Is Leighton Elementary School a good school?

Leighton Elementary School ranks 1769 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Leighton Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 304 students attended Leighton Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Leighton Elementary School?

Students at Leighton Elementary School are 73% White, 13% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 5% African American, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Leighton Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Leighton Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Oswego Middle School High : Oswego High School

Leighton Elementary School

Summary:

Leighton Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-6 in the Oswego City School District in Oswego, New York, with 288 students. Despite its higher per-student spending compared to nearby schools, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New York elementary schools, with its academic performance generally below state and district averages.

Leighton Elementary's academic performance, as measured by proficiency rates on New York state assessments, is consistently below the state and district averages across grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2023-2024, the school's 3rd grade ELA proficiency rate was 30% compared to the state average of 42.6% and the district average of 21.98%. Additionally, the school has a relatively high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 61.81% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2022-2023, significantly higher than the state average. Despite the school's higher per-student spending of $20,115 in 2022-2023, its academic performance remains relatively low compared to the other Oswego City School District elementary schools, as well as the elementary schools in the neighboring Fulton City School District and Hannibal Central School District.

The school's consistent low performance, with its ranking ranging from 1,371 out of 2,366 schools in 2015-2016 to 1,769 out of 2,445 schools in 2023-2024, suggests the school has struggled to improve student outcomes over an extended period. Additionally, the school's data shows significant disparities in academic achievement between different student subgroups, with the school's ranking for female students being higher than the ranking for male students, and the ranking for white students being even lower. These findings raise questions about the effective use of resources and the need for targeted interventions to address the school's persistent challenges.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-6

1 Buccaneer Blvd
Oswego, NY 13126-1998

(315) 341-2700

District: Oswego City School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
1769^th of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $20,115

Students who attend Leighton Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Oswego Middle School
High:	Oswego High School

Student/teacher ratio: 14.1

Number of students: 304

Racial breakdown:

White:

73.4%

Hispanic:

12.8%

Two or more races:

6.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 56.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Leighton Elementary School ranks worse than 72.4% of elementary schools in New York. It also ranks 3^rd among 5 ranked elementary schools in the Oswego City School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 29.22. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Leighton Elementary School has the smallest elementary school student body size in the Oswego City School District. Racial makeup is: White (73.4%), Hispanic (12.8%), two or more races (6.6%). (See more...)

Compare Details 56.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Leighton Elementary School is 14.1. 3 elementary schools in the Oswego City School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Leighton Elementary School employs 21.4 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Leighton Elementary School is $20,115, which is the 2^nd highest among 5 elementary schools in the Oswego City School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Leighton Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Leighton Elementary School 1769^th of 2445 New York public elementary schools. (See Leighton Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Oswego City School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Oswego City School District 703^rd of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Leighton Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Leighton Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	49.25	1367^th	2206	38.0%
2007	38.72	1575^th	2219	29.0%
2008	40.72	1567^th	2227	29.6%
2009	41.93	1592^nd	2257	29.5%
2010	47.85	1348^th	2263	40.4%
2011	34.37	1645^th	2286	28.0%
2012	21.91	1935^th	2320	16.6%
2013	30.91	1685^th	2325	27.5%
2014	38.35	1500^th	2345	36.0%
2015	39.33	1464^th	2352	37.8%
2016	42.94	1371^st	2366	42.1%
2017	26.88	1829^th	2386	23.3%
2018	42.69	1400^th	2395	41.5%
2019	27.15	1797^th	2413	25.5%
2021	27.37	1668^th	2201	24.2%
2022	27.55	1840^th	2434	24.4%
2023	29.98	1750^th	2439	28.2%
2024	29.22	1769^th	2445	27.6%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Leighton Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	57.05	582^nd	1941	70.0%
2019	33.64	1208^th	1859	35.0%
2021	34.86	694^th	1044	33.5%
2022	29.22	1580^th	2031	22.2%
2023	39.56	1105^th	2016	45.2%
2024	39.79	1161^st	2110	45.0%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	30.83	1537^th	2045	24.8%
2019	22.26	1720^th	2032	15.4%
2021	36.87	1102^nd	1678	34.3%
2022	24.36	1745^th	2099	16.9%
2023	22.44	1717^th	2041	15.9%
2024	20.35	1817^th	2078	12.6%

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Rank History for Female students at Leighton Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	34.21	1630^th	2338	30.3%
2019	20.94	1975^th	2357	16.2%
2021	36.27	1301^st	1955	33.5%
2022	28.70	1802^nd	2401	24.9%
2023	24.05	1922^nd	2403	20.0%
2024	36.84	1540^th	2413	36.2%

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Rank History for Male students at Leighton Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	54.02	1058^th	2340	54.8%
2019	36.99	1498^th	2358	36.5%
2021	26.23	1536^th	1961	21.7%
2022	28.90	1790^th	2400	25.4%
2023	39.99	1423^rd	2400	40.7%
2024	26.50	1860^th	2411	22.9%

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Rank History for White students at Leighton Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2019	14.65	1215^th	1338	9.2%
2022	10.58	1318^th	1399	5.8%
2023	17.10	1172^nd	1337	12.3%
2024	18.51	1192^nd	1392	14.4%

