Enrollment
335
Combined
STATE 544
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LYME CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 361788001604
LYME CENTRAL SCHOOL
11868 ACADEMY ST, CHAUMONT, NY 13622 · (315) 649-2417 · Jefferson County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL335 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 52% 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
10.9:1
31 FTE teachers
STATE 8.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
166 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 | 18 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 18 | 5% |
| Grade 1 | 19 | 6% |
| Grade 2 | 13 | 4% |
| Grade 3 | 24 | 7% |
| Grade 4 | 23 | 7% |
| Grade 5 | 24 | 7% |
| Grade 6 | 37 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 19 | 6% |
| Grade 8 | 25 | 7% |
| Grade 9 | 26 | 8% |
| Grade 10 | 38 | 11% |
| Grade 11 | 26 | 8% |
| Grade 12 | 25 | 7% |
This year's kindergarten class (18) is 28% smaller than its 8th grade class (25).
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
55.8%
NY avg 58.3% . +0.5pp since 2023
Math
60.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +8.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 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 8 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55.8% | 60.0% |
| 2023-24 | 55.3% | 52.0% |
% 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
55.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.8%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 LYME CENTRAL SCHOOL
LYME CENTRAL SCHOOL's state test result (55.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| LYME CENTRAL SCHOOL this school | 335 | 49.6% | 55.3% |
| HINSDALE CENTRAL SCHOOL HINSDALE | 349 | 49.6% | 52.2% |
| MILFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL MILFORD | 337 | 48.1% | 46.2% |
| HERMON-DEKALB CENTRAL SCHOOL DEKALB JUNCTION | 363 | 49.9% | 48.1% |
| PRATTSBURGH CENTRAL SCHOOL PRATTSBURGH | 351 | 52.4% | 44.6% |
| BELFAST SCHOOL BELFAST | 318 | 51.9% | 62.4% |
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 LYME CENTRAL SCHOOL ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In New York |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.3% | #42 of 101 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #44 of 101 ▲ 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.8% | #48 of 101 ▼ 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 335 | #99 of 192 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.9:1 | #119 of 146 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.5% | #98 of 152 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.6% | #81 of 136 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.0% | #84 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
335
+3 (+1%) vs 2020
-8% since 1990-91, when it was 366
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
was 11.1:1
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 | 335 | 30.7 | 10.9:1 | 50% (166) |
| 2023-24 | 345 | 29.9 | 11.5:1 | 53% (182) |
| 2022-23 | 337 | 32 | 10.5:1 | 53% (180) |
| 2020-21 | 332 | 30 | 11.1:1 | 49% (162) |
| 2017-18 | 349 | 28 | 12.5:1 | 49% (171) |
| 2015-16 | 358 | 27 | 13.3:1 | 53% (188) |
| 2010-11 | 357 | 30 | 11.9:1 | 48% (172) |
| 2000-01 | 372 | 33 | 11.3:1 | 38% (143) |
| 1990-91 | 366 | 29 | 12.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for LYME CENTRAL SCHOOL.
About LYME CENTRAL SCHOOL
LYME CENTRAL SCHOOL is a small combined-grade school serving families in CHAUMONT, New York. The student body numbers 335 students, from pre-K through 12. Average enrollment for combined schools in New York is about 544, so this school runs 38% smaller than that.
LYME CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT is responsible for LYME CENTRAL SCHOOL.
The large majority of students at LYME CENTRAL SCHOOL, 89%, are White. Other reported shares: 4% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 2% Black. The chance that two students picked at random at LYME CENTRAL SCHOOL belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 20%.
Its teaching staff equals 30.7 full-time positions, a ratio of 10.9:1. For comparison, combined schools in New York average 8.7:1. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 50%. That is close to the 49% average for public schools in Jefferson County.
allk12 grades LYME CENTRAL SCHOOL a B-. The grade compares the school only with New York public K-12 schools, because each state gives its own test.
After adjusting for student poverty, LYME CENTRAL SCHOOL lands between the top and bottom 10% of New York schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 55.3%; the prediction is 56.8%.
Census estimates describe Jefferson County this way: median household income is about $66,301, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 27%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Jefferson County number 39 and enroll about 16,789.
The school nearest to LYME CENTRAL SCHOOL is DEXTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, at a distance of about 6.1 miles. Within ten miles of LYME CENTRAL SCHOOL, there are 6 other public schools. LYME CENTRAL SCHOOL is 6th of 7 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
In the federal locale system, LYME CENTRAL SCHOOL is coded Rural: Distant, for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Federal data show 332 students in 2020-21 and 335 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%.
Community posts for LYME CENTRAL SCHOOL can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Jefferson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
115,040
Census ACS
Median income
$66,301
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
39
16,789 students
Quick facts
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Nearby schools
- DEXTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL6.1 mi · 300
- GENERAL BROWN JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL6.7 mi · 675
- SACKETS HARBOR CENTRAL SCHOOL8.5 mi · 411
- BROWNVILLE SCHOOL9.2 mi · 374
- THOUSAND ISLANDS MIDDLE SCHOOL9.4 mi · 185
- THOUSAND ISLANDS HIGH SCHOOL9.4 mi · 262
Frequently asked questions
About LYME CENTRAL SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at LYME CENTRAL SCHOOL?
LYME CENTRAL SCHOOL enrolls approximately 335 students in grades PK-12.
What age range does LYME CENTRAL SCHOOL serve?
LYME CENTRAL SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 12.
How many teachers does LYME CENTRAL SCHOOL have?
LYME CENTRAL SCHOOL employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at LYME CENTRAL SCHOOL?
At LYME CENTRAL SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 89% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is LYME CENTRAL SCHOOL in?
LYME CENTRAL SCHOOL is part of LYME CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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