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Schools in McLean

McLean’s public schools

Dryden Central School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for McLean. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/5schools above New York’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 88% 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
35%
2021–22
Math proficiency
41%
2021–22
Graduate on time
72%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$32.1K
▼ 7% vs NY $34.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
9.0
NY 11.2 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,304 students on the public path
In brief

McLean’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of McLean’s 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s 4,095 public schools. Dryden High School places highest (better than 94%); Dryden Elementary School lowest (16%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve McLean, graded from C− to C+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: Dryden 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 McLean, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–33 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC− to C+
6–8Dryden Middle Schoolin DrydenC−
9–12Dryden High Schoolin DrydenA

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

Dryden Central School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 5 schools · 1,304 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 9.0 per teacher (NY 11.2)
$32,055NY $34,607 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading35%
State average 48.9% · 565 students tested
Math41%
State average 46.5% · 573 students tested

McLean vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
McLean—Dryden Central
DrydenC−Dryden Central
GrotonC+Groton Central

Every school in McLean

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 McLeanin other towns
Dryden Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Dryden
C−
500 students8:1Rate it →
Cassavant Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–3
C+
85 students12:1Rate it →
Freeville Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–3 · Freeville
C+
80 students13:1Rate it →
Dryden Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Dryden
C−
283 students8:1Rate it →
Dryden High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Dryden
A
356 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about McLean’s schools

Are McLean’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for McLean. Dryden Central School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for McLean. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 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 McLean in?

Dryden Central School District.

Where do McLean kids go to high school?

Dryden High School.

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What McLean 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.