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Schools in Ellicottville · Ellicottville Central School District, West Valley Central School District

Ellicottville’s public schools score below 60% of New York districts on tests and graduation

Reading proficiency in Ellicottville’s districts is 42%, below the New York average (49%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Ellicottville, 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 93% 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
42%
▼ 7 pts vs NY 49%
2021–22
Math proficiency
50%
▲ 4 pts vs NY 46%
2021–22
Graduate on time
80–89%
▼ 2–7 pts vs NY 87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$25.4K
▼ 27% vs NY $34.6K
FY2024 · Ellicottville Central
Students per teacher
8.3
NY 11.2 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
404 students on the public path
In brief

Ellicottville’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1138 New York towns with household incomes within a quarter of Ellicottville’s, its schools beat 48%, higher than their 40% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state in math, below in reading

Reading proficiency is 42% and math 50% across both districts in spring 2022, against 49% and 46% statewide; 80–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 87%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Ellicottville Central spends $25,382 per student and West Valley Central $42,621, 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 Ellicottville’s grade

B− Test scoresC− Graduation

C+: better than 40% 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 40%
Lower resultsHigher results
New York towns with similar household incomes (1138)Better than 48%
Towns in Cattaraugus County (32)Better than 16%
C−B+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 368 test results and a graduating class of 38 could put Ellicottville anywhere from C− to B+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 93% of Ellicottville’s students in the tested grades sat them (378 in math, 358 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

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

Ellicottville runs its own schools through grade 12 (Ellicottville Central School District). From grade PK, students attend the West Valley Central School District, shared with Ashford and Machias. Its school is in Ellicottville. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Ellicottville

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

Ellicottville Central School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 512 students, down 16% since 2020–21 · 9.6 per teacher (NY 11.2)
$25,382NY $34,607 · FY2024
B
West Valley Central School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 1 schools · 186 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 6.1 per teacher (NY 11.2)
$42,621NY $34,607 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Ellicottville Central School District44%
State average 48.9% · 255 students tested
Math · PK–12, Ellicottville Central School District61%
State average 46.5% · 276 students tested
Reading · PK–12, West Valley Central School District37%
State average 48.9% · 103 students tested
Math · PK–12, West Valley Central School District22%
State average 46.5% · 102 students tested

Ellicottville vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
EllicottvilleC+Ellicottville Central PK–12 · West Valley Central PK–12
Mansfield—Cattaraugus-Little Valley Central PK–12 · Ellicottville Central PK–12
AshfordB−West Valley Central PK–12 · Springville-Griffith Institute Central School PK–12
FranklinvilleB+Franklinville Central
Great ValleyCEllicottville Central PK–12 · Salamanca City PK–12
MachiasBYorkshire-Pioneer Central PK–12 · Franklinville Central PK–12 · West Valley Central PK–12
East Otto—Cattaraugus-Little Valley Central

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

Every school in Ellicottville

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 Ellicottvillein other towns
Ellicottville Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B
218 students8:1Rate it →
West Valley Central School
Grades PK–12 · West Valley
B−
186 students6:1Rate it →

Questions about Ellicottville’s schools

Are Ellicottville’s schools good?

On New York’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Ellicottville children attend score below 60% of New York’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 48%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Ellicottville in?

Two districts: Ellicottville Central School District runs grades PK–12, and West Valley Central School District runs grades PK–12, shared with Ashford and Machias.

What is Ellicottville’s graduation rate?

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

How much does Ellicottville spend per student?

$25,382 in Ellicottville Central School District and $42,621 in West Valley 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.