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Schools in Decatur

Decatur’s public schools

Worcester Central School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Decatur. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/1schools above New York’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 82% of students in New York’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
32%
2021–22
Math proficiency
32%
2021–22
Graduate on time
74%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$26.9K
▼ 22% vs NY $34.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
9.5
NY 11.2 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
308 students on the public path
In brief

Decatur’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Decatur’s 1 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s 4,095 public schools. Worcester School places highest (better than 23%); Worcester School lowest (23%). 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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Decatur, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–12Worcester Schoolin WorcesterC−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Worcester Central School District.

The district

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

Worcester Central School DistrictGrades K–12 · 1 schools · 308 students · 9.5 per teacher (NY 11.2)
$26,853NY $34,607 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading32%
State average 48.9% · 142 students tested
Math32%
State average 46.5% · 137 students tested

Decatur vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Decatur—Worcester Central
Roseboom—Cherry Valley-Springfield Central
WorcesterDWorcester Central
Westford—Schenevus Central
SewardC+Cobleskill-Richmondville Central

Every school in Decatur

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).

Also serving Decaturin other towns
Worcester School
Grades K–12 · Worcester
C−
308 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Decatur’s schools

Are Decatur’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Decatur. Worcester Central School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Decatur. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 1 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Decatur in?

Worcester Central School District.

Where do Decatur kids go to high school?

Worcester School.

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What Decatur families are saying about school.

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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). Stars are from neighbors.