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Schools in Jefferson Valley-Yorktown

Jefferson Valley-Yorktown’s public schools

Lakeland Central School District and Yorktown Central School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Jefferson Valley-Yorktown. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?10/12schools above New York’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 75% 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
58%
2021–22
Math proficiency
61%
2021–22
Graduate on time
94%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$31.9K
▼ 8% vs NY $34.6K
FY2024 · Lakeland Central
Students per teacher
11.0
NY 11.2
Schools in town
0
8,128 students on the public path
In brief

Jefferson Valley-Yorktown’s schools, in brief

School by school

10 of Jefferson Valley-Yorktown’s 12 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s 4,095 public schools. Yorktown High School places highest (better than 93%); Van Cortlandtville School lowest (42%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Seven elementary schools serve Jefferson Valley-Yorktown, graded from C+ to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and three high schools: Yorktown High School, Lakeland High School and Walter Panas 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 Jefferson Valley-Yorktown, with each school’s own grade.

7 schools teach K in Jefferson Valley-Yorktown’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from C+ to A, so check the specific school.
Van Cortlandtville School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Mohegan Lake
C+
568 students11:1Rate it →
Brookside School
Elementary · Grades K–3 · Yorktown Heights
A
522 students11:1Rate it →
Mohansic School
Elementary · Grades K–3 · Yorktown Heights
A−
476 students10:1Rate it →
Benjamin Franklin Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Yorktown Heights
B
466 students11:1Rate it →
George Washington Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Mohegan Lake
B+
411 students12:1Rate it →
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Yorktown Heights
B+
383 students13:1Rate it →
Lincoln Titus Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Crompond
B+
374 students13:1Rate it →
The path, start to finish
K–57 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to A
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your addressA

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

Two districts serve Jefferson Valley-Yorktown

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

Lakeland Central School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 8 schools · 5,232 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 11.2 per teacher (NY 11.2)
$31,865NY $34,607 · FY2024
A−
Yorktown Central School DistrictGrades K–12 · 5 schools · 3,455 students, up 2% since 2020–21 · 10.8 per teacher (NY 11.2)
$32,198NY $34,607 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Lakeland Central School District58%
State average 48.9% · 1947 students tested
Math · PK–12, Lakeland Central School District61%
State average 46.5% · 2197 students tested
Reading · K–12, Yorktown Central School District66%
State average 48.9% · 1259 students tested
Math · K–12, Yorktown Central School District69%
State average 46.5% · 1430 students tested

Jefferson Valley-Yorktown vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the New York towns that share Jefferson Valley-Yorktown’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Jefferson Valley-Yorktown—Lakeland Central PK–12 · Yorktown Central K–12
SomersASomers Central
YorktownA−Lakeland Central PK–12 · Yorktown Central K–12

Every school in Jefferson Valley-Yorktown

12 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 Jefferson Valley-Yorktownin other towns
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Yorktown Heights
B+
383 students13:1Rate it →
Lincoln Titus Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Crompond
B+
374 students13:1Rate it →
Van Cortlandtville School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Mohegan Lake
C+
568 students11:1Rate it →
Brookside School
Elementary · Grades K–3 · Yorktown Heights
A
522 students11:1Rate it →
Mohansic School
Elementary · Grades K–3 · Yorktown Heights
A−
476 students10:1Rate it →
Benjamin Franklin Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Yorktown Heights
B
466 students11:1Rate it →
George Washington Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Mohegan Lake
B+
411 students12:1Rate it →
Lakeland-Copper Beech Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Yorktown Heights
C+
1,219 students10:1Rate it →
Mildred E Strang Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Yorktown Heights
B
793 students10:1Rate it →
Yorktown High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Yorktown Heights
A
1,105 students12:1Rate it →
Lakeland High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Shrub Oak
A
966 students12:1Rate it →
Walter Panas High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Cortlandt Manor
A
845 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Jefferson Valley-Yorktown’s schools

Are Jefferson Valley-Yorktown’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Jefferson Valley-Yorktown. Lakeland Central School District and Yorktown Central School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Jefferson Valley-Yorktown. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 10 of its 12 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Jefferson Valley-Yorktown in?

Lakeland Central School District and Yorktown Central School District.

Where do Jefferson Valley-Yorktown kids go to high school?

One of three high schools, depending on your address: Yorktown High School, Lakeland High School and Walter Panas 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.