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Leighton Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Oswego, Oswego County. The school has 288 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Oswego City School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in a small-town setting. The school employs 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Leighton Elementary School enrolls 288 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 20 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 85% White, 7.3% Hispanic or Latino and 4.5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 244 | 85% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 21 | 7.3% |
| Two or more races | 13 | 4.5% |
| Black or African American | 6 | 2.1% |
| Asian | 3 | 1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
178 of the school's 288 students (62%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 173 qualify for free lunch and 5 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Leighton Elementary School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NY At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 48, state house district 120.
Leighton Elementary School is one of 7 schools in OSWEGO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in OSWEGO, New York. The district serves 3,519 students district-wide and employs 274 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 288 students, Leighton Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 503 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant
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