EAST VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OLEAN | 347 | 59.1% | 37.8% |
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 SPRUCE SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Niagara County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.8% | #1,767 of 2,335 | #15 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #1,742 of 2,342 ▼ 239 | #15 of 23 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #1,963 of 2,343 ▲ 116 | #16 of 23 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 336 | #1,760 of 2,585 | #24 of 29 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.5:1 | #620 of 2,338 | #4 of 27 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.9% | #1,531 of 2,388 | #14 of 27 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.1% | #1,160 of 2,534 | #10 of 27 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.5% | #876 of 1,757 | #8 of 22 |
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
336
+19 (+6%) vs 2020
-28% since 1990-91, when it was 464
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
was 10.9:1
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 | 336 | 32 | 10.5:1 | 60% (202) |
| 2023-24 | 340 | 37 | 9.2:1 | 66% (223) |
| 2022-23 | 313 | 30.3 | 10.3:1 | 68% (212) |
| 2020-21 | 317 | 29 | 10.9:1 | 49% (155) |
| 2017-18 | 393 | 28 | 14.0:1 | 60% (235) |
| 2015-16 | 379 | 25 | 15.2:1 | 59% (224) |
| 2010-11 | 443 | 35 | 12.7:1 | 43% (191) |
| 2000-01 | 445 | 31 | 14.3:1 | 20% (88) |
| 1990-91 | 464 | 30 | 15.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SPRUCE SCHOOL.
About SPRUCE SCHOOL
Among the schools in NORTH TONAWANDA, New York, is SPRUCE SCHOOL, a low-enrollment elementary school. In all, 336 students attend the school in kindergarten through 6. It has 24% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in New York (about 443).
NORTH TONAWANDA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT is the local district for SPRUCE SCHOOL. It runs 6 schools with 3,126 students.
More than half of enrollment at SPRUCE SCHOOL is White: 75%. Enrollment also includes 10% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 5% Black, and 2% Asian. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 42%.
SPRUCE SCHOOL lists 32 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 10.5 students per teacher. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in New York is 12.8:1. About 60% of students at SPRUCE SCHOOL are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is above the 49% average among public schools in Niagara County.
SPRUCE SCHOOL earns a C- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 21% of New York public elementary schools.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, SPRUCE SCHOOL falls in the middle 80% of New York schools: 36.8% actual against 52.9% predicted.
In the surrounding county, Niagara County, median household income comes to about $69,633, about 28% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. The county's public schools total 51, with about 26,388 students.
Measured in a straight line, NORTH TONAWANDA MIDDLE SCHOOL is about 1.6 miles from SPRUCE SCHOOL. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, SPRUCE SCHOOL is 8th of 9 on proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put SPRUCE SCHOOL in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
The school grew from 317 students in 2020-21 to 336 in 2024-25.
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Niagara County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
210,721
Census ACS
Median income
$69,633
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
51
26,388 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in NORTH TONAWANDA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
- NORTH TONAWANDA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 961 students
- NORTH TONAWANDA INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLMiddle · 725 students
- NORTH TONAWANDA MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 495 students
- OHIO ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 367 students
- DRAKE SCHOOLElementary · 242 students
Other schools in NORTH TONAWANDA
- NORTH TONAWANDA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 961 students
- NORTH TONAWANDA INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLMiddle · 725 students
- ERRICK ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 501 students
- NORTH TONAWANDA MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 495 students
- OHIO ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 367 students
- DRAKE SCHOOLElementary · 242 students
Nearby schools
- NORTH TONAWANDA MIDDLE SCHOOL1.6 mi · 495
- NORTH TONAWANDA HIGH SCHOOL1.7 mi · 961
- GLENDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.0 mi · 443
- TONAWANDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.2 mi · 785
- OHIO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.4 mi · 367
- TONAWANDA MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL2.4 mi · 891
Frequently asked questions
About SPRUCE SCHOOLHow many students attend SPRUCE SCHOOL?
SPRUCE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 336 students in grades KG-06.
Is SPRUCE SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
SPRUCE SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many teachers does SPRUCE SCHOOL have?
SPRUCE SCHOOL employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.5:1.
What is the student diversity at SPRUCE SCHOOL?
Student demographics at SPRUCE SCHOOL are roughly 75% White, 10% Hispanic, 5% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees SPRUCE SCHOOL?
SPRUCE SCHOOL is overseen by NORTH TONAWANDA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT in Niagara County.
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