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Schools in Indian Lake · Indian Lake Central School District

Indian Lake’s public schools outscore 58% of New York districts

In Indian Lake, 54% of tested students are proficient in math, above the New York average (46%). The grade covers the public school district serving Indian Lake, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within New York, not nationally.

≈could be anywhere from C to A−K–12Where will my kid go?

From New York state tests taken in spring 2022, when 95% 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
44%
▼ 4 pts vs NY 49%
2021–22
Math proficiency
54%
▲ 8 pts vs NY 46%
2021–22
Spent per student
$50.6K
▲ 46% vs NY $34.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
6.3
NY 11.2 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
126 students on the public path
In brief

Indian Lake’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 947 New York towns with household incomes within a quarter of Indian Lake’s, its schools beat 80%, higher than their 58% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state in math, below in reading

Reading proficiency is 44% and math 54% in spring 2022, against 49% and 46% statewide. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $50,568 per student, against $34,607 across New York (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count 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 Indian Lake’s grade

B Test scores

B: better than 58% of New York school districts. Test scores are above the New York average; there is no graduation rate to add.

New York school districts we grade (1,013)Better than 58%
Lower resultsHigher results
New York towns with similar household incomes (947)Better than 80%
CA−A rough placement. Ordinary sampling error in 56 test results could put Indian Lake anywhere from C to A−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 95% of Indian Lake’s students in the tested grades sat them (56 in math, 57 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–12Indian Lake Central SchoolIndian Lake Central School DistrictC

Indian Lake’s public schools are run by Indian Lake Central School District. 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.

Indian Lake Central School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 1 schools · 126 students, up 17% since 2020–21 · 6.3 per teacher (NY 11.2)
$50,568NY $34,607 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading44%
State average 48.9% · 57 students tested
Math54%
State average 46.5% · 56 students tested

Indian Lake vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Indian LakeBIndian Lake Central
Minerva—Minerva Central
Lake Pleasant—Lake Pleasant Central
Wells—Wells Central
Arietta—Wells Central PK–12 · Piseco Common
JohnsburgC−Johnsburg Central
Long Lake—Long Lake Central
Speculator—Lake Pleasant Central

Every school in Indian Lake

1 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 Indian Lakeby address
Indian Lake Central School
Grades PK–12
C
126 students6:1Rate it →

Questions about Indian Lake’s schools

Are Indian Lake’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of New York: the public schools Indian Lake children attend outscore 58% of New York’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 80%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Indian Lake in?

Indian Lake Central School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 126 students in 1 schools (2024–25).

How much does Indian Lake spend per student?

$50,568 in Indian Lake 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.