TECUMSEH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

TECUMSEH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a close-knit K-5 school in JAMESVILLE, New York, operated by JAMESVILLE-DEWITT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. The school works with 332 students in grades pre-K through 4. By comparison, New York's public schools average about 443 students each, so TECUMSEH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits 25% smaller than that benchmark.

TECUMSEH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 5 schools operated by JAMESVILLE-DEWITT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that educates 2,431 students overall.

Demographically, TECUMSEH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists that the largest single group is White, at 68% of enrollment. The remainder breaks down as 14% Asian, 7% multiracial, 6% Black, 5% Hispanic.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 19.7:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. An estimated 21% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Onondaga County runs at roughly 49%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, TECUMSEH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 67.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 77.3%.

In the broader community, census data for Onondaga County shows the typical household earns roughly $76,945 per year, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. TECUMSEH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 123 public schools in Onondaga County (combined enrollment of about 67,044 students).

Nearest neighbor: JAMESVILLE-DEWITT MIDDLE SCHOOL, around 1.0 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, TECUMSEH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes 1st of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 45.5%.

TECUMSEH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from an outer-ring location.

Looking at the recent track record. TECUMSEH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has grew 10% since 2018, when it stood at 301 (now 332). The White share of enrollment shrank from 76% to 68% over that span. Class-load math has rose: from 15.1:1 in 2018 to 19.7:1 in 2025.

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