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Schools in Lexington

Lexington’s public schools

Hunter-Tannersville Central School District and Onteora Central School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Lexington. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/5schools above New York’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 87% 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
52%
2021–22
Math proficiency
42%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$50.9K
▲ 47% vs NY $34.6K
FY2024 · Onteora Central
Students per teacher
8.0
NY 11.2 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,126 students on the public path
In brief

Lexington’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Lexington’s 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s 4,095 public schools. Onteora High School places highest (better than 93%); Reginald Bennett Elementary School lowest (18%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve Lexington, graded from C− to B+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two high schools: Onteora High School and Hunter-Tannersville Middle School High School. 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 Lexington, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–83 schoolsDepends on your addressC− to B+
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to A

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Hunter-Tannersville Central School District.

Two districts serve Lexington

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

Hunter-Tannersville Central School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 331 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 7.1 per teacher (NY 11.2)
$41,567NY $34,607 · FY2024
B−
Onteora Central School DistrictGrades K–12 · 4 schools · 1,043 students, up 2% since 2020–21 · 8.3 per teacher (NY 11.2)
$50,891NY $34,607 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Hunter-Tannersville Central School District52%
State average 48.9% · 164 students tested
Math · PK–12, Hunter-Tannersville Central School District42%
State average 46.5% · 161 students tested
Reading · K–12, Onteora Central School District48%
State average 48.9% · 396 students tested
Math · K–12, Onteora Central School District43%
State average 46.5% · 426 students tested

Lexington vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Lexington—Hunter-Tannersville Central PK–12 · Onteora Central K–12
Jewett—Hunter-Tannersville Central PK–12 · Windham-Ashland-Jewett Central PK–12
Ashland—Windham-Ashland-Jewett Central
HunterB−Hunter-Tannersville Central
Halcott—Margaretville Central
ShandakenBOnteora Central
Prattsville—Gilboa-Conesville Central

2 of the 6 neighbors share Hunter-Tannersville Central with Lexington for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Lexington

5 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 Lexingtonin other towns
Hunter Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Hunter
C
174 students7:1Rate it →
Reginald Bennett Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Boiceville
C−
236 students7:1Rate it →
Woodstock Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Woodstock
B+
189 students8:1Rate it →
Hunter-Tannersville Middle School High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Tannersville
C+
157 students7:1Rate it →
Onteora High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Boiceville
A
370 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Lexington’s schools

Are Lexington’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Lexington. Hunter-Tannersville Central School District and Onteora Central School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Lexington. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Lexington in?

Hunter-Tannersville Central School District and Onteora Central School District.

Where do Lexington kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Onteora High School and Hunter-Tannersville Middle School High School.

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What Lexington 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.