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WOLCOTT STREET SCHOOL
- BTest 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
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 36 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 68 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 63 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 81 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 79 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 85 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 73 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 93 | 16% |
| Ungraded | 1 | 0% |
This year's kindergarten class (68) is 27% smaller than its 6th grade class (93).
School pathway
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 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 16 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.0% | 61.0% |
| 2023-24 | 40.0% | 61.0% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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%.
Schools most like WOLCOTT STREET SCHOOL
WOLCOTT STREET SCHOOL's state test result (54.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| WOLCOTT STREET SCHOOL this school | 579 | 47.3% | 54.4% |
| A F PALMER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL / WINDSOR CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL WINDSOR | 542 | 48.2% | 63.9% |
| LOWVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LOWVILLE | 628 | 47.1% | 48.3% |
| SULLIVAN WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL JEFFERSONVILLE | 553 | 44.7% | 40.3% |
| MECHANICVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MECHANICVILLE | 598 | 52.3% | 41.3% |
| SHERBURNE-EARLVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SHERBURNE | 589 | 48.4% | 39.1% |
Where WOLCOTT STREET SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Genesee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.4% | #987 of 2,335 | #3 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #1,040 of 2,342 ▼ 139 | #3 of 8 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #1,108 of 2,343 ▲ 182 | #2 of 8 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 579 | #538 of 2,585 | #1 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.7:1 | #344 of 2,338 | #6 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.7% | #1,966 of 2,388 | #4 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.3% | #1,484 of 2,534 | #3 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.3% | #940 of 1,757 | #4 of 9 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 579 | 59.8 | 9.7:1 | 47% (274) |
| 2023-24 | 599 | 61.5 | 9.8:1 | 46% (275) |
| 2022-23 | 609 | 54.9 | 11.1:1 | 47% (286) |
| 2020-21 | 600 | 57 | 10.5:1 | 40% (241) |
| 2017-18 | 668 | 53.5 | 12.5:1 | 36% (242) |
| 2015-16 | 694 | 52 | 13.3:1 | 32% (222) |
| 2010-11 | 693 | 62 | 11.2:1 | 27% (185) |
| 2000-01 | 712 | 59 | 12.1:1 | 22% (159) |
| 1990-91 | 802 | 53 | 15.1:1 | N/A |
About WOLCOTT STREET SCHOOL
WOLCOTT STREET SCHOOL operates as a mid-sized elementary school in LE ROY, New York. The school has 579 students in 2024-25 across pre-K through 6. That compares with an average of about 443 students for elementary schools in New York.
A total of 2 schools make up LE ROY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, with 1,099 students enrolled.
The share of students at WOLCOTT STREET SCHOOL who are White is 85%. The remaining students are 7% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. Genesee County residents are about 89% White, a similar share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 27, compared with 70 nationally.
The school lists 59.8 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.7:1. The average for elementary schools in New York, 12.8:1, is higher. A total of 274 students, or 47%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 45% average for public schools in Genesee County.
WOLCOTT STREET SCHOOL holds a B allk12 Grade, placing it above 56% of New York public elementary schools.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 57.6% at WOLCOTT STREET SCHOOL; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 54.4%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Genesee County show that the median household earns about $73,314 a year, about 24% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Across Genesee County, 21 public schools serve about 7,800 students.
Among nearby public schools, GENESEE VALLEY BOCES is closest at about 0.9 miles. The count of other public schools within five miles is 2. WOLCOTT STREET SCHOOL places 4th of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Federal records code the school's setting as Town: Distant.
Federal enrollment counts decreased from 600 (2020-21) to 579 (2024-25).
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