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Schools in Colton · Colton-Pierrepont Central School District, Tupper Lake Central School District

Colton’s public schools score below 59% of New York districts on tests and graduation

37% of students in Colton’s public schools are proficient in math, below the New York average (46%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Colton, 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 89% 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
43%
▼ 6 pts vs NY 49%
2021–22
Math proficiency
37%
▼ 9 pts vs NY 46%
2021–22
Graduate on time
80–89%
▼ 2–7 pts vs NY 87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$29.1K
▼ 16% vs NY $34.6K
FY2024 · Tupper Lake Central
Students per teacher
10.8
NY 11.2
Schools in town
1
359 students on the public path
In brief

Colton’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1097 New York towns with household incomes within a quarter of Colton’s, its schools beat 51%, higher than their 41% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 43% of tested students were proficient in reading and 37% in math, against 49% and 46% statewide; 89% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

80–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 87% across New York (the state reports Colton’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Colton-Pierrepont Central spends $31,096 per student and Tupper Lake Central $29,056, 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 Colton’s grade

C+ Test scoresC− Graduation

C+: better than 41% of New York school districts. 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 41%
Lower resultsHigher results
New York towns with similar household incomes (1097)Better than 51%
Towns in St. Lawrence County (32)Better than 53%
C−BA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 518 test results and a graduating class of 52 could put Colton anywhere from C− to B. The tests are from spring 2022, when 89% of Colton’s students in the tested grades sat them (504 in math, 532 in reading).

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Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–12Colton-Pierrepont Central SchoolColton-Pierrepont Central School DistrictB

Colton runs its own schools through grade 12 (Colton-Pierrepont Central School District). From grade PK, students attend the Tupper Lake Central School District, shared with Piercefield, Tupper Lake and Tupper Lake. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Colton

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

Colton-Pierrepont Central School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 1 schools · 359 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 10.0 per teacher (NY 11.2)
$31,096NY $34,607 · FY2024
A−
Tupper Lake Central School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 730 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 11.2 per teacher (NY 11.2)
$29,056NY $34,607 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Colton-Pierrepont Central School District62%
State average 48.9% · 188 students tested
Math · PK–12, Colton-Pierrepont Central School District57%
State average 46.5% · 182 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Tupper Lake Central School District33%
State average 48.9% · 344 students tested
Math · PK–12, Tupper Lake Central School District26%
State average 46.5% · 322 students tested

Colton vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
ColtonC+Colton-Pierrepont Central PK–12 · Tupper Lake Central PK–12
ParishvilleB+Parishville-Hopkinton Central
Piercefield—Tupper Lake Central
Clifton—Clifton-Fine Central
HopkintonC+Parishville-Hopkinton Central PK–12 · St. Regis Falls Central PK–12
Long Lake—Long Lake Central
Clare—Edwards-Knox Central

Every school in Colton

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 Coltonby address
Colton-Pierrepont Central School
Grades PK–12
B
359 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Colton’s schools

Are Colton’s schools good?

On New York’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Colton children attend score below 59% of New York’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 51%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Colton in?

Two districts: Colton-Pierrepont Central School District runs grades PK–12, and Tupper Lake Central School District runs grades PK–12, shared with Piercefield, Tupper Lake and Tupper Lake.

What is Colton’s graduation rate?

80–89% of the class of 2023 in Tupper Lake Central School District graduated in four years, against 87% across New York.

How much does Colton spend per student?

$31,096 in Colton-Pierrepont Central School District and $29,056 in Tupper Lake 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.