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Lancaster Central School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in New York for:
Category
Attribute
Science Proficiency
Highest science proficiency (Top 5%)
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 20%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 848 students in Lancaster Central School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 5/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in New York.
Public Middle School in Lancaster Central School District have an average math proficiency score of 42% (versus the New York public middle school average of 40%), and reading proficiency score of 47% (versus the 51% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 10% of the student body (majority Hispanic and Asian), which is less than the New York public middle school average of 63% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NY)
# Schools
7 Schools
1,659 Schools
# Students
5,298 Students
890,054 Students
# Teachers
436 Teachers
83,739 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
District Rank
Lancaster Central School District, which is ranked #269 of all 1,015 school districts in New York (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 95% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#265 out of 1020 school districts
(Top 30%)
(Top 30%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
59%
46%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
54%
49%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
95%
78%
Graduation Rate
95%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.20
0.73
# American Indian Students
10 Students
7,222 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
122 Students
81,213 Students
% Asian Students
2%
9%
# Hispanic Students
191 Students
270,400 Students
% Hispanic Students
4%
30%
# Black Students
64 Students
175,155 Students
% Black Students
1%
20%
# White Students
4,749 Students
325,608 Students
% White Students
90%
37%
# Hawaiian Students
3 Students
2,099 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
157 Students
28,478 Students
% of Two or more races Students
3%
3%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
8,468
# Students in K Grade:
361
26,528
# Students in 1st Grade:
404
28,304
# Students in 2nd Grade:
353
28,365
# Students in 3rd Grade:
385
27,931
# Students in 4th Grade:
411
29,265
# Students in 5th Grade:
446
43,975
# Students in 6th Grade:
441
157,405
# Students in 7th Grade:
409
185,375
# Students in 8th Grade:
428
188,665
# Students in 9th Grade:
436
40,472
# Students in 10th Grade:
382
36,147
# Students in 11th Grade:
396
33,448
# Students in 12th Grade:
411
33,009
# Ungraded Students:
35
22,697
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $21,082 in this school district is less than the state median of $31,307. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $21,653 is less than the state median of $32,183. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$112 MM
$78,541 MM
Spending
$115 MM
$80,737 MM
Revenue / Student
$21,082
$31,307
Spending / Student
$21,653
$32,183
Best Lancaster Central School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Lancaster Middle School
(Math: 42% | Reading: 47%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
148 Aurora St
Lancaster, NY 14086
(716) 686-3220
Lancaster, NY 14086
(716) 686-3220
Grades: 7-8
| 848 students
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