Enrollment
359
Combined
STATE 544
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COLTON-PIERREPONT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 360810000576
COLTON-PIERREPONT CENTRAL SCHOOL
4921 STATE HWY 56, COLTON, NY 13625 · (315) 262-2100 · St. Lawrence County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL359 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 77% of New York public K-12 schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
10.0:1
36 FTE teachers
STATE 8.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
128 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 | 16 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 25 | 7% |
| Grade 1 | 25 | 7% |
| Grade 2 | 28 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 23 | 6% |
| Grade 4 | 34 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 28 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 34 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 25 | 7% |
| Grade 8 | 26 | 7% |
| Grade 9 | 23 | 6% |
| Grade 10 | 20 | 6% |
| Grade 11 | 29 | 8% |
| Grade 12 | 23 | 6% |
This year's kindergarten class (25) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (26).
Student demographics
3%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
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NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
63.6%
NY avg 58.3% . +1.4pp since 2023
Math
70.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +6.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 70 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 63.6% | 70.0% |
| 2023-24 | 62.2% | 63.6% |
% 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
65.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.9%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 COLTON-PIERREPONT CENTRAL SCHOOL
COLTON-PIERREPONT CENTRAL SCHOOL's state test result (65.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| COLTON-PIERREPONT CENTRAL SCHOOL this school | 359 | 35.7% | 65.6% |
| HOOSIC VALLEY JUNIOR SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL SCHAGHTICOKE | 388 | 35.8% | 55.7% |
| CROWN POINT CENTRAL SCHOOL CROWN POINT | 310 | 35.2% | 46.9% |
| CLYMER CENTRAL SCHOOL CLYMER | 330 | 38.8% | 55.7% |
| ARKPORT CENTRAL SCHOOL ARKPORT | 435 | 37.2% | 57.3% |
| ROMULUS CENTRAL SCHOOL ROMULUS | 427 | 39.6% | 42.6% |
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 COLTON-PIERREPONT CENTRAL SCHOOL ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In St. Lawrence County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.6% | #14 of 101 | #1 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 70.0% | #27 of 101 ▲ 10 | #2 of 6 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.6% | #26 of 101 ▼ 8 | #1 of 6 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 359 | #94 of 192 | #4 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.0:1 | #106 of 146 | #5 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 3.3% | #151 of 152 | #7 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.7% | #119 of 136 | #5 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.7% | #50 of 59 | N/A |
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
359
-15 (-4%) vs 2020
+76% since 1990-91, when it was 204
Student : Teacher
10.0:1
was 11.3:1
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 | 359 | 36 | 10.0:1 | 36% (128) |
| 2023-24 | 381 | 35.5 | 10.7:1 | 38% (145) |
| 2022-23 | 373 | 35 | 10.7:1 | 43% (161) |
| 2020-21 | 374 | 33 | 11.3:1 | 37% (137) |
| 2017-18 | 343 | 35 | 9.8:1 | 37% (127) |
| 2015-16 | 319 | 35 | 9.1:1 | 41% (130) |
| 2010-11 | 150 | 17 | 8.8:1 | 41% (61) |
| 2000-01 | 202 | 15 | 13.5:1 | 33% (67) |
| 1990-91 | 204 | 15 | 13.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for COLTON-PIERREPONT CENTRAL SCHOOL.
About COLTON-PIERREPONT CENTRAL SCHOOL
COLTON-PIERREPONT CENTRAL SCHOOL sits in COLTON, New York, and is classified as a combined-grade school. It serves 359 students in pre-K through 12. The average among combined schools in New York is roughly 544 students; this school is 34% smaller than that.
COLTON-PIERREPONT CENTRAL SCHOOL is listed under COLTON-PIERREPONT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT in federal data.
Most students at COLTON-PIERREPONT CENTRAL SCHOOL are White: 98% of enrollment. COLTON-PIERREPONT CENTRAL SCHOOL has a diversity index of 3%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
COLTON-PIERREPONT CENTRAL SCHOOL counts 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 10.0 students for each one. Among combined schools in New York, the typical ratio is 8.7:1. About 36% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in St. Lawrence County, the average is 45%.
The allk12 Grade for COLTON-PIERREPONT CENTRAL SCHOOL is A-. Compared with New York public K-12 schools, the school scored higher than 77% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, COLTON-PIERREPONT CENTRAL SCHOOL falls in the middle 80% of New York schools: 65.6% actual against 61.9% predicted.
St. Lawrence County has these Census figures: median household income is about $62,850, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 25% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 12%. The public schools of St. Lawrence County number 40 and enroll about 13,653.
The closest other public school is POTSDAM SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, about 8.2 miles away. Around the school, 5 other public schools are within ten miles. On proficiency, COLTON-PIERREPONT CENTRAL SCHOOL is behind the 65.7% nearby average, ranking 4th of 9.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Distant.
COLTON-PIERREPONT CENTRAL SCHOOL had 374 students in 2020-21 and 359 in 2024-25, a 4% decrease. The ratio of students to teachers went from 11.3:1 to 10.0:1 over the same years.
The COLTON-PIERREPONT CENTRAL SCHOOL community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
St. Lawrence County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
107,226
Census ACS
Median income
$62,850
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
40
13,653 students
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- POTSDAM SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL8.2 mi · 373
- LAWRENCE AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL8.3 mi · 526
- A A KINGSTON MIDDLE SCHOOL8.3 mi · 393
- PARISHVILLE-HOPKINTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL8.4 mi · 177
- PARISHVILLE-HOPKINTON JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL8.4 mi · 159
- H C WILLIAMS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL11.4 mi · 332
Frequently asked questions
About COLTON-PIERREPONT CENTRAL SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at COLTON-PIERREPONT CENTRAL SCHOOL?
COLTON-PIERREPONT CENTRAL SCHOOL enrolls approximately 359 students in grades PK-12.
Is COLTON-PIERREPONT CENTRAL SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
COLTON-PIERREPONT CENTRAL SCHOOL is a combined-grade school covering grades PK-12.
How many teachers does COLTON-PIERREPONT CENTRAL SCHOOL have?
COLTON-PIERREPONT CENTRAL SCHOOL employs 36 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.0:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at COLTON-PIERREPONT CENTRAL SCHOOL?
At COLTON-PIERREPONT CENTRAL SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 98% White, 1% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is COLTON-PIERREPONT CENTRAL SCHOOL in?
COLTON-PIERREPONT CENTRAL SCHOOL is part of COLTON-PIERREPONT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.