Enrollment
113
Elementary
STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WHEELERVILLE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 363120004173
WHEELERVILLE SCHOOL
2417 STATE HWY 10, CAROGA LAKE, NY 12032 · (518) 835-2171 · Fulton County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL113 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 71% of New York public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats 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
7.6:1
15 FTE teachers
STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
46 students
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 | 10 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 9 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 11 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 17 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 7 | 6% |
| Grade 4 | 13 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 5 | 4% |
| Grade 6 | 13 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 11 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 17 | 15% |
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
67.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +22.0pp since 2023
Math
76.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +18.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 76 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are up about 22 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 18 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 67.0% | 76.0% |
| 2023-24 | 45.0% | 58.0% |
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
64.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.0%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New York's top nor bottom 10%.
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 WHEELERVILLE SCHOOL
WHEELERVILLE SCHOOL's state test result (64.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| WHEELERVILLE SCHOOL this school | 113 | 40.7% | 64.6% |
| DERUYTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DERUYTER | 119 | 39.5% | 34.5% |
| BASHAW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CAPE VINCENT | 109 | 36.7% | 66.3% |
| WEST LEYDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WEST LEYDEN | 123 | 43.1% | 40.2% |
| BLOOMINGDALE SCHOOL SARANAC LAKE | 103 | 44.7% | 51.0% |
| FLOYD HARWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HARTFORD | 140 | 41.4% | 48.0% |
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 WHEELERVILLE SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Fulton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.6% | #572 of 2,335 | #1 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 76.0% | #513 of 2,342 ▲ 496 | #1 of 7 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.0% | #666 of 2,343 ▲ 423 | #2 of 7 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 113 | #2,537 of 2,585 | #10 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.7% | #1,670 of 2,534 | #9 of 10 |
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
113
-1 (-1%) vs 2020
-48% since 1990-91, when it was 217
Student : Teacher
7.6:1
was 10.4:1
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 | 113 | 14.9 | 7.6:1 | 41% (46) |
| 2023-24 | 105 | 13.9 | 7.6:1 | 44% (46) |
| 2022-23 | 117 | 14.7 | 8.0:1 | 47% (55) |
| 2020-21 | 114 | 11 | 10.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 122 | 12.3 | 9.9:1 | 56% (68) |
| 2015-16 | 142 | 14 | 10.1:1 | 55% (78) |
| 2010-11 | 135 | 13 | 10.4:1 | 53% (71) |
| 2000-01 | 147 | 14 | 10.5:1 | 39% (58) |
| 1990-91 | 217 | 15 | 14.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WHEELERVILLE SCHOOL.
About WHEELERVILLE SCHOOL
WHEELERVILLE SCHOOL is classified as an elementary school. It is located in CAROGA LAKE, New York. It educates 113 students in pre-K through 8. The typical figure for elementary schools in New York is about 443 students.
WHEELERVILLE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT is the district for WHEELERVILLE SCHOOL.
White students make up 89% of enrollment at WHEELERVILLE SCHOOL. The next largest groups are 11% multiracial. The White share in Fulton County as a whole is similar, at about 89%. Pick two students at random and there is a 21% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 7.6:1 at WHEELERVILLE SCHOOL, with 14.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. On average, elementary schools in New York have 12.8:1, compared with 7.6:1 here. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 41% of enrollment. On average, public schools in Fulton County report 55%.
allk12 grades WHEELERVILLE SCHOOL a B+. The grade compares the school only with New York public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 64.6%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 60.0%.
Within Fulton County, the median household income is $66,533, about 21% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. In all, Fulton County has 17 public schools and roughly 7,173 students.
The shortest distance from WHEELERVILLE SCHOOL to another public school is about 8.4 miles, to GLOVERSVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL. Other public schools within ten miles: at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 36.6%, lower than WHEELERVILLE SCHOOL's 64.6%.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Distant: in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (114) and 2024-25 (113). Federal data show the ratio falling from 10.4:1 to 7.6:1.
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Fulton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
52,487
Census ACS
Median income
$66,533
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
7,173 students
Quick facts
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- GLOVERSVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL8.4 mi · 579
- GLOVERSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL8.5 mi · 669
- KINGSBOROUGH SCHOOL8.9 mi · 320
- OPPENHEIM-EPHRATAH-ST JOHNSVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL9.3 mi · 346
- PLEASANT AVENUE SCHOOL9.5 mi · 259
- PARK TERRACE SCHOOL9.7 mi · 290
Frequently asked questions
About WHEELERVILLE SCHOOLHow many students attend WHEELERVILLE SCHOOL?
WHEELERVILLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 113 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does WHEELERVILLE SCHOOL serve?
WHEELERVILLE SCHOOL serves grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at WHEELERVILLE SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at WHEELERVILLE SCHOOL is approximately 7.6:1 (15 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at WHEELERVILLE SCHOOL?
At WHEELERVILLE SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 89% White, 1% Hispanic, 11% Two or more.
What district is WHEELERVILLE SCHOOL in?
WHEELERVILLE SCHOOL is part of WHEELERVILLE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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