Enrollment
164
Combined
STATE 544
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BOLTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 360501000240
BOLTON CENTRAL SCHOOL
26 HORICON AVE, BOLTON LANDING, NY 12814 · (518) 644-2400 · Warren County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL164 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 82% of New York public K-12 schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New York public K-12 schools
Student : Teacher
6.4:1
26 FTE teachers
STATE 8.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
50 students
STATE 58%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 5 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 20 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 12 | 7% |
| Grade 2 | 9 | 5% |
| Grade 3 | 8 | 5% |
| Grade 4 | 8 | 5% |
| Grade 5 | 12 | 7% |
| Grade 6 | 5 | 3% |
| Grade 7 | 13 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 21 | 13% |
| Grade 9 | 13 | 8% |
| Grade 10 | 14 | 9% |
| Grade 11 | 15 | 9% |
| Grade 12 | 9 | 5% |
This year's kindergarten class (20) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (21).
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 72% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
93.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +32.3pp since 2023
Math
83.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +10.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 93 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 83 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are up about 32 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 93.0% | 83.0% |
| 2023-24 | 60.7% | 72.7% |
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
70.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.8%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 71% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New York's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like BOLTON CENTRAL SCHOOL
BOLTON CENTRAL SCHOOL's state test result (70.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOLTON CENTRAL SCHOOL this school | 164 | 30.5% | 70.7% |
| KEENE CENTRAL SCHOOL KEENE VALLEY | 170 | 28.2% | 78.8% |
| DOWNSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DOWNSVILLE | 219 | 34.2% | 61.0% |
| WEST VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL WEST VALLEY | 186 | 35.5% | 45.5% |
| ANDOVER SCHOOL ANDOVER | 239 | 35.1% | 43.6% |
| JOHNSBURG CENTRAL SCHOOL NORTH CREEK | 244 | 38.9% | 45.5% |
Matched among New York K-12 schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where BOLTON CENTRAL SCHOOL ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In New York |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.7% | #9 of 101 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 83.0% | #12 of 101 ▲ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 93.0% | #6 of 101 ▲ 17 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 164 | #161 of 192 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.5% | #125 of 136 |
Ranked against other public K-12 schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
164
-15 (-8%) vs 2020
-37% since 1990-91, when it was 260
Student : Teacher
6.4:1
was 6.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 164 | 25.7 | 6.4:1 | 30% (50) |
| 2023-24 | 180 | 25 | 7.2:1 | 31% (56) |
| 2022-23 | 174 | 25 | 7.0:1 | 28% (49) |
| 2020-21 | 179 | 26 | 6.9:1 | 28% (50) |
| 2017-18 | 194 | 29.2 | 6.6:1 | 27% (52) |
| 2015-16 | 191 | 26 | 7.3:1 | 32% (62) |
| 2010-11 | 236 | 33 | 7.2:1 | 20% (47) |
| 2000-01 | 266 | 32 | 8.3:1 | 13% (35) |
| 1990-91 | 260 | 29 | 9.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BOLTON CENTRAL SCHOOL.
About BOLTON CENTRAL SCHOOL
BOLTON CENTRAL SCHOOL is one of the public schools in BOLTON LANDING, New York. It is a very small school serving multiple grade levels. It reported 164 students in pre-K through 12 in 2024-25. Combined schools in New York have about 544 students on average; enrollment here is 70% lower.
BOLTON CENTRAL SCHOOL belongs to BOLTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
White students are 93% of those enrolled at BOLTON CENTRAL SCHOOL. The remaining shares are 3% Hispanic and 2% Asian. That is in line with Warren County, where about 92% of residents are White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 14, compared with 70 nationally.
BOLTON CENTRAL SCHOOL has 25.7 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 6.4:1. The school's 6.4:1 compares with an average of 8.7:1 for combined schools in New York. The school has 30% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 11 points below the 41% average for public schools in Warren County.
BOLTON CENTRAL SCHOOL holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 82% of New York public K-12 schools.
BOLTON CENTRAL SCHOOL's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 70.7% is 7.0 points above the 63.8% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
In the wider Warren County area, median household income comes to about $78,442, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Warren County counts 19 public schools with about 7,825 students.
WARRENSBURG JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is about 6.9 miles away, making it the nearest public school. BOLTON CENTRAL SCHOOL is one of several public schools in the area, with 4 others within ten miles. The nearest schools with test data average 55.1%, lower than BOLTON CENTRAL SCHOOL's 70.7%.
For locale, NCES codes BOLTON CENTRAL SCHOOL as Rural: Fringe.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 164, from 179 in 2020-21.
On allk12, people connected to BOLTON CENTRAL SCHOOL can post about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Warren County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
65,517
Census ACS
Median income
$78,442
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
7,825 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- WARRENSBURG JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL6.9 mi · 262
- WARRENSBURG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL7.6 mi · 326
- LAKE GEORGE JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL9.5 mi · 299
- NORTH WARREN CENTRAL SCHOOL9.5 mi · 470
- LAKE GEORGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL10.6 mi · 296
- FORT ANN MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL13.2 mi · 233
Frequently asked questions
About BOLTON CENTRAL SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at BOLTON CENTRAL SCHOOL?
BOLTON CENTRAL SCHOOL enrolls approximately 164 students in grades PK-12.
What grades does BOLTON CENTRAL SCHOOL serve?
BOLTON CENTRAL SCHOOL serves grades PK-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at BOLTON CENTRAL SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at BOLTON CENTRAL SCHOOL is approximately 6.4:1 (26 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at BOLTON CENTRAL SCHOOL?
At BOLTON CENTRAL SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 93% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is BOLTON CENTRAL SCHOOL public or private?
BOLTON CENTRAL SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by BOLTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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