Is Webster Elementary School a good school?

Webster Elementary School ranks in the bottom 7.6% of New York elementary schools.

How many students attend Webster Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 625 students attended Webster Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Webster Elementary School?

Students at Webster Elementary School are 40% African American, 24% White, 12% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 9% Asian, 3% American Indian.

What schools do graduates of Webster Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Webster Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Grant Middle School High : Henninger High School

Webster Elementary School

Summary:

Webster Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-5 in the Syracuse City School District, with 609 students. However, the school has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing elementary schools in New York state over the past decade, earning a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Webster Elementary School significantly underperforms both the Syracuse City School District and the state of New York in academic assessments, with only 16.83% of 3rd graders, 27.85% of 4th graders, and 25.26% of 5th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the district and state averages. The school also struggles to serve its diverse student population effectively, ranking in the bottom 25% of New York elementary schools for African American, Hispanic, and White student performance. Additionally, 84.4% of Webster Elementary students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, significantly higher than the district and state averages.

While the nearby schools in the Syracuse City School District also struggle academically, some schools, such as Lemoyne Elementary and Salem Hyde Elementary, perform slightly better than Webster Elementary. Additionally, the Lyncourt School, which is outside the Syracuse City School District, outperforms Webster Elementary across multiple academic measures.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

500 Wadsworth St
Syracuse, NY 13208-3035

(315) 435-4670

District: Syracuse City School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
2258^th of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $15,216

Students who attend Webster Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Grant Middle School
High:	Henninger High School

Student/teacher ratio: 13.0

Number of students: 625

Racial breakdown:

African American:

40.3%

White:

24.2%

Hispanic:

12.2%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 89%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Webster Elementary School ranks worse than 92.4% of elementary schools in New York. It also ranks 6^th among 19 ranked elementary schools in the Syracuse City School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 13.52. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Webster Elementary School is diverse. Racial makeup is: African American (40.3%), White (24.2%), Hispanic (12.2%). (See more...)

Compare Details 89% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Webster Elementary School is 13. 16 elementary schools in the Syracuse City School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Webster Elementary School employs 47.9 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Webster Elementary School is $15,216. 14 elementary schools in the Syracuse City School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Webster Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Webster Elementary School 2258^th of 2445 New York public elementary schools. (See Webster Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Syracuse City School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Syracuse City School District 838^th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Webster Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Webster Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	48.71	1388^th	2206	37.1%
2007	58.81	1115^th	2219	49.8%
2008	41.62	1546^th	2227	30.6%
2009	32.67	1768^th	2257	21.7%
2010	26.86	1808^th	2263	20.1%
2011	18.54	1955^th	2286	14.5%
2012	12.62	2113^th	2320	8.9%
2013	19.16	1997^th	2325	14.1%
2014	13.93	2121^st	2345	9.6%
2015	13.83	2131^st	2352	9.4%
2016	10.39	2224^th	2366	6.0%
2017	12.33	2210^th	2386	7.4%
2018	13.11	2185^th	2395	8.8%
2019	14.25	2174^th	2413	9.9%
2021	5.42	2141^st	2201	2.7%
2022	8.13	2358^th	2434	3.1%
2023	9.95	2326^th	2439	4.6%
2024	13.52	2258^th	2445	7.6%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Webster Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	20.41	181^st	202	10.4%
2019	25.77	128^th	180	28.9%
2021	8.41	140^th	143	2.1%
2022	19.56	244^th	289	15.6%
2023	17.70	191^st	223	14.3%
2024	35.17	164^th	279	41.2%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Webster Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	38.17	584^th	938	37.7%
2019	33.81	594^th	860	30.9%
2021	21.06	386^th	454	15.0%
2022	28.74	816^th	1027	20.5%
2023	59.15	255^th	1001	74.5%
2024	41.19	561^st	1066	47.4%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Webster Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	19.66	1863^rd	1941	4.0%
2019	20.23	1746^th	1859	6.1%
2022	27.33	1660^th	2031	18.3%
2023	22.76	1756^th	2016	12.9%
2024	22.08	1883^rd	2110	10.8%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	18.44	1864^th	2045	8.9%
2019	21.51	1753^rd	2032	13.7%
2021	9.35	1632^nd	1678	2.7%
2022	9.57	2048^th	2099	2.4%
2023	12.65	1952^nd	2041	4.4%
2024	18.82	1859^th	2078	10.5%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Webster Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	29.05	592^nd	730	18.9%
2019	22.53	526^th	570	7.7%
2022	12.45	609^th	622	2.1%
2023	12.29	629^th	637	1.3%
2024	18.92	701^st	766	8.5%

