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Waterloo Central School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 6 towns

Serves Seneca Falls, Waterloo, Waterloo, Fayette, Junius and Tyre.

Seneca Falls’ School Grade C− better than 21% of New York school districts

Students
1,414
Schools
4
Spent per student
$28,798
NY $34,607
Students per teacher
9:1
Free or reduced lunch
56%
Debt
$24.3M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Waterloo Central School District

  • Its letter, D: results better than 13% of New York districts
  • Math proficiency 11 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 21 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 10 pts below the state
  • Spends 17% less per student than the NY average
  • 9 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 6.2% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $24.3M, about $17,210 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D: better than 13% of the 1,013 New York school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
C−
GraduationFour-year graduation well below the state, class of 2023
D
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
C−Seneca Falls 8,845DWaterloo 7,213DWaterloo 4,674C−Fayette 3,583DJunius 1,364Tyre 978

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Seneca Falls. Grade by grade →

PK–2Frank M Knight Elementary SchoolSeneca Falls Central School District
3–5Elizabeth Cady Stanton Elementary SchoolSeneca Falls Central School District
6–8Seneca Falls Middle SchoolSeneca Falls Central School District
9–12Mynderse AcademySeneca Falls Central School District

Test scores vs. NY

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency36%
State average 46.5% · 675 students tested
Reading / language arts28%
State average 48.9% · 653 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)75–79%
State average 87.2% · 121 in the class

84% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$28,798 per student · 17% below NY
Spending
Classroom instruction 66%Support & administration 32%Other 2%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 30%State 60%Federal 9%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
1,507’20
1,492’21
1,433’22
1,392’23
1,414’24

Down 6.2% since 2020–21.

Students
White 81%Hispanic 8%Two or more races 6%Black 3%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

4 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with New York’s other public schools.

Skoi-Yase School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Waterloo
345 students9:1
La Fayette School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Waterloo
C−
309 students9:1
Waterloo Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Waterloo
D
356 students10:1
Waterloo High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Waterloo
A−
404 students9:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Union Springs Central School DistrictAurelius, Cayuga, Springport
$26,581per student
Clyde-Savannah Central School DistrictGalen, Savannah
$29,937per student
Geneva City School DistrictGeneva
$28,287per student
Phelps-Clifton Springs Central School DistrictPhelps
$27,060per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within New York.