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Schools in Cherry Valley · Cherry Valley-Springfield Central School District

Cherry Valley’s public schools score below 76% of New York districts on tests and graduation

Reading proficiency in Cherry Valley’s districts is 32%, below the New York average (49%). The grade covers the public school district serving Cherry Valley, 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 76% 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
32%
▼ 17 pts vs NY 49%
2021–22
Math proficiency
42%
▼ 4 pts vs NY 46%
2021–22
Spent per student
$28.9K
▼ 16% vs NY $34.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.0
NY 11.2 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
420 students on the public path
In brief

Cherry Valley’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 995 New York towns with household incomes within a quarter of Cherry Valley’s, its schools beat 15%, lower than their 24% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 32% of tested students were proficient in reading and 42% in math, against 49% and 46% statewide; 76% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $28,924 per student, against $34,607 across New York (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count 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 Cherry Valley’s grade

C Test scores

C−: better than 24% 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 24%
Lower resultsHigher results
New York towns with similar household incomes (995)Better than 15%
Towns in Otsego County (24)Better than 46%
DC+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 176 test results could put Cherry Valley anywhere from D to C+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 76% of Cherry Valley’s students in the tested grades sat them (182 in math, 169 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–12Cherry Valley-Springfield Central SchoolCherry Valley-Springfield Central School DistrictB−

Cherry Valley’s public schools are run by Cherry Valley-Springfield Central School District, which also serves Cherry Valley, Middlefield, Roseboom and Springfield. Parts of Cherry Valley (11% of its land) are served by Sharon Springs Central instead. 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.

Cherry Valley-Springfield Central School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 1 schools · 420 students · 10.0 per teacher (NY 11.2)
$28,924NY $34,607 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading32%
State average 48.9% · 169 students tested
Math42%
State average 46.5% · 182 students tested

Cherry Valley vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Cherry ValleyC−Cherry Valley-Springfield Central
Roseboom—Cherry Valley-Springfield Central
MiddlefieldB−Cherry Valley-Springfield Central PK–12 · Cooperstown Central K–12
SpringfieldC−Cherry Valley-Springfield Central
SharonC−Sharon Springs Central
MindenB−Fort Plain Central
CanajoharieC+Canajoharie Central

3 of the 6 neighbors share Cherry Valley-Springfield Central with Cherry Valley, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Cherry Valley

1 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 Cherry Valleyby address
Cherry Valley-Springfield Central School
Grades PK–12
B−
420 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Cherry Valley’s schools

Are Cherry Valley’s schools good?

On New York’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Cherry Valley children attend score below 76% of New York’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 15%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Cherry Valley in?

Cherry Valley-Springfield Central School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 420 students in 1 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Cherry Valley are served by Sharon Springs Central.

How much does Cherry Valley spend per student?

$28,924 in Cherry Valley-Springfield 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.