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
D
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Scored higher than 9% 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.
- FBeats 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
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 70 | 22% |
| Kindergarten | 130 | 41% |
| Grade 1 | 116 | 36% |
| Grade 2 | 2 | 1% |
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 29% · 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
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 →
Schools most like W F PRIOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
W F PRIOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (33.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| W F PRIOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 318 | 19.5% | 33.6% |
| EAST HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CAMILLUS | 336 | 19.6% | 55.3% |
| LIMA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LIMA | 298 | 20.1% | N/A |
| MARCY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MARCY | 288 | 20.5% | 63.5% |
| DEERFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL UTICA | 320 | 22.8% | 72.5% |
| GARDNER-DICKINSON SCHOOL TROY | 306 | 21.6% | 58.1% |
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 W F PRIOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Madison County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.6% | #1,896 of 2,335 | #9 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #1,556 of 2,342 | #7 of 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.0% | #2,133 of 2,343 | #10 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 318 | #1,880 of 2,585 | #3 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #2,088 of 2,338 | #8 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.2% | #1,919 of 2,388 | #1 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 19.5% | #2,250 of 2,534 | #11 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +45.9% | #49 of 606 | N/A |
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
318
+149 (+88%) vs 2020
+13% since 2000-01, when it was 282
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 11.3:1
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 | 318 | 20.7 | 15.4:1 | 19% (62) |
| 2023-24 | 220 | 17.5 | 12.6:1 | 38% (83) |
| 2022-23 | 221 | 13.3 | 16.7:1 | 49% (108) |
| 2020-21 | 169 | 15 | 11.3:1 | 50% (85) |
| 2017-18 | 218 | 18.5 | 11.8:1 | 63% (137) |
| 2015-16 | 285 | 18 | 15.8:1 | 64% (182) |
| 2010-11 | 264 | 20 | 13.2:1 | 60% (159) |
| 2000-01 | 282 | 17 | 16.6:1 | 52% (147) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for W F PRIOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About W F PRIOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
At 205 EAST AVE in ONEIDA, New York, W F PRIOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates as a low-enrollment elementary school. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 318 students in pre-K through 2. Against the 443-student average for elementary schools in New York, enrollment here is 28% lower.
W F PRIOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among 6 schools run by ONEIDA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, which serves 1,806 students.
W F PRIOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment is 84% White. The school is also 6% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 2% Black. W F PRIOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's diversity index is 28%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school reported 20.7 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 15.4:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York. Eligible students account for 19% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. Compared with the 37% average for public schools in Madison County, the school's rate is lower.
W F PRIOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is graded D by allk12, scoring above 9% of New York public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
W F PRIOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL scores 34.2 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests: 33.6% actual versus 67.8% predicted. That puts it in the bottom 10% of New York schools on BeatsExpectations.
Within Madison County, the median household income is $75,499, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 30% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. In all, Madison County has 25 public schools and roughly 8,402 students.
SENECA STREET SCHOOL is the closest public school, about 0.5 miles away in a straight line. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of W F PRIOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. W F PRIOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL places 8th of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
W F PRIOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is in a town some distance from an urbanized area, a location NCES labels Town: Distant.
W F PRIOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL had 169 students in 2020-21 and 318 in 2024-25, according to federal records. Those counts may cover different grade spans. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio rose to 15.4:1, from 11.3:1.
Questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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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