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Schools in Italy · Naples Central School District, Prattsburgh Central School District

Italy’s public schools outscore 57% of New York districts

The grade covers the two public school districts serving Italy, 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.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From New York state tests taken in spring 2022, when 97% 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
50%
▲ 1 pts vs NY 49%
2021–22
Math proficiency
48%
▲ 1 pts vs NY 46%
2021–22
Spent per student
$32.6K
▼ 6% vs NY $34.6K
FY2024 · Naples Central
Students per teacher
8.5
NY 11.2 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
639 students on the public path
In brief

Italy’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 815 New York towns with household incomes within a quarter of Italy’s, its schools beat 81%, higher than their 57% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on tests

Reading proficiency is 50% and math 48% across both districts in spring 2022, against 49% and 46% statewide. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Naples Central spends $32,649 per student and Prattsburgh Central $28,628, against $34,607 across New York (FY2024). Neither counts 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 Italy’s grade

B Test scores

B: better than 57% 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 57%
Lower resultsHigher results
New York towns with similar household incomes (815)Better than 81%
B−B+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 500 test results could put Italy anywhere from B− to B+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 97% of Italy’s students in the tested grades sat them (500 in math, 499 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–122 schoolsDepends on your addressB−

Italy runs its own schools through grade 12 (Naples Central School District). From grade PK, students attend the Prattsburgh Central School District, shared with Prattsburgh, Pulteney and Wheeler. Its school is in Prattsburgh. Parts of Italy (20% of its land) are served by Gorham-Middlesex Central instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Italy

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

Naples Central School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 574 students, down 8% since 2020–21 · 7.8 per teacher (NY 11.2)
$32,649NY $34,607 · FY2024
B
Prattsburgh Central School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 1 schools · 351 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 10.0 per teacher (NY 11.2)
$28,628NY $34,607 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Naples Central School District52%
State average 48.9% · 332 students tested
Math · PK–12, Naples Central School District51%
State average 46.5% · 331 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Prattsburgh Central School District47%
State average 48.9% · 167 students tested
Math · PK–12, Prattsburgh Central School District42%
State average 46.5% · 169 students tested

Italy vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
ItalyBNaples Central PK–12 · Prattsburgh Central PK–12
PrattsburghC+Prattsburgh Central
JerusalemB−Penn Yan Central
NaplesBNaples Central
South BristolBNaples Central

2 of the 4 neighbors share Naples Central with Italy for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Italy

2 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 Italyin other towns
Prattsburgh Central School
Grades PK–12 · Prattsburgh
B−
351 students10:1Rate it →
Naples Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Naples
B−
288 students8:1Rate it →

Questions about Italy’s schools

Are Italy’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of New York: the public schools Italy children attend outscore 57% of New York’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 81%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Italy in?

Two districts: Naples Central School District runs grades PK–12, and Prattsburgh Central School District runs grades PK–12, shared with Prattsburgh, Pulteney and Wheeler.

How much does Italy spend per student?

$32,649 in Naples Central School District and $28,628 in Prattsburgh 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.