B⁻

Schools in Conquest · Port Byron Central School District, Cato-Meridian Central School District

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

Reading proficiency in Conquest’s districts is 41%, below the New York average (49%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Conquest, 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 96% 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

41%

▼ 8 pts vs NY 49%

2021–22

Math proficiency

40%

▼ 6 pts vs NY 46%

2021–22

Graduate on time

90–94%

▲ 3–7 pts vs NY 87%

class of 2023

Spent per student

$23.3K

▼ 33% vs NY $34.6K

FY2024 · Cato-Meridian Central

Students per teacher

12.3

NY 11.2 · larger classes

Schools in town

1,638 students on the public path

In brief

Conquest’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1147 New York towns with household incomes within a quarter of Conquest’s, its schools beat 56%, higher than their 49% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 41% of tested students were proficient in reading and 40% in math, against 49% and 46% statewide; 96% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

90–94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 87% across New York (the state reports Conquest’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Port Byron Central spends $28,461 per student and Cato-Meridian Central $23,310, against $34,607 across New York (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Choice beyond the district

Conquest Mennonite School (private) is in town. Every school ↓

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 Conquest’s grade

C⁺ Test scoresB⁻ Graduation

B−: better than 49% of New York school districts. Graduation is above the New York average; test scores are below it.

New York school districts we grade (1,013)Better than 49%

Lower resultsHigher results

New York towns with similar household incomes (1147)Better than 56%

Towns in Cayuga County (23)Better than 52%

CB⁺A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 780 test results and a graduating class of 64 could put Conquest anywhere from C to B+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 96% of Conquest’s students in the tested grades sat them (803 in math, 757 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

Kindergarten in Conquest · depends on your address

Cato-Meridian Elementary School

Grades PK–6 · 463 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Cato

C⁺

A A Gates Elementary School

Grades PK–6 · 447 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Port Byron

C⁻

The path, start to finish

PK–62 schoolsDepends on your addressC⁻ to C⁺

7–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC⁺

Conquest runs its own schools through grade 12 (Port Byron Central School District). From grade PK, students attend the Cato-Meridian Central School District, shared with Cato, Cato, Ira, Meridian and Victory. Its school is in Cato. Parts of Conquest (9% of its land) are served by Weedsport Central instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Conquest

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

Port Byron Central School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 792 students, up 6% since 2020–21 · 13.6 per teacher (NY 11.2)

$28,461NY $34,607 · FY2024

C⁺

Cato-Meridian Central School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 846 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 11.3 per teacher (NY 11.2)

$23,310NY $34,607 · FY2024

B⁻

Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Port Byron Central School District39%

State average 48.9% · 361 students tested

Math · PK–12, Port Byron Central School District37%

State average 46.5% · 377 students tested

Reading · PK–12, Cato-Meridian Central School District43%

State average 48.9% · 396 students tested

Math · PK–12, Cato-Meridian Central School District43%

State average 46.5% · 426 students tested

Conquest vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door

Town	Schools	Main districts
Conquest	B⁻	Port Byron Central PK–12 · Cato-Meridian Central PK–12
Mentz	C⁺	Port Byron Central
Montezuma	C⁺	Port Byron Central
Savannah	D	Clyde-Savannah Central
Cato	B	Cato-Meridian Central PK–12 · Weedsport Central PK–12
Victory	C⁺	Red Creek Central PK–12 · Cato-Meridian Central PK–12

2 of the 5 neighbors share Port Byron Central with Conquest for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Conquest

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).

Also serving Conquestin other towns

Cato-Meridian Elementary School

Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Cato

C⁺

463 students11:1Rate it →

A A Gates Elementary School

Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Port Byron

C⁻

447 students14:1Rate it →

Cato-Meridian Junior-Senior High School

High · Grades 7–12 · Cato

C⁺

383 students11:1Rate it →

Port Byron Senior High School

High · Grades 7–12 · Port Byron

C⁺

345 students13:1Rate it →

Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade

Conquest Mennonite School

Elementary · Grades 1–8 · Port Byron

Private · Religious

49 students7:1Rate it →

Questions about Conquest’s schools

Are Conquest’s schools good?

On New York’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Conquest children attend score below 51% of New York’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 56%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Conquest in?

Two districts: Port Byron Central School District runs grades PK–12, and Cato-Meridian Central School District runs grades PK–12, shared with Cato, Cato, Ira, Meridian and Victory.

What is Conquest’s graduation rate?

90–94% of the class of 2023 in Cato-Meridian Central School District graduated in four years, against 87% across New York.

How much does Conquest spend per student?

$28,461 in Port Byron Central School District and $23,310 in Cato-Meridian Central School District (FY2024), against $34,607 across New York. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

Are there private schools in Conquest?

Yes: Conquest Mennonite School (religious, grades 1–8, 49 students).

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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.