Photo: Kenneth C. Zirkel · CC BY-SA 4.0Horseheads’s public schools outscore 56% of New York districts
The grade covers the public school district serving Horseheads, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. In Horseheads, 43% of tested students read at a proficient level, below the New York average (49%). Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within New York, not nationally.
From New York state tests taken in spring 2022, when 87% 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.
Horseheads’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 898 New York towns with household incomes within a quarter of Horseheads’s, its schools beat 78%, higher than their 56% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state in math, below in reading
Reading proficiency is 43% and math 49% in spring 2022, against 49% and 46% statewide; 91% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 87%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $24,217 per student, against $34,607 across New York (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Four elementary schools, then one middle and one high school
Which elementary school depends on the address; from grade 7 the district’s path is Horseheads Middle School, then Horseheads 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.
What’s behind Horseheads’s grade
B: better than 56% of New York school districts, #330 of 755 New York towns. Graduation is above the New York average; test scores are below it.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Horseheads, with each school’s own grade.
5th grade in Horseheads
Horseheads Intermediate School
Grades 5–6 · 529 students · 13:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Horseheads
Horseheads Intermediate School
Grades 5–6 · 529 students · 13:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Horseheads
Horseheads Middle School
Grades 7–8 · 564 students · 11:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Horseheads
Horseheads Middle School
Grades 7–8 · 564 students · 11:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Horseheads
Horseheads Senior High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,119 students · 13:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Horseheads
Horseheads Senior High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,119 students · 13:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Horseheads
Horseheads Senior High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,119 students · 13:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Horseheads
Horseheads Senior High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,119 students · 13:1 students per teacher
Horseheads’s public schools are run by Horseheads Central School District, which also serves Big Flats, Catlin, Erin and Horseheads and others. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well below the state in reading
Horseheads vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the New York towns that share Horseheads’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Horseheads | B | Horseheads Central |
Every school in Horseheads
6 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).
Questions about Horseheads’s schools
Are Horseheads’s schools good?
They sit near the middle of New York: the public schools Horseheads children attend outscore 56% of New York’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade, #330 of 755 New York towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 78%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Horseheads in?
Horseheads Central School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 3,703 students in 7 schools (2024–25).
Where do Horseheads kids go to high school?
Horseheads Senior High School, with 1,119 students; its own test results earn an A+.
What is Horseheads’s graduation rate?
91% of the class of 2023 in Horseheads Central School District graduated in four years, against 87% across New York.
How much does Horseheads spend per student?
$24,217 in Horseheads Central School District (FY2024), against $34,607 across New York. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Horseheads families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Horseheads → They have their own page.
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.