SHARON SPRINGS CENTRAL SCHOOL
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 20 points.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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%.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About SHARON SPRINGS CENTRAL SCHOOL
SHARON SPRINGS CENTRAL SCHOOL is one of the close-knit combined-grade schools in SHARON SPRINGS, New York, part of SHARON SPRINGS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, with 264 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 12. Compared to the state average of about 544 students per school, that is 51% leaner than typical.
Operationally, SHARON SPRINGS CENTRAL SCHOOL answers to SHARON SPRINGS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.
Looking at the student body, SHARON SPRINGS CENTRAL SCHOOL lists that 95% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest breaks down as 3% Hispanic.
In terms of school funding signals, On paper, SHARON SPRINGS CENTRAL SCHOOL has 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 8.4:1. The state averages about 8.7:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 53% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, SHARON SPRINGS CENTRAL SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 55.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 47.1%.
Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Schoharie County indicate the typical household earns roughly $70,133 per year, about 26% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Schoharie County runs 11 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,597 students), of which SHARON SPRINGS CENTRAL SCHOOL is one.
Nearest neighbor: CHERRY VALLEY-SPRINGFIELD CENTRAL SCHOOL, around 7.6 miles off. 7 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts SHARON SPRINGS CENTRAL SCHOOL at 5th of 8; the average score across the group is 50.7%.
The school occupies a rural site.
Looking at the recent track record. SHARON SPRINGS CENTRAL SCHOOL's enrollment has rose 10% since 2018, when it stood at 241 (now 264).
On allk12, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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