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Schools in Canandaigua

Canandaigua’s public schools

Canandaigua City School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Canandaigua. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/3schools above New York’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 88% of students in New York’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
51%
2021–22
Math proficiency
53%
2021–22
Graduate on time
91%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$24.1K
▼ 30% vs NY $34.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
9.9
NY 11.2 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
3,118 students on the public path
In brief

Canandaigua’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Canandaigua’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s 4,095 public schools. Canandaigua Academy places highest (better than 97%); Canandaigua Primary-Elementary School lowest (29%). 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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Canandaigua, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Canandaigua Primary-Elementary SchoolCanandaigua City School DistrictC
6–8Canandaigua Middle SchoolCanandaigua City School DistrictC
9–12Canandaigua AcademyCanandaigua City School DistrictA+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Canandaigua City School District.

The district

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

Canandaigua City School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 3,118 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 9.9 per teacher (NY 11.2)
$24,052NY $34,607 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading51%
State average 48.9% · 1371 students tested
Math53%
State average 46.5% · 1476 students tested

Canandaigua vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Canandaigua—Canandaigua City
GorhamC+Gorham-Middlesex Central
BristolBHoneoye Central PK–12 · East Bloomfield Central PK–12
East BloomfieldB+East Bloomfield Central
South BristolBNaples Central
FarmingtonA−Victor Central PK–12 · Manchester-Shortsville Central PK–12
HopewellB−Canandaigua City PK–12 · Phelps-Clifton Springs Central PK–12
MiddlesexC+Gorham-Middlesex Central

Every school in Canandaigua

4 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 Canandaiguain other towns
Canandaigua Primary-Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C
1,433 students11:1Rate it →
Canandaigua Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
C
687 students8:1Rate it →
Canandaigua Academy
High · Grades 9–12
A+
998 students10:1Rate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
Canandaigua Montessori School
Elementary · Grades PK–K
Private · Nonsectarian
49 students24:1Rate it →

Questions about Canandaigua’s schools

Are Canandaigua’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Canandaigua. Canandaigua City School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Canandaigua. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Canandaigua in?

Canandaigua City School District.

Where do Canandaigua kids go to high school?

Canandaigua Academy.

Are there private schools in Canandaigua?

Yes: Canandaigua Montessori School (grades PK–K, 49 students).

Parents talk

What Canandaigua families are saying about school.

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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). Stars are from neighbors.