Is Starbuck Elementary School a good school?

Starbuck Elementary School ranks in the bottom 4.6% of New York elementary schools.

How many students attend Starbuck Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 185 students attended Starbuck Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Starbuck Elementary School?

Students at Starbuck Elementary School are 56% White, 18% Two or more races, 13% African American, 12% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Starbuck Elementary School attend?

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

Starbuck Elementary School

Summary:

Starbuck Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades K-4 in the Watertown City School District in Watertown, New York. With 185 students, the school is ranked 2333 out of 2445 New York elementary schools and has a 0 out of 5 star rating from SchoolDigger.

Starbuck Elementary consistently underperforms the Watertown City School District and the state of New York in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math proficiency rates. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 13.64% of 3rd graders and 11.11% of 4th graders at Starbuck were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 23.81% and 24.29% for the district, and 42.6% and 47.05% for the state. The school also has significant achievement gaps between student subgroups, ranking 1364 out of 1392 New York elementary schools for White students, but 146 out of 936 for African American students. Additionally, Starbuck Elementary has very high rates of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 72.02% to 78.57% over the past few years.

Interestingly, Knickerbocker School, Sherman School, and Ohio Street School, which are all located within 1.84 miles of Starbuck Elementary, generally outperform Starbuck in academic proficiency. This suggests that factors beyond just funding and resources may be contributing to Starbuck's underperformance. Additionally, the school's ranking and star rating have fluctuated over the years, indicating inconsistent performance, which makes it difficult to identify consistent trends or implement effective long-term strategies.

Detail:

Public K-4

430 E Hoard St
Watertown, NY 13601-1695

(315) 785-3765

District: Watertown City School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
2333^rd of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $11,676

Students who attend Starbuck Elementary School usually attend:

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

Student/teacher ratio: 11.6

Number of students: 185

Racial breakdown:

White:

56.2%

Two or more races:

17.8%

African American:

13.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 67.6%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Starbuck Elementary School ranks worse than 95.4% of elementary schools in New York. It also ranks last among 5 ranked elementary schools in the Watertown City School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 9.88. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Starbuck Elementary School has the smallest elementary school student body size in the Watertown City School District. Student population at Starbuck Elementary School is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (56.2%), two or more races (17.8%), African American (13%). (See more...)

Compare Details 67.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Starbuck Elementary School is 11.6, which is the lowest among 5 elementary schools in the Watertown City School District! (See more...)

Compare Starbuck Elementary School employs 15.8 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Starbuck Elementary School is $11,676, which is the highest among 5 elementary schools in the Watertown City School District!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Starbuck Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Starbuck Elementary School 2333^rd of 2445 New York public elementary schools. (See Starbuck Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Male students:

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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 Starbuck Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Starbuck Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2009	50.11	1397^th	2257	38.1%
2010	63.68	908^th	2263	59.9%
2011	36.51	1607^th	2286	29.7%
2012	25.13	1856^th	2320	20.0%
2013	34.55	1573^rd	2325	32.3%
2014	40.07	1456^th	2345	37.9%
2015	24.01	1832^nd	2352	22.1%
2016	24.43	1875^th	2366	20.8%
2017	22.77	1935^th	2386	18.9%
2018	26.34	1873^rd	2395	21.8%
2019	11.96	2235^th	2413	7.4%
2021	11.56	2026^th	2201	8.0%
2022	19.35	2062^nd	2434	15.3%
2023	10.87	2307^th	2439	5.4%
2024	9.88	2333^rd	2445	4.6%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Starbuck Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	24.87	1708^th	1941	12.0%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	28.92	1591^st	2045	22.2%
2019	13.26	1947^th	2032	4.2%
2021	18.01	1528^th	1678	8.9%
2022	42.22	1149^th	2099	45.3%

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Rank History for Female students at Starbuck Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	36.56	1576^th	2338	32.6%
2019	25.29	1840^th	2357	21.9%
2021	13.87	1768^th	1955	9.6%
2022	24.84	1905^th	2401	20.7%
2023	9.90	2308^th	2403	4.0%
2024	17.21	2165^th	2413	10.3%

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Rank History for Military Connected students at Starbuck Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	29.39	14^th	15	6.7%

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Rank History for Male students at Starbuck Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	20.30	2009^th	2340	14.1%
2019	5.15	2343^rd	2358	0.6%
2021	10.79	1836^th	1961	6.4%
2022	16.41	2140^th	2400	10.8%
2023	13.98	2199^th	2400	8.4%
2024	7.51	2353^rd	2411	2.4%

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Rank History for African American students at Starbuck Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	25.35	768^th	948	19.0%
2019	24.75	711^th	891	20.2%
2022	79.35	146^th	936	84.4%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Starbuck Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	45.24	745^th	1392	46.5%

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Rank History for White students at Starbuck Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	15.28	1288^th	1408	8.5%
2019	5.51	1309^th	1338	2.2%
2021	11.09	1148^th	1224	6.2%
2022	4.00	1380^th	1399	1.4%
2023	5.04	1299^th	1337	2.8%
2024	4.56	1364^th	1392	2.0%

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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 Starbuck Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
2008	144	20	7	9	0	n/a	n/a	3	183
2009	75	15	4	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	95
2010	86	21	1	6	4	n/a	n/a	0	118
2011	85	31	2	13	0	0	3	0	134
2012	113	18	0	24	0	0	9	0	164
2013	110	21	0	30	0	0	8	0	169
2014	115	13	1	22	0	0	11	0	162
2015	129	19	1	29	0	0	13	0	191
2016	118	16	2	22	0	0	28	0	186
2017	121	18	2	22	0	0	29	0	192
2018	122	32	2	22	2	0	37	0	217
2019	123	22	2	21	1	0	29	0	198
2020	112	23	3	14	0	0	38	0	190
2021	91	22	1	9	0	0	31	0	154
2022	96	28	2	13	0	0	29	0	168
2023	112	23	2	21	0	1	26	0	185
2024	104	24	1	22	0	1	33	0	185

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 Starbuck Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2008	183	5.0	36.6	34.4
2009	95	7.0	13.6	71.6
2010	118	6.0	19.6	62.7
2011	134	9.8	13.6	70.9
2012	164	10.6	15.4	76.8
2013	169	11.0	15.3	73.4
2014	162	11.0	14.7	72.2
2015	191	11.0	17.3	77.5
2016	186	10.0	18.6	75.8
2017	192	12.0	16.0	78.1
2018	217	13.0	16.6	63.6
2019	198	13.0	15.2	63.6
2020	190	15.0	12.6	62.1
2021	154	14.8	10.3	78.6
2022	168	15.0	11.1	72
2023	185	13.9	13.2	76.2
2024	185	15.8	11.6	67.6

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 Starbuck Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2008	183	5.0	36.6	34.4
2009	95	7.0	13.6	71.6
2010	118	6.0	19.6	62.7
2011	134	9.8	13.6	70.9
2012	164	10.6	15.4	76.8
2013	169	11.0	15.3	73.4
2014	162	11.0	14.7	72.2
2015	191	11.0	17.3	77.5
2016	186	10.0	18.6	75.8
2017	192	12.0	16.0	78.1
2018	217	13.0	16.6	63.6
2019	198	13.0	15.2	63.6
2020	190	15.0	12.6	62.1
2021	154	14.8	10.3	78.6
2022	168	15.0	11.1	72
2023	185	13.9	13.2	76.2
2024	185	15.8	11.6	67.6

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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