Enrollment
148
Combined
STATE 544
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JEFFERSON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 361572001359
JEFFERSON CENTRAL SCHOOL
1332 ST RT 10, JEFFERSON, NY 12093 · (607) 652-7821 · Schoharie County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL148 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 16% of New York public K-12 schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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
7.3:1
20 FTE teachers
STATE 8.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
82 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 | 7 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 12 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 15 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 9 | 6% |
| Grade 3 | 8 | 5% |
| Grade 4 | 7 | 5% |
| Grade 5 | 13 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 9 | 6% |
| Grade 7 | 11 | 7% |
| Grade 8 | 15 | 10% |
| Grade 9 | 12 | 8% |
| Grade 10 | 5 | 3% |
| Grade 11 | 13 | 9% |
| Grade 12 | 12 | 8% |
This year's kindergarten class (12) is 20% smaller than its 8th grade class (15).
Student demographics
20%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
42.1%
NY avg 58.3% . +2.7pp since 2023
Math
45.7%
NY avg 57.4% . +2.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 42.1% | 45.7% |
| 2023-24 | 39.5% | 43.0% |
% 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
40.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.6%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 JEFFERSON CENTRAL SCHOOL
JEFFERSON CENTRAL SCHOOL's state test result (40.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| JEFFERSON CENTRAL SCHOOL this school | 148 | 55.4% | 40.4% |
| OWEN D YOUNG CENTRAL SCHOOL VAN HORNESVILLE | 159 | 51.6% | 40.8% |
| SAINT REGIS FALLS CENTRAL SCHOOL ST REGIS FALLS | 183 | 53.0% | 30.8% |
| WHITESVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL WHITESVILLE | 112 | 53.6% | 39.7% |
| CANASERAGA SCHOOL CANASERAGA | 203 | 54.2% | 68.7% |
| BROOKFIELD CENTRAL SCHOOL BROOKFIELD | 189 | 52.9% | 41.2% |
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 JEFFERSON CENTRAL SCHOOL ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In New York |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.4% | #84 of 101 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.7% | #76 of 101 ▲ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.1% | #83 of 101 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 148 | #165 of 192 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.4% | #64 of 136 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -33.9% | #6 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
148
-31 (-17%) vs 2020
-48% since 1990-91, when it was 283
Student : Teacher
7.3:1
was 7.8:1
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 | 148 | 20.3 | 7.3:1 | 55% (82) |
| 2023-24 | 150 | 25.7 | 5.8:1 | 53% (80) |
| 2022-23 | 148 | 24.7 | 6.0:1 | 52% (77) |
| 2020-21 | 179 | 23 | 7.8:1 | 46% (82) |
| 2017-18 | 224 | 24.5 | 9.1:1 | 55% (124) |
| 2015-16 | 247 | 21 | 11.8:1 | 56% (139) |
| 2010-11 | 296 | 26 | 11.4:1 | 48% (142) |
| 2000-01 | 298 | 27 | 11.0:1 | 51% (151) |
| 1990-91 | 283 | 25 | 11.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for JEFFERSON CENTRAL SCHOOL.
About JEFFERSON CENTRAL SCHOOL
JEFFERSON CENTRAL SCHOOL, located in JEFFERSON, New York, is a very small school serving multiple grade levels. Students in pre-K through 12 make up the school's enrollment of 148 students. By comparison, combined schools in New York enroll about 544 students on average.
The local education agency for JEFFERSON CENTRAL SCHOOL is JEFFERSON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
The share of White students at JEFFERSON CENTRAL SCHOOL is 89%. Other groups include 6% multiracial and 4% Hispanic. In Schoharie County overall, the White share is about 90%. The diversity index for JEFFERSON CENTRAL SCHOOL is 20%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Its staff includes 20.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 7.3 students per teacher. The average for combined schools in New York, 8.7:1, is higher. JEFFERSON CENTRAL SCHOOL has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 55%. Across public schools in Schoharie County, the average is 46%.
JEFFERSON CENTRAL SCHOOL earns a C- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 16% of New York public K-12 schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for JEFFERSON CENTRAL SCHOOL is -14.3 points: 40.4% actual, 54.6% predicted.
In the surrounding county, Schoharie County, the median household earns about $70,133 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 26%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Counting JEFFERSON CENTRAL SCHOOL, Schoharie County has 11 public schools.
STAMFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL is about 4.9 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within ten miles number 2. Compared with its nearest neighbors, JEFFERSON CENTRAL SCHOOL ranks 6th of 8 on average proficiency.
JEFFERSON CENTRAL SCHOOL is coded as Rural: Remote in federal locale data.
The school shrank from 179 students in 2020-21 to 148 in 2024-25.
On allk12, people connected to JEFFERSON CENTRAL SCHOOL can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Schoharie County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
30,049
Census ACS
Median income
$70,133
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
3,597 students
Quick facts
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Frequently asked questions
About JEFFERSON CENTRAL SCHOOLHow many students attend JEFFERSON CENTRAL SCHOOL?
JEFFERSON CENTRAL SCHOOL enrolls approximately 148 students in grades PK-12.
Is JEFFERSON CENTRAL SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
JEFFERSON CENTRAL SCHOOL is a combined-grade school covering grades PK-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at JEFFERSON CENTRAL SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at JEFFERSON CENTRAL SCHOOL is approximately 7.3:1 (20 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at JEFFERSON CENTRAL SCHOOL?
At JEFFERSON CENTRAL SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 89% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is JEFFERSON CENTRAL SCHOOL in?
JEFFERSON CENTRAL SCHOOL is part of JEFFERSON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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