Is Carthage Elementary School a good school?

Carthage Elementary School ranks in the bottom 8.6% of New York elementary schools.

How many students attend Carthage Elementary School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 378 students attended Carthage Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Carthage Elementary School?

Students at Carthage Elementary School are 73% White, 13% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 5% African American, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Carthage Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Carthage Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Carthage Middle School High : Carthage Senior High School

Carthage Elementary School

Summary:

Carthage Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-4 in the Carthage Central School District in Carthage, New York, with 378 students. The school has consistently underperformed compared to state and district averages, ranking in the bottom half of New York elementary schools over the past decade.

Carthage Elementary School faces significant academic and socioeconomic challenges. Only 20% of 3rd graders and 24.24% of 4th graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts in the 2023-2024 school year, compared to state averages of 42.6% and 47.05%, respectively. In Math, the proficiency rates were 18.75% for 3rd grade and 40.32% for 4th grade, compared to the state averages of 53.93% and 58.03%. The school has a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 62.96% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. Carthage Elementary School also struggles to support certain student subgroups, with White students ranking in the bottom 5% of New York elementary schools and Hispanic students and students with disabilities ranking in the bottom 30-40%.

While Carthage Elementary School spends more per student than the state average, it spends less than some of the higher-performing nearby schools, such as Lowville Elementary School ($12,930 per student) and Indian River Intermediate School ($12,845 per student). The two other elementary schools in the Carthage Central School District, Black River School and West Carthage Elementary School, perform significantly better than Carthage Elementary School on state assessments, suggesting that the challenges facing Carthage Elementary School are not unique to the school but rather reflect broader socioeconomic factors in the region.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-4

900 Beaver Ln
Carthage, NY 13619-9527

(315) 493-1570

District: Carthage Central School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
2234^th of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $11,007

Students who attend Carthage Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Carthage Middle School
High:	Carthage Senior High School

Student/teacher ratio: 10.6

Number of students: 378

Racial breakdown:

White:

73.0%

Hispanic:

13.0%

Two or more races:

7.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 63%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Carthage Elementary School ranks worse than 91.4% of elementary schools in New York. It also ranks last among 3 ranked elementary schools in the Carthage Central School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 14.25. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (73%), Hispanic (13%), two or more races (7.4%). (See more...)

Compare Details 63% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Carthage Central School District. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Carthage Elementary School is 10.6. 1 elementary schools in the Carthage Central School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Carthage Elementary School employs 35.5 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Carthage Elementary School is $11,007, which is the highest among 3 elementary schools in the Carthage Central School District!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Carthage Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Carthage Elementary School 2234^th of 2445 New York public elementary schools. (See Carthage Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Carthage Central School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Carthage Central School District 680^th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Carthage Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Carthage Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	65.79	900^th	2206	59.2%
2007	65.29	927^th	2219	58.2%
2008	68.20	810^th	2227	63.6%
2009	44.92	1527^th	2257	32.3%
2010	39.54	1547^th	2263	31.6%
2011	49.27	1297^th	2286	43.3%
2012	38.41	1587^th	2320	31.6%
2013	31.83	1666^th	2325	28.3%
2014	30.29	1702^nd	2345	27.4%
2015	28.53	1742^nd	2352	25.9%
2016	33.15	1648^th	2366	30.3%
2017	27.20	1817^th	2386	23.8%
2018	48.68	1237^th	2395	48.4%
2019	28.19	1772^nd	2413	26.6%
2021	17.81	1897^th	2201	13.8%
2022	23.04	1964^th	2434	19.3%
2023	22.83	1964^th	2439	19.5%
2024	14.25	2234^th	2445	8.6%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Carthage Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	40.75	147^th	289	49.1%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Carthage Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	30.41	1476^th	1941	24.0%
2019	16.15	1834^th	1859	1.3%
2021	23.98	897^th	1044	14.1%
2022	22.39	1855^th	2031	8.7%
2023	16.14	1973^rd	2016	2.1%
2024	17.36	2040^th	2110	3.3%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Carthage Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	58.70	686^th	2045	66.5%
2019	32.32	1399^th	2032	31.2%
2021	22.19	1461^st	1678	12.9%
2022	27.13	1649^th	2099	21.4%
2023	32.73	1382^nd	2041	32.3%
2024	20.54	1811^th	2078	12.8%

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Rank History for Female students at Carthage Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	54.96	1092^nd	2338	53.3%
2019	32.15	1654^th	2357	29.8%
2021	20.09	1668^th	1955	14.7%
2022	26.18	1872^nd	2401	22.0%
2023	31.60	1687^th	2403	29.8%
2024	15.12	2211^th	2413	8.4%

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Rank History for Military Connected students at Carthage Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	64.01	3^rd	15	80.0%
2019	30.99	7^th	9	22.2%
2021	10.18	8^th	8	0.0%
2022	28.16	8^th	10	20.0%
2023	25.97	7^th	9	22.2%
2024	8.60	9^th	10	10.0%

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Rank History for Male students at Carthage Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	44.80	1317^th	2340	43.7%
2019	25.58	1832^nd	2358	22.3%
2021	18.20	1705^th	1961	13.1%
2022	22.79	1969^th	2400	18.0%
2023	19.60	2042^nd	2400	14.9%
2024	15.21	2194^th	2411	9.0%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Carthage Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	71.92	293^rd	1392	79.0%
2023	55.43	548^th	1429	61.7%
2024	33.87	1035^th	1531	32.4%

