Leighton Elementary School
1 Buccaneer Blvd
Oswego NY, 13126, Oswego County
Phone: 315-341-2700
Ranking:
(2,462 out of 3,424, bottom 28%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 6
School District: Oswego City School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 30 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 36 | |||||||
Total Students: | 365 | 378 | 480 | 502 | 494 | 475 | 475 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 36 | 9.9% | 33 | 8.7% | 36 | 7.5% | 31 | 6.2% | 34 | 6.9% | 36 | 7.6% | 36 | 7.6% |
Kindergarten: | 48 | 13.2% | 52 | 13.8% | 63 | 13.1% | 67 | 13.3% | 70 | 14.2% | 77 | 16.2% | 57 | 12.0% |
Grade 1: | 56 | 15.3% | 46 | 12.2% | 64 | 13.3% | 61 | 12.2% | 78 | 15.8% | 50 | 10.5% | 59 | 12.4% |
Grade 2: | 41 | 11.2% | 47 | 12.4% | 65 | 13.5% | 81 | 16.1% | 52 | 10.5% | 60 | 12.6% | 53 | 11.2% |
Grade 3: | 48 | 13.2% | 45 | 11.9% | 76 | 15.8% | 51 | 10.2% | 63 | 12.8% | 57 | 12.0% | 61 | 12.8% |
Grade 4: | 45 | 12.3% | 53 | 14.0% | 49 | 10.2% | 74 | 14.7% | 59 | 11.9% | 66 | 13.9% | 79 | 16.6% |
Grade 5: | 49 | 13.4% | 43 | 11.4% | 70 | 14.6% | 66 | 13.1% | 71 | 14.4% | 67 | 14.1% | 71 | 14.9% |
Grade 6: | 42 | 11.5% | 59 | 15.6% | 57 | 11.9% | 71 | 14.1% | 67 | 13.6% | 62 | 13.1% | 59 | 12.4% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 201 | 55.1% | 207 | 54.8% | 255 | 53.1% | 271 | 54.0% | 277 | 56.1% | 252 | 53.1% | 253 | 53.3% |
Female: | 164 | 44.9% | 171 | 45.2% | 225 | 46.9% | 231 | 46.0% | 209 | 42.3% | 215 | 45.3% | 218 | 45.9% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% |
Asian: | 5 | 1.4% | 6 | 1.6% | 7 | 1.5% | 8 | 1.6% | 7 | 1.4% | 5 | 1.1% | 5 | 1.1% |
Hispanic: | 17 | 4.7% | 22 | 5.8% | 29 | 6.0% | 27 | 5.4% | 33 | 6.7% | 22 | 4.6% | 41 | 8.6% |
Black: | 4 | 1.1% | 3 | 0.8% | 7 | 1.5% | 11 | 2.2% | 12 | 2.4% | 9 | 1.9% | 11 | 2.3% |
White: | 324 | 88.8% | 336 | 88.9% | 430 | 89.6% | 454 | 90.4% | 440 | 89.1% | 437 | 92.0% | 417 | 87.8% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 14 | 3.8% | 11 | 2.9% | 5 | 1.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 189 | 51.8% | 193 | 51.1% | 214 | 44.6% | 229 | 45.6% | 221 | 44.7% | 206 | 43.4% | 169 | 35.6% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 21 | 5.8% | 18 | 4.8% | 32 | 6.7% | 55 | 11.0% | 31 | 6.3% | 35 | 7.4% | 33 | 6.9% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.16 | 11.45 | 14.12 | 14.83 | 14.31 | 13.60 | 13.20 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
NY State Assessments | ||||||
2006 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64% | 61% | 69% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60% | 63% | 67% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79% | 72% | 70% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69% | 71% | 76% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56% | 58% | 55% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 41% | 44% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 36% | 41% | 56% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 23.8% | 24.8% | 31.1% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79% | 79% | 80% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61% | 73% | 85% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89% | 88% | 90% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 92% | 93% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52% | 56% | 59% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 29% | 44% | 59% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 46% | 49% | 61% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 28% | 35.2% | 34.2% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 69% | 62% | 69% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 57% | 61% | 68% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 58% | 61% | 71% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 73% | 77% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 62% | 59% | 57% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 56% | 53% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 37% | 44% | 60% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 19.2% | 17.4% | 30.3% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 73% | 78% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 71% | 76% | 81% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 62% | 70% | 83% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 81% | 87% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 60% | 60% | 64% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 57% | 70% | 67% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 43% | 53% | 69% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 23.1% | 21.7% | 36.3% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 87% | 86% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 85% | 85% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 83% | 86% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 91% | 92% | 88% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 87% | 89% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 92% | 88% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 85% | 89% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 64% | 66% | 67% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 70% | 68% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 81% | 76% | 78% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 88% | 82% | 83% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 57% | 52% | 53% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 46% | 50% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 51% | 56% | 58% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 16.3% | 21.8% | 30.2% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 61% | 67% | 68% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 70% | 69% | 76% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 78% | 83% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 81% | 83% | 88% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 56% | 56% | 65% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 52% | 62% | 66% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 51% | 63% | 66% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 11.7% | 24.1% | 29.9% |
2006 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 91% | 91% | 82% |
2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 81% | 85% | 78% |
2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 88% | 89% | 85% |
2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 82% | 83% | 86% |
2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 84% | 87% | 86% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 56% | 64% | 61% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 62% | 69% | 63% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 67% | 69% | 67% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 80% | 84% | 81% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 52% | 55% | 54% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 59% | 61% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 45% | 55% | 55% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 17.5% | 28.1% | 29.6% |
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 61% | 63% | 60% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 64% | 67% | 71% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 68% | 78% | 79% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 79% | 81% | 83% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 60% | 58% | 61% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 49% | 57% | 63% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 47% | 61% | 66% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 23.8% | 31.7% | 30.6% |
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* Leighton Elementary School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.