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Schools in Pulteney · Hammondsport Central School District, Prattsburgh Central School District

Pulteney’s public schools outscore 59% of New York districts

The grade covers the two public school districts serving Pulteney, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. 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 95% 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
50%
▲ 1 pts vs NY 49%
2021–22
Math proficiency
50%
▲ 3 pts vs NY 46%
2021–22
Spent per student
$31.2K
▼ 10% vs NY $34.6K
FY2024 · Hammondsport Central
Students per teacher
9.3
NY 11.2 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
550 students on the public path
In brief

Pulteney’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1094 New York towns with household incomes within a quarter of Pulteney’s, its schools beat 79%, higher than their 59% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on tests

Reading proficiency is 50% and math 50% across both districts in spring 2022, against 49% and 46% statewide. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Hammondsport Central spends $31,228 per student and Prattsburgh Central $28,628, 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 Pulteney’s grade

B Test scores

B: better than 59% of New York school districts. Test scores are above the New York average; there is no graduation rate to add.

New York school districts we grade (1,013)Better than 59%
Lower resultsHigher results
New York towns with similar household incomes (1094)Better than 79%
Towns in Steuben County (32)Better than 81%
C+B+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 355 test results could put Pulteney anywhere from C+ to B+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 95% of Pulteney’s students in the tested grades sat them (350 in math, 360 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

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

Pulteney runs its own schools through grade 12 (Hammondsport Central School District). From grade PK, students attend the Prattsburgh Central School District, shared with Italy, Prattsburgh and Wheeler. Its school is in Prattsburgh. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Pulteney

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

Hammondsport Central School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 392 students, up 1% since 2020–21 · 8.7 per teacher (NY 11.2)
$31,228NY $34,607 · FY2024
B+
Prattsburgh Central School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 1 schools · 351 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 10.0 per teacher (NY 11.2)
$28,628NY $34,607 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Hammondsport Central School District52%
State average 48.9% · 193 students tested
Math · PK–12, Hammondsport Central School District57%
State average 46.5% · 181 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Prattsburgh Central School District47%
State average 48.9% · 167 students tested
Math · PK–12, Prattsburgh Central School District42%
State average 46.5% · 169 students tested

Pulteney vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
PulteneyBHammondsport Central PK–12 · Prattsburgh Central PK–12
JerusalemB−Penn Yan Central
UrbanaB+Hammondsport Central
PrattsburghC+Prattsburgh Central
Wayne—Hammondsport Central

2 of the 4 neighbors share Hammondsport Central with Pulteney for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Pulteney

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 Pulteneyin other towns
Prattsburgh Central School
Grades PK–12 · Prattsburgh
B−
351 students10:1Rate it →
Glenn H Curtiss Memorial School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Hammondsport
B
199 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Pulteney’s schools

Are Pulteney’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of New York: the public schools Pulteney children attend outscore 59% of New York’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 79%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Pulteney in?

Two districts: Hammondsport Central School District runs grades PK–12, and Prattsburgh Central School District runs grades PK–12, shared with Italy, Prattsburgh and Wheeler.

How much does Pulteney spend per student?

$31,228 in Hammondsport Central School District and $28,628 in Prattsburgh 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.