Enrollment
318
Elementary
DISTRICT 241 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ONEIDA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 360001301171
W F PRIOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
205 EAST AVE, ONEIDA, NY 13421 · (315) 363-2190 · Madison County
GRADES PK–02ELEMENTARY32-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL318 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
19%
62 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2023-24 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
29.0%
NY avg 53.2%
Math
47.0%
NY avg 56.5%
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 53 and 56.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of NY schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
33.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.8%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-34.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 68% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
318
+100 (+46%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 11.8:1
% White
84%
was 89%
% Hispanic
6%
was 1%
% Black
2%
was 2%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About W F PRIOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
W F PRIOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates as a compact K-5 school in ONEIDA, New York, overseen by ONEIDA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT. Current enrollment sits at 318 students spanning grades pre-K through 2. That puts it 28% below the typical public school in New York, which averages around 443 students.
W F PRIOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 6 schools operated by ONEIDA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that serves 1,806 students overall.
In terms of who attends, W F PRIOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists that nearly all students (84%) are White; the rest breaks down as 6% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 2% Black.
Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, W F PRIOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting W F PRIOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 19% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is below Madison County's rate of about 37%.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), On a poverty-adjusted basis, W F PRIOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 67.8%; actual is 33.6%, a gap of -34.2 points.
In the broader community, the surrounding county (Madison County) shows that median household earnings sit near $75,499, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Madison County's 25 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,402 students), W F PRIOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: SENECA STREET SCHOOL, around 0.5 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts W F PRIOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 8th of 9; the average score across the group is 52.2%.
Geographically, the school is in a town-center area.
Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at W F PRIOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has ticked up 46%, going from 218 students in 2018 to 318 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 1% to 6% across the same window. Class-load math has rose: from 11.8:1 in 2018 to 15.4:1 in 2025.
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Madison County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in ONEIDA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
- ONEIDA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 487 students
- OTTO L SHORTELL MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 355 students
- DURHAMVILLE SCHOOLElementary · 258 students
- SENECA STREET SCHOOLElementary · 237 students
- NORTH BROAD STREET SCHOOLElementary · 151 students
Other schools in ONEIDA
- ONEIDA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 487 students
- SENECA STREET SCHOOLElementary · 237 students
- NORTH BROAD STREET SCHOOLElementary · 151 students
Nearby schools
- SENECA STREET SCHOOL0.5 mi · 237
- NORTH BROAD STREET SCHOOL0.7 mi · 151
- ONEIDA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL0.8 mi · 487
- E A MCALLISTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.6 mi · 287
- DURHAMVILLE SCHOOL3.0 mi · 258
- OTTO L SHORTELL MIDDLE SCHOOL3.1 mi · 355
Frequently asked questions
About W F PRIOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is W F PRIOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
W F PRIOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 318 students in grades PK-02.
What age range does W F PRIOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
W F PRIOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 02.
How many teachers does W F PRIOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
W F PRIOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 21 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.4:1.
What is the student diversity at W F PRIOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at W F PRIOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 84% White, 6% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is W F PRIOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
W F PRIOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of ONEIDA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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