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Schools in Castorland · Lowville Academy and Central School District

Castorland’s public schools beat 51% of New York districts

The public schools Castorland’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 51% of New York’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

82%beats similar-income towns
Reading proficiency
54%
▼ 8 pts vs NY 62%
2020–21
Math proficiency
51%
▼ 5 pts vs NY 56%
2020–21
Graduate on time
92%
▲ 9 pts vs NY 84%
class of 2020
Spent per student
$21.9K
▼ 37% vs NY $34.6K
FY2024
Schools
0
The School Grade

How Castorland compares

C+ Test scoresB Graduation
New York school districts we grade (781)Better than 51%
Lower resultsHigher results
New York towns with similar household incomes (748)Better than 82%
High confidence. Built on 574 tested students and a graduating class of 102; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change it.
How the School Grade works
  • Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on New York’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
  • The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
  • Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of New York only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
  • What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Castorland.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Lowville Elementary Schoolin Lowville
6–8Lowville Middle Schoolin Lowville
9–12Lowville High Schoolin Lowville

The district

Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.

Test scores · 2020–21

Well below the state in reading

Reading54%
State average 62.4%
Math51%
State average 55.9%

Every school in Castorland

0 schools. Grades are ours, from state tests and graduation. Stars are from neighbors.

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Colleges near Castorland

There’s no college in Castorland, but 1 is within 30 miles. The closest is Jefferson Community College in Watertown, 22.1 miles away.

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Straight-line distance from the center of Castorland. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS.

School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within New York. Stars are from neighbors.

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