Enrollment
59
Combined
STATE 544
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LONG LAKE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 361776001601
LONG LAKE CENTRAL SCHOOL
20 SCHOOL LN, LONG LAKE, NY 12847 · (518) 624-2147 · Hamilton County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL59 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 73% 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.
- BBeats 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
3.3:1
18 FTE teachers
STATE 8.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
20 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 | 8 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 3 | 5% |
| Grade 1 | 3 | 5% |
| Grade 2 | 1 | 2% |
| Grade 3 | 3 | 5% |
| Grade 4 | 7 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 4 | 7% |
| Grade 6 | 9 | 15% |
| Grade 7 | 4 | 7% |
| Grade 8 | 2 | 3% |
| Grade 9 | 5 | 8% |
| Grade 10 | 4 | 7% |
| Grade 11 | 4 | 7% |
| Grade 12 | 2 | 3% |
Student demographics
13%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
100.0%
NY avg 58.3%
Math
67.0%
NY avg 57.4%
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 100 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57.
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
66.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.5%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% 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 LONG LAKE CENTRAL SCHOOL
LONG LAKE CENTRAL SCHOOL's state test result (66.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| LONG LAKE CENTRAL SCHOOL this school | 59 | 33.9% | 66.5% |
| ANDES CENTRAL SCHOOL ANDES | 73 | 46.6% | 61.8% |
| RANDOLPH ACADEMY RANDOLPH | 80 | 28.8% | 13.5% |
| WELLS SCHOOL WELLS | 128 | 43.0% | 54.7% |
| BOLTON CENTRAL SCHOOL BOLTON LANDING | 164 | 30.5% | 70.7% |
| RANDOLPH ACADEMYHAMBURG CAMPUS HAMBURG | 73 | 20.5% | N/A |
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 LONG LAKE CENTRAL SCHOOL ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In New York |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 59 | #182 of 192 |
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
59
-8 (-12%) vs 2020
-55% since 1990-91, when it was 130
Student : Teacher
3.3:1
was 3.7:1
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 | 59 | 17.8 | 3.3:1 | 34% (20) |
| 2023-24 | 59 | 17 | 3.5:1 | 36% (21) |
| 2022-23 | 59 | 17 | 3.5:1 | 41% (24) |
| 2020-21 | 67 | 18 | 3.7:1 | 45% (30) |
| 2017-18 | 67 | 16.6 | 4.0:1 | 43% (29) |
| 2015-16 | 60 | 17 | 3.5:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2010-11 | 59 | 13 | 4.5:1 | 34% (20) |
| 2000-01 | 105 | 21 | 5.0:1 | 32% (34) |
| 1990-91 | 130 | 19 | 6.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for LONG LAKE CENTRAL SCHOOL.
About LONG LAKE CENTRAL SCHOOL
LONG LAKE CENTRAL SCHOOL is a small combined-grade school with an address in LONG LAKE, New York. It educates 59 students in pre-K through 12. The typical figure for combined schools in New York is about 544 students.
LONG LAKE CENTRAL SCHOOL is a school in LONG LAKE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
At LONG LAKE CENTRAL SCHOOL, White students make up 92% of the student body. The remaining students are 7% multiracial. The county population is about 92% White, within a few points of the school. By the diversity index, LONG LAKE CENTRAL SCHOOL comes in at 13%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 3.3:1, with 17.8 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. For comparison, combined schools in New York average 8.7:1. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 34%.
Measured against New York public K-12 schools, LONG LAKE CENTRAL SCHOOL receives a B+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
LONG LAKE CENTRAL SCHOOL is 3.9 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (66.5% versus 62.5%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in New York.
Hamilton County has these Census figures: median household income is about $68,835, roughly 33% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. The public schools of Hamilton County number 4 and enroll about 380.
The closest other public school is NEWCOMB CENTRAL SCHOOL, about 13.5 miles away. On proficiency, LONG LAKE CENTRAL SCHOOL is ahead of the 52.1% nearby average, ranking 3rd of 9.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Remote: the school is in rural territory far from an urban area.
The student count in 2024-25 was 59, 12% below the 67 of 2020-21.
Community posts for LONG LAKE CENTRAL SCHOOL can cover science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Hamilton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,089
Census ACS
Median income
$68,835
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
4
380 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- NEWCOMB CENTRAL SCHOOL13.5 mi · 48
- INDIAN LAKE CENTRAL SCHOOL15.2 mi · 126
- TUPPER LAKE MIDDLE-HIGH SCHOOL17.4 mi · 394
- L P QUINN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL17.4 mi · 336
- MINERVA CENTRAL SCHOOL28.0 mi · 104
- SARANAC LAKE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL28.1 mi · 360
Frequently asked questions
About LONG LAKE CENTRAL SCHOOLHow large is LONG LAKE CENTRAL SCHOOL?
LONG LAKE CENTRAL SCHOOL enrolls approximately 59 students in grades PK-12.
What grades does LONG LAKE CENTRAL SCHOOL serve?
LONG LAKE CENTRAL SCHOOL serves grades PK-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at LONG LAKE CENTRAL SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at LONG LAKE CENTRAL SCHOOL is approximately 3.3:1 (18 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at LONG LAKE CENTRAL SCHOOL?
At LONG LAKE CENTRAL SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 92% White, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees LONG LAKE CENTRAL SCHOOL?
LONG LAKE CENTRAL SCHOOL is overseen by LONG LAKE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT in Hamilton County.
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