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Schools in Norway

Norway’s public schools

West Canada Valley Central School District and Poland Central School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Norway. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/4schools above New York’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 87% of students in New York’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
41%
2021–22
Math proficiency
44%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$31.8K
▼ 8% vs NY $34.6K
FY2024 · West Canada Valley Central
Students per teacher
10.0
NY 11.2 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,183 students on the public path
In brief

Norway’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Norway’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s 4,095 public schools. Poland Elementary School places highest (better than 65%); West Canada Valley Junior-Senior High School lowest (42%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Norway, graded from B− to B+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: West Canada Valley Junior-Senior High School and Poland 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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Norway, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–62 schoolsDepends on your addressB− to B+
7–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the West Canada Valley Central School District.

Two districts serve Norway

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

West Canada Valley Central School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 676 students, up 6% since 2020–21 · 9.9 per teacher (NY 11.2)
$31,825NY $34,607 · FY2024
B−
Poland Central School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 507 students, up 3% since 2020–21 · 10.1 per teacher (NY 11.2)
$29,381NY $34,607 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, West Canada Valley Central School District41%
State average 48.9% · 287 students tested
Math · PK–12, West Canada Valley Central School District44%
State average 46.5% · 301 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Poland Central School District47%
State average 48.9% · 244 students tested
Math · PK–12, Poland Central School District49%
State average 46.5% · 241 students tested

Norway vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Norway—West Canada Valley Central PK–12 · Poland Central PK–12
NewportB−West Canada Valley Central
Ohio—Poland Central PK–12 · Adirondack Central PK–12
FairfieldB−West Canada Valley Central
SalisburyC−Dolgeville Central
RussiaB−Poland Central

2 of the 5 neighbors share West Canada Valley Central with Norway for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Norway

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 Norwayin other towns
West Canada Valley Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Newport
B−
365 students11:1Rate it →
Poland Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Poland
B+
256 students10:1Rate it →
Poland Junior-Senior High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Poland
B−
251 students11:1Rate it →
West Canada Valley Junior-Senior High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Newport
C+
311 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Norway’s schools

Are Norway’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Norway. West Canada Valley Central School District and Poland Central School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Norway. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Norway in?

West Canada Valley Central School District and Poland Central School District.

Where do Norway kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: West Canada Valley Junior-Senior High School and Poland Junior-Senior High School.

Parents talk

What Norway families are saying about school.

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Looking for colleges? Colleges near Norway → They have their own page.

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). Stars are from neighbors.