WALBERTA PARK PRIMARY SCHOOL

WALBERTA PARK PRIMARY SCHOOL, a modestly sized K-5 school in SYRACUSE, New York, overseen by WESTHILL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, teaches 256 students, covering grades K through 1. That puts it 42% smaller than the typical public school in New York, which averages around 443 students.

WESTHILL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 1,714 students. WALBERTA PARK PRIMARY SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, WALBERTA PARK PRIMARY SCHOOL records that 77% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school records 8% Black, 7% multiracial, 7% Hispanic. Compared to Onondaga County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, On paper, WALBERTA PARK PRIMARY SCHOOL has 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.6:1. The state averages about 12.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 24% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Onondaga County runs at roughly 49%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Onondaga County indicate 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%. Across Onondaga County's 123 public schools (combined enrollment of about 67,044 students), WALBERTA PARK PRIMARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is ONONDAGA ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 0.5 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at WALBERTA PARK PRIMARY SCHOOL has contracted 4%, going from 267 students in 2018 to 256 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 84% to 77% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 17.8:1 in 2018 to 12.6:1 in 2025.

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