WILLIAM APPLEBY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Set in MARATHON, New York, WILLIAM APPLEBY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a medium-sized elementary-level community, overseen by MARATHON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. It hosts 378 students across grades pre-K through 6.

Within MARATHON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 2 schools and 673 students, WILLIAM APPLEBY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

On demographics, WILLIAM APPLEBY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL logs that nearly all students (98%) are White. That is considerably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 90%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting WILLIAM APPLEBY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 55% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, WILLIAM APPLEBY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 54.9%; this one delivers 46.1%.

In the broader community, census data for Cortland County shows the typical household earns roughly $70,418 per year, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Cortland County runs 17 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,381 students), of which WILLIAM APPLEBY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

MARATHON HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.0 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), WILLIAM APPLEBY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 56.4%.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at WILLIAM APPLEBY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has edged down 10%, going from 422 students in 2018 to 378 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 12.0:1 in 2018 to 10.8:1 in 2025.

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