WILLIAM H SEWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

WILLIAM H SEWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school of average-sized scale in AUBURN, New York, overseen by AUBURN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, serveing 491 students in grades K through 6.

AUBURN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT comprises 7 schools with combined enrollment of 3,732 students; WILLIAM H SEWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among them.

Looking at the student body, WILLIAM H SEWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows that 68% of the student body identifies as White; the rest consists of 15% multiracial, 9% Hispanic, 6% Black. The wider county runs roughly 88% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting WILLIAM H SEWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 59% of students at WILLIAM H SEWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Cayuga County (around 50%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), WILLIAM H SEWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 53.4%, the actual is 37.5%, a residual of -15.9 points.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Cayuga County put the typical household earns roughly $67,904 per year, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. WILLIAM H SEWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 22 public schools in Cayuga County (combined enrollment of about 8,576 students).

Nearest neighbor: AUBURN HIGH SCHOOL, around 0.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around WILLIAM H SEWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts WILLIAM H SEWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 4th of 7; the average score across the group is 38.9%.

WILLIAM H SEWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from a town-center location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at WILLIAM H SEWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has stayed largely flat, going from 497 students in 2018 to 491 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 84% to 68% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 12.1:1 in 2018 to 10.3:1 today.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.