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Schools in Leicester

Leicester’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/2schools above New York’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 93% 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
45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
46%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$29.0K
▼ 16% vs NY $34.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
7.8
NY 11.2 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
618 students on the public path
In brief

Leicester’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Leicester’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s 4,095 public schools. York Central Elementary School places highest (better than 42%); York Middle/High School lowest (29%). 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 Leicester, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5York Central Elementary Schoolin RetsofC+
6–12York Middle/High Schoolin RetsofC

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

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
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading45%
State average 48.9% · 290 students tested
Math46%
State average 46.5% · 335 students tested

Leicester vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Leicester—York Central

Every school in Leicester

2 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
York Central Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Retsof
C+
275 students8:1Rate it →
York Middle/High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Retsof
C
343 students8:1Rate it →

Questions about Leicester’s schools

Are Leicester’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Leicester. York Central School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Leicester. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Leicester in?

York Central School District.

Where do Leicester kids go to high school?

York Middle/High School.

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What Leicester 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.