Enrollment
244
Combined
STATE 544
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JOHNSBURG CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 361587001372
JOHNSBURG CENTRAL SCHOOL
165 MAIN ST, NORTH CREEK, NY 12853 · (518) 251-2921 · Warren County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL244 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 20% of New York public K-12 schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
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
7.0:1
35 FTE teachers
STATE 8.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
95 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 | 10 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 13 | 5% |
| Grade 1 | 14 | 6% |
| Grade 2 | 17 | 7% |
| Grade 3 | 14 | 6% |
| Grade 4 | 13 | 5% |
| Grade 5 | 16 | 7% |
| Grade 6 | 26 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 12 | 5% |
| Grade 8 | 19 | 8% |
| Grade 9 | 20 | 8% |
| Grade 10 | 26 | 11% |
| Grade 11 | 24 | 10% |
| Grade 12 | 20 | 8% |
This year's kindergarten class (13) is 32% smaller than its 8th grade class (19).
Student demographics
10%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
46.1%
NY avg 58.3% . -1.1pp since 2023
Math
45.7%
NY avg 57.4% . -54.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 46 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 down about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 54 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 46.1% | 45.7% |
| 2023-24 | 47.2% | 100.0% |
% 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
45.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.7%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 JOHNSBURG CENTRAL SCHOOL
JOHNSBURG CENTRAL SCHOOL's state test result (45.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| JOHNSBURG CENTRAL SCHOOL this school | 244 | 38.9% | 45.5% |
| SCHENEVUS CENTRAL SCHOOL SCHENEVUS | 244 | 38.9% | 50.7% |
| SOUTH KORTRIGHT CENTRAL SCHOOL SOUTH KORTRIGHT | 287 | 40.8% | 35.5% |
| ROXBURY CENTRAL SCHOOL ROXBURY | 224 | 42.0% | 47.0% |
| ANDOVER SCHOOL ANDOVER | 239 | 35.1% | 43.6% |
| FRANKLIN CENTRAL SCHOOL FRANKLIN | 209 | 42.1% | 40.3% |
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 JOHNSBURG CENTRAL SCHOOL ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In New York |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.5% | #76 of 101 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.7% | #77 of 101 ▼ 73 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.1% | #74 of 101 ▼ 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 244 | #138 of 192 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 7.0:1 | #67 of 146 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 9.5% | #135 of 152 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.9% | #113 of 136 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.8% | #15 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
244
-58 (-19%) vs 2020
-46% since 1990-91, when it was 451
Student : Teacher
7.0:1
was 8.6:1
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 | 244 | 35 | 7.0:1 | 39% (95) |
| 2023-24 | 251 | 35 | 7.2:1 | 38% (96) |
| 2022-23 | 278 | 32.7 | 8.5:1 | 46% (127) |
| 2020-21 | 302 | 35 | 8.6:1 | 40% (122) |
| 2017-18 | 329 | 33 | 10.0:1 | 56% (183) |
| 2015-16 | 340 | 31 | 11.0:1 | 43% (146) |
| 2010-11 | 362 | 34 | 10.7:1 | 41% (150) |
| 2000-01 | 414 | 43 | 9.6:1 | 30% (123) |
| 1990-91 | 451 | 39 | 11.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for JOHNSBURG CENTRAL SCHOOL.
About JOHNSBURG CENTRAL SCHOOL
As a small combined-grade school, JOHNSBURG CENTRAL SCHOOL serves students in NORTH CREEK, New York. The school's enrollment of 244 students covers pre-K through 12. Statewide, combined schools in New York average about 544 students each.
JOHNSBURG CENTRAL SCHOOL is administered by JOHNSBURG CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Most students at JOHNSBURG CENTRAL SCHOOL are White: 95% of enrollment. The remaining students are 2% Hispanic. For comparison, Warren County is about 92% White. By the diversity index, JOHNSBURG CENTRAL SCHOOL comes in at 10%.
JOHNSBURG CENTRAL SCHOOL employs 35 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 7.0:1. That ratio is under the 8.7:1 average for combined schools in New York. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 39% in 2024-25. Across public schools in Warren County, the average is about the same, 41%.
JOHNSBURG CENTRAL SCHOOL is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 20% of New York public K-12 schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
JOHNSBURG CENTRAL SCHOOL's average proficiency rate on state tests of 45.5% is 15.2 points below the 60.7% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Census estimates describe Warren County this way: median household income is about $78,442, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Warren County number 19 and enroll about 7,825.
The shortest distance from JOHNSBURG CENTRAL SCHOOL to another public school is about 5.8 miles, to MINERVA CENTRAL SCHOOL. The nearest schools with test data average 51.5%, higher than JOHNSBURG CENTRAL SCHOOL's 45.5%.
The federal government classifies JOHNSBURG CENTRAL SCHOOL's location as Rural: Distant.
JOHNSBURG CENTRAL SCHOOL saw enrollment fall 19% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. The school's ratio fell from 8.6:1 to 7.0:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
The JOHNSBURG 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.
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
- MINERVA CENTRAL SCHOOL5.8 mi · 104
- NORTH WARREN CENTRAL SCHOOL10.2 mi · 470
- SCHROON LAKE CENTRAL SCHOOL15.0 mi · 227
- INDIAN LAKE CENTRAL SCHOOL15.5 mi · 126
- WARRENSBURG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL17.4 mi · 326
- WARRENSBURG JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL17.5 mi · 262
Frequently asked questions
About JOHNSBURG CENTRAL SCHOOLHow large is JOHNSBURG CENTRAL SCHOOL?
JOHNSBURG CENTRAL SCHOOL enrolls approximately 244 students in grades PK-12.
What grades does JOHNSBURG CENTRAL SCHOOL serve?
JOHNSBURG CENTRAL SCHOOL serves grades PK-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at JOHNSBURG CENTRAL SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at JOHNSBURG CENTRAL SCHOOL is approximately 7.0:1 (35 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at JOHNSBURG CENTRAL SCHOOL?
Student demographics at JOHNSBURG CENTRAL SCHOOL are roughly 95% White, 2% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees JOHNSBURG CENTRAL SCHOOL?
JOHNSBURG CENTRAL SCHOOL is overseen by JOHNSBURG CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT in Warren County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.