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Schools in Lake Mohegan

Lake Mohegan’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?6/8schools 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
Students per teacher
11.2
NY 11.2
Schools in town
0
5,232 students on the public path
In brief

Lake Mohegan’s schools, in brief

School by school

6 of Lake Mohegan’s 8 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s 4,095 public schools. Walter Panas High School places highest (better than 90%); Van Cortlandtville School lowest (42%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Five elementary schools serve Lake Mohegan, graded from C+ to B+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and two high schools: 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 Lake Mohegan, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–55 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B+
6–8Lakeland-Copper Beech Middle Schoolin Yorktown HeightsC+
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressA

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

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−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading58%
State average 48.9% · 1947 students tested
Math61%
State average 46.5% · 2197 students tested

Lake Mohegan vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Lake Mohegan—Lakeland Central
YorktownA−Lakeland Central PK–12 · Yorktown Central K–12
CortlandtA−Hendrick Hudson Central PK–12 · Lakeland Central PK–12 · Croton-Harmon Union Free K–12

All 2 neighbors share Lakeland Central with Lake Mohegan, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Lake Mohegan

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 Moheganin 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 →
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 →
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 Lake Mohegan’s schools

Are Lake Mohegan’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Lake Mohegan. Lakeland Central School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Lake Mohegan. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 6 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 Mohegan in?

Lakeland Central School District.

Where do Lake Mohegan kids go to high school?

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

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What Lake Mohegan 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.