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Schools in Paul Smiths

Paul Smiths’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/4schools above New York’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 86% 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
44%
2021–22
Math proficiency
39%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$32.8K
▼ 5% vs NY $34.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
9.4
NY 11.2 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,036 students on the public path
In brief

Paul Smiths’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Paul Smiths’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s 4,095 public schools. Saranac Lake Senior High School places highest (better than 95%); Saranac Lake Middle School lowest (16%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Paul Smiths, graded from C− to C−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: Saranac Lake 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 Paul Smiths, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC−
6–8Saranac Lake Middle Schoolin Saranac LakeC−
9–12Saranac Lake Senior High Schoolin Saranac LakeA+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Saranac Lake 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.

Saranac Lake Central School DistrictGrades K–12 · 4 schools · 1,036 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 9.4 per teacher (NY 11.2)
$32,834NY $34,607 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading44%
State average 48.9% · 487 students tested
Math39%
State average 46.5% · 509 students tested

Paul Smiths vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
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Paul Smiths—Saranac Lake Central

Every school in Paul Smiths

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 Paul Smithsin other towns
Petrova Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Saranac Lake
C−
291 students9:1Rate it →
Bloomingdale School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Saranac Lake
C−
103 students13:1Rate it →
Saranac Lake Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Saranac Lake
C−
282 students10:1Rate it →
Saranac Lake Senior High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Saranac Lake
A+
360 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Paul Smiths’s schools

Are Paul Smiths’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Paul Smiths. Saranac Lake Central School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Paul Smiths. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 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 Paul Smiths in?

Saranac Lake Central School District.

Where do Paul Smiths kids go to high school?

Saranac Lake Senior High School.

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What Paul Smiths 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.