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Schools in Gananda

Gananda’s public schools

Gananda Central School District and Penfield Central School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Gananda. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?7/9schools above New York’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 94% 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
38%
2021–22
Math proficiency
32%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$22.9K
▼ 34% vs NY $34.6K
FY2024 · Penfield Central
Students per teacher
10.5
NY 11.2 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
5,490 students on the public path
In brief

Gananda’s schools, in brief

School by school

7 of Gananda’s 9 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s 4,095 public schools. Ruben A Cirillo High School places highest (better than 93%); Gananda Middle School lowest (21%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Five elementary schools serve Gananda, graded from C to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and two high schools: Penfield Senior High School and Ruben A Cirillo High School. 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 Gananda, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–55 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC to A
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC− to B+
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressA

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

Two districts serve Gananda

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

Gananda Central School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 839 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 8.7 per teacher (NY 11.2)
$26,490NY $34,607 · FY2024
C−
Penfield Central School DistrictGrades K–12 · 6 schools · 4,651 students, up 4% since 2020–21 · 10.9 per teacher (NY 11.2)
$22,904NY $34,607 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Gananda Central School District38%
State average 48.9% · 385 students tested
Math · PK–12, Gananda Central School District32%
State average 46.5% · 423 students tested
Reading · K–12, Penfield Central School District68%
State average 48.9% · 1797 students tested
Math · K–12, Penfield Central School District72%
State average 46.5% · 1956 students tested

Gananda vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Gananda—Gananda Central PK–12 · Penfield Central K–12
WalworthBWayne Central
MacedonCPalmyra-Macedon Central PK–12 · Gananda Central PK–12

Every school in Gananda

9 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 Ganandain other towns
Richard Mann Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Walworth
C
407 students9:1Rate it →
Scribner Road Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Penfield
A
549 students9:1Rate it →
Indian Landing Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Rochester
B+
545 students10:1Rate it →
Cobbles Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Penfield
A−
542 students10:1Rate it →
Harris Hill Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Penfield
A
479 students11:1Rate it →
Bay Trail Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Penfield
B+
1,094 students11:1Rate it →
Gananda Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Walworth
C−
176 students7:1Rate it →
Penfield Senior High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Penfield
A
1,442 students12:1Rate it →
Ruben A Cirillo High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Walworth
A
256 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Gananda’s schools

Are Gananda’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Gananda. Gananda Central School District and Penfield Central School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Gananda. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 7 of its 9 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Gananda in?

Gananda Central School District and Penfield Central School District.

Where do Gananda kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Penfield Senior High School and Ruben A Cirillo High 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.