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Schools in Gainesville · Letchworth Central School District, Warsaw Central School District

Gainesville’s public schools score below 55% of New York districts on tests and graduation

Math proficiency in Gainesville’s districts is 39%, below the New York average (46%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Gainesville, 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 86% 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
43%
▼ 6 pts vs NY 49%
2021–22
Math proficiency
39%
▼ 8 pts vs NY 46%
2021–22
Graduate on time
85–89%
▼ 2–2 pts vs NY 87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$25.1K
▼ 28% vs NY $34.6K
FY2024 · Letchworth Central
Students per teacher
8.6
NY 11.2 · smaller classes
Schools in town
3
858 students on the public path
In brief

Gainesville’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 713 New York towns with household incomes within a quarter of Gainesville’s, its schools beat 64%, higher than their 45% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 43% of tested students were proficient in reading and 39% in math, against 49% and 46% statewide; 86% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

85–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 87% across New York (the state reports Gainesville’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Letchworth Central spends $25,088 per student and Warsaw Central $25,405, 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 Gainesville’s grade

C+ Test scoresC Graduation

B−: better than 45% 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 45%
Lower resultsHigher results
New York towns with similar household incomes (713)Better than 64%
Towns in Wyoming County (16)Better than 31%
CBA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 799 test results and a graduating class of 81 could put Gainesville anywhere from C to B. The tests are from spring 2022, when 86% of Gainesville’s students in the tested grades sat them (791 in math, 806 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–4Letchworth Elementary SchoolLetchworth Central School DistrictB
5–8Letchworth Middle SchoolLetchworth Central School DistrictC
9–12Letchworth Senior High SchoolLetchworth Central School DistrictA

Gainesville runs its own schools through grade 12 (Letchworth Central School District). From grade PK, students attend the Warsaw Central School District, shared with Orangeville, Warsaw, Warsaw and Wethersfield. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Gainesville

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

Letchworth Central School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 858 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 8.7 per teacher (NY 11.2)
$25,088NY $34,607 · FY2024
B−
Warsaw Central School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 777 students · 8.4 per teacher (NY 11.2)
$25,405NY $34,607 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Letchworth Central School District38%
State average 48.9% · 437 students tested
Math · PK–12, Letchworth Central School District40%
State average 46.5% · 442 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Warsaw Central School District49%
State average 48.9% · 369 students tested
Math · PK–12, Warsaw Central School District37%
State average 46.5% · 349 students tested

Gainesville vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
GainesvilleB−Letchworth Central PK–12 · Warsaw Central PK–12
CastileC+Perry Central PK–12 · Letchworth Central PK–12
WarsawC+Warsaw Central
Wethersfield—Letchworth Central PK–12 · Warsaw Central PK–12
Pike—Letchworth Central

3 of the 4 neighbors share Letchworth Central with Gainesville for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Gainesville

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).

District schools in Gainesvilleby address
Letchworth Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4
B
311 students8:1Rate it →
Letchworth Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8
C
279 students8:1Rate it →
Letchworth Senior High School
High · Grades 9–12
A
268 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Gainesville’s schools

Are Gainesville’s schools good?

On New York’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Gainesville children attend score below 55% of New York’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 64%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Gainesville in?

Two districts: Letchworth Central School District runs grades PK–12, and Warsaw Central School District runs grades PK–12, shared with Orangeville, Warsaw, Warsaw and Wethersfield.

Where do Gainesville kids go to high school?

Letchworth Senior High School, with 268 students; its own test results earn an A.

What is Gainesville’s graduation rate?

85–89% of the class of 2023 in Warsaw Central School District graduated in four years, against 87% across New York.

How much does Gainesville spend per student?

$25,088 in Letchworth Central School District and $25,405 in Warsaw 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.