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Schools in Jamestown West

Jamestown West’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/3schools above New York’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 96% 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
50%
2021–22
Math proficiency
37%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$23.0K
▼ 33% vs NY $34.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.4
NY 11.2 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,230 students on the public path
In brief

Jamestown West’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Jamestown West’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s 4,095 public schools. Southwestern Senior High School places highest (better than 98%); Southwestern Middle School lowest (26%). 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 Jamestown West, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Southwestern Elementary Schoolin JamestownC+
6–8Southwestern Middle Schoolin JamestownC
9–12Southwestern Senior High Schoolin JamestownA+

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

The district

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

Southwestern Central School District at JamestownGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 1,230 students, down 7% since 2020–21 · 10.4 per teacher (NY 11.2)
$23,049NY $34,607 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading50%
State average 48.9% · 603 students tested
Math37%
State average 46.5% · 661 students tested

Jamestown West vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Jamestown West—Southwestern Central School District at Jamestown
EllicottB−Falconer Central PK–12 · Bemus Point Central PK–12
JamestownDJamestown City
BustiB−Southwestern Central School District at Jamestown
LakewoodB−Southwestern Central School District at Jamestown
CeloronB−Southwestern Central School District at Jamestown

3 of the 5 neighbors share Southwestern Central School District at Jamestown with Jamestown West, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Jamestown West

3 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 Jamestown Westin other towns
Southwestern Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Jamestown
C+
588 students11:1Rate it →
Southwestern Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Jamestown
C
266 students10:1Rate it →
Southwestern Senior High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Jamestown
A+
376 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Jamestown West’s schools

Are Jamestown West’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Jamestown West. Southwestern Central School District at Jamestown has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Jamestown West. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Jamestown West in?

Southwestern Central School District at Jamestown.

Where do Jamestown West kids go to high school?

Southwestern 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.