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Schools in Essex

Essex’s public schools

Willsboro Central School District and Boquet Valley Central School District at Elizabethtown-Lewis-Westport have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Essex. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/2schools above New York’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 92% 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
37%
2021–22
Math proficiency
37%
2021–22
Graduate on time
75%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$38.2K
▲ 10% vs NY $34.6K
FY2024 · Boquet Valley Central School District at Elizabethtown-Lewis-Westport
Students per teacher
8.0
NY 11.2 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
429 students on the public path
In brief

Essex’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Essex’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s 4,095 public schools. Lake View Campus places highest (better than 33%); Willsboro Central 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 Essex, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC− to C

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

Two districts serve Essex

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

Willsboro Central School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 1 schools · 246 students · 9.8 per teacher (NY 11.2)
$32,178NY $34,607 · FY2024
C−
Boquet Valley Central School District at Elizabethtown-Lewis-WestportGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 390 students, down 11% since 2020–21 · 7.2 per teacher (NY 11.2)
$38,152NY $34,607 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Willsboro Central School District37%
State average 48.9% · 108 students tested
Math · PK–12, Willsboro Central School District37%
State average 46.5% · 115 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Boquet Valley Central School District at Elizabethtown-Lewis-Westport52%
State average 48.9% · 200 students tested
Math · PK–12, Boquet Valley Central School District at Elizabethtown-Lewis-Westport31%
State average 46.5% · 206 students tested

Essex vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Essex—Willsboro Central PK–12 · Boquet Valley Central School District at Elizabethtown-Lewis-Westport PK–12
WestportCBoquet Valley Central School District at Elizabethtown-Lewis-Westport
WillsboroC−Willsboro Central
LewisCBoquet Valley Central School District at Elizabethtown-Lewis-Westport

2 of the 3 neighbors share Boquet Valley Central School District at Elizabethtown-Lewis-Westport with Essex for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades. Charlotte, VT borders Essex but is graded on its own state’s tests, so it’s left out.

Every school in Essex

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 Essexin other towns
Willsboro Central School
Grades PK–12 · Willsboro
C−
246 students10:1Rate it →
Lake View Campus
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Westport
C
183 students7:1Rate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
Lakeside School at Black Kettle Farm
Elementary · Grades PK–3
Private · Nonsectarian
37 students7:1Rate it →

Questions about Essex’s schools

Are Essex’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Essex. Willsboro Central School District and Boquet Valley Central School District at Elizabethtown-Lewis-Westport have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Essex. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Essex in?

Willsboro Central School District and Boquet Valley Central School District at Elizabethtown-Lewis-Westport.

Where do Essex kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Willsboro Central School and Lake View Campus.

Are there private schools in Essex?

Yes: Lakeside School at Black Kettle Farm (grades PK–3, 37 students).

Parents talk

What Essex 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.