Putnam Lake’s public schools beat 73% of New York districts
The public schools Putnam Lake’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 73% of New York’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
How Putnam Lake 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 Putnam Lake.
The district
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Well above the state in reading
Putnam Lake vs. its neighbors
Putnam Lake’s schools rank 2nd of 4 among the towns that share its borders. School Grade, by percentile among New York districts.
Every school in Putnam Lake
0 schools. Grades are based on state tests and graduation. Any other ratings are made by neighbors.
Parents talk
What Putnam Lake families are saying about school.
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Colleges near Putnam Lake
There’s no college in Putnam Lake, but 17 are within 30 miles. The closest is Western Connecticut State University in Danbury, 7.5 miles away.
Straight-line distance from the center of Putnam Lake. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS. 7 more within 30 miles.
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.