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Schools in Lakeland

Lakeland’s public schools

Solvay Union Free School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Lakeland. 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 82% 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
29%
2021–22
Math proficiency
34%
2021–22
Graduate on time
87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$27.8K
▼ 20% vs NY $34.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
9.7
NY 11.2 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,284 students on the public path
In brief

Lakeland’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Lakeland’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s 4,095 public schools. Solvay High School places highest (better than 88%); Solvay Middle School lowest (6%). 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 Lakeland, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–4Solvay Elementary Schoolin SolvayD
5–8Solvay Middle Schoolin SyracuseD
9–12Solvay High Schoolin SolvayA

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Solvay Union Free 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.

Solvay Union Free School DistrictGrades K–12 · 3 schools · 1,284 students, down 8% since 2020–21 · 9.7 per teacher (NY 11.2)
$27,768NY $34,607 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading29%
State average 48.9% · 509 students tested
Math34%
State average 46.5% · 558 students tested

Lakeland vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Lakeland—Solvay Union Free

Every school in Lakeland

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 Lakelandin other towns
Solvay Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Solvay
D
436 students10:1Rate it →
Solvay Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Syracuse
D
414 students10:1Rate it →
Solvay High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Solvay
A
434 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Lakeland’s schools

Are Lakeland’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Lakeland. Solvay Union Free School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Lakeland. 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 Lakeland in?

Solvay Union Free School District.

Where do Lakeland kids go to high school?

Solvay 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.