Enrollment
246
Combined
STATE 544
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WILLSBORO CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 363150004220
WILLSBORO CENTRAL SCHOOL
29 SCHOOL LN, WILLSBORO, NY 12996 · (518) 963-4456 · Essex County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL246 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 17% of New York public K-12 schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats 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
9.8:1
25 FTE teachers
STATE 8.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
1%
3 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 | 16 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 21 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 20 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 21 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 12 | 5% |
| Grade 4 | 16 | 7% |
| Grade 5 | 21 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 18 | 7% |
| Grade 7 | 18 | 7% |
| Grade 8 | 18 | 7% |
| Grade 9 | 18 | 7% |
| Grade 10 | 13 | 5% |
| Grade 11 | 21 | 9% |
| Grade 12 | 13 | 5% |
This year's kindergarten class (21) is 17% larger than its 8th grade class (18).
Student demographics
18%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
47.5%
NY avg 58.3% . +12.9pp since 2023
Math
81.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +36.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 81 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 13 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 37 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47.5% | 81.0% |
| 2023-24 | 34.6% | 44.2% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of NY schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
46.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
74.5%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-27.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 75% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 WILLSBORO CENTRAL SCHOOL
WILLSBORO CENTRAL SCHOOL's state test result (46.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| WILLSBORO CENTRAL SCHOOL this school | 246 | 1.2% | 46.8% |
| INDIAN LAKE CENTRAL SCHOOL INDIAN LAKE | 126 | 2.4% | 47.4% |
| MANOR INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL HONEOYE FALLS | 615 | 22.6% | 77.6% |
| KEENE CENTRAL SCHOOL KEENE VALLEY | 170 | 28.2% | 78.8% |
| SACKETS HARBOR CENTRAL SCHOOL SACKETS HARBOR | 411 | 28.5% | 61.8% |
| COPENHAGEN CENTRAL SCHOOL COPENHAGEN | 473 | 28.1% | 65.3% |
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 WILLSBORO CENTRAL SCHOOL ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Essex County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.8% | #72 of 101 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 81.0% | #15 of 101 ▲ 67 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.5% | #72 of 101 ▲ 20 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 246 | #135 of 192 | #2 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.8:1 | #102 of 146 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.1% | #102 of 152 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 1.2% | #136 of 136 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.2% | #70 of 95 | N/A |
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
246
+1 (+0%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 346
Student : Teacher
9.8:1
was 10.7:1
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 | 246 | 25 | 9.8:1 | 1% (3) |
| 2023-24 | 261 | 24 | 10.9:1 | 38% (100) |
| 2022-23 | 251 | 22.6 | 11.1:1 | 54% (135) |
| 2020-21 | 245 | 23 | 10.7:1 | 51% (125) |
| 2017-18 | 268 | 30 | 8.9:1 | 54% (144) |
| 2015-16 | 266 | 27 | 9.8:1 | 50% (134) |
| 2010-11 | 316 | 35 | 9.0:1 | 41% (129) |
| 2000-01 | 391 | 35 | 11.2:1 | 31% (120) |
| 1990-91 | 346 | 32 | 10.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WILLSBORO CENTRAL SCHOOL.
About WILLSBORO CENTRAL SCHOOL
WILLSBORO CENTRAL SCHOOL serves students in WILLSBORO, New York, as a low-enrollment combined-grade school. It covers pre-K through 12, with a total enrollment of 246 students. Enrollment is 55% lower than the average for combined schools in New York, which is about 544.
WILLSBORO CENTRAL SCHOOL reports to WILLSBORO CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
At WILLSBORO CENTRAL SCHOOL, White students make up 90% of the student body. The remaining students are 7% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. The county population is about 93% White, within a few points of the school. WILLSBORO CENTRAL SCHOOL has a diversity index of 18%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The count of teachers at WILLSBORO CENTRAL SCHOOL is 25 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 9.8:1. The average ratio among combined schools in New York is 8.7:1, lower than at this school. Around 1% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. Public schools in Essex County average 41%.
allk12 grades WILLSBORO CENTRAL SCHOOL a C-. The grade compares the school only with New York public K-12 schools, because each state gives its own test.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, WILLSBORO CENTRAL SCHOOL would score about 74.5%. It scores 46.8%, a bottom-10% result among New York schools on BeatsExpectations.
Within Essex County, median household income is about $71,661, about 33% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 16 public schools in Essex County, with a combined enrollment of about 3,746.
The shortest distance from WILLSBORO CENTRAL SCHOOL to another public school is about 7.8 miles, to Shelburne Community School. A ten-mile radius around the school includes 2 other public schools.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Distant. That means it sits in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 246, close to the 245 recorded in 2020-21.
The discussion area below is open to posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Essex County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
36,973
Census ACS
Median income
$71,661
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
3,746 students
Quick facts
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Nearby schools
- Shelburne Community School7.8 mi · 788
- Charlotte Central School9.2 mi · 407
- Orchard School10.1 mi · 402
- KEESEVILLE PRIMARY SCHOOL10.3 mi · 364
- Champlain School10.5 mi · 559
- Burlington High School11.4 mi · 921
Frequently asked questions
About WILLSBORO CENTRAL SCHOOLHow large is WILLSBORO CENTRAL SCHOOL?
WILLSBORO CENTRAL SCHOOL enrolls approximately 246 students in grades PK-12.
Is WILLSBORO CENTRAL SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
WILLSBORO CENTRAL SCHOOL is a combined-grade school covering grades PK-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at WILLSBORO CENTRAL SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at WILLSBORO CENTRAL SCHOOL is approximately 9.8:1 (25 FTE teachers).
How diverse is WILLSBORO CENTRAL SCHOOL?
WILLSBORO CENTRAL SCHOOL reports a student body of 90% White, 3% Hispanic, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees WILLSBORO CENTRAL SCHOOL?
WILLSBORO CENTRAL SCHOOL is overseen by WILLSBORO CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT in Essex County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.