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B−

Evans-Brant Central School District

Public school districtGrades K–12Regional · 4 towns

Serves Evans, Angola, Brant and Farnham.

Evans’ School Grade B better than 60% of New York school districts

Students
2,010
Schools
5
Spent per student
$27,519
NY $34,607
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
44%
Debt
$2.7M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Evans-Brant Central School District

  • Its letter, B−: results better than 51% of New York districts
  • Reading proficiency 8 pts below the state
  • Spends 20% less per student than the NY average
  • 10 students per teacher
  • Debt of $2.7M, about $1,326 per student
  • Only 73% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B−: better than 51% of the 1,013 New York school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
C+
GraduationFour-year graduation above the state, class of 2023
B−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
BEvans 15,040B−Angola 2,029B−Brant 1,925Farnham 359

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Evans. Grade by grade →

K–53 elementary schoolsThis district
6–8William G Houston Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Lake Shore Senior High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. NY

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency43%
State average 46.5% · 815 students tested
Reading / language arts41%
State average 48.9% · 755 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–94%
State average 87.2% · 159 in the class

73% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$27,519 per student · 20% below NY
Spending
Classroom instruction 63%Support & administration 34%Other 2%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 32%State 59%Federal 9%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
2,091’20
2,084’21
2,089’22
2,068’23
2,010’24

Down 3.9% since 2020–21.

Students
White 73%American Indian/Alaska Native 16%Hispanic 6%Two or more races 3%Black <1%Asian <1%

Schools in the district

5 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with New York’s other public schools.

Highland Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Derby
B−
344 students10:1
John T Waugh Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Angola
C
295 students8:1
A J Schmidt Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Angola
C
247 students10:1
William G Houston Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Angola
D
459 students9:1
Lake Shore Senior High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Angola
A+
665 students11:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Eden Central School DistrictEden
$23,199per student
North Collins Central School DistrictNorth Collins, North Collins
$26,356per student
Frontier Central School DistrictHamburg
$21,301per student
Hamburg Central School DistrictHamburg
$22,111per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within New York.