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Rank History for White students at Carthage Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	25.11	1154^th	1408	18.0%
2019	14.05	1222^nd	1338	8.7%
2021	9.94	1162^nd	1224	5.1%
2022	9.22	1336^th	1399	4.5%
2023	11.12	1246^th	1337	6.8%
2024	6.46	1347^th	1392	3.2%

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Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: NY State Education Department

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by a parent
Wednesday, July 23, 2014

The Carthage Elementary School is one of the best Elementary Schools my TWO children have attended. The teachers are professionals and encourage students for high academic achievements. BOTH of my kids have benefited from attending this school, emotionally, academically as well as socially. I will recommend this school to any newcomers to the Fort Drum area! Close Quote

Enrollment information for Carthage Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	588	40	15	14	2	n/a	n/a	0	659
1990	638	34	20	15	1	n/a	n/a	0	708
1991	596	30	18	9	2	n/a	n/a	0	655
1992	587	48	13	5	8	n/a	n/a	0	661
1993	622	42	13	12	3	n/a	n/a	0	692
1994	573	45	8	9	0	n/a	n/a	0	635
1995	578	30	9	9	2	n/a	n/a	0	628
1996	578	30	9	9	2	n/a	n/a	0	628
1997	557	33	7	14	3	n/a	n/a	0	614
1998	541	38	4	19	2	n/a	n/a	0	604
1999	521	39	4	17	4	n/a	n/a	0	585
2000	554	45	5	21	2	n/a	n/a	0	627
2001	544	35	3	14	5	n/a	n/a	0	601
2002	363	29	6	15	1	n/a	n/a	0	414
2003	363	29	6	15	1	n/a	n/a	0	414
2004	371	30	10	16	2	n/a	n/a	0	429
2005	345	30	8	16	3	n/a	n/a	0	402
2006	384	28	5	21	1	n/a	n/a	0	439
2007	369	24	8	24	0	n/a	n/a	7	432
2008	382	27	2	9	2	n/a	n/a	8	430
2009	287	22	6	13	3	n/a	n/a	11	342
2010	391	34	7	25	0	n/a	n/a	13	470
2011	409	41	16	26	2	0	9	0	503
2012	356	25	6	38	1	1	24	0	451
2013	352	33	11	37	3	1	25	0	462
2014	332	28	11	32	2	0	33	0	438
2015	349	26	6	37	1	0	37	0	456
2016	316	20	6	42	1	0	37	0	422
2017	329	22	4	47	3	4	38	0	447
2018	314	16	2	43	1	3	26	0	405
2019	314	20	7	41	1	1	37	0	421
2020	289	22	5	40	1	0	33	0	390
2021	254	16	3	28	3	0	28	0	332
2022	255	18	4	34	1	1	36	0	349
2023	276	19	6	49	0	0	28	0	378

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Carthage Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	659	46.9	14.0	n/a
1990	708	42.9	16.5	n/a
1991	655	43.9	14.9	n/a
1992	661	40.9	16.1	n/a
1993	692	39.2	17.7	n/a
1994	635	37.8	16.8	42.2
1995	628	36.2	17.3	45.7
1996	628	36.2	17.3	45.7
1997	614	34.0	18.1	40.1
1998	604	35.0	17.3	44.9
1999	585	40.0	14.6	41.5
2000	627	43.0	14.6	54.5
2001	601	45.0	13.4	63.4
2002	414	30.0	13.8	53.9
2003	414	30.0	13.8	53.9
2004	429	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	402	29.5	13.6	55.2
2006	439	30.0	14.6	52.2
2007	432	34.0	12.7	48.9
2008	430	34.0	12.6	49.8
2009	342	29.0	11.8	45.3
2010	470	31.0	15.1	64.1
2011	503	34.2	14.6	58.3
2012	451	32.0	14.0	60.1
2013	462	32.5	14.2	55
2014	438	32.5	13.4	55.3
2015	456	34.0	13.4	50.7
2016	422	32.0	13.1	46.9
2017	447	32.9	13.5	61.3
2018	405	34.0	11.9	64
2019	421	34.0	12.3	61.5
2020	390	42.0	9.2	67.7
2021	332	40.0	8.2	67.8
2022	349	39.3	8.8	56.4
2023	378	35.5	10.6	63

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Carthage Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	659	46.9	14.0	n/a
1990	708	42.9	16.5	n/a
1991	655	43.9	14.9	n/a
1992	661	40.9	16.1	n/a
1993	692	39.2	17.7	n/a
1994	635	37.8	16.8	42.2
1995	628	36.2	17.3	45.7
1996	628	36.2	17.3	45.7
1997	614	34.0	18.1	40.1
1998	604	35.0	17.3	44.9
1999	585	40.0	14.6	41.5
2000	627	43.0	14.6	54.5
2001	601	45.0	13.4	63.4
2002	414	30.0	13.8	53.9
2003	414	30.0	13.8	53.9
2004	429	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	402	29.5	13.6	55.2
2006	439	30.0	14.6	52.2
2007	432	34.0	12.7	48.9
2008	430	34.0	12.6	49.8
2009	342	29.0	11.8	45.3
2010	470	31.0	15.1	64.1
2011	503	34.2	14.6	58.3
2012	451	32.0	14.0	60.1
2013	462	32.5	14.2	55
2014	438	32.5	13.4	55.3
2015	456	34.0	13.4	50.7
2016	422	32.0	13.1	46.9
2017	447	32.9	13.5	61.3
2018	405	34.0	11.9	64
2019	421	34.0	12.3	61.5
2020	390	42.0	9.2	67.7
2021	332	40.0	8.2	67.8
2022	349	39.3	8.8	56.4
2023	378	35.5	10.6	63

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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