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Schools in Lewis · Boquet Valley Central School District at Elizabethtown-Lewis-Westport

Lewis’s public schools score below 66% of New York districts on tests and graduation

On the state math tests, 31% of Lewis’s students scored proficient, below the New York average (46%). The grade covers the public school district serving Lewis, 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
52%
▲ 3 pts vs NY 49%
2021–22
Math proficiency
31%
▼ 16 pts vs NY 46%
2021–22
Spent per student
$38.2K
▲ 10% vs NY $34.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
7.2
NY 11.2 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
390 students on the public path
In brief

Lewis’s schools, in brief

Above the state in reading, below in math

Reading proficiency is 52% and math 31% in spring 2022, against 49% and 46% statewide. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $38,152 per student, against $34,607 across New York (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

From grade 6 the district’s path is Mountain View Campus. Enrollment is down 11% since 2020–21. 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Lewis’s grade

C+ Test scores

C: better than 34% 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 34%
Lower resultsHigher results
New York towns with similar household incomes (1142)Better than 32%
Towns in Essex County (18)Better than 50%
C−B−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 203 test results could put Lewis anywhere from C− to B−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 87% of Lewis’s students in the tested grades sat them (206 in math, 200 in reading).

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Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–5Lake View Campusin WestportC
6–12Mountain View Campusin ElizabethtownB

Lewis’s public schools are run by Boquet Valley Central School District at Elizabethtown-Lewis-Westport, which also serves Elizabethtown, Essex and Westport. 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.

Boquet Valley Central School District at Elizabethtown-Lewis-WestportGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 390 students, down 11% since 2020–21 · 7.2 per teacher (NY 11.2)
$38,152NY $34,607 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading52%
State average 48.9% · 200 students tested
Math31%
State average 46.5% · 206 students tested

Lewis vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
LewisCBoquet Valley Central School District at Elizabethtown-Lewis-Westport
ElizabethtownCBoquet Valley Central School District at Elizabethtown-Lewis-Westport
ChesterfieldCAuSable Valley Central
JayCAuSable Valley Central
WillsboroC−Willsboro Central
WestportCBoquet Valley Central School District at Elizabethtown-Lewis-Westport
Essex—Willsboro Central PK–12 · Boquet Valley Central School District at Elizabethtown-Lewis-Westport PK–12

3 of the 6 neighbors share Boquet Valley Central School District at Elizabethtown-Lewis-Westport with Lewis, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Lewis

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 Lewisin other towns
Lake View Campus
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Westport
C
183 students7:1Rate it →
Mountain View Campus
High · Grades 6–12 · Elizabethtown
B
207 students7:1Rate it →

Questions about Lewis’s schools

Are Lewis’s schools good?

On New York’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Lewis children attend score below 66% of New York’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 32%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Lewis in?

Boquet Valley Central School District at Elizabethtown-Lewis-Westport, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 390 students in 2 schools (2024–25).

How much does Lewis spend per student?

$38,152 in Boquet Valley Central School District at Elizabethtown-Lewis-Westport (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.