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Schools in Leicester · York Central School District, Perry Central School District

Leicester’s public schools score below 55% of New York districts on tests and graduation

On the state reading tests, 39% of Leicester’s students scored proficient, below the New York average (49%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Leicester, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. 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 90% 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

39%

▼ 10 pts vs NY 49%

2021–22

Math proficiency

43%

▼ 3 pts vs NY 46%

2021–22

Graduate on time

90–94%

▲ 3–7 pts vs NY 87%

class of 2023

Spent per student

$24.0K

▼ 31% vs NY $34.6K

FY2024 · Perry Central

Students per teacher

8.0

NY 11.2 · smaller classes

Schools in town

1,362 students on the public path

In brief

Leicester’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1149 New York towns with household incomes within a quarter of Leicester’s, its schools beat 51%, higher than their 45% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 39% of tested students were proficient in reading and 43% in math, against 49% and 46% statewide; 90% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

90–94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 87% across New York (the state reports Leicester’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

York Central spends $29,005 per student and Perry Central $24,022, against $34,607 across New York (FY2024). Neither counts 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 Leicester’s grade

C⁺ Test scoresB⁻ Graduation

B−: better than 45% of New York school districts. Graduation is above the New York average; test scores are below it.

New York school districts we grade (1,013)Better than 45%

Lower resultsHigher results

New York towns with similar household incomes (1149)Better than 51%

Towns in Livingston County (17)Better than 47%

CBA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 634 test results and a graduating class of 64 could put Leicester anywhere from C to B. The tests are from spring 2022, when 90% of Leicester’s students in the tested grades sat them (671 in math, 598 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

Kindergarten in Leicester · depends on your address

Perry Elementary School

Grades PK–6 · 411 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Perry

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York Central Elementary School

Grades PK–5 · 275 students · 8:1 students per teacher · in Retsof

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The path, start to finish

PK–62 schoolsDepends on your addressC⁺

7–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC to B

Leicester runs its own schools through grade 12 (York Central School District). From grade PK, students attend the Perry Central School District, shared with Castile, Perry and Perry. Its school is in Perry. Parts of Leicester (10% of its land) are served by Mount Morris Central instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Leicester

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

York Central School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 618 students, down 10% since 2020–21 · 7.8 per teacher (NY 11.2)

$29,005NY $34,607 · FY2024

Perry Central School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 744 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 8.3 per teacher (NY 11.2)

$24,022NY $34,607 · FY2024

Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, York Central School District45%

State average 48.9% · 290 students tested

Math · PK–12, York Central School District46%

State average 46.5% · 335 students tested

Reading · PK–12, Perry Central School District33%

State average 48.9% · 308 students tested

Math · PK–12, Perry Central School District41%

State average 46.5% · 336 students tested

Leicester vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door

Town	Schools	Main districts
Leicester	B⁻	York Central PK–12 · Perry Central PK–12
Geneseo	B	Geneseo Central
Mount Morris	C⁻	Mount Morris Central PK–12 · Dalton-Nunda Central PK–12
Groveland	B	Geneseo Central
York	B	York Central
Castile	C⁺	Perry Central PK–12 · Letchworth Central PK–12
Mount Morris (village)	D	Mount Morris Central
Perry	C	Perry Central

2 of the 7 neighbors share Perry Central with Leicester for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Leicester

4 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 Leicesterin other towns

Perry Elementary School

Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Perry

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411 students9:1Rate it →

York Central Elementary School

Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Retsof

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275 students8:1Rate it →

York Middle/High School

High · Grades 6–12 · Retsof

343 students8:1Rate it →

Perry Junior-Senior High School

High · Grades 7–12 · Perry

333 students8:1Rate it →

Questions about Leicester’s schools

Are Leicester’s schools good?

On New York’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Leicester children attend score below 55% of New York’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 51%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Leicester in?

Two districts: York Central School District runs grades PK–12, and Perry Central School District runs grades PK–12, shared with Castile, Perry and Perry.

What is Leicester’s graduation rate?

90–94% of the class of 2023 in York Central School District graduated in four years, against 87% across New York.

How much does Leicester spend per student?

$29,005 in York Central School District and $24,022 in Perry 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.