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Schools in Middlefield · Cherry Valley-Springfield Central School District, Cooperstown Central School District

Middlefield’s public schools score below 51% of New York districts on tests and graduation

Reading proficiency in Middlefield’s districts is 37%, below the New York average (49%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Middlefield, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. 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 81% 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
37%
▼ 12 pts vs NY 49%
2021–22
Math proficiency
56%
▲ 9 pts vs NY 46%
2021–22
Spent per student
$24.4K
▼ 29% vs NY $34.6K
FY2024 · Cooperstown Central
Students per teacher
11.4
NY 11.2
Schools in town
0
801 students on the public path
In brief

Middlefield’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 609 New York towns with household incomes within a quarter of Middlefield’s, its schools beat 31%, lower than their 49% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state in math, below in reading

Reading proficiency is 37% and math 56% across both districts in spring 2022, against 49% and 46% statewide. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Cherry Valley-Springfield Central spends $28,924 per student and Cooperstown Central $24,401, against $34,607 across New York (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

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 Middlefield’s grade

B− Test scores

B−: better than 49% of New York school districts. Test scores are below the New York average; there is no graduation rate to add.

New York school districts we grade (1,013)Better than 49%
Lower resultsHigher results
New York towns with similar household incomes (609)Better than 31%
Towns in Otsego County (24)Better than 62%
C+BA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 536 test results could put Middlefield anywhere from C+ to B. The tests are from spring 2022, when 81% of Middlefield’s students in the tested grades sat them (561 in math, 509 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–122 schoolsDepends on your addressB− to B

Middlefield runs its own schools through grade 12 (Cherry Valley-Springfield Central School District). From grade K, students attend the Cooperstown Central School District, shared with Cooperstown, Hartwick and Otsego. Its school is in Cherry Valley. Parts of Middlefield (18% of its land) are served by Milford Central instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Middlefield

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Cherry Valley-Springfield Central School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 1 schools · 420 students · 10.0 per teacher (NY 11.2)
$28,924NY $34,607 · FY2024
C−
Cooperstown Central School DistrictGrades K–12 · 2 schools · 768 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 12.3 per teacher (NY 11.2)
$24,401NY $34,607 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Cherry Valley-Springfield Central School District32%
State average 48.9% · 169 students tested
Math · PK–12, Cherry Valley-Springfield Central School District42%
State average 46.5% · 182 students tested
Reading · K–12, Cooperstown Central School District39%
State average 48.9% · 340 students tested
Math · K–12, Cooperstown Central School District62%
State average 46.5% · 379 students tested

Middlefield vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
MiddlefieldB−Cherry Valley-Springfield Central PK–12 · Cooperstown Central K–12
OtsegoBCooperstown Central
HartwickBCooperstown Central
MilfordC−Milford Central
Roseboom—Cherry Valley-Springfield Central
Cherry ValleyC−Cherry Valley-Springfield Central
Westford—Schenevus Central
SpringfieldC−Cherry Valley-Springfield Central

3 of the 7 neighbors share Cherry Valley-Springfield Central with Middlefield for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Middlefield

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 Middlefieldin other towns
Cherry Valley-Springfield Central School
Grades PK–12 · Cherry Valley
B−
420 students10:1Rate it →
Cooperstown Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Cooperstown
B
381 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Middlefield’s schools

Are Middlefield’s schools good?

On New York’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Middlefield children attend score below 51% of New York’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 31%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Middlefield in?

Two districts: Cherry Valley-Springfield Central School District runs grades PK–12, and Cooperstown Central School District runs grades K–12, shared with Cooperstown, Hartwick and Otsego.

How much does Middlefield spend per student?

$28,924 in Cherry Valley-Springfield Central School District and $24,401 in Cooperstown 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.