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Schools in Highland-on-the-Lake

Highland-on-the-Lake’s public schools

Evans-Brant Central School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Highland-on-the-Lake. 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 73% 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
41%
2021–22
Math proficiency
43%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$27.5K
▼ 20% vs NY $34.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
9.7
NY 11.2 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
2,010 students on the public path
In brief

Highland-on-the-Lake’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Highland-on-the-Lake’s 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s 4,095 public schools. Lake Shore Senior High School places highest (better than 95%); William G Houston Middle School lowest (13%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve Highland-on-the-Lake, graded from C to B−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: Lake Shore 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 Highland-on-the-Lake, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC to B−
6–8William G Houston Middle Schoolin AngolaD
9–12Lake Shore Senior High Schoolin AngolaA+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Evans-Brant 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.

Evans-Brant Central School DistrictGrades K–12 · 5 schools · 2,010 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 9.7 per teacher (NY 11.2)
$27,519NY $34,607 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading41%
State average 48.9% · 755 students tested
Math43%
State average 46.5% · 815 students tested

Highland-on-the-Lake vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the New York towns that share Highland-on-the-Lake’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Highland-on-the-Lake—Evans-Brant Central
EvansBEden Central PK–12 · Evans-Brant Central K–12
HamburgBFrontier Central PK–12 · Hamburg Central PK–12

Every school in Highland-on-the-Lake

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

Questions about Highland-on-the-Lake’s schools

Are Highland-on-the-Lake’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Highland-on-the-Lake. Evans-Brant Central School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Highland-on-the-Lake. 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 Highland-on-the-Lake in?

Evans-Brant Central School District.

Where do Highland-on-the-Lake kids go to high school?

Lake Shore Senior High School.

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What Highland-on-the-Lake 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.