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Schools in Dresden

Dresden’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/3schools above New York’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 89% 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
44%
2021–22
Math proficiency
46%
2021–22
Graduate on time
87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$28.8K
▼ 17% vs NY $34.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
8.4
NY 11.2 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,260 students on the public path
In brief

Dresden’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Dresden’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s 4,095 public schools. Penn Yan Academy places highest (better than 96%); Penn Yan Middle School lowest (44%). 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 Dresden, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Penn Yan Elementary Schoolin Penn YanB−
6–8Penn Yan Middle Schoolin Penn YanC+
9–12Penn Yan Academyin Penn YanA+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Penn Yan 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.

Penn Yan Central School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 1,260 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 8.4 per teacher (NY 11.2)
$28,798NY $34,607 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading44%
State average 48.9% · 594 students tested
Math46%
State average 46.5% · 616 students tested

Dresden vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Dresden—Penn Yan Central

Every school in Dresden

3 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 Dresdenin other towns
Penn Yan Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Penn Yan
B−
545 students8:1Rate it →
Penn Yan Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Penn Yan
C+
288 students8:1Rate it →
Penn Yan Academy
High · Grades 9–12 · Penn Yan
A+
427 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Dresden’s schools

Are Dresden’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Dresden. Penn Yan Central School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Dresden. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Dresden in?

Penn Yan Central School District.

Where do Dresden kids go to high school?

Penn Yan Academy.

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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.