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B+
Schools in Champlain · Northeastern Clinton Central School District, Chazy Union Free School District

Champlain’s public schools outscore 67% of New York districts

58% of students in Champlain’s public schools are proficient in math, above the New York average (46%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Champlain, 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.

#212of 755 New York townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From New York state tests taken in spring 2022, when 81% 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
50%
▲ 1 pts vs NY 49%
2021–22
Math proficiency
58%
▲ 11 pts vs NY 46%
2021–22
Graduate on time
85–89%
▼ 2–2 pts vs NY 87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$26.0K
▼ 25% vs NY $34.6K
FY2024 · Northeastern Clinton Central
Students per teacher
11.9
NY 11.2 · larger classes
Schools in town
3
925 students on the public path
In brief

Champlain’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 853 New York towns with household incomes within a quarter of Champlain’s, its schools beat 92%, higher than their 67% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on tests

Reading proficiency is 50% and math 58% across both districts in spring 2022, against 49% and 46% statewide; 85–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 87%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Northeastern Clinton Central spends $26,007 per student and Chazy Union Free $26,676, 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 Champlain’s grade

B+ Test scoresC Graduation

B+: better than 67% of New York school districts, #212 of 755 New York towns. Test scores are above the New York average; graduation is below it.

New York school districts we grade (1,013)Better than 67%
Lower resultsHigher results
New York towns with similar household incomes (853)Better than 92%
Towns in Clinton County (14)Better than 93%
B−A−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 714 test results and a graduating class of 106 could put Champlain anywhere from B− to A−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 81% of Champlain’s students in the tested grades sat them (742 in math, 684 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–122 schoolsDepends on your addressB+ to A+

Champlain runs its own schools through grade 12 (Northeastern Clinton Central School District). From grade K, students attend the Chazy Union Free School District, shared with Chazy. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Champlain

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

Northeastern Clinton Central School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,220 students · 12.6 per teacher (NY 11.2)
$26,007NY $34,607 · FY2024
B
Chazy Union Free School DistrictGrades K–12 · 2 schools · 454 students, up 8% since 2020–21 · 10.2 per teacher (NY 11.2)
$26,676NY $34,607 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Northeastern Clinton Central School District44%
State average 48.9% · 470 students tested
Math · PK–12, Northeastern Clinton Central School District56%
State average 46.5% · 505 students tested
Reading · K–12, Chazy Union Free School District63%
State average 48.9% · 214 students tested
Math · K–12, Chazy Union Free School District62%
State average 46.5% · 237 students tested

Champlain vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
ChamplainB+Northeastern Clinton Central PK–12 · Chazy Union Free K–12
MooersBNortheastern Clinton Central
ChazyB−Beekmantown Central PK–12 · Chazy Union Free K–12
Rouses PointBNortheastern Clinton Central

2 of the 3 neighbors share Northeastern Clinton Central with Champlain for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades. Alburgh, VT and Isle La Motte, VT border Champlain but are graded on their own state’s tests, so they’re left out.

Every school in Champlain

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 Champlainby address
Northeastern Clinton Senior High School
Grades PK–12
A+
379 students13:1Rate it →
Rouses Point Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Rouses Point
B+
259 students14:1Rate it →
Northeastern Clinton Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
C
287 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Champlain’s schools

Are Champlain’s schools good?

By New York’s own tests, yes: the public schools Champlain children attend outscore 67% of New York’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade, #212 of 755 New York towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 92%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Champlain in?

Two districts: Northeastern Clinton Central School District runs grades PK–12, and Chazy Union Free School District runs grades K–12, shared with Chazy.

What is Champlain’s graduation rate?

85–89% of the class of 2023 in Northeastern Clinton Central School District graduated in four years, against 87% across New York.

How much does Champlain spend per student?

$26,007 in Northeastern Clinton Central School District and $26,676 in Chazy Union Free 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.