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Schools in Rapids

Rapids’s public schools

Starpoint Central School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Rapids. 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 69% 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
60%
2021–22
Math proficiency
63%
2021–22
Graduate on time
91%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$21.2K
▼ 39% vs NY $34.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.4
NY 11.2 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
2,870 students on the public path
In brief

Rapids’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Rapids’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s 4,095 public schools. Starpoint High School places highest (better than 87%); Starpoint Middle School lowest (48%). 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 Rapids, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–2Fricano Primary Schoolin LockportNo scores
3–5Regan Intermediate Schoolin LockportB
6–8Starpoint Middle Schoolin LockportB−
9–12Starpoint High Schoolin LockportA

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

Starpoint Central School DistrictGrades K–12 · 4 schools · 2,870 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 12.4 per teacher (NY 11.2)
$21,215NY $34,607 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading60%
State average 48.9% · 1126 students tested
Math63%
State average 46.5% · 1124 students tested

Rapids vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Rapids—Starpoint Central
Lockport—Lockport City K–12 · Starpoint Central K–12
ClarenceAClarence Central
RoyaltonBRoyalton-Hartland Central PK–12 · Akron Central PK–12

Every school in Rapids

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 Rapidsin other towns
Fricano Primary School
Elementary · Grades K–2 · Lockport
584 students12:1Rate it →
Regan Intermediate School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Lockport
B
631 students11:1Rate it →
Starpoint Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Lockport
B−
726 students12:1Rate it →
Starpoint High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Lockport
A
929 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Rapids’s schools

Are Rapids’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Rapids. Starpoint Central School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Rapids. 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 Rapids in?

Starpoint Central School District.

Where do Rapids kids go to high school?

Starpoint 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.