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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 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 873 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), which is less than the New York public middle school average of 63% (majority Hispanic and Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (NY)
# Schools
7 Schools
1,656 Schools
# Students
5,348 Students
889,568 Students
# Teachers
428 Teachers
84,014 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
District Rank
Lancaster Central School District, which is ranked #270 of all 1,017 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
0.19
0.73
# American Indian Students
11 Students
6,890 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
108 Students
78,879 Students
% Asian Students
2%
9%
# Hispanic Students
185 Students
261,701 Students
% Hispanic Students
4%
29%
# Black Students
67 Students
178,523 Students
% Black Students
1%
20%
# White Students
4,815 Students
332,953 Students
% White Students
90%
38%
# Hawaiian Students
4 Students
2,164 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
157 Students
28,638 Students
% of Two or more races Students
3%
3%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
8,272
# Students in K Grade:
406
25,405
# Students in 1st Grade:
342
27,225
# Students in 2nd Grade:
381
26,902
# Students in 3rd Grade:
401
27,296
# Students in 4th Grade:
444
28,343
# Students in 5th Grade:
433
43,302
# Students in 6th Grade:
412
155,845
# Students in 7th Grade:
432
186,412
# Students in 8th Grade:
433
190,934
# Students in 9th Grade:
384
40,985
# Students in 10th Grade:
408
36,781
# Students in 11th Grade:
410
34,389
# Students in 12th Grade:
426
33,539
# Ungraded Students:
36
23,938
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $20,885 in this school district is less than the state median of $31,353. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $21,450 is less than the state median of $32,230. The school district spending/student has grown by 10% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$112 MM
$78,541 MM
Spending
$115 MM
$80,737 MM
Revenue / Student
$20,885
$31,353
Spending / Student
$21,450
$32,230
Best Lancaster Central School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Lancaster Middle School
Magnet 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
| 873 students
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