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Schools in Burns · Canaseraga Central School District

Burns’s public schools outscore 71% of New York districts

Reading proficiency in Burns’s districts is 57%, above the New York average (49%). The grade covers the public school district serving Burns, 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 92% 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
57%
▲ 8 pts vs NY 49%
2021–22
Math proficiency
52%
▲ 6 pts vs NY 46%
2021–22
Spent per student
$33.6K
▼ 3% vs NY $34.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
7.2
NY 11.2 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
203 students on the public path
In brief

Burns’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 989 New York towns with household incomes within a quarter of Burns’s, its schools beat 93%, higher than their 71% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on tests

Reading proficiency is 57% and math 52% in spring 2022, against 49% and 46% statewide. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $33,626 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 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Burns’s grade

B+ Test scores

B+: better than 71% of New York school districts. Test scores are above the New York average; there is no graduation rate to add.

New York school districts we grade (1,013)Better than 71%
Lower resultsHigher results
New York towns with similar household incomes (989)Better than 93%
Towns in Allegany County (29)Better than 83%
B−A−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 96 test results could put Burns anywhere from B− to A−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 92% of Burns’s students in the tested grades sat them (92 in math, 101 in reading).

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Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–12Canaseraga SchoolCanaseraga Central School DistrictB+

Burns’s public schools are run by Canaseraga Central School District, which also serves Birdsall, Canaseraga, Grove and Ossian. Parts of Burns (6% of its land) are served by Arkport 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.

Canaseraga Central School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 1 schools · 203 students, up 3% since 2020–21 · 7.2 per teacher (NY 11.2)
$33,626NY $34,607 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading57%
State average 48.9% · 101 students tested
Math52%
State average 46.5% · 92 students tested

Burns vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
BurnsB+Canaseraga Central
AlmondB+Alfred-Almond Central PK–12 · Arkport Central PK–12
DansvilleC+Arkport Central PK–12 · Dansville Central PK–12
Ossian—Dansville Central PK–12 · Canaseraga Central PK–12
Grove—Canaseraga Central PK–12 · Dalton-Nunda Central PK–12
HornellsvilleCAlfred-Almond Central PK–12 · Hornell City PK–12
Birdsall—Canaseraga Central PK–12 · Genesee Valley Central PK–12

3 of the 6 neighbors share Canaseraga Central with Burns, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Burns

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 Burnsby address
Canaseraga School
Grades PK–12 · Canaseraga
B+
203 students7:1Rate it →

Questions about Burns’s schools

Are Burns’s schools good?

By New York’s own tests, yes: the public schools Burns children attend outscore 71% of New York’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 93%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Burns in?

Canaseraga Central School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 203 students in 1 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Burns are served by Arkport Central.

How much does Burns spend per student?

$33,626 in Canaseraga 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.