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Lawrence Avenue Elementary School

29 Leroy St, Potsdam, St. Lawrence County, 13676

551
Pupils
13.6
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Lawrence Avenue Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Potsdam, St. Lawrence County. The school has 551 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Potsdam Central School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–4 in a small-town setting. The school employs 40.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1. 72% of students are proficient in reading. 72% are proficient in maths.

School details

School district
Potsdam Central School District

Enrollment & staffing

Lawrence Avenue Elementary School enrolls 551 students across grades Pre-K–4. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 40.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1.

Male students
280 (51%)
Female students
271 (49%)
Teachers (FTE)
40.5
Student-teacher ratio
13.6:1
Grade span
Pre-K–4

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 86% White, 4.2% Asian and 3.8% Hispanic or Latino.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White47586%
Asian234.2%
Hispanic or Latino213.8%
Black or African American142.5%
Two or more races142.5%
American Indian or Alaska Native3<1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

214 of the school's 551 students (39%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 199 qualify for free lunch and 15 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

Town, RemoteGrades Pre-K–4Title I

Lawrence Avenue Elementary School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NY At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 47, state house district 116.

School district: POTSDAM CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT

Lawrence Avenue Elementary School is one of 3 schools in POTSDAM CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in POTSDAM, New York. The district serves 1,325 students district-wide and employs 109 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 551 students, Lawrence Avenue Elementary School is larger than the district average of about 442 students per school.

1,325
District students
3
Schools
109
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

72%
Reading proficient
72%
Math proficient
11%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

Setting: Town - Remote

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