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Schools in North Harmony · Chautauqua Lake Central School District, Panama Central School District

North Harmony’s public schools outscore 78% of New York districts

In North Harmony, 60% of tested students are proficient in math, above the New York average (46%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving North Harmony, 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 89% 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

58%

▲ 9 pts vs NY 49%

2021–22

Math proficiency

60%

▲ 13 pts vs NY 46%

2021–22

Graduate on time

95–100%

▲ 8–13 pts vs NY 87%

class of 2023

Spent per student

$26.0K

▼ 25% vs NY $34.6K

FY2024 · Chautauqua Lake Central

Students per teacher

8.1

NY 11.2 · smaller classes

Schools in town

1,075 students on the public path

In brief

North Harmony’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1139 New York towns with household incomes within a quarter of North Harmony’s, its schools beat 96%, higher than their 78% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 58% and math 60% across both districts in spring 2022, against 49% and 46% statewide; 95–100% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 87%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Chautauqua Lake Central spends $26,030 per student and Panama Central $30,546, 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 North Harmony’s grade

A⁻ Test scoresA Graduation

A−: better than 78% of New York school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the New York average; graduation is the stronger of the two.

New York school districts we grade (1,013)Better than 78%

Lower resultsHigher results

New York towns with similar household incomes (1139)Better than 96%

Towns in Chautauqua County (27)Better than 89%

B⁺AA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 539 test results and a graduating class of 61 could put North Harmony anywhere from B+ to A. The tests are from spring 2022, when 89% of North Harmony’s students in the tested grades sat them (529 in math, 549 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

Kindergarten in North Harmony · depends on your address

Chautauqua Lake Elementary School

Grades PK–6 · 301 students · 8:1 students per teacher · in Mayville

B⁻

Panama K-6 School

Grades PK–6 · 213 students · 7:1 students per teacher · in Panama

The path, start to finish

PK–62 schoolsDepends on your addressB⁻ to B

7–122 schoolsDepends on your addressB to B⁺

North Harmony runs its own schools through grade 12 (Chautauqua Lake Central School District). From grade PK, students attend the Panama Central School District, shared with Harmony and Panama. Its school is in Mayville. Parts of North Harmony (8% of its land) are served by Sherman Central instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve North Harmony

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

Chautauqua Lake Central School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 673 students · 8.4 per teacher (NY 11.2)

$26,030NY $34,607 · FY2024

A⁻

Panama Central School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 402 students, down 8% since 2020–21 · 7.7 per teacher (NY 11.2)

$30,546NY $34,607 · FY2024

B⁺

Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Chautauqua Lake Central School District61%

State average 48.9% · 337 students tested

Math · PK–12, Chautauqua Lake Central School District61%

State average 46.5% · 331 students tested

Reading · PK–12, Panama Central School District52%

State average 48.9% · 212 students tested

Math · PK–12, Panama Central School District57%

State average 46.5% · 198 students tested

North Harmony vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door

Town	Schools	Main districts
North Harmony	A⁻	Chautauqua Lake Central PK–12 · Panama Central PK–12
Harmony	B⁺	Panama Central
Chautauqua	A⁻	Chautauqua Lake Central
Sherman	B	Sherman Central
Busti	B⁻	Southwestern Central School District at Jamestown
Panama	—	Panama Central

2 of the 5 neighbors share Panama Central with North Harmony for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in North Harmony

4 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 North Harmonyin other towns

Chautauqua Lake Elementary School

Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Mayville

B⁻

301 students8:1Rate it →

Panama K-6 School

Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Panama

213 students7:1Rate it →

Chautauqua Lake Secondary School

High · Grades 7–12 · Mayville

B⁺

372 students8:1Rate it →

Panama High School

High · Grades 7–12 · Panama

189 students8:1Rate it →

Questions about North Harmony’s schools

Are North Harmony’s schools good?

By New York’s own tests, yes: the public schools North Harmony children attend outscore 78% of New York’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 96%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is North Harmony in?

Two districts: Chautauqua Lake Central School District runs grades PK–12, and Panama Central School District runs grades PK–12, shared with Harmony and Panama.

What is North Harmony’s graduation rate?

95–100% of the class of 2023 in Chautauqua Lake Central School District graduated in four years, against 87% across New York.

How much does North Harmony spend per student?

$26,030 in Chautauqua Lake Central School District and $30,546 in Panama 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.