Minetto Elementary School, Minetto NY

Original Research by School Decision on Minetto Elementary School

Minetto Elementary serves kindergarten through sixth grade in a small school setting within the Oswego City School District. The enrollment is modest, with the majority of students drawn from the surrounding Minetto community. About one-third of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting a mixed economic base in the area. The student population is predominantly white, with small populations of multiracial and Hispanic students; the school did not report English learner or special education identification rates in the available data.

The school's recent state test results show moderate proficiency across the tested grades and subjects. In mathematics, proficiency rates climb gradually from the third through fifth grades, then hold relatively steady. Third-grade math proficiency runs below half; fourth grade edges past half; fifth grade reaches its highest point for the school; sixth grade settles slightly below fifth. The pattern in English language arts mirrors this climb in the lower grades, with third and fourth grade trailing their math counterparts, while fifth and sixth grades show stronger performance. The school tested fifth-grade science proficiency separately; that result sits just above the mathematics result for that grade. Participation in state assessments is high across the board, with the vast majority of eligible students taking the tests. When looked at holistically across all tested subjects and grades, Minetto's overall proficiency index places it in the top quartile among districts in Oswego County.

The school's test results suggest a student population in which the lower elementary grades may face particular support needs. Third-graders struggle across both tested subjects, and fourth graders remain below majority proficiency in English language arts even as they inch past it in math. Performance improves notably from fifth grade onward, though it does not reach commanding levels. A parent considering this school may want to look into whether the school has targeted interventions for the early-intermediate grades, and what support systems are available for students not yet meeting proficiency.

Data on school staffing, discipline, attendance, and specialized programs was not provided. No graduation rate applies; this is an elementary school. Information about the community context of Minetto itself, including housing, major employers, and recent development patterns, was not available from the research conducted.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 344%

School 44% · District 41% · ▲ 3 pts above district

▼ 15 pts below state median · ▲ 2 pts above county median

Grade 451%

School 51% · District 45% · ▲ 6 pts above district

▼ 7 pts below state median · ▲ 16 pts above county median

Grade 563%

School 63% · District 46% · ▲ 17 pts above district

▲ 11 pts above state median · ▲ 22 pts above county median

Grade 653%

School 53% · District 46% · ▲ 8 pts above district

▲ 8 pts above state median · ▲ 14 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 339%

School 39% · District 40% · ▼ 1 pts below district

▼ 13 pts below state median · ▲ 4 pts above county median

Grade 438%

School 38% · District 35% · ▲ 2 pts above district

▼ 15 pts below state median · ▲ 6 pts above county median

Grade 560%

School 60% · District 45% · ▲ 15 pts above district

▲ 6 pts above state median · ▲ 20 pts above county median

Grade 653%

School 53% · District 47% · ▲ 5 pts above district

▲ 7 pts above state median · ▲ 13 pts above county median

Science

Grade 561%

School 61% · District 40% · ▲ 21 pts above district

▲ 20 pts above state median · ▲ 27 pts above county median

Social studies

Grade 593%

School 93% · district not reported

▲ 1 pts above state median · ▲ 8 pts above county median

This schoolOSWEGO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income19%Higher-income47%29 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income19%Higher-income45%26 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income52%Higher-income67%14 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income27%Higher-income67%39 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income35%Higher-income47%12 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income13%Higher-income67%54 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income33%Higher-income85%52 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income33%Higher-income64%31 pp gap