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What's one thing HEUVELTON CENTRAL SCHOOL gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
510
Combined
STATE 544
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HEUVELTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 361431001180
HEUVELTON CENTRAL SCHOOL
87 WASHINGTON ST, HEUVELTON, NY 13654 · (315) 344-2414 · St. Lawrence County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL510 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 46% of New York public K-12 schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
11.5:1
45 FTE teachers
STATE 8.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
154 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 | 35 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 30 | 6% |
| Grade 1 | 38 | 7% |
| Grade 2 | 36 | 7% |
| Grade 3 | 40 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 39 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 35 | 7% |
| Grade 6 | 40 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 31 | 6% |
| Grade 8 | 53 | 10% |
| Grade 9 | 36 | 7% |
| Grade 10 | 38 | 7% |
| Grade 11 | 30 | 6% |
| Grade 12 | 29 | 6% |
This year's kindergarten class (30) is 43% smaller than its 8th grade class (53).
Student demographics
5%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
57.3%
NY avg 58.3% . +7.2pp since 2023
Math
53.4%
NY avg 57.4% . -24.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 25 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.3% | 53.4% |
| 2023-24 | 50.0% | 78.0% |
% 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
56.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.9%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% 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 HEUVELTON CENTRAL SCHOOL
HEUVELTON CENTRAL SCHOOL's state test result (56.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| HEUVELTON CENTRAL SCHOOL this school | 510 | 30.2% | 56.1% |
| COPENHAGEN CENTRAL SCHOOL COPENHAGEN | 473 | 28.1% | 65.3% |
| SACKETS HARBOR CENTRAL SCHOOL SACKETS HARBOR | 411 | 28.5% | 61.8% |
| HOOSIC VALLEY JUNIOR SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL SCHAGHTICOKE | 388 | 35.8% | 55.7% |
| COLTON-PIERREPONT CENTRAL SCHOOL COLTON | 359 | 35.7% | 65.6% |
| ARKPORT CENTRAL SCHOOL ARKPORT | 435 | 37.2% | 57.3% |
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 HEUVELTON CENTRAL SCHOOL ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In St. Lawrence County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.1% | #38 of 101 | #3 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.4% | #60 of 101 ▼ 43 | #5 of 6 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.3% | #40 of 101 ▲ 10 | #2 of 6 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 510 | #52 of 192 | #2 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.5:1 | #124 of 146 | #6 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 4.6% | #148 of 152 | #5 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.2% | #126 of 136 | #6 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.4% | #78 of 95 | #6 of 6 |
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
510
-14 (-3%) vs 2020
-30% since 1990-91, when it was 724
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
was 11.9:1
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 | 510 | 44.5 | 11.5:1 | 30% (154) |
| 2023-24 | 553 | 45.5 | 12.2:1 | 43% (238) |
| 2022-23 | 552 | 47.5 | 11.6:1 | 49% (270) |
| 2020-21 | 524 | 44 | 11.9:1 | 41% (216) |
| 2017-18 | 539 | 43 | 12.5:1 | 48% (261) |
| 2015-16 | 507 | 37 | 13.7:1 | 48% (245) |
| 2010-11 | 571 | 43 | 13.3:1 | 43% (245) |
| 2000-01 | 713 | 56 | 12.7:1 | 42% (302) |
| 1990-91 | 724 | 53 | 13.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for HEUVELTON CENTRAL SCHOOL.
About HEUVELTON CENTRAL SCHOOL
HEUVELTON CENTRAL SCHOOL is one of the public schools in HEUVELTON, New York. It is a mid-sized school serving multiple grade levels. The school covers pre-K through 12 and reported 510 students in 2024-25.
HEUVELTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT is the district for HEUVELTON CENTRAL SCHOOL.
White students are 97% of those enrolled at HEUVELTON CENTRAL SCHOOL. A diversity index of 5% means there is a 5% chance two randomly chosen students at HEUVELTON CENTRAL SCHOOL are from different groups.
HEUVELTON CENTRAL SCHOOL has 44.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 11.5:1. Combined schools in New York have an average ratio of 8.7:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 30%. That is lower than the 45% average for public schools in St. Lawrence County.
Among New York public K-12 schools, HEUVELTON CENTRAL SCHOOL outscored 46%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 56.1%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 63.9%.
Census data for St. Lawrence County show the median household earns about $62,850 a year, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of people live in poverty. Counting HEUVELTON CENTRAL SCHOOL, St. Lawrence County has 40 public schools.
Among nearby public schools, OGDENSBURG FREE ACADEMY is closest at about 5.9 miles. In all, 5 other public schools sit within ten miles of HEUVELTON CENTRAL SCHOOL. Of the 7 nearby schools with scores, including this one, HEUVELTON CENTRAL SCHOOL is 4th on average proficiency.
The school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Distant).
Enrollment decreased by 3% across 4 years, from 524 in 2020-21 to 510 in 2024-25.
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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
Quick facts
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Frequently asked questions
About HEUVELTON CENTRAL SCHOOLHow large is HEUVELTON CENTRAL SCHOOL?
HEUVELTON CENTRAL SCHOOL enrolls approximately 510 students in grades PK-12.
What age range does HEUVELTON CENTRAL SCHOOL serve?
HEUVELTON CENTRAL SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at HEUVELTON CENTRAL SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at HEUVELTON CENTRAL SCHOOL is approximately 11.5:1 (45 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at HEUVELTON CENTRAL SCHOOL?
At HEUVELTON CENTRAL SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 97% White, 1% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees HEUVELTON CENTRAL SCHOOL?
HEUVELTON CENTRAL SCHOOL is overseen by HEUVELTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT in St. Lawrence County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.