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Schools in Montour Falls · Odessa-Montour Central School District

Montour Falls’s public schools score below 62% of New York districts on tests and graduation

38% of students in Montour Falls’s public schools are proficient in math, below the New York average (46%). The grade covers the public school district serving Montour Falls, 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 95% 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
47%
▼ 2 pts vs NY 49%
2021–22
Math proficiency
38%
▼ 8 pts vs NY 46%
2021–22
Spent per student
$24.5K
▼ 29% vs NY $34.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.7
NY 11.2 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
673 students on the public path
In brief

Montour Falls’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 460 New York towns with household incomes within a quarter of Montour Falls’s, its schools beat 52%, higher than their 38% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 47% of tested students were proficient in reading and 38% in math, against 49% and 46% statewide; 95% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $24,509 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 middle school

From grade 3 the district’s path is Howard A Hanlon Elementary School, then Odessa-Montour Junior/Senior High School. Enrollment is down 11% 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Montour Falls’s grade

C+ Test scores

C+: better than 38% 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 38%
Lower resultsHigher results
New York towns with similar household incomes (460)Better than 52%
CB−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 354 test results could put Montour Falls anywhere from C to B−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 95% of Montour Falls’s students in the tested grades sat them (354 in math, 353 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–2B C Cate Elementary SchoolOdessa-Montour Central School DistrictNo scores
3–6Howard A Hanlon Elementary Schoolin OdessaC−
7–12Odessa-Montour Junior/Senior High Schoolin OdessaB

Montour Falls’s public schools are run by Odessa-Montour Central School District, which also serves Catharine, Cayuta, Montour and Odessa and others. Parts of Montour Falls (11% of its land) are served by Watkins Glen 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.

Odessa-Montour Central School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 673 students, down 11% since 2020–21 · 10.7 per teacher (NY 11.2)
$24,509NY $34,607 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading47%
State average 48.9% · 353 students tested
Math38%
State average 46.5% · 354 students tested

Montour Falls vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Montour FallsC+Odessa-Montour Central

Every school in Montour Falls

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).

Also serving Montour Fallsin other towns
B C Cate Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2
183 students14:1Rate it →
Howard A Hanlon Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 3–6 · Odessa
C−
206 students11:1Rate it →
Odessa-Montour Junior/Senior High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Odessa
B
284 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Montour Falls’s schools

Are Montour Falls’s schools good?

On New York’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Montour Falls children attend score below 62% of New York’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 52%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Montour Falls in?

Odessa-Montour Central School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 673 students in 3 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Montour Falls are served by Watkins Glen Central.

How much does Montour Falls spend per student?

$24,509 in Odessa-Montour 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.