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Schools in Andes · Andes Central School District

Andes’s public schools score below 82% of New York districts on tests and graduation

On the state reading tests, 34% of Andes’s students scored proficient, below the New York average (49%). The grade covers the public school district serving Andes, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within New York, not nationally.

≈could be anywhere from D− to B−K–12Where will my kid go?

From New York state tests taken in spring 2022, when 95% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2020’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
34%
▼ 14 pts vs NY 49%
2021–22
Math proficiency
34%
▼ 12 pts vs NY 46%
2021–22
Spent per student
$60.7K
▲ 75% vs NY $34.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
4.2
NY 11.2 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
73 students on the public path
In brief

Andes’s schools, in brief

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 34% of tested students were proficient in reading and 34% in math, against 49% and 46% statewide; 95% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $60,705 per student, against $34,607 across New York (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2020; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Andes’s grade

C− Test scores

C−: better than 18% of New York school districts. Test scores are below the New York average; there is no graduation rate to add.

New York school districts we grade (1,013)Better than 18%
Lower resultsHigher results
New York towns with similar household incomes (1186)Better than 14%
Towns in Delaware County (19)Better than 16%
D−B−A rough placement. Ordinary sampling error in 35 test results could put Andes anywhere from D− to B−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 95% of Andes’s students in the tested grades sat them (35 in math, 35 in reading).

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Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Andes, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–12Andes Central SchoolAndes Central School DistrictC−

Andes’s public schools are run by Andes Central School District. Parts of Andes (11%, 8% and 3% of its land) are served by Margaretville Central, Livingston Manor Central and Downsville Central instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading34%
State average 48.9% · 35 students tested
Math34%
State average 46.5% · 35 students tested

Andes vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the New York towns that share Andes’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
AndesC−Andes Central
MiddletownC+Margaretville Central
Bovina—Delaware Academy Central School District at Delhi
ColchesterC−Downsville Central PK–12 · Roscoe Central PK–12
HamdenB−Delaware Academy Central School District at Delhi PK–12 · Downsville Central PK–12 · Walton Central PK–12
Hardenburgh—Livingston Manor Central PK–12 · Margaretville Central PK–12
DelhiB+Delaware Academy Central School District at Delhi

Every school in Andes

1 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with New York’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Andesby address

Questions about Andes’s schools

Are Andes’s schools good?

On New York’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Andes children attend score below 82% of New York’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 14%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2020.

What school district is Andes in?

Andes Central School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 73 students in 1 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Andes are served by Margaretville Central, Livingston Manor Central and Downsville Central.

How much does Andes spend per student?

$60,705 in Andes Central School District (FY2024), against $34,607 across New York. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2020) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within New York. Stars are from neighbors.