McLean’s public schools score below 78% of New York districts
The public schools McLean’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 78% of New York’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
What McLean’s schools are like
Graduation holds up better than test scores
Test scores run well below the state, but 82% of students still graduate on time. That’s only 2 points under the state average of 84%.
The gap is biggest in math
Reading proficiency is 53%, 9 points below the state. Math is 38%, 18 points below the state. Test scores ↓
Which school depends on your street
With three elementary schools, the school a child attends depends on your address. Elementary grades range from C− to C+, so it’s worth checking the specific school, not just the town. After that, everyone goes to Dryden Middle School and Dryden High School. Dryden sends its kids to all the same schools. See the path ↓
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 McLean 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 McLean.
The district
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Well below the state in reading
McLean vs. its neighbors
McLean’s schools rank 2nd of 3 among the towns that share its borders. School Grade, by percentile among New York districts.
Every school in McLean
0 schools. Grades are based on state tests and graduation. Any other ratings are made by neighbors.
Parents talk
What McLean families are saying about school.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Colleges near McLean
There’s no college in McLean, but 4 are within 30 miles. The closest is Tompkins Cortland Community College in Dryden, 3.2 miles away.
Straight-line distance from the center of McLean. 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.