THOMAS J WATSON SR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Set in ENDICOTT, New York, THOMAS J WATSON SR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a close-knit elementary-level community, operated by UNION-ENDICOTT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. It hosts 247 students across grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 44% leaner than the state mean of about 443.

Within UNION-ENDICOTT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 7 schools and 3,462 students, THOMAS J WATSON SR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, THOMAS J WATSON SR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists that 63% of the student body identifies as White; the rest is composed of 13% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, 11% Black, 2% Asian. By comparison, Tioga County as a whole is about 94% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 9.7:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 53% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, THOMAS J WATSON SR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 55.6%; this one delivers 43.7%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Tioga County shows median household earnings sit near $72,739, roughly 25% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Tioga County's 21 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,112 students), THOMAS J WATSON SR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: TIOGA HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 1.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts THOMAS J WATSON SR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 52.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 17%: 297 students in 2018 compared to 247 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 11.9:1 in 2018 to 9.7:1 today.

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