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What advice would you give to incoming students at COPENHAGEN CENTRAL SCHOOL?
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Enrollment
473
Combined
STATE 544
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COPENHAGEN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 360828000608
COPENHAGEN CENTRAL SCHOOL
3020 MECHANIC ST, COPENHAGEN, NY 13626 · (315) 688-4411 · Lewis County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL473 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 71% 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.
- 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
11.4:1
41 FTE teachers
STATE 8.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
133 students
STATE 58%
Community
1
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 | 39 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 36 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 31 | 7% |
| Grade 2 | 29 | 6% |
| Grade 3 | 37 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 29 | 6% |
| Grade 5 | 37 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 39 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 36 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 41 | 9% |
| Grade 9 | 24 | 5% |
| Grade 10 | 34 | 7% |
| Grade 11 | 38 | 8% |
| Grade 12 | 23 | 5% |
This year's kindergarten class (36) is 12% smaller than its 8th grade class (41).
Student demographics
15%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
64.3%
NY avg 58.3% . +8.7pp since 2023
Math
65.6%
NY avg 57.4% . -6.7pp 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 66 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 7 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.3% | 65.6% |
| 2023-24 | 55.6% | 72.3% |
% 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
65.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.7%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% 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 COPENHAGEN CENTRAL SCHOOL
COPENHAGEN CENTRAL SCHOOL's state test result (65.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| COPENHAGEN CENTRAL SCHOOL this school | 473 | 28.1% | 65.3% |
| SACKETS HARBOR CENTRAL SCHOOL SACKETS HARBOR | 411 | 28.5% | 61.8% |
| HEUVELTON CENTRAL SCHOOL HEUVELTON | 510 | 30.2% | 56.1% |
| MANOR INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL HONEOYE FALLS | 615 | 22.6% | 77.6% |
| HOOSIC VALLEY JUNIOR SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL SCHAGHTICOKE | 388 | 35.8% | 55.7% |
| COLTON-PIERREPONT CENTRAL SCHOOL COLTON | 359 | 35.7% | 65.6% |
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 COPENHAGEN CENTRAL SCHOOL ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In New York |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.3% | #15 of 101 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.6% | #30 of 101 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.3% | #22 of 101 ▲ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 473 | #60 of 192 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.4:1 | #123 of 146 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.1% | #109 of 152 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.1% | #129 of 136 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.5% | #85 of 95 |
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
473
+8 (+2%) vs 2020
+73% since 1990-91, when it was 274
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
was 10.1:1
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 | 473 | 41.3 | 11.4:1 | 28% (133) |
| 2023-24 | 483 | 43.3 | 11.2:1 | 34% (163) |
| 2022-23 | 472 | 44 | 10.7:1 | 41% (193) |
| 2020-21 | 465 | 46 | 10.1:1 | 45% (208) |
| 2017-18 | 490 | 41.9 | 11.7:1 | 47% (231) |
| 2015-16 | 428 | 42 | 10.2:1 | 45% (194) |
| 2010-11 | 499 | 40 | 12.5:1 | 31% (153) |
| 2000-01 | 271 | 24 | 11.3:1 | 36% (98) |
| 1990-91 | 274 | 21 | 13.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for COPENHAGEN CENTRAL SCHOOL.
About COPENHAGEN CENTRAL SCHOOL
The public school serving multiple grade levels COPENHAGEN CENTRAL SCHOOL is located in COPENHAGEN, New York. Federal data show 473 students enrolled in pre-K through 12 in 2024-25.
COPENHAGEN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT is responsible for COPENHAGEN CENTRAL SCHOOL.
Of every 100 students at COPENHAGEN CENTRAL SCHOOL, about 92 are White. Smaller groups are 5% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. Census estimates put Lewis County at about 94% White, close to the school's figure. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 15%.
COPENHAGEN CENTRAL SCHOOL reports a ratio of 11.4 students per teacher, from 41.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. By comparison, the average for combined schools in New York is 8.7:1. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at COPENHAGEN CENTRAL SCHOOL, 28% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Lewis County report 45%.
On the allk12 Grade, COPENHAGEN CENTRAL SCHOOL lands at B+, ahead of 71% of New York public K-12 schools.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, COPENHAGEN CENTRAL SCHOOL is within a point of the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 65.3% actual, 64.7% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in New York.
In Lewis County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $68,182 a year, roughly 19% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. Public schools in Lewis County number 13, with about 4,082 students.
WEST CARTHAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, about 6.2 miles away, is the closest public school. Within ten miles of COPENHAGEN CENTRAL SCHOOL, there are 4 other public schools. COPENHAGEN CENTRAL SCHOOL is 2nd of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Under the NCES locale system, COPENHAGEN CENTRAL SCHOOL is Rural: Distant.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 465 to 473, a small change. Students per teacher increased from 10.1 in 2020-21 to 11.4 in 2024-25.
The discussion board for COPENHAGEN CENTRAL SCHOOL is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Lewis County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
26,607
Census ACS
Median income
$68,182
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
4,082 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- WEST CARTHAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL6.2 mi · 390
- CARTHAGE MIDDLE SCHOOL6.7 mi · 925
- CARTHAGE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL6.7 mi · 887
- CARTHAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL7.3 mi · 394
- BLACK RIVER SCHOOL10.4 mi · 572
- LOWVILLE HIGH SCHOOL11.6 mi · 385
Frequently asked questions
About COPENHAGEN CENTRAL SCHOOLHow many students attend COPENHAGEN CENTRAL SCHOOL?
COPENHAGEN CENTRAL SCHOOL enrolls approximately 473 students in grades PK-12.
What age range does COPENHAGEN CENTRAL SCHOOL serve?
COPENHAGEN CENTRAL SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at COPENHAGEN CENTRAL SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at COPENHAGEN CENTRAL SCHOOL is approximately 11.4:1 (41 FTE teachers).
How diverse is COPENHAGEN CENTRAL SCHOOL?
COPENHAGEN CENTRAL SCHOOL reports a student body of 92% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees COPENHAGEN CENTRAL SCHOOL?
COPENHAGEN CENTRAL SCHOOL is overseen by COPENHAGEN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT in Lewis County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.