Waterman Elementary School
Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 2 · Skaneateles, New York
Waterman Elementary School in Skaneateles, New York enrolled 281 students in 2024-25 with 23.0 full-time teachers, 12.2 students per teacher against the New York elementary-school median of 11.6. It ran a targeted Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 2%
288 students in 2022-23, 284 students in 2023-24, 281 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 22.6 to 23.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 288 | 22.6 | 12.8 |
| 2023-24 | 284 | 23.4 | 12.1 |
| 2024-25 | 281 | 23.0 | 12.2 |
12.2 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 59 of every 100 New York elementary schools
Among the 2,490 New York elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 11.6; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Waterman Elementary School enrolled 259 students and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent11.5% (2022-23)
Who attends
94.7% of students were White, 2.8% Hispanic, 2.1% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White94.7%
- Hispanic2.8%
- Two or more races2.1%
- Asian0.4%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
Elementary schools in Skaneateles
2 public elementary schools in Skaneateles report 2024-25 enrollment; Waterman Elementary School is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waterman Elementary School | 281 | 12.2 | 10.3% |
| State Street Intermediate School | 266 | 13.0 | 14.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Waterman Elementary School
- State Street Intermediate SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.2 miles away: 266 students, 13.0 per teacher (2024-25).0.2 mi
- K C Heffernan Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 4.7 miles away: 471 students, 14.1 per teacher (2024-25).4.7 mi
- Compare Waterman Elementary School with State Street Intermediate SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Skaneateles Central School District spends per student$25,118 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$25,118
- The largest public schools in New YorkWaterman Elementary School is the number 2,090 by size of 2,546 New York elementary schools open in 2024-25.#2,090 of 2,546
- New York schools by students per teacher12.2 students per teacher here against the New York median of 11.6 for elementary schools.12.2:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Waterman Elementary School
How many students attend Waterman Elementary School?
281 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 288 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Skaneateles, NY.What is the student-teacher ratio at Waterman Elementary School?
12.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the New York median for elementary schools is 11.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Waterman Elementary School a Title I school?
Waterman Elementary School ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Waterman Elementary School in?
Skaneateles Central School District, NCES district ID 3626940. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 362694003670 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.