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Knickerbocker School

Serves grades KG - 4

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
739 Knickerbocker Dr
Watertown, NY 13601
Phone
(315) 785-3740
District
WATERTOWN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
County
JEFFERSON COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
364
Classroom Teachers
28

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to New York

2

(10 is best)

Better than 14.8% of all NY schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

2

(10 is best)

Knickerbocker School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
19%
49%
19%
45%
18%
54%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
34%
51%
30%
49%
38%
54%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
13
14
12
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 77 21.2%
Grade 1 70 19.2%
Grade 2 68 18.7%
Grade 3 79 21.7%
Grade 4 70 19.2%
Total 364 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 79.0% 76.4% 42.2%
Black 7.6% 8.7% 16.4%
Hispanic 12.7% 12.5% 30.1%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.6% 2.1% 10.3%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.3% 1.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 71.2% 68.8% 53.7%
Free lunch eligible 66.2% 64.7% 51.2%
Reduced lunch eligible 4.9% 4.1% 2.6%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 29,914 19,571,216
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 1,040.2 413
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 7.1% 5.6%
5-19 YEARS OLD 15.9% 17.7%
20-44 YEARS OLD 39.8% 33.4%
45-64 YEARS OLD 22.8% 25.9%
65 OR OLDER 14.5% 17.4%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 13,690 7,668,956
Single Parent Households With Children 9.7% 7.8%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 91.3% 87.9%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 25.9% 39.6%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 9.2% 26.5%
$100,000 - $149,999 12.5% 16.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 14.4% 11.4%
$50,000 - $74,999 17.3% 13.8%
$30,000 - $49,999 19.3% 12.1%
$15,000 - $29,999 13.7% 9.7%
$15,000 or less 13.7% 9.7%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $11,616 $45,719,000 63.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $926 $3,644,000 5.0%
Staff $1,011 $3,981,000 5.5%
General Administration $764 $3,006,000 4.1%
School Administration $733 $2,885,000 4.0%
Operation $1,198 $4,714,000 6.5%
Transportation $555 $2,183,000 3.0%
Other $304 $1,195,000 1.6%
Total Support $5,490 $21,608,000 29.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,346 $5,298,000 7.3%
Total Expenditures $18,451 $72,625,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $18,290 $46,325,753,000 57.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $766 $1,940,420,000 2.4%
Staff $1,213 $3,072,691,000 3.8%
General Administration $408 $1,032,797,000 1.3%
School Administration $1,144 $2,897,632,000 3.6%
Operation $2,258 $5,718,874,000 7.1%
Transportation $1,460 $3,697,044,000 4.6%
Other $779 $1,972,819,000 2.4%
Total Support $8,027 $20,332,277,000 25.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $5,552 $14,062,158,000 17.4%
Total Expenditures $31,869 $80,720,188,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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