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Watkins Glen Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 6

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
612 S Decatur St
Watkins Glen, NY 14891
Phone
(607) 535-3250
District
WATKINS GLEN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
County
SCHUYLER COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
477
Classroom Teachers
42

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to New York

3

(10 is best)

Better than 24.5% of all NY schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

3

(10 is best)

Watkins Glen Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
31%
49%
30%
45%
32%
54%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
21%
51%
17%
49%
25%
54%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
39%
47%
44%
45%
33%
50%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
41%
47%
41%
46%
41%
48%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
11
11
12
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 45 9.4%
Kindergarten 65 13.6%
Grade 1 51 10.7%
Grade 2 59 12.4%
Grade 3 69 14.5%
Grade 4 65 13.6%
Grade 5 57 11.9%
Grade 6 66 13.8%
Total 477 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 97.0% 95.7% 42.2%
Black 0.4% 0.5% 16.4%
Hispanic 2.4% 3.2% 30.1%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.2% 0.7% 10.3%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.0% 1.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 40.0% 40.4% 53.7%
Free lunch eligible 40.0% 40.4% 51.2%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 0.0% 2.6%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 8,095 19,571,216
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 61.4 413
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 4.6% 5.6%
5-19 YEARS OLD 12.6% 17.7%
20-44 YEARS OLD 26.6% 33.4%
45-64 YEARS OLD 31.4% 25.9%
65 OR OLDER 24.9% 17.4%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 3,618 7,668,956
Single Parent Households With Children 5.2% 7.8%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 91.0% 87.9%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 26.5% 39.6%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 10.6% 26.5%
$100,000 - $149,999 17.1% 16.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 16.8% 11.4%
$50,000 - $74,999 16.6% 13.8%
$30,000 - $49,999 18.2% 12.1%
$15,000 - $29,999 10.8% 9.7%
$15,000 or less 10.0% 9.7%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $16,979 $15,502,000 52.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $630 $575,000 1.9%
Staff $1,572 $1,435,000 4.8%
General Administration $1,148 $1,048,000 3.5%
School Administration $702 $641,000 2.2%
Operation $1,771 $1,617,000 5.4%
Transportation $1,365 $1,246,000 4.2%
Other $1,219 $1,113,000 3.7%
Total Support $8,406 $7,675,000 25.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $7,189 $6,564,000 22.1%
Total Expenditures $32,575 $29,741,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $18,290 $46,325,753,000 57.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $766 $1,940,420,000 2.4%
Staff $1,213 $3,072,691,000 3.8%
General Administration $408 $1,032,797,000 1.3%
School Administration $1,144 $2,897,632,000 3.6%
Operation $2,258 $5,718,874,000 7.1%
Transportation $1,460 $3,697,044,000 4.6%
Other $779 $1,972,819,000 2.4%
Total Support $8,027 $20,332,277,000 25.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $5,552 $14,062,158,000 17.4%
Total Expenditures $31,869 $80,720,188,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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