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Adirondack Central School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 9 towns

Serves Lee, Boonville, Boonville, Western, Leyden, Forestport, Ohio, Lewis and Ava, and parts of Annsville, Webb, Remsen, West Turin, Lyonsdale and Steuben.

Lee’s School Grade D better than 8% of New York school districts

Students
1,169
Schools
4
Spent per student
$24,890
NY $34,607
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
44%
Debt
$20.2M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Adirondack Central School District

  • Its letter, C: results better than 28% of New York districts
  • Math proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 5 pts below the state
  • Spends 28% less per student than the NY average
  • 13 students per teacher
  • Debt of $20.2M, about $17,293 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C: better than 28% of the 1,013 New York school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
C
GraduationFour-year graduation well below the state, class of 2023
C−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
DLee 6,004CBoonville 4,411CBoonville 1,986DWestern 1,822C+Leyden 1,585CForestport 1,488Ohio 973Lewis 834Ava 700

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Lee. Grade by grade →

K–6Stokes Elementary SchoolRome City School District
7–82 middle schoolsRome City School District
9–122 high schoolsRome City School District

Test scores vs. NY

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency38%
State average 46.5% · 523 students tested
Reading / language arts40%
State average 48.9% · 496 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–84%
State average 87.2% · 64 in the class

89% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$24,890 per student · 28% below NY
Spending
Classroom instruction 65%Support & administration 32%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 31%State 61%Federal 8%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
1,161’20
1,175’21
1,178’22
1,180’23
1,169’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 97%Two or more races 1%Black <1%Hispanic <1%Asian <1%

Schools in the district

4 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with New York’s other public schools.

Boonville Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Boonville
C
420 students18:1
West Leyden Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · West Leyden
D
123 students14:1
Adirondack Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Boonville
D
243 students10:1
Adirondack High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Boonville
A
383 students13:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

South Lewis Central School DistrictGreig, Lyons Falls, Turin
$26,043per student
Camden Central School DistrictCamden, Florence, Osceola
$27,163per student
Holland Patent Central School DistrictFloyd, Trenton
$27,734per student
Poland Central School DistrictMorehouse, Norway, Russia
$29,381per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within New York.