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Schools in Augusta · Madison Central School District, Waterville Central School District

Augusta’s public schools score below 73% of New York districts on tests and graduation

In Augusta, 38% of tested students read at a proficient level, below the New York average (49%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Augusta, 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.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From New York state tests taken in spring 2022, when 83% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
38%
▼ 11 pts vs NY 49%
2021–22
Math proficiency
40%
▼ 7 pts vs NY 46%
2021–22
Spent per student
$26.1K
▼ 25% vs NY $34.6K
FY2024 · Waterville Central
Students per teacher
10.9
NY 11.2
Schools in town
0
828 students on the public path
In brief

Augusta’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 771 New York towns with household incomes within a quarter of Augusta’s, its schools beat 33%, higher than their 27% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 38% of tested students were proficient in reading and 40% in math, against 49% and 46% statewide; 83% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Spending and class size

Madison Central spends $26,876 per student and Waterville Central $26,077, against $34,607 across New York (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Augusta’s grade

C Test scores

C: better than 27% 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 27%
Lower resultsHigher results
New York towns with similar household incomes (771)Better than 33%
Towns in Oneida County (26)Better than 8%
C−C+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 527 test results could put Augusta anywhere from C− to C+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 83% of Augusta’s students in the tested grades sat them (526 in math, 528 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC

Augusta runs its own schools through grade 12 (Madison Central School District). From grade PK, students attend the Waterville Central School District, shared with Marshall, Oriskany Falls, Sangerfield and Waterville. Its school is in Waterville. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Augusta

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

Madison Central School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 1 schools · 413 students, down 10% since 2020–21 · 10.4 per teacher (NY 11.2)
$26,876NY $34,607 · FY2024
D
Waterville Central School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 764 students, up 9% since 2020–21 · 11.2 per teacher (NY 11.2)
$26,077NY $34,607 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Madison Central School District27%
State average 48.9% · 190 students tested
Math · PK–12, Madison Central School District27%
State average 46.5% · 178 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Waterville Central School District44%
State average 48.9% · 338 students tested
Math · PK–12, Waterville Central School District46%
State average 46.5% · 348 students tested

Augusta vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
AugustaCMadison Central PK–12 · Waterville Central PK–12
MarshallB−Waterville Central
VernonBSherrill City
KirklandA−Clinton Central
StockbridgeCStockbridge Valley Central
Oriskany Falls—Waterville Central
MadisonDMadison Central

2 of the 6 neighbors share Waterville Central with Augusta for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Augusta

2 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).

Also serving Augustain other towns
Memorial Park Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Waterville
C
415 students12:1Rate it →
Madison Central School
Grades PK–12 · Madison
C
413 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Augusta’s schools

Are Augusta’s schools good?

On New York’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Augusta children attend score below 73% of New York’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 33%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Augusta in?

Two districts: Madison Central School District runs grades PK–12, and Waterville Central School District runs grades PK–12, shared with Marshall, Oriskany Falls, Sangerfield and Waterville.

How much does Augusta spend per student?

$26,876 in Madison Central School District and $26,077 in Waterville 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 2023) 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.