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Schools in Laurens · Laurens Central School District

Laurens’s public schools score below 76% of New York districts on tests and graduation

In Laurens, 37% of tested students read at a proficient level, below the New York average (49%). The grade covers the public school district serving Laurens, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within New York, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From New York state tests taken in spring 2022, when 87% 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
37%
▼ 12 pts vs NY 49%
2021–22
Math proficiency
37%
▼ 10 pts vs NY 46%
2021–22
Spent per student
$28.7K
▼ 17% vs NY $34.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
8.2
NY 11.2 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
287 students on the public path
In brief

Laurens’s schools, in brief

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 37% of tested students were proficient in reading and 37% in math, against 49% and 46% statewide; 87% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $28,717 per student, against $34,607 across New York (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count 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 Laurens’s grade

C Test scores

C−: better than 24% of New York school districts. Test scores are below the New York average; there is no graduation rate to add.

New York school districts we grade (1,013)Better than 24%
Lower resultsHigher results
New York towns with similar household incomes (1153)Better than 22%
Towns in Otsego County (24)Better than 42%
DC+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 146 test results could put Laurens anywhere from D to C+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 87% of Laurens’s students in the tested grades sat them (150 in math, 141 in reading).

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Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–12Laurens Central SchoolLaurens Central School DistrictC+

Laurens’s public schools are run by Laurens Central School District, which also serves Laurens and New Lisbon. Parts of Laurens (4% and 3% of its land) are served by Oneonta City and Morris Central instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

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

Laurens Central School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 1 schools · 287 students · 8.2 per teacher (NY 11.2)
$28,717NY $34,607 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading37%
State average 48.9% · 141 students tested
Math37%
State average 46.5% · 150 students tested

Laurens vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
LaurensC−Laurens Central
New LisbonC+Morris Central PK–12 · Laurens Central PK–12
OneontaC−Oneonta City
MorrisB−Morris Central
MilfordC−Milford Central
OtegoC−Otego-Unadilla Central

Every school in Laurens

1 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).

District schools in Laurensby address
Laurens Central School
Grades PK–12
C+
287 students8:1Rate it →

Questions about Laurens’s schools

Are Laurens’s schools good?

On New York’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Laurens children attend score below 76% of New York’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 22%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Laurens in?

Laurens Central School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 287 students in 1 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Laurens are served by Oneonta City and Morris Central.

How much does Laurens spend per student?

$28,717 in Laurens Central 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.