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Schools in Ossian

Ossian’s public schools

Dansville Central School District and Canaseraga Central School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Ossian. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/1schools 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
35%
2021–22
Math proficiency
45%
2021–22
Graduate on time
82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$25.2K
▼ 27% vs NY $34.6K
FY2024 · Dansville Central
Students per teacher
10.5
NY 11.2 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
596 students on the public path
In brief

Ossian’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Ossian’s 1 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s 4,095 public schools. Canaseraga School places highest (better than 68%); Canaseraga School lowest (68%). 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 Ossian, with each school’s own grade.

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

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

Two districts serve Ossian

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

Dansville Central School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 1,315 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 11.2 per teacher (NY 11.2)
$25,246NY $34,607 · FY2024
C
Canaseraga Central School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 1 schools · 203 students, up 3% since 2020–21 · 7.2 per teacher (NY 11.2)
$33,626NY $34,607 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Dansville Central School District35%
State average 48.9% · 527 students tested
Math · PK–12, Dansville Central School District45%
State average 46.5% · 586 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Canaseraga Central School District57%
State average 48.9% · 101 students tested
Math · PK–12, Canaseraga Central School District52%
State average 46.5% · 92 students tested

Ossian vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Ossian—Dansville Central PK–12 · Canaseraga Central PK–12
BurnsB+Canaseraga Central
North DansvilleCDansville Central
NundaCDalton-Nunda Central
West SpartaCDansville Central
Grove—Canaseraga Central PK–12 · Dalton-Nunda Central PK–12
DansvilleC+Arkport Central PK–12 · Dansville Central PK–12

3 of the 6 neighbors share Dansville Central with Ossian for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Ossian

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 Ossianin other towns
Dansville Primary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Dansville
393 students12:1Rate it →
Canaseraga School
Grades PK–12 · Canaseraga
B+
203 students7:1Rate it →

Questions about Ossian’s schools

Are Ossian’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Ossian. Dansville Central School District and Canaseraga Central School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Ossian. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 1 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Ossian in?

Dansville Central School District and Canaseraga Central School District.

Where do Ossian kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Dansville Primary School and Canaseraga School.

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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). Stars are from neighbors.