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Schools in Kiantone · Frewsburg Central School District, Jamestown City School District

Kiantone’s public schools score below 83% of New York districts on tests and graduation

Reading proficiency in Kiantone’s districts is 35%, below the New York average (49%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Kiantone, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. 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 96% 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
35%
▼ 13 pts vs NY 49%
2021–22
Math proficiency
35%
▼ 12 pts vs NY 46%
2021–22
Graduate on time
75%
▼ 12 pts vs NY 87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$22.3K
▼ 36% vs NY $34.6K
FY2024 · Jamestown City
Students per teacher
10.0
NY 11.2 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
5,100 students on the public path
In brief

Kiantone’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1149 New York towns with household incomes within a quarter of Kiantone’s, its schools beat 12%, lower than their 17% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 35% of tested students were proficient in reading and 35% in math, against 49% and 46% statewide; 96% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

75% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 87% across New York. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Frewsburg Central spends $26,497 per student and Jamestown City $22,253, 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 Kiantone’s grade

C− Test scoresD Graduation

C−: better than 17% of New York school districts. Both inputs trail the New York average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

New York school districts we grade (1,013)Better than 17%
Lower resultsHigher results
New York towns with similar household incomes (1149)Better than 12%
Towns in Chautauqua County (27)Better than 7%
DCA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 2,400 test results and a graduating class of 354 could put Kiantone anywhere from D to C. The tests are from spring 2022, when 96% of Kiantone’s students in the tested grades sat them (2,505 in math, 2,295 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–46 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC− to B−
5–84 middle schoolsDepends on your addressD to B
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressB to A

Kiantone runs its own schools through grade 12 (Frewsburg Central School District). From grade PK, students attend the Jamestown City School District, shared with Jamestown. Its elementary school is in Jamestown. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Kiantone

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

Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Frewsburg Central School District44%
State average 48.9% · 330 students tested
Math · PK–12, Frewsburg Central School District52%
State average 46.5% · 375 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Jamestown City School District34%
State average 48.9% · 1965 students tested
Math · PK–12, Jamestown City School District32%
State average 46.5% · 2130 students tested

Kiantone vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
KiantoneC−Frewsburg Central PK–12 · Jamestown City PK–12
CarrollBFrewsburg Central
BustiB−Southwestern Central School District at Jamestown
JamestownDJamestown City

Every school in Kiantone

11 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).

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Questions about Kiantone’s schools

Are Kiantone’s schools good?

On New York’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Kiantone children attend score below 83% of New York’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 12%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Kiantone in?

Two districts: Frewsburg Central School District runs grades PK–12, and Jamestown City School District runs grades PK–12, shared with Jamestown.

Where do Kiantone kids go to high school?

One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Jamestown High School and Frewsburg Junior-Senior High School.

What is Kiantone’s graduation rate?

75% of the class of 2023 in Jamestown City School District graduated in four years, against 87% across New York.

How much does Kiantone spend per student?

$26,497 in Frewsburg Central School District and $22,253 in Jamestown City 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.