Enrollment
307
Combined
STATE 544
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MORRISTOWN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 361989001817
MORRISTOWN CENTRAL SCHOOL
408 GOUVERNEUR ST, MORRISTOWN, NY 13664 · (315) 375-8814 · St. Lawrence County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL307 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 58% 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.
- 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
9.9:1
31 FTE teachers
STATE 8.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
174 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 | 15 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 19 | 6% |
| Grade 1 | 23 | 7% |
| Grade 2 | 17 | 6% |
| Grade 3 | 28 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 20 | 7% |
| Grade 5 | 23 | 7% |
| Grade 6 | 19 | 6% |
| Grade 7 | 19 | 6% |
| Grade 8 | 28 | 9% |
| Grade 9 | 21 | 7% |
| Grade 10 | 19 | 6% |
| Grade 11 | 28 | 9% |
| Grade 12 | 28 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (19) is 32% smaller than its 8th grade class (28).
Student demographics
4%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
54.5%
NY avg 58.3% . +3.1pp since 2023
Math
65.6%
NY avg 57.4% . +1.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 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 1 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 54.5% | 65.6% |
| 2023-24 | 51.4% | 64.3% |
% 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
55.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.1%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 MORRISTOWN CENTRAL SCHOOL
MORRISTOWN CENTRAL SCHOOL's state test result (55.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MORRISTOWN CENTRAL SCHOOL this school | 307 | 56.7% | 55.9% |
| AVOCA CENTRAL SCHOOL AVOCA | 369 | 58.3% | 47.3% |
| FRIENDSHIP CENTRAL SCHOOL FRIENDSHIP | 259 | 58.7% | 54.6% |
| WALTON HIGH SCHOOL WALTON | 271 | 53.1% | 63.2% |
| SHARON SPRINGS CENTRAL SCHOOL SHARON SPRINGS | 264 | 52.7% | 47.1% |
| SCHROON LAKE CENTRAL SCHOOL SCHROON LAKE | 227 | 57.7% | 47.1% |
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 MORRISTOWN CENTRAL SCHOOL ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In St. Lawrence County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.9% | #39 of 101 | #4 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.6% | #31 of 101 ▲ 4 | #3 of 6 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.5% | #51 of 101 ▼ 5 | #4 of 6 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 307 | #111 of 192 | #5 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.9:1 | #105 of 146 | #4 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 3.9% | #150 of 152 | #6 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.7% | #62 of 136 | #1 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.5% | #74 of 95 | #5 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
307
-19 (-6%) vs 2020
-37% since 1990-91, when it was 485
Student : Teacher
9.9:1
was 9.1:1
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 | 307 | 30.9 | 9.9:1 | 57% (174) |
| 2023-24 | 316 | 33.5 | 9.4:1 | 61% (194) |
| 2022-23 | 329 | 33.4 | 9.8:1 | 64% (210) |
| 2020-21 | 326 | 36 | 9.1:1 | 55% (179) |
| 2017-18 | 332 | 32 | 10.4:1 | 64% (212) |
| 2015-16 | 317 | 34 | 9.3:1 | 59% (186) |
| 2010-11 | 398 | 36 | 11.1:1 | 55% (220) |
| 2000-01 | 410 | 38 | 10.8:1 | 53% (217) |
| 1990-91 | 485 | 38 | 12.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MORRISTOWN CENTRAL SCHOOL.
About MORRISTOWN CENTRAL SCHOOL
MORRISTOWN CENTRAL SCHOOL is a small combined-grade school located in MORRISTOWN, New York. The latest federal count shows 307 students in pre-K through 12. The average for combined schools in New York is about 544 students, so this school is 44% smaller than average.
MORRISTOWN CENTRAL SCHOOL reports to MORRISTOWN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
About 98% of the student body at MORRISTOWN CENTRAL SCHOOL is White. MORRISTOWN CENTRAL SCHOOL's diversity index is 4%, against a US figure of 70%.
At MORRISTOWN CENTRAL SCHOOL, 30.9 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 9.9:1. That is higher than the 8.7:1 average for combined schools in New York. Roughly 57% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 12 points above the 45% average for public schools in St. Lawrence County.
Measured against New York public K-12 schools, MORRISTOWN 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.
Schools in New York with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 54.1%. MORRISTOWN CENTRAL SCHOOL scores 55.9%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for St. Lawrence County show that the median household income is $62,850, roughly 25% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. MORRISTOWN CENTRAL SCHOOL is one of 40 public schools in the county.
The school nearest to MORRISTOWN CENTRAL SCHOOL is MADILL SCHOOL, at a distance of about 9.8 miles. By average proficiency, MORRISTOWN CENTRAL SCHOOL is 4th among 8 schools close by.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Distant.
2024-25 enrollment was 307, a 6% decrease from 326 in 2020-21.
Parents and students can post about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at MORRISTOWN CENTRAL SCHOOL. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
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- MADILL SCHOOL9.8 mi · 277
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- JOHN F KENNEDY SCHOOL11.4 mi · 431
- HEUVELTON CENTRAL SCHOOL11.9 mi · 510
- SAINT LAWRENCE PSYCHIATRIC CENTER CHILDREN & YOUTH SERVICES14.1 mi · 20
Frequently asked questions
About MORRISTOWN CENTRAL SCHOOLHow many students attend MORRISTOWN CENTRAL SCHOOL?
MORRISTOWN CENTRAL SCHOOL enrolls approximately 307 students in grades PK-12.
Is MORRISTOWN CENTRAL SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
MORRISTOWN CENTRAL SCHOOL is a combined-grade school covering grades PK-12.
How many teachers does MORRISTOWN CENTRAL SCHOOL have?
MORRISTOWN CENTRAL SCHOOL employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.9:1.
What is the student diversity at MORRISTOWN CENTRAL SCHOOL?
Student demographics at MORRISTOWN CENTRAL SCHOOL are roughly 98% White, 0% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is MORRISTOWN CENTRAL SCHOOL in?
MORRISTOWN CENTRAL SCHOOL is part of MORRISTOWN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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