North Elementary School
171 East Hoard St
Watertown NY, 13601, Jefferson County
Phone: 315-785-3750
Ranking: 
(2,431 out of 3,424, bottom 29%)*
(2,431 out of 3,424, bottom 29%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 4
School District: Watertown 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: | 33 | 35 | 34 | 41 | 42 | 45 | 48 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 501 | 498 | 501 | 546 | 534 | 565 | 566 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 122 | 24.4% | 115 | 23.1% | 107 | 21.4% | 112 | 20.5% | 97 | 18.2% | 115 | 20.4% | 117 | 20.7% |
| Grade 1: | 106 | 21.2% | 116 | 23.3% | 106 | 21.2% | 95 | 17.4% | 110 | 20.6% | 133 | 23.5% | 130 | 23.0% |
| Grade 2: | 106 | 21.2% | 82 | 16.5% | 82 | 16.4% | 114 | 20.9% | 132 | 24.7% | 124 | 21.9% | 108 | 19.1% |
| Grade 3: | 80 | 16.0% | 79 | 15.9% | 103 | 20.6% | 116 | 21.2% | 100 | 18.7% | 94 | 16.6% | 103 | 18.2% |
| Grade 4: | 78 | 15.6% | 100 | 20.1% | 93 | 18.6% | 105 | 19.2% | 95 | 17.8% | 89 | 15.8% | 101 | 17.8% |
| Ungraded: | 9 | 1.8% | 6 | 1.2% | 10 | 2.0% | 4 | 0.7% | NA | NA | 10 | 1.8% | 7 | 1.2% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 238 | 47.5% | 239 | 48.0% | 243 | 48.5% | 270 | 49.5% | 262 | 49.1% | 290 | 51.3% | 315 | 55.7% |
| Female: | 263 | 52.5% | 259 | 52.0% | 258 | 51.5% | 276 | 50.5% | 264 | 49.4% | 267 | 47.3% | 247 | 43.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.4% | 9 | 1.6% | 6 | 1.1% | 5 | 0.9% | 5 | 0.9% |
| Asian: | 11 | 2.2% | 10 | 2.0% | 18 | 3.6% | 15 | 2.7% | 18 | 3.4% | 28 | 5.0% | 18 | 3.2% |
| Hispanic: | 45 | 9.0% | 49 | 9.8% | 55 | 11.0% | 51 | 9.3% | 49 | 9.2% | 51 | 9.0% | 47 | 8.3% |
| Black: | 43 | 8.6% | 64 | 12.9% | 53 | 10.6% | 60 | 11.0% | 70 | 13.1% | 85 | 15.0% | 91 | 16.1% |
| White: | 359 | 71.7% | 337 | 67.7% | 347 | 69.3% | 395 | 72.3% | 391 | 73.2% | 396 | 70.1% | 405 | 71.6% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 5 | 1.0% | 3 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 40 | 8.0% | 30 | 6.0% | 23 | 4.6% | 16 | 2.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 244 | 48.7% | 249 | 50.0% | 260 | 51.9% | 261 | 47.8% | 257 | 48.1% | 232 | 41.1% | 232 | 41.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 51 | 10.2% | 63 | 12.7% | 53 | 10.6% | 57 | 10.4% | 66 | 12.4% | 82 | 14.5% | 87 | 15.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.18 | 14.13 | 14.62 | 13.41 | 12.87 | 12.60 | 11.90 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| NY State Assessments | ||||||
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60% | 65% | 69% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61% | 67% | 67% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59% | 62% | 70% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60% | 70% | 76% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 49% | 55% | 55% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 46% | 50% | 56% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 39% | 47% | 56% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 10.2% | 18.1% | 31.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78% | 81% | 80% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 88% | 85% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92% | 89% | 90% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94% | 93% | 93% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52% | 54% | 59% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48% | 52% | 59% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 43% | 54% | 61% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 11.3% | 18.5% | 34.2% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 61% | 64% | 68% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 68% | 69% | 71% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 72% | 77% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 51% | 51% | 57% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 45% | 46% | 56% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 58% | 54% | 60% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 18.2% | 25.9% | 30.3% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 70% | 78% | 81% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 81% | 83% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 95% | 87% | 87% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 69% | 62% | 64% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 73% | 61% | 67% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 68% | 69% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 22% | 26.2% | 36.3% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 92% | 85% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 95% | 86% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 94% | 95% | 88% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 98% | 95% | 89% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 94% | 90% | 88% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 96% | 94% | 89% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* North 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.