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Schools in Locke · Moravia Central School District

Locke’s public schools score below 61% of New York districts on tests and graduation

Math proficiency in Locke’s districts is 34%, below the New York average (46%). The grade covers the public school district serving Locke, 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 92% 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
47%
▼ 2 pts vs NY 49%
2021–22
Math proficiency
34%
▼ 12 pts vs NY 46%
2021–22
Graduate on time
85–89%
▼ 2–2 pts vs NY 87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$28.2K
▼ 18% vs NY $34.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.4
NY 11.2 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
850 students on the public path
In brief

Locke’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1097 New York towns with household incomes within a quarter of Locke’s, its schools beat 48%, higher than their 39% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 47% of tested students were proficient in reading and 34% in math, against 49% and 46% statewide; 92% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

85–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 87% across New York (the state reports Locke’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $28,240 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 Moravia Junior-Senior 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Locke’s grade

C+ Test scoresC Graduation

C+: better than 39% of New York school districts. Both inputs trail the New York average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

New York school districts we grade (1,013)Better than 39%
Lower resultsHigher results
New York towns with similar household incomes (1097)Better than 48%
Towns in Cayuga County (23)Better than 13%
C−BA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 433 test results and a graduating class of 73 could put Locke anywhere from C− to B. The tests are from spring 2022, when 92% of Locke’s students in the tested grades sat them (426 in math, 440 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–5Millard Fillmore Elementary Schoolin MoraviaC
6–12Moravia Junior-Senior High Schoolin MoraviaC+

Locke’s public schools are run by Moravia Central School District, which also serves Moravia, Moravia, Niles and Sempronius and others. Parts of Locke (8% and 2% of its land) are served by Groton Central and Southern Cayuga Central instead. 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.

Moravia Central School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 850 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 10.4 per teacher (NY 11.2)
$28,240NY $34,607 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading47%
State average 48.9% · 440 students tested
Math34%
State average 46.5% · 426 students tested

Locke vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
LockeC+Moravia Central
SummerhillB−Groton Central PK–12 · Homer Central PK–12 · Moravia Central PK–12
LansingA−Lansing Central
GenoaB+Southern Cayuga Central
GrotonC+Groton Central
MoraviaC+Moravia Central

2 of the 5 neighbors share Moravia Central with Locke, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Locke

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 Lockein other towns
Millard Fillmore Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Moravia
C
408 students11:1Rate it →
Moravia Junior-Senior High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Moravia
C+
442 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Locke’s schools

Are Locke’s schools good?

On New York’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Locke children attend score below 61% of New York’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 48%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Locke in?

Moravia Central School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 850 students in 2 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Locke are served by Groton Central and Southern Cayuga Central.

What is Locke’s graduation rate?

85–89% of the class of 2023 in Moravia Central School District graduated in four years, against 87% across New York.

How much does Locke spend per student?

$28,240 in Moravia 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.