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Cherry Valley-Springfield Central School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 5 towns

Serves Middlefield, Springfield, Cherry Valley, Roseboom and Cherry Valley, and parts of Minden, Canajoharie, Westford and Decatur.

Middlefield’s School Grade B− better than 49% of New York school districts

Students
420
Schools
1
Spent per student
$28,924
NY $34,607
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
48%
Debt
$2.8M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Cherry Valley-Springfield Central School District

  • Its letter, C−: results better than 24% of New York districts
  • Reading proficiency 17 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 8 pts above the state
  • Spends 16% less per student than the NY average
  • 10 students per teacher
  • Debt of $2.8M, about $6,726 per student
  • Only 76% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C−: better than 24% of the 1,013 New York school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
C
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
B−Middlefield 1,870C−Springfield 1,325C−Cherry Valley 1,223Roseboom 663Cherry Valley 477

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Middlefield. Grade by grade →

PK–122 schoolsThis district

Test scores vs. NY

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency40–44%
State average 46.5% · 182 students tested
Reading / language arts30–34%
State average 48.9% · 169 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–100%
State average 87.2% · 43 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

76% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$28,924 per student · 16% below NY
Spending
Classroom instruction 66%Support & administration 31%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 37%State 55%Federal 9%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
416’20
447’21
460’22
451’23
420’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 93%Two or more races 5%Hispanic 1%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

1 public school. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with New York’s other public schools.

Cherry Valley-Springfield Central School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Cherry Valley
B−
420 students10:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Canajoharie Central School DistrictCanajoharie, Palatine Bridge, Palatine
$24,529per student
Fort Plain Central School DistrictFort Plain, Nelliston, Palatine
$29,421per student
Cooperstown Central School DistrictHartwick, Otsego
$24,401per student
Sharon Springs Central School DistrictSharon
$34,465per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within New York.