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Schools in Richfield Springs · Richfield Springs Central School District

Richfield Springs’s public schools score below 53% of New York districts on tests and graduation

The grade covers the public school district serving Richfield Springs, 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 93% 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
45%
▼ 4 pts vs NY 49%
2021–22
Math proficiency
46%
▼ 0 pts vs NY 46%
2021–22
Spent per student
$28.4K
▼ 18% vs NY $34.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
8.8
NY 11.2 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
420 students on the public path
In brief

Richfield Springs’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 692 New York towns with household incomes within a quarter of Richfield Springs’s, its schools beat 68%, higher than their 47% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 45% of tested students were proficient in reading and 46% in math, against 49% and 46% statewide; 93% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $28,370 per student, against $34,607 across New York (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count 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 Richfield Springs’s grade

B− Test scores

B−: better than 47% of New York school districts. Test scores are below the New York average; there is no graduation rate to add.

New York school districts we grade (1,013)Better than 47%
Lower resultsHigher results
New York towns with similar household incomes (692)Better than 68%
CBA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 208 test results could put Richfield Springs anywhere from C to B. The tests are from spring 2022, when 93% of Richfield Springs’s students in the tested grades sat them (206 in math, 211 in reading).

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Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC+

Richfield Springs’s public schools are run by Richfield Springs Central School District, which also serves Columbia, Exeter, Richfield and Warren. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

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

Richfield Springs Central School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 420 students, up 4% since 2020–21 · 8.8 per teacher (NY 11.2)
$28,370NY $34,607 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading45%
State average 48.9% · 211 students tested
Math46%
State average 46.5% · 206 students tested

Richfield Springs vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Richfield SpringsB−Richfield Springs Central
WarrenC+Richfield Springs Central PK–12 · Van Hornesville-Owen D. Young Central K–12
RichfieldB−Richfield Springs Central PK–12 · Mount Markham Central PK–12

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

Every school in Richfield Springs

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 Richfield Springsin other towns
Richfield Springs Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6
C+
231 students9:1Rate it →
Richfield Springs Junior/Senior High School
Grades PK–12
C+
189 students8:1Rate it →

Questions about Richfield Springs’s schools

Are Richfield Springs’s schools good?

On New York’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Richfield Springs children attend score below 53% of New York’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 68%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Richfield Springs in?

Richfield Springs Central School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 420 students in 2 schools (2024–25).

How much does Richfield Springs spend per student?

$28,370 in Richfield Springs 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.