Is Knickerbocker School a good school?

Knickerbocker School ranks in the bottom 12.3% of New York elementary schools.

How many students attend Knickerbocker School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 360 students attended Knickerbocker School.

What is the racial makeup of Knickerbocker School?

Students at Knickerbocker School are 72% White, 11% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 6% African American.

What schools do graduates of Knickerbocker School attend?

Students who attend Knickerbocker School usually go on to attend: Middle : Case Middle School Middle : Harold T Wiley School High : Watertown Senior High School

Knickerbocker School

Summary:

Knickerbocker School is an elementary school located in Watertown, New York, serving grades K-4 with a total enrollment of 364 students. The school is part of the Watertown City School District, which is ranked 779 out of 865 school districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Knickerbocker School has consistently been ranked in the bottom half of New York elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past decade. The school consistently underperforms compared to the Watertown City School District and the state of New York in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math proficiency rates for 3rd and 4th grade students. For example, in 2023-2024, only 21.74% of 3rd graders and 22.67% of 4th graders at Knickerbocker were proficient in ELA, compared to 42.6% and 47.05% statewide, respectively. Knickerbocker School also struggles to serve certain student subgroups effectively, ranking in the bottom 10-20% of New York elementary schools for Hispanic, White, Multi-racial, Special Education, and Low Socioeconomic Status students.

However, Knickerbocker School has a strong track record of serving military-connected students, ranking in the top 5 schools in New York for this subgroup in recent years. Additionally, the school is located within a few miles of several other elementary schools in the Watertown City School District, such as North Elementary School and Sherman School, which outperform Knickerbocker on academic measures. This suggests that the challenges faced by Knickerbocker School may be specific to the school itself, rather than the broader district. With the right interventions and support, Knickerbocker School may have the potential to improve its academic outcomes and overall performance.

Detail:

Public K-4

739 Knickerbocker Dr
Watertown, NY 13601-4199

(315) 785-3740

District: Watertown City School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
2144^th of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $11,522

Students who attend Knickerbocker School usually attend:

Middle:	Case Middle School
	Harold T Wiley School
High:	Watertown Senior High School

Student/teacher ratio: 13.5

Number of students: 360

Racial breakdown:

White:

71.7%

Hispanic:

10.6%

Two or more races:

10.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 66.1%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Knickerbocker School ranks worse than 87.7% of elementary schools in New York. It also ranks 3^rd among 5 ranked elementary schools in the Watertown City School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 17.15. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (71.7%), Hispanic (10.6%), two or more races (10.6%). (See more...)

Compare Details 66.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Knickerbocker School is 13.5. 2 elementary schools in the Watertown City School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Knickerbocker School employs 26.6 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Knickerbocker School is $11,522, which is the 2^nd highest among 5 elementary schools in the Watertown City School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Knickerbocker School:

SchoolDigger ranks Knickerbocker School 2144^th of 2445 New York public elementary schools. (See Knickerbocker School in the ranking list.)

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Watertown City School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Watertown City School District 779^th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Knickerbocker School

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Rank History for all students at Knickerbocker School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2007	57.24	1155^th	2219	47.9%
2008	50.12	1361^st	2227	38.9%
2009	46.14	1501^st	2257	33.5%
2010	47.35	1364^th	2263	39.7%
2011	45.21	1404^th	2286	38.6%
2012	47.77	1369^th	2320	41.0%
2013	42.46	1331^st	2325	42.8%
2014	46.08	1276^th	2345	45.6%
2015	30.58	1698^th	2352	27.8%
2016	37.79	1521^st	2366	35.7%
2017	37.49	1513^th	2386	36.6%
2018	42.45	1410^th	2395	41.1%
2019	45.69	1273^rd	2413	47.2%
2021	31.33	1575^th	2201	28.4%
2022	25.02	1904^th	2434	21.8%
2023	14.94	2182^nd	2439	10.5%
2024	17.15	2144^th	2445	12.3%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Knickerbocker School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	49.93	100^th	202	50.5%
2019	20.96	140^th	180	22.2%
2021	36.59	87^th	143	39.2%
2023	15.58	198^th	223	11.2%
2024	7.97	274^th	279	1.8%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Knickerbocker School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	69.23	341^st	1941	82.4%
2019	53.87	586^th	1859	68.5%
2021	30.90	763^rd	1044	26.9%
2022	29.09	1585^th	2031	22.0%
2023	21.26	1816^th	2016	9.9%
2024	20.59	1940^th	2110	8.1%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Knickerbocker School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	36.92	1341^st	2045	34.4%
2019	53.00	796^th	2032	60.8%
2021	27.35	1336^th	1678	20.4%
2022	32.55	1478^th	2099	29.6%
2023	12.21	1959^th	2041	4.0%
2024	18.11	1877^th	2078	9.7%

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Rank History for Female students at Knickerbocker School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	39.92	1493^rd	2338	36.1%
2019	39.50	1428^th	2357	39.4%
2021	28.15	1499^th	1955	23.3%
2022	23.50	1938^th	2401	19.3%
2023	18.94	2076^th	2403	13.6%
2024	22.94	1960^th	2413	18.8%

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Rank History for Military Connected students at Knickerbocker School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	62.29	5^th	15	66.7%
2019	76.09	2^nd	9	77.8%
2021	78.14	3^rd	8	62.5%

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Rank History for Male students at Knickerbocker School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	45.58	1286^th	2340	45.0%
2019	55.72	985^th	2358	58.2%
2021	32.50	1397^th	1961	28.8%
2022	28.56	1805^th	2400	24.8%
2023	12.90	2229^th	2400	7.1%
2024	14.51	2211^th	2411	8.3%

