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Schools in Butternuts · Gilbertsville-Mount Upton Central School District

Butternuts’s public schools score below 78% of New York districts on tests and graduation

32% of students in Butternuts’s public schools are proficient in reading, below the New York average (49%). The grade covers the public school district serving Butternuts, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. 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 82% 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
32%
▼ 17 pts vs NY 49%
2021–22
Math proficiency
32%
▼ 14 pts vs NY 46%
2021–22
Graduate on time
80–89%
▼ 2–7 pts vs NY 87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$28.3K
▼ 18% vs NY $34.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
9.7
NY 11.2 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
320 students on the public path
In brief

Butternuts’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1050 New York towns with household incomes within a quarter of Butternuts’s, its schools beat 13%, lower than their 22% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 32% of tested students were proficient in reading and 32% in math, against 49% and 46% statewide; 82% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

80–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 87% across New York (the state reports Butternuts’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $28,315 per student, against $34,607 across New York (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

From grade 7 the district’s path is Gilbertsville-Mount Upton Junior-Senior High School. See the path ↓

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 Butternuts’s grade

C− Test scoresC− Graduation

C−: better than 22% of New York school districts. Both inputs trail the New York average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.

New York school districts we grade (1,013)Better than 22%
Lower resultsHigher results
New York towns with similar household incomes (1050)Better than 13%
Towns in Otsego County (24)Better than 38%
DB−A rough placement. Ordinary sampling error in 152 test results and a graduating class of 33 could put Butternuts anywhere from D to B−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 82% of Butternuts’s students in the tested grades sat them (147 in math, 156 in reading).

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Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–6Gilbertsville-Mount Upton Elementary SchoolGilbertsville-Mount Upton Central School DistrictD
7–12Gilbertsville-Mount Upton Junior-Senior High SchoolGilbertsville-Mount Upton Central School DistrictC−

Butternuts’s public schools are run by Gilbertsville-Mount Upton Central School District, which also serves Gilbertsville and Guilford. Parts of Butternuts (9% and 4% of its land) are served by Unadilla Valley Central and Otego-Unadilla 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.

Gilbertsville-Mount Upton Central School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 320 students, up 3% since 2020–21 · 9.7 per teacher (NY 11.2)
$28,315NY $34,607 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading32%
State average 48.9% · 156 students tested
Math32%
State average 46.5% · 147 students tested

Butternuts vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
ButternutsC−Gilbertsville-Mount Upton Central
NorwichDNorwich City PK–12 · Unadilla Valley Central PK–12
GuilfordCBainbridge-Guilford Central PK–12 · Gilbertsville-Mount Upton Central PK–12
New BerlinD−Unadilla Valley Central
MorrisB−Morris Central
UnadillaC−Otego-Unadilla Central
OtegoC−Otego-Unadilla Central

Every school in Butternuts

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).

District schools in Butternutsby address
Gilbertsville-Mount Upton Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Gilbertsville
D
182 students12:1Rate it →
Gilbertsville-Mount Upton Junior-Senior High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Gilbertsville
C−
138 students8:1Rate it →

Questions about Butternuts’s schools

Are Butternuts’s schools good?

On New York’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Butternuts children attend score below 78% of New York’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 13%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Butternuts in?

Gilbertsville-Mount Upton Central School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 320 students in 2 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Butternuts are served by Unadilla Valley Central and Otego-Unadilla Central.

What is Butternuts’s graduation rate?

80–89% of the class of 2023 in Gilbertsville-Mount Upton Central School District graduated in four years, against 87% across New York.

How much does Butternuts spend per student?

$28,315 in Gilbertsville-Mount Upton 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.