Gainesville’s public schools beat 55% of New York districts
The public schools Gainesville’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 55% of New York’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
What Gainesville’s schools are like
Holds up better next to similar towns
Against all New York districts, Gainesville beats only 55%. Against the 994 towns with similar household incomes, it beats 84%. Part of the low grade reflects local incomes rather than the schools alone. How it compares ↓
The middle school is the weak link
One district takes students from Letchworth Elementary School all the way to Letchworth Senior High School. The high school earns the best grade on the path (A); the middle school earns the lowest (C). See the path ↓
Average results for less money
Gainesville spends 28% less per student than the state average, yet lands near the middle on results. Test scores ↓
This summary is written from the data on this page. Test scores are from 2020–21, a pandemic year, so treat small gaps with caution.
How Gainesville compares
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 Gainesville.
The district
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Well below the state in reading
Every school in Gainesville
0 schools. Grades are based on state tests and graduation. Any other ratings are made by neighbors.
Parents talk
What Gainesville families are saying about school.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Colleges near Gainesville
There’s no college in Gainesville, but 3 are within 30 miles. The closest is Houghton University in Caneadea, 14.9 miles away.
Straight-line distance from the center of Gainesville. 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.