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Schools in Dansville · Arkport Central School District, Dansville Central School District

Dansville’s public schools score below 63% of New York districts on tests and graduation

39% of students in Dansville’s public schools are proficient in reading, below the New York average (49%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Dansville, 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 86% 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
46%
▼ 1 pts vs NY 46%
2021–22
Graduate on time
80–84%
▼ 3–7 pts vs NY 87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$25.2K
▼ 27% vs NY $34.6K
FY2024 · Dansville Central
Students per teacher
10.6
NY 11.2 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
828 students on the public path
In brief

Dansville’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1103 New York towns with household incomes within a quarter of Dansville’s, its schools beat 43%, higher than their 37% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 39% of tested students were proficient in reading and 46% in math, against 49% and 46% statewide; 86% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

80–84% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 87% across New York (the state reports Dansville’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Arkport Central spends $25,672 per student and Dansville Central $25,246, 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 Dansville’s grade

C+ Test scoresC− Graduation

C+: better than 37% 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 37%
Lower resultsHigher results
New York towns with similar household incomes (1103)Better than 43%
Towns in Steuben County (32)Better than 25%
C−B−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 776 test results and a graduating class of 126 could put Dansville anywhere from C− to B−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 86% of Dansville’s students in the tested grades sat them (803 in math, 751 in reading).

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Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–122 schoolsDepends on your addressB

Dansville runs its own schools through grade 12 (Arkport Central School District). From grade PK, students attend the Dansville Central School District, shared with Dansville, North Dansville, Ossian, Sparta and West Sparta. Its school is in Arkport. Parts of Dansville (15% and 2% of its land) are served by Wayland-Cohocton Central and Canaseraga Central instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Dansville

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

Arkport Central School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 1 schools · 435 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 9.1 per teacher (NY 11.2)
$25,672NY $34,607 · FY2024
B
Dansville Central School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 1,315 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 11.2 per teacher (NY 11.2)
$25,246NY $34,607 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Arkport Central School District49%
State average 48.9% · 224 students tested
Math · PK–12, Arkport Central School District48%
State average 46.5% · 217 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Dansville Central School District35%
State average 48.9% · 527 students tested
Math · PK–12, Dansville Central School District45%
State average 46.5% · 586 students tested

Dansville vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
DansvilleC+Arkport Central PK–12 · Dansville Central PK–12
Fremont—Arkport Central PK–12 · Hornell City PK–12
WaylandB−Wayland-Cohocton Central
BurnsB+Canaseraga Central
North DansvilleCDansville Central
HornellsvilleCAlfred-Almond Central PK–12 · Hornell City PK–12
Ossian—Dansville Central PK–12 · Canaseraga Central PK–12

2 of the 6 neighbors share Dansville Central with Dansville for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Dansville

2 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 Dansvillein other towns
Arkport Central School
Grades PK–12 · Arkport
B
435 students9:1Rate it →
Dansville Primary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2
393 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Dansville’s schools

Are Dansville’s schools good?

On New York’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Dansville children attend score below 63% of New York’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 43%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Dansville in?

Two districts: Arkport Central School District runs grades PK–12, and Dansville Central School District runs grades PK–12, shared with Dansville, North Dansville, Ossian, Sparta and West Sparta.

What is Dansville’s graduation rate?

80–84% of the class of 2023 in Dansville Central School District graduated in four years, against 87% across New York.

How much does Dansville spend per student?

$25,672 in Arkport Central School District and $25,246 in Dansville 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.