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Rank History for Female students at Webster Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	14.58	2134^th	2338	8.7%
2019	14.86	2136^th	2357	9.4%
2021	8.55	1869^th	1955	4.4%
2022	7.99	2341^st	2401	2.5%
2023	7.84	2341^st	2403	2.6%
2024	12.46	2281^st	2413	5.5%

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Rank History for Male students at Webster Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	14.61	2145^th	2340	8.3%
2019	16.81	2072^nd	2358	12.1%
2021	4.82	1924^th	1961	1.9%
2022	11.44	2264^th	2400	5.7%
2023	17.40	2111^th	2400	12.0%
2024	17.01	2147^th	2411	10.9%

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Rank History for Asian students at Webster Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	5.39	577^th	601	4.0%
2019	9.45	519^th	548	5.3%
2021	0.50	428^th	430	0.5%
2023	17.41	526^th	605	13.1%
2024	11.83	607^th	662	8.3%

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Rank History for African American students at Webster Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	27.37	742^nd	948	21.7%
2019	21.63	760^th	891	14.7%
2021	17.93	368^th	427	13.8%
2022	16.01	864^th	936	7.7%
2023	21.03	715^th	857	16.6%
2024	30.19	657^th	927	29.1%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Webster Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	19.63	1235^th	1392	11.3%
2019	25.21	1056^th	1315	19.7%
2022	18.55	1366^th	1503	9.1%
2023	15.82	1319^th	1429	7.7%
2024	14.04	1450^th	1531	5.3%

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Rank History for Native American students at Webster Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	7.31	23^rd	24	4.2%
2024	8.01	30^th	31	3.2%

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Rank History for White students at Webster Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	8.46	1358^th	1408	3.6%
2019	8.77	1285^th	1338	4.0%
2021	3.57	1207^th	1224	1.4%
2022	4.39	1378^th	1399	1.5%
2023	4.20	1310^th	1337	2.0%
2024	6.34	1349^th	1392	3.1%

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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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Enrollment information for Webster Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1989	532	132	0	1	2	n/a	n/a	667
1990	565	130	0	1	5	n/a	n/a	701
1991	551	126	0	1	4	n/a	n/a	682
1992	536	142	1	1	6	n/a	n/a	686
1993	508	146	1	1	7	n/a	n/a	663
1994	518	155	2	3	5	n/a	n/a	683
1995	493	143	0	3	10	n/a	n/a	649
1996	493	143	0	3	10	n/a	n/a	649
1997	504	134	0	6	10	n/a	n/a	654
1998	482	127	1	4	9	n/a	n/a	623
1999	468	109	4	8	9	n/a	n/a	598
2000	480	114	3	6	11	n/a	n/a	614
2001	448	111	4	9	10	n/a	n/a	582
2002	465	111	3	13	4	n/a	n/a	596
2003	465	111	3	13	4	n/a	n/a	596
2004	388	144	5	11	8	n/a	n/a	556
2005	345	124	16	37	8	n/a	n/a	530
2006	332	130	15	35	9	n/a	n/a	521
2007	319	142	9	31	8	n/a	n/a	509
2008	302	138	7	28	6	n/a	n/a	481
2009	297	143	16	35	5	n/a	n/a	496
2010	317	175	40	43	7	n/a	n/a	582
2011	300	201	40	45	11	0	0	597
2012	262	138	36	78	12	0	72	598
2013	268	169	48	73	12	0	66	636
2014	254	202	59	66	8	0	67	656
2015	246	199	67	59	5	0	70	646
2016	213	209	85	62	6	0	71	646
2017	187	231	89	79	4	1	68	659
2018	194	218	86	71	5	1	81	656
2019	198	202	90	66	2	2	71	631
2020	206	212	72	74	6	3	63	636
2021	193	220	80	67	8	2	53	623
2022	189	218	76	78	15	2	63	641
2023	160	224	66	76	26	0	57	609
2024	151	252	59	76	21	0	66	625