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Rank History for African American students at Knickerbocker School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	33.28	571^st	857	33.4%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Knickerbocker School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2019	71.00	276^th	1315	79.0%
2022	22.15	1298^th	1503	13.6%
2023	23.63	1171^st	1429	18.1%
2024	11.01	1485^th	1531	3.0%

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Rank History for White students at Knickerbocker School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	32.20	1052^nd	1408	25.3%
2019	40.29	833^rd	1338	37.7%
2021	24.07	1005^th	1224	17.9%
2022	15.28	1255^th	1399	10.3%
2023	8.95	1266^th	1337	5.3%
2024	13.52	1267^th	1392	9.0%

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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 Knickerbocker School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	313	13	9	7	0	n/a	n/a	0	342
1990	302	20	8	12	0	n/a	n/a	0	342
1991	284	11	5	7	1	n/a	n/a	0	308
1992	254	11	3	10	1	n/a	n/a	0	279
1993	276	13	1	5	0	n/a	n/a	0	295
1994	244	11	4	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	261
1995	245	15	1	5	0	n/a	n/a	0	266
1996	245	15	1	5	0	n/a	n/a	0	266
1997	225	18	7	8	0	n/a	n/a	0	258
1998	251	16	6	5	0	n/a	n/a	0	278
1999	298	23	10	7	0	n/a	n/a	0	338
2000	269	37	7	14	0	n/a	n/a	0	327
2001	257	29	5	9	1	n/a	n/a	0	301
2002	247	31	9	16	1	n/a	n/a	0	304
2003	247	31	9	16	1	n/a	n/a	0	304
2004	317	34	7	12	2	n/a	n/a	0	372
2005	323	36	12	16	1	n/a	n/a	0	388
2006	347	45	11	34	1	n/a	n/a	0	438
2007	400	57	17	45	3	n/a	n/a	4	526
2008	361	44	16	32	5	n/a	n/a	0	458
2009	327	49	12	38	4	n/a	n/a	0	430
2010	331	48	22	40	3	n/a	n/a	0	444
2011	311	40	20	43	4	0	7	0	425
2012	315	48	9	25	0	2	15	0	414
2013	315	40	8	38	0	1	19	0	421
2014	312	26	7	33	0	0	22	0	400
2015	295	24	4	29	0	0	28	0	380
2016	289	26	3	27	0	0	42	0	387
2017	278	19	2	32	0	0	43	0	374
2018	281	21	4	23	0	0	38	0	367
2019	270	19	4	34	0	0	49	0	376
2020	259	24	1	37	0	0	57	0	378
2021	238	14	2	38	0	0	48	0	340
2022	246	19	0	49	0	0	37	0	351
2023	249	24	2	40	0	0	49	0	364
2024	258	21	2	38	3	0	38	0	360

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 Knickerbocker School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	342	18.3	18.6	n/a
1990	342	18.4	18.5	n/a
1991	308	14.8	20.8	n/a
1992	279	15.5	18.0	n/a
1993	295	12.6	23.4	n/a
1994	261	11.0	23.7	33.3
1995	266	11.0	24.2	35
1996	266	11.0	24.2	35
1997	258	12.0	21.5	33.7
1998	278	12.0	23.2	34.5
1999	338	17.0	19.9	44.7
2000	327	20.0	16.4	47.1
2001	301	20.0	15.1	45.8
2002	304	19.0	16.0	51
2003	304	19.0	16.0	51
2004	372	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	388	20.4	19.0	38.7
2006	438	23.0	19.0	35.6
2007	526	29.0	18.1	33.5
2008	458	30.0	15.3	40.6
2009	430	29.0	14.8	42.3
2010	444	30.0	14.8	44.1
2011	425	34.2	12.4	43.3
2012	414	27.0	15.3	44.7
2013	421	29.0	14.5	45.6
2014	400	28.0	14.2	46.3
2015	380	27.0	14.0	59.5
2016	387	27.0	14.3	58.9
2017	374	27.7	13.4	59.6
2018	367	27.0	13.5	56.1
2019	376	26.0	14.4	53.7
2020	378	28.0	13.5	54.2
2021	340	29.2	11.6	60.9
2022	351	27.5	12.7	64.7
2023	364	27.8	13.0	71.2
2024	360	26.6	13.5	66.1

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 Knickerbocker School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	342	18.3	18.6	n/a
1990	342	18.4	18.5	n/a
1991	308	14.8	20.8	n/a
1992	279	15.5	18.0	n/a
1993	295	12.6	23.4	n/a
1994	261	11.0	23.7	33.3
1995	266	11.0	24.2	35
1996	266	11.0	24.2	35
1997	258	12.0	21.5	33.7
1998	278	12.0	23.2	34.5
1999	338	17.0	19.9	44.7
2000	327	20.0	16.4	47.1
2001	301	20.0	15.1	45.8
2002	304	19.0	16.0	51
2003	304	19.0	16.0	51
2004	372	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	388	20.4	19.0	38.7
2006	438	23.0	19.0	35.6
2007	526	29.0	18.1	33.5
2008	458	30.0	15.3	40.6
2009	430	29.0	14.8	42.3
2010	444	30.0	14.8	44.1
2011	425	34.2	12.4	43.3
2012	414	27.0	15.3	44.7
2013	421	29.0	14.5	45.6
2014	400	28.0	14.2	46.3
2015	380	27.0	14.0	59.5
2016	387	27.0	14.3	58.9
2017	374	27.7	13.4	59.6
2018	367	27.0	13.5	56.1
2019	376	26.0	14.4	53.7
2020	378	28.0	13.5	54.2
2021	340	29.2	11.6	60.9
2022	351	27.5	12.7	64.7
2023	364	27.8	13.0	71.2
2024	360	26.6	13.5	66.1

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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