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Schools in Champlain · Northeastern Clinton Central School District

Champlain’s public schools outscore 56% of New York districts

That puts Champlain above the New York average (46%). The grade covers the public school district 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.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From New York state tests taken in spring 2022, when 77% 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
44%
▼ 5 pts vs NY 49%
2021–22
Math proficiency
56%
▲ 10 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
Students per teacher
12.6
NY 11.2 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
1,220 students on the public path
In brief

Champlain’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1007 New York towns with household incomes within a quarter of Champlain’s, its schools beat 77%, higher than their 56% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state in math, below in reading

Reading proficiency is 44% and math 56% 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

The district spends $26,007 per student, against $34,607 across New York (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

Three elementary schools, then two middle schools

Which school depends on the address at every step. 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 Champlain’s grade

B Test scoresC Graduation

B: better than 56% of New York school districts. Test scores are above the New York average; graduation is below it.

New York school districts we grade (1,013)Better than 56%
Lower resultsHigher results
New York towns with similar household incomes (1007)Better than 77%
C+B+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 488 test results and a graduating class of 106 could put Champlain anywhere from C+ to B+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 77% of Champlain’s students in the tested grades sat them (505 in math, 470 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–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB+ to A+
6–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC to A+

Champlain’s public schools are run by Northeastern Clinton Central School District, which also serves Champlain, Mooers and Rouses Point. 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.

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
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading44%
State average 48.9% · 470 students tested
Math56%
State average 46.5% · 505 students tested

Champlain vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
ChamplainBNortheastern Clinton Central

Every school in Champlain

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 Champlainin other towns
Northeastern Clinton Senior High School
Grades PK–12
A+
379 students13:1Rate it →
Mooers Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Mooers
B+
295 students12:1Rate 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?

They sit near the middle of New York: the public schools Champlain children attend outscore 56% of New York’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 77%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Champlain in?

Northeastern Clinton Central School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 1,220 students in 4 schools (2024–25).

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 (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.