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Schools in Collins · Gowanda Central School District, Springville-Griffith Institute Central School

Collins’s public schools score below 51% of New York districts on tests and graduation

The grade covers the two public school districts serving Collins, 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.

#396of 755 New York townsK–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
45%
▼ 4 pts vs NY 49%
2021–22
Math proficiency
47%
▲ 1 pts vs NY 46%
2021–22
Graduate on time
85–89%
▼ 2–2 pts vs NY 87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$25.7K
▼ 26% vs NY $34.6K
FY2024 · Springville-Griffith Institute Central School
Students per teacher
9.5
NY 11.2 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
1,903 students on the public path
In brief

Collins’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 886 New York towns with household incomes within a quarter of Collins’s, its schools beat 69%, higher than their 49% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state in math, below in reading

Reading proficiency is 45% and math 47% 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

Gowanda Central spends $30,368 per student and Springville-Griffith Institute Central School $25,737, 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 Collins’s grade

B− Test scoresC Graduation

B−: better than 49% of New York school districts, #396 of 755 New York towns. Both inputs trail the New York average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

New York school districts we grade (1,013)Better than 49%
Lower resultsHigher results
New York towns with similar household incomes (886)Better than 69%
Towns in Erie County (25)Better than 20%
CBA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,150 test results and a graduating class of 137 could put Collins anywhere from C to B. The tests are from spring 2022, when 77% of Collins’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,097 in math, 1,203 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–4Gowanda Elementary SchoolGowanda Central School DistrictC−
5–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC− to C
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressA

Collins runs its own schools through grade 12 (Gowanda Central School District). From grade PK, students attend the Springville-Griffith Institute Central School, shared with Ashford, Colden, Concord, Sardinia and Springville. Its middle school is in Springville. Parts of Collins (9% of its land) are served by North Collins Central instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Collins

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

Gowanda Central School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 1,053 students, up 5% since 2020–21 · 8.5 per teacher (NY 11.2)
$30,368NY $34,607 · FY2024
C+
Springville-Griffith Institute Central SchoolGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,560 students, up 2% since 2020–21 · 10.3 per teacher (NY 11.2)
$25,737NY $34,607 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Gowanda Central School District40%
State average 48.9% · 486 students tested
Math · PK–12, Gowanda Central School District40%
State average 46.5% · 451 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Springville-Griffith Institute Central School48%
State average 48.9% · 717 students tested
Math · PK–12, Springville-Griffith Institute Central School52%
State average 46.5% · 646 students tested

Collins vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
CollinsB−Gowanda Central PK–12 · Springville-Griffith Institute Central School PK–12
Otto—Cattaraugus-Little Valley Central
PersiaC+Gowanda Central PK–12 · Cattaraugus-Little Valley Central PK–12
PerrysburgC+Gowanda Central
East Otto—Cattaraugus-Little Valley Central
GowandaC+Gowanda Central
North CollinsC+North Collins Central
ConcordBSpringville-Griffith Institute Central School

3 of the 7 neighbors share Gowanda Central with Collins for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Collins

5 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 Collinsby address
Gowanda Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Gowanda
C−
421 students8:1Rate it →
Also serving Collinsin other towns
Gowanda Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Gowanda
C−
334 students10:1Rate it →
Griffith Institute Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Springville
C
349 students10:1Rate it →
Griffith Institute High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Springville
A
501 students11:1Rate it →
Gowanda High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Gowanda
A
298 students8:1Rate it →

Questions about Collins’s schools

Are Collins’s schools good?

On New York’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Collins children attend score below 51% of New York’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade, #396 of 755 New York towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 69%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Collins in?

Two districts: Gowanda Central School District runs grades PK–12, and Springville-Griffith Institute Central School runs grades PK–12, shared with Ashford, Colden, Concord, Sardinia and Springville.

Where do Collins kids go to high school?

One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Griffith Institute High School and Gowanda High School.

What is Collins’s graduation rate?

85–89% of the class of 2023 in Springville-Griffith Institute Central School graduated in four years, against 87% across New York.

How much does Collins spend per student?

$30,368 in Gowanda Central School District and $25,737 in Springville-Griffith Institute Central School (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.