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Schools in Panama

Panama’s public schools

Panama Central School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Panama. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/2schools above New York’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 92% 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
52%
2021–22
Math proficiency
57%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$30.5K
▼ 12% vs NY $34.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
7.7
NY 11.2 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
402 students on the public path
In brief

Panama’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Panama’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s 4,095 public schools. Panama High School places highest (better than 59%); Panama K-6 School lowest (56%). 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 Panama, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Panama K-6 SchoolPanama Central School DistrictB
7–12Panama High SchoolPanama Central School DistrictB

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

The district

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

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

Above the state in reading

Reading52%
State average 48.9% · 212 students tested
Math57%
State average 46.5% · 198 students tested

Panama vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Panama—Panama Central
North HarmonyA−Chautauqua Lake Central PK–12 · Panama Central PK–12
HarmonyB+Panama Central

All 2 neighbors share Panama Central with Panama, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Panama

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 Panamain other towns
Panama K-6 School
Elementary · Grades PK–6
B
213 students7:1Rate it →
Panama High School
High · Grades 7–12
B
189 students8:1Rate it →

Questions about Panama’s schools

Are Panama’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Panama. Panama Central School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Panama. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Panama in?

Panama Central School District.

Where do Panama kids go to high school?

Panama High School.

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What Panama families are saying about 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.