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Schools in Lake Delta

Lake Delta’s public schools

Rome City School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Lake Delta. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/8schools above New York’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 71% 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
26%
2021–22
Math proficiency
27%
2021–22
Graduate on time
73%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$25.3K
▼ 27% vs NY $34.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.3
NY 11.2 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
4,990 students on the public path
In brief

Lake Delta’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Lake Delta’s 8 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s 4,095 public schools. Rome Free Academy places highest (better than 93%); Bellamy Elementary School lowest (2%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Six elementary schools serve Lake Delta, graded from D− to B, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: Rome Free Academy. 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 Lake Delta, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–66 schoolsDepends on your addressD− to B
7–8Lyndon H Strough Middle Schoolin RomeC−
9–12Rome Free Academyin RomeA

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Rome City School District.

The district

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

Reading26%
State average 48.9% · 1963 students tested
Math27%
State average 46.5% · 1987 students tested

Lake Delta vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Lake Delta—Rome City
RomeDRome City
LeeDRome City PK–12 · Adirondack Central PK–12

All 2 neighbors share Rome City with Lake Delta, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Lake Delta

8 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 Lake Deltain other towns

Questions about Lake Delta’s schools

Are Lake Delta’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Lake Delta. Rome City School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Lake Delta. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 8 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Lake Delta in?

Rome City School District.

Where do Lake Delta kids go to high school?

Rome Free Academy.

Parents talk

What Lake Delta families are saying about 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.