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Schools in Putnam Lake

Putnam Lake’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/3schools above New York’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 81% 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
37%
2021–22
Math proficiency
45%
2021–22
Graduate on time
88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$36.4K
▲ 5% vs NY $34.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.2
NY 11.2 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
2,988 students on the public path
In brief

Putnam Lake’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Putnam Lake’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s 4,095 public schools. Brewster High School places highest (better than 95%); Henry H Wells Middle School lowest (45%). 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 Putnam Lake, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–2John F Kennedy Elementary Schoolin BrewsterNo scores
3–5C V Starr Intermediate Schoolin BrewsterB−
6–8Henry H Wells Middle Schoolin BrewsterB−
9–12Brewster High Schoolin BrewsterA+

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

Brewster Central School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 2,988 students · 10.2 per teacher (NY 11.2)
$36,428NY $34,607 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading37%
State average 48.9% · 1131 students tested
Math45%
State average 46.5% · 1264 students tested

Putnam Lake vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Putnam Lake—Brewster Central
PattersonB−Brewster Central PK–12 · Carmel Central K–12
SoutheastC+Brewster Central

All 2 neighbors share Brewster Central with Putnam Lake, so their letters differ mainly through other districts. New Fairfield, CT borders Putnam Lake but is graded on its own state’s tests, so it’s left out.

Every school in Putnam Lake

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 Putnam Lakein other towns
John F Kennedy Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Brewster
592 students11:1Rate it →
C V Starr Intermediate School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Brewster
B−
664 students10:1Rate it →
Henry H Wells Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Brewster
B−
656 students9:1Rate it →
Brewster High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Brewster
A+
1,076 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Putnam Lake’s schools

Are Putnam Lake’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Putnam Lake. Brewster Central School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Putnam Lake. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Putnam Lake in?

Brewster Central School District.

Where do Putnam Lake kids go to high school?

Brewster High 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.