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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