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Schools in Catharine · Odessa-Montour Central School District

Catharine’s public schools score below 62% of New York districts on tests and graduation

Math proficiency in Catharine’s districts is 38%, below the New York average (46%). The grade covers the public school district serving Catharine, 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 95% 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
47%
▼ 2 pts vs NY 49%
2021–22
Math proficiency
38%
▼ 8 pts vs NY 46%
2021–22
Spent per student
$24.5K
▼ 29% vs NY $34.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.7
NY 11.2 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
673 students on the public path
In brief

Catharine’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 803 New York towns with household incomes within a quarter of Catharine’s, its schools beat 49%, higher than their 38% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 47% of tested students were proficient in reading and 38% 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 $24,509 per student, against $34,607 across New York (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle and one middle school

From grade 3 the district’s path is Howard A Hanlon Elementary School, then Odessa-Montour Junior/Senior High School. Enrollment is down 11% since 2020–21. 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 Catharine’s grade

C+ Test scores

C+: better than 38% 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 38%
Lower resultsHigher results
New York towns with similar household incomes (803)Better than 49%
CB−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 354 test results could put Catharine anywhere from C to B−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 95% of Catharine’s students in the tested grades sat them (354 in math, 353 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–2B C Cate Elementary Schoolin Montour FallsNo scores
3–6Howard A Hanlon Elementary SchoolOdessa-Montour Central School DistrictC−
7–12Odessa-Montour Junior/Senior High SchoolOdessa-Montour Central School DistrictB

Catharine’s public schools are run by Odessa-Montour Central School District, which also serves Cayuta, Montour Falls, Montour and Odessa and others. 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.

Odessa-Montour Central School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 673 students, down 11% since 2020–21 · 10.7 per teacher (NY 11.2)
$24,509NY $34,607 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading47%
State average 48.9% · 353 students tested
Math38%
State average 46.5% · 354 students tested

Catharine vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
CatharineC+Odessa-Montour Central
MontourC+Odessa-Montour Central
Cayuta—Odessa-Montour Central
HectorB−Watkins Glen Central PK–12 · Trumansburg Central PK–12
NewfieldC−Newfield Central
VeteranB−Horseheads Central PK–12 · Odessa-Montour Central PK–12

3 of the 5 neighbors share Odessa-Montour Central with Catharine, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Catharine

3 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 Catharineby address
Howard A Hanlon Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 3–6 · Odessa
C−
206 students11:1Rate it →
Odessa-Montour Junior/Senior High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Odessa
B
284 students9:1Rate it →
Also serving Catharinein other towns
B C Cate Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Montour Falls
183 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Catharine’s schools

Are Catharine’s schools good?

On New York’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Catharine children attend score below 62% of New York’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 49%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Catharine in?

Odessa-Montour Central School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 673 students in 3 schools (2024–25).

How much does Catharine spend per student?

$24,509 in Odessa-Montour 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.