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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 Leighton Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1989	463	4	6	9	0	n/a	n/a	482
1990	471	3	6	18	0	n/a	n/a	498
1991	492	2	4	27	0	n/a	n/a	525
1992	460	6	3	25	0	n/a	n/a	494
1993	498	2	6	19	0	n/a	n/a	525
1994	479	4	4	20	0	n/a	n/a	507
1995	458	4	6	22	0	n/a	n/a	490
1996	458	4	6	22	0	n/a	n/a	490
1997	427	3	8	33	0	n/a	n/a	471
1998	489	4	6	32	2	n/a	n/a	533
1999	483	8	6	35	2	n/a	n/a	534
2000	478	8	6	34	2	n/a	n/a	528
2001	471	7	3	33	3	n/a	n/a	517
2002	487	5	7	40	5	n/a	n/a	544
2003	487	5	7	40	5	n/a	n/a	544
2004	467	11	3	33	1	n/a	n/a	515
2005	483	8	3	23	0	n/a	n/a	517
2006	397	12	1	31	5	n/a	n/a	446
2007	408	6	4	26	3	n/a	n/a	447
2008	417	11	5	41	1	n/a	n/a	475
2009	437	9	5	22	2	n/a	n/a	475
2010	440	12	7	33	2	n/a	n/a	494
2011	454	11	8	27	2	0	0	502
2012	430	7	7	29	1	1	5	480
2013	336	3	6	22	0	0	11	378
2014	324	4	5	17	1	0	14	365
2015	286	4	6	25	0	0	10	331
2016	275	2	3	22	0	0	7	309
2017	277	2	3	19	0	0	9	310
2018	264	2	0	15	0	0	4	285
2019	272	6	1	11	0	1	4	295
2020	252	5	1	16	1	1	5	281
2021	244	7	2	27	2	1	10	293
2022	234	4	3	19	2	0	16	278
2023	244	6	3	21	1	0	13	288
2024	223	14	4	39	2	2	20	304

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 Leighton Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	482	30.5	15.8	n/a
1990	498	31.9	15.6	n/a
1991	525	31.9	16.4	n/a
1992	494	30.0	16.4	n/a
1993	525	32.1	16.4	n/a
1994	507	33.1	15.3	22.3
1995	490	31.1	15.8	27.3
1996	490	31.1	15.8	27.3
1997	471	32.1	14.7	31.4
1998	533	31.0	17.2	39.6
1999	534	31.2	17.1	41.9
2000	528	33.3	15.9	45.6
2001	517	37.0	14.0	44.5
2002	544	39.0	13.9	39.5
2003	544	39.0	13.9	39.5
2004	515	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	517	39.0	13.3	40
2006	446	33.0	13.5	54.5
2007	447	33.0	13.5	42.5
2008	475	36.0	13.2	42.5
2009	475	35.0	13.6	50.7
2010	494	34.5	14.3	51
2011	502	33.8	14.8	56.6
2012	480	34.0	14.1	51.3
2013	378	33.0	11.4	55.8
2014	365	30.0	12.1	57.5
2015	331	30.0	11.0	69.2
2016	309	26.0	11.8	70.6
2017	310	22.9	13.5	68.1
2018	285	24.0	11.8	52.3
2019	295	22.0	13.4	2
2020	281	20.0	14.0	60.5
2021	293	22.0	13.3	52.9
2022	278	20.0	13.9	46
2023	288	20.0	14.4	61.8
2024	304	21.4	14.1	56.9

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 Leighton Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	482	30.5	15.8	n/a
1990	498	31.9	15.6	n/a
1991	525	31.9	16.4	n/a
1992	494	30.0	16.4	n/a
1993	525	32.1	16.4	n/a
1994	507	33.1	15.3	22.3
1995	490	31.1	15.8	27.3
1996	490	31.1	15.8	27.3
1997	471	32.1	14.7	31.4
1998	533	31.0	17.2	39.6
1999	534	31.2	17.1	41.9
2000	528	33.3	15.9	45.6
2001	517	37.0	14.0	44.5
2002	544	39.0	13.9	39.5
2003	544	39.0	13.9	39.5
2004	515	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	517	39.0	13.3	40
2006	446	33.0	13.5	54.5
2007	447	33.0	13.5	42.5
2008	475	36.0	13.2	42.5
2009	475	35.0	13.6	50.7
2010	494	34.5	14.3	51
2011	502	33.8	14.8	56.6
2012	480	34.0	14.1	51.3
2013	378	33.0	11.4	55.8
2014	365	30.0	12.1	57.5
2015	331	30.0	11.0	69.2
2016	309	26.0	11.8	70.6
2017	310	22.9	13.5	68.1
2018	285	24.0	11.8	52.3
2019	295	22.0	13.4	2
2020	281	20.0	14.0	60.5
2021	293	22.0	13.3	52.9
2022	278	20.0	13.9	46
2023	288	20.0	14.4	61.8
2024	304	21.4	14.1	56.9

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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