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 Webster Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	667	58.9	11.3	n/a
1990	701	58.9	11.9	n/a
1991	682	59.9	11.3	n/a
1992	686	52.3	13.1	n/a
1993	663	40.6	16.3	n/a
1994	683	38.4	17.8	60.8
1995	649	41.1	15.8	61.8
1996	649	41.1	15.8	61.8
1997	654	42.0	15.6	60.2
1998	623	40.2	15.5	58.3
1999	598	40.0	15.0	60.9
2000	614	43.7	14.1	69.5
2001	582	43.5	13.4	63.9
2002	596	41.0	14.5	69.6
2003	596	41.0	14.5	69.6
2004	556	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	530	41.7	12.7	66.2
2006	521	42.0	12.4	74.5
2007	509	40.5	12.6	74.3
2008	481	39.5	12.2	78.4
2009	496	36.9	13.4	79.6
2010	582	40.5	14.3	75.4
2011	597	46.7	12.7	86.3
2012	598	39.0	15.3	82.8
2013	636	40.0	15.8	71.2
2014	656	44.0	14.9	63.9
2015	646	42.0	15.3	82.4
2016	646	45.0	14.3	83.6
2017	659	44.9	14.6	85.7
2018	656	44.0	14.9	89.5
2019	631	41.0	15.3	81.8
2020	636	44.0	14.4	n/a
2021	623	48.8	12.7	84.8
2022	641	45.9	13.9	88.8
2023	609	45.0	13.5	84.4
2024	625	47.9	13.0	89

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 Webster Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	667	58.9	11.3	n/a
1990	701	58.9	11.9	n/a
1991	682	59.9	11.3	n/a
1992	686	52.3	13.1	n/a
1993	663	40.6	16.3	n/a
1994	683	38.4	17.8	60.8
1995	649	41.1	15.8	61.8
1996	649	41.1	15.8	61.8
1997	654	42.0	15.6	60.2
1998	623	40.2	15.5	58.3
1999	598	40.0	15.0	60.9
2000	614	43.7	14.1	69.5
2001	582	43.5	13.4	63.9
2002	596	41.0	14.5	69.6
2003	596	41.0	14.5	69.6
2004	556	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	530	41.7	12.7	66.2
2006	521	42.0	12.4	74.5
2007	509	40.5	12.6	74.3
2008	481	39.5	12.2	78.4
2009	496	36.9	13.4	79.6
2010	582	40.5	14.3	75.4
2011	597	46.7	12.7	86.3
2012	598	39.0	15.3	82.8
2013	636	40.0	15.8	71.2
2014	656	44.0	14.9	63.9
2015	646	42.0	15.3	82.4
2016	646	45.0	14.3	83.6
2017	659	44.9	14.6	85.7
2018	656	44.0	14.9	89.5
2019	631	41.0	15.3	81.8
2020	636	44.0	14.4	n/a
2021	623	48.8	12.7	84.8
2022	641	45.9	13.9	88.8
2023	609	45.0	13.5	84.4
2024	625	47.9	13.0	89

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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