Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0Chazy’s public schools score below 53% of New York districts on tests and graduation
The grade covers the two public school districts serving Chazy, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Math proficiency in Chazy’s districts is 41%, below the New York average (46%). Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within New York, not nationally.
From New York state tests taken in spring 2022, when 83% 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.
Chazy’s schools, in brief
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 44% of tested students were proficient in reading and 41% in math, against 49% and 46% statewide; 83% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
85–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 87% across New York (the state reports Chazy’s rate as a range). Districts ↓
Spending and class size
Chazy Union Free spends $26,676 per student and Beekmantown Central $26,655, 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.
What’s behind Chazy’s grade
B−: better than 47% of New York school districts, #422 of 755 New York towns. Both inputs trail the New York average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Chazy, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Chazy · depends on your address
Cumberland Head Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 515 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Plattsburgh
Beekmantown Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 479 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in West Chazy
Kindergarten in Chazy
Chazy Central Rural Elementary School
Grades K–6 · 229 students · 11:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Chazy
Chazy Central Rural Elementary School
Grades K–6 · 229 students · 11:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Chazy
Chazy Central Rural Elementary School
Grades K–6 · 229 students · 11:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Chazy
Chazy Central Rural Elementary School
Grades K–6 · 229 students · 11:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Chazy
Chazy Central Rural Elementary School
Grades K–6 · 229 students · 11:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Chazy
Chazy Central Rural Elementary School
Grades K–6 · 229 students · 11:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Chazy
Chazy Central Rural Elementary School
Grades K–6 · 229 students · 11:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Chazy
Chazy Central Rural Junior-Senior High School
Grades 7–12 · 225 students · 10:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Chazy
Chazy Central Rural Junior-Senior High School
Grades 7–12 · 225 students · 10:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Chazy
Chazy Central Rural Junior-Senior High School
Grades 7–12 · 225 students · 10:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Chazy
Chazy Central Rural Junior-Senior High School
Grades 7–12 · 225 students · 10:1 students per teacher
Chazy runs its own schools through grade 12 (Beekmantown Central School District). From grade K, students attend the Chazy Union Free School District, shared with Champlain. Parts of Chazy (18% of its land) are served by Northeastern Clinton Central instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Chazy
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Below the state in reading
Chazy vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the New York towns that share Chazy’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Chazy | B− | Beekmantown Central PK–12 · Chazy Union Free K–12 |
| Beekmantown | C | Beekmantown Central |
| Altona | C | Northern Adirondack Central |
| Champlain | B+ | Northeastern Clinton Central PK–12 · Chazy Union Free K–12 |
Isle La Motte, VT borders Chazy but is graded on its own state’s tests, so it’s left out.
Every school in Chazy
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).
Questions about Chazy’s schools
Are Chazy’s schools good?
On New York’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Chazy children attend score below 53% of New York’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade, #422 of 755 New York towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 43%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Chazy in?
Two districts: Beekmantown Central School District runs grades PK–12, and Chazy Union Free School District runs grades K–12, shared with Champlain.
What is Chazy’s graduation rate?
85–89% of the class of 2023 in Beekmantown Central School District graduated in four years, against 87% across New York.
How much does Chazy spend per student?
$26,676 in Chazy Union Free School District and $26,655 in Beekmantown Central School District (FY2024), against $34,607 across New York. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Chazy 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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within New York. Stars are from neighbors.