Photo: Daniel Case · CC BY-SA 3.0Lyons’s public schools score below 92% of New York districts on tests and graduation
In Lyons, 21% of tested students are proficient in math, below the New York average (46%). The grade covers the public school district serving Lyons, 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.
From New York state tests taken in spring 2022, when 89% 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.
Lyons’s schools, in brief
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 24% of tested students were proficient in reading and 21% in math, against 49% and 46% statewide; 89% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
80–84% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 87% across New York (the state reports Lyons’s rate as a range). Districts ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $32,096 per student, against $34,607 across New York (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
One elementary school, then one middle and one high school
From grade 7 the district’s path is Lyons Middle School, then Lyons Senior High School. Enrollment is up 5% 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.
What’s behind Lyons’s grade
D: better than 8% of New York school districts, #716 of 755 New York towns. Both inputs trail the New York average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Lyons, with each school’s own grade.
Kindergarten in Lyons
Lyons Elementary School
Grades PK–6 · 519 students · 11:1 students per teacher
Lyons’s public schools are run by Lyons Central School District. Parts of Lyons (3% of its land) are served by Newark 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.
Well below the state in reading
Lyons vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the New York towns that share Lyons’s borders.
Every school in Lyons
3 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).
Questions about Lyons’s schools
Are Lyons’s schools good?
On New York’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Lyons children attend score below 92% of New York’s school districts on tests and graduation, a D Schools grade, #716 of 755 New York towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 4%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Lyons in?
Lyons Central School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 917 students in 3 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Lyons are served by Newark Central.
Where do Lyons kids go to high school?
Lyons Senior High School, with 266 students; its own test results earn an A−.
What is Lyons’s graduation rate?
80–84% of the class of 2023 in Lyons Central School District graduated in four years, against 87% across New York.
How much does Lyons spend per student?
$32,096 in Lyons Central School District (FY2024), against $34,607 across New York. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Lyons families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Lyons → They have their own page.
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.