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If you could change one rule at LISBON CENTRAL SCHOOL, what would it be?
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Enrollment
540
Combined
STATE 544
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LISBON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 361743001553
LISBON CENTRAL SCHOOL
6866 COUNTY RT 10, LISBON, NY 13658 · (315) 393-4951 · St. Lawrence County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL540 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 56% 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.
- 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
11.5:1
47 FTE teachers
STATE 8.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
221 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 | 26 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 36 | 7% |
| Grade 1 | 38 | 7% |
| Grade 2 | 42 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 45 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 36 | 7% |
| Grade 5 | 30 | 6% |
| Grade 6 | 31 | 6% |
| Grade 7 | 47 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 32 | 6% |
| Grade 9 | 44 | 8% |
| Grade 10 | 40 | 7% |
| Grade 11 | 46 | 9% |
| Grade 12 | 47 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (36) is 13% larger than its 8th grade class (32).
Student demographics
6%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
55.1%
NY avg 58.3% . -0.9pp since 2023
Math
62.8%
NY avg 57.4% . +1.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55.1% | 62.8% |
| 2023-24 | 56.0% | 61.6% |
% 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
58.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.9%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% 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 LISBON CENTRAL SCHOOL
LISBON CENTRAL SCHOOL's state test result (58.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| LISBON CENTRAL SCHOOL this school | 540 | 40.9% | 58.1% |
| GENESEE VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL BELMONT | 594 | 44.3% | 54.7% |
| ROMULUS CENTRAL SCHOOL ROMULUS | 427 | 39.6% | 42.6% |
| BELLEVILLE HENDERSON CENTRAL SCHOOL BELLEVILLE | 491 | 45.6% | 49.4% |
| TAMARAC MIDDLE SCHOOL HIGH SCHOOL TROY | 576 | 37.3% | 51.3% |
| LA FARGEVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL LA FARGEVILLE | 448 | 45.3% | 67.1% |
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 LISBON CENTRAL SCHOOL ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In St. Lawrence County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.1% | #34 of 101 | #2 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.8% | #37 of 101 ▲ 6 | #4 of 6 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.1% | #50 of 101 ▼ 20 | #3 of 6 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 540 | #45 of 192 | #1 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.5:1 | #125 of 146 | #7 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 6.2% | #142 of 152 | #3 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.9% | #108 of 136 | #4 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.8% | #72 of 95 | #4 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
540
-43 (-7%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 694
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
was 12.4:1
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 | 540 | 47 | 11.5:1 | 41% (221) |
| 2023-24 | 546 | 45 | 12.1:1 | 43% (235) |
| 2022-23 | 561 | 52 | 10.8:1 | 47% (265) |
| 2020-21 | 583 | 47 | 12.4:1 | 38% (222) |
| 2017-18 | 586 | 45.5 | 12.9:1 | 41% (242) |
| 2015-16 | 567 | 44 | 12.9:1 | 43% (243) |
| 2010-11 | 599 | 43 | 13.9:1 | 40% (240) |
| 2000-01 | 613 | 48 | 12.8:1 | 24% (145) |
| 1990-91 | 694 | 23 | 30.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for LISBON CENTRAL SCHOOL.
About LISBON CENTRAL SCHOOL
LISBON CENTRAL SCHOOL is a medium-sized combined-grade school for students in LISBON, New York. The school reports 540 students in pre-K through 12.
LISBON CENTRAL SCHOOL reports to LISBON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
LISBON CENTRAL SCHOOL enrolls a student body that is 97% White. LISBON CENTRAL SCHOOL has a diversity index of 6%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
With 47 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at LISBON CENTRAL SCHOOL was 11.5:1. Among combined schools in New York, the typical ratio is 8.7:1. LISBON CENTRAL SCHOOL's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 41%.
LISBON CENTRAL SCHOOL is graded B by allk12, scoring above 56% of New York public K-12 schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
LISBON CENTRAL SCHOOL's average proficiency rate on state tests of 58.1% is 1.8 points below the 59.9% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Census Bureau estimates for St. Lawrence County show that median household income is about $62,850, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 25% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. LISBON CENTRAL SCHOOL is one of 40 public schools in St. Lawrence County, which together enroll about 13,653 students.
The shortest distance from LISBON CENTRAL SCHOOL to another public school is about 5.6 miles, to SAINT LAWRENCE PSYCHIATRIC CENTER CHILDREN & YOUTH SERVICES. A ten-mile radius around the school includes 7 other public schools. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, LISBON CENTRAL SCHOOL is 3rd on average proficiency.
Its location is classified as Rural: Distant by the National Center for Education Statistics.
LISBON CENTRAL SCHOOL had 583 students in 2020-21 and 540 in 2024-25, a 7% decrease.
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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
Related schools
Other Lisbon Central schools
One other US public school is named Lisbon Central. LISBON CENTRAL SCHOOL is the largest of the 2.
- Lisbon Central SchoolLisbon, CT · 413 students
Nearby schools
- SAINT LAWRENCE PSYCHIATRIC CENTER CHILDREN & YOUTH SERVICES5.6 mi · 20
- JOHN F KENNEDY SCHOOL7.7 mi · 431
- HEUVELTON CENTRAL SCHOOL8.2 mi · 510
- OGDENSBURG FREE ACADEMY8.3 mi · 646
- MADILL SCHOOL9.2 mi · 277
- MADRID-WADDINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL9.4 mi · 303
Frequently asked questions
About LISBON CENTRAL SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at LISBON CENTRAL SCHOOL?
LISBON CENTRAL SCHOOL enrolls approximately 540 students in grades PK-12.
Is LISBON CENTRAL SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
LISBON CENTRAL SCHOOL is a combined-grade school covering grades PK-12.
How many teachers does LISBON CENTRAL SCHOOL have?
LISBON CENTRAL SCHOOL employs 47 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.5:1.
How diverse is LISBON CENTRAL SCHOOL?
LISBON CENTRAL SCHOOL reports a student body of 97% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is LISBON CENTRAL SCHOOL in?
LISBON CENTRAL SCHOOL is part of LISBON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.