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Schools in Chesterfield · AuSable Valley Central School District

Chesterfield’s public schools score below 69% of New York districts on tests and graduation

Math proficiency in Chesterfield’s districts is 34%, below the New York average (46%). The grade covers the public school district serving Chesterfield, 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 98% 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
39%
▼ 10 pts vs NY 49%
2021–22
Math proficiency
34%
▼ 12 pts vs NY 46%
2021–22
Graduate on time
85–89%
▼ 2–2 pts vs NY 87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$30.9K
▼ 11% vs NY $34.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.1
NY 11.2
Schools in town
0
1,087 students on the public path
In brief

Chesterfield’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1016 New York towns with household incomes within a quarter of Chesterfield’s, its schools beat 38%, higher than their 31% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 39% of tested students were proficient in reading and 34% in math, against 49% and 46% statewide; 98% 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 Chesterfield’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $30,920 per student, against $34,607 across New York (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

Two elementary schools, then one middle and one high school

Which elementary school depends on the address; from grade 7 the district’s path is Ausable Valley Middle School, then Ausable Valley High School. 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 Chesterfield’s grade

C Test scoresC Graduation

C: better than 31% of New York school districts. Both inputs trail the New York average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.

New York school districts we grade (1,013)Better than 31%
Lower resultsHigher results
New York towns with similar household incomes (1016)Better than 38%
Towns in Essex County (18)Better than 39%
C−B−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 557 test results and a graduating class of 85 could put Chesterfield anywhere from C− to B−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Chesterfield’s students in the tested grades sat them (582 in math, 532 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–62 schoolsDepends on your addressC−
7–8Ausable Valley Middle Schoolin ClintonvilleC−
9–12Ausable Valley High Schoolin ClintonvilleA−

Chesterfield’s public schools are run by AuSable Valley Central School District, which also serves Au Sable, Black Brook, Jay and Wilmington. Parts of Chesterfield (11% of its land) are served by Boquet Valley Central School District at Elizabethtown-Lewis-Westport 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.

AuSable Valley Central School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,087 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 11.1 per teacher (NY 11.2)
$30,920NY $34,607 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading39%
State average 48.9% · 532 students tested
Math34%
State average 46.5% · 582 students tested

Chesterfield vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
ChesterfieldCAuSable Valley Central
Au SableC+AuSable Valley Central PK–12 · Peru Central PK–12
JayCAuSable Valley Central
LewisCBoquet Valley Central School District at Elizabethtown-Lewis-Westport
WillsboroC−Willsboro Central

2 of the 4 neighbors share AuSable Valley Central with Chesterfield, so their letters differ mainly through other districts. Colchester, VT and South Burlington, VT border Chesterfield but are graded on their own state’s tests, so they’re left out.

Every school in Chesterfield

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 Chesterfieldin other towns
Keeseville Primary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Keeseville
C−
364 students12:1Rate it →
Ausable Forks Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Au Sable Forks
C−
229 students10:1Rate it →
Ausable Valley Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Clintonville
C−
152 students9:1Rate it →
Ausable Valley High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Clintonville
A−
342 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Chesterfield’s schools

Are Chesterfield’s schools good?

On New York’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Chesterfield children attend score below 69% of New York’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 38%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Chesterfield in?

AuSable Valley Central School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 1,087 students in 4 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Chesterfield are served by Boquet Valley Central School District at Elizabethtown-Lewis-Westport.

Where do Chesterfield kids go to high school?

Ausable Valley High School in Clintonville, with 342 students; its own test results earn an A−.

What is Chesterfield’s graduation rate?

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

How much does Chesterfield spend per student?

$30,920 in AuSable Valley 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.