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Schools in Marathon

Marathon’s public schools

Marathon Central School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Marathon. 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 92% 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
51%
2021–22
Math proficiency
40%
2021–22
Graduate on time
84%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$27.1K
▼ 22% vs NY $34.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
9.9
NY 11.2 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
673 students on the public path
In brief

Marathon’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Marathon’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s 4,095 public schools. William Appleby Elementary School places highest (better than 36%); Marathon High School lowest (27%). 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 Marathon, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6William Appleby Elementary SchoolMarathon Central School DistrictC+
7–12Marathon High SchoolMarathon Central School DistrictC

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

Marathon Central School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 673 students, up 6% since 2020–21 · 9.9 per teacher (NY 11.2)
$27,143NY $34,607 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading51%
State average 48.9% · 357 students tested
Math40%
State average 46.5% · 341 students tested

Marathon vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Marathon—Marathon Central

Every school in Marathon

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 Marathonin other towns
William Appleby Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6
C+
378 students11:1Rate it →
Marathon High School
High · Grades 7–12
C
295 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Marathon’s schools

Are Marathon’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Marathon. Marathon Central School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Marathon. 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 Marathon in?

Marathon Central School District.

Where do Marathon kids go to high school?

Marathon High School.

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What Marathon 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.