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Schools in Great Bend

Great Bend’s public schools

Carthage Central School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Great Bend. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/5schools above New York’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 89% 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
44%
2021–22
Math proficiency
38%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$21.5K
▼ 38% vs NY $34.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.7
NY 11.2 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
3,168 students on the public path
In brief

Great Bend’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Great Bend’s 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s 4,095 public schools. Carthage Senior High School places highest (better than 82%); Carthage Elementary School lowest (7%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve Great Bend, graded from D to B−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: Carthage Senior 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 Great Bend, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–43 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressD to B−
5–8Carthage Middle Schoolin CarthageC−
9–12Carthage Senior High Schoolin CarthageA−

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

The district

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

Carthage Central School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 5 schools · 3,168 students, up 13% since 2020–21 · 10.7 per teacher (NY 11.2)
$21,547NY $34,607 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading44%
State average 48.9% · 1348 students tested
Math38%
State average 46.5% · 1361 students tested

Great Bend vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Great Bend—Carthage Central
ChampionB−Carthage Central PK–12 · Copenhagen Central PK–12
WilnaB−Carthage Central
Deferiet—Carthage Central
Le RayC+Indian River Central

3 of the 4 neighbors share Carthage Central with Great Bend, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Great Bend

5 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 Great Bendin other towns
Black River School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Black River
B−
572 students11:1Rate it →
Carthage Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Carthage
D
394 students10:1Rate it →
West Carthage Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Carthage
C−
390 students11:1Rate it →
Carthage Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Carthage
C−
925 students10:1Rate it →
Carthage Senior High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Carthage
A−
887 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Great Bend’s schools

Are Great Bend’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Great Bend. Carthage Central School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Great Bend. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Great Bend in?

Carthage Central School District.

Where do Great Bend kids go to high school?

Carthage Senior 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.