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Schools in Niles · Moravia Central School District

Niles’s public schools score below 61% of New York districts on tests and graduation

Math proficiency in Niles’s districts is 34%, below the New York average (46%). The grade covers the public school district serving Niles, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. 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 92% 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
34%
▼ 12 pts vs NY 46%
2021–22
Graduate on time
85–89%
▼ 2–2 pts vs NY 87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$28.2K
▼ 18% vs NY $34.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.4
NY 11.2 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
850 students on the public path
In brief

Niles’s schools, in brief

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 47% of tested students were proficient in reading and 34% in math, against 49% and 46% statewide; 92% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

85–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 87% across New York (the state reports Niles’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $28,240 per student, against $34,607 across New York (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

From grade 6 the district’s path is Moravia Junior-Senior 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Niles’s grade

C+ Test scoresC Graduation

C+: better than 39% of New York school districts. Both inputs trail the New York average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

New York school districts we grade (1,013)Better than 39%
Lower resultsHigher results
New York towns with similar household incomes (1149)Better than 40%
Towns in Cayuga County (23)Better than 13%
C−BA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 433 test results and a graduating class of 73 could put Niles anywhere from C− to B. The tests are from spring 2022, when 92% of Niles’s students in the tested grades sat them (426 in math, 440 in reading).

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Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–5Millard Fillmore Elementary Schoolin MoraviaC
6–12Moravia Junior-Senior High Schoolin MoraviaC+

Niles’s public schools are run by Moravia Central School District, which also serves Locke, Moravia, Moravia and Sempronius and others. Parts of Niles (7% of its land) are served by Skaneateles 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.

Moravia Central School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 850 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 10.4 per teacher (NY 11.2)
$28,240NY $34,607 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading47%
State average 48.9% · 440 students tested
Math34%
State average 46.5% · 426 students tested

Niles vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
NilesC+Moravia Central
Sempronius—Moravia Central
ScipioB+Southern Cayuga Central
SpaffordB+Homer Central PK–12 · Marcellus Central PK–12 · Skaneateles Central K–12
MoraviaC+Moravia Central
OwascoCAuburn City K–12 · Skaneateles Central K–12
SkaneatelesASkaneateles Central

2 of the 6 neighbors share Moravia Central with Niles, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Niles

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 Nilesin other towns
Millard Fillmore Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Moravia
C
408 students11:1Rate it →
Moravia Junior-Senior High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Moravia
C+
442 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Niles’s schools

Are Niles’s schools good?

On New York’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Niles children attend score below 61% of New York’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 40%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Niles in?

Moravia Central School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 850 students in 2 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Niles are served by Skaneateles Central.

What is Niles’s graduation rate?

85–89% of the class of 2023 in Moravia Central School District graduated in four years, against 87% across New York.

How much does Niles spend per student?

$28,240 in Moravia 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.