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Schools in Sodus · Sodus Central School District

Sodus’s public schools score below 61% of New York districts on tests and graduation

Reading proficiency in Sodus’s districts is 34%, below the New York average (49%). The grade covers the public school district serving Sodus, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. 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 94% 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
34%
▼ 15 pts vs NY 49%
2021–22
Math proficiency
36%
▼ 10 pts vs NY 46%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90–94%
▲ 3–7 pts vs NY 87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$35.7K
▲ 3% vs NY $34.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
9.2
NY 11.2 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,031 students on the public path
In brief

Sodus’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 651 New York towns with household incomes within a quarter of Sodus’s, its schools beat 53%, higher than their 39% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 34% of tested students were proficient in reading and 36% in math, against 49% and 46% statewide; 94% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

90–94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 87% across New York (the state reports Sodus’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending, and where it came from

The district spent $35,710 per student in FY2024, against $34,607 across New York. 27% of its revenue that year was federal (New York 8%), in the last year of pandemic relief. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then two middle schools

Which school depends on the address at the later steps. 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Sodus’s grade

C− Test scoresB− Graduation

C+: better than 39% of New York school districts. Graduation is above the New York average; test scores are below it.

New York school districts we grade (1,013)Better than 39%
Lower resultsHigher results
New York towns with similar household incomes (651)Better than 53%
CB−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 492 test results and a graduating class of 80 could put Sodus anywhere from C to B−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 94% of Sodus’s students in the tested grades sat them (503 in math, 481 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–4Sodus Elementary SchoolSodus Central School DistrictC
5–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC− to B−

Sodus’s public schools are run by Sodus Central School District, which also serves Sodus Point and Sodus. 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.

Sodus Central School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 1,031 students, up 3% since 2020–21 · 9.2 per teacher (NY 11.2)
$35,710NY $34,607 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading34%
State average 48.9% · 481 students tested
Math36%
State average 46.5% · 503 students tested
A note on the data.In FY2024, 27% of the Sodus district’s revenue came from the federal government, against 8% across New York, in the last year of federal pandemic relief; spending per student is reported as published.

Sodus vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
SodusC+Sodus Central

Every school in Sodus

3 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 Sodusin other towns
Sodus Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4
C
345 students9:1Rate it →
Sodus Intermediate School
Middle · Grades 2–7
C−
214 students8:1Rate it →
Sodus Jr./Sr. High School
High · Grades 7–12
B−
472 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Sodus’s schools

Are Sodus’s schools good?

On New York’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Sodus children attend score below 61% of New York’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 53%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Sodus in?

Sodus Central School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 1,031 students in 3 schools (2024–25).

What is Sodus’s graduation rate?

90–94% of the class of 2023 in Sodus Central School District graduated in four years, against 87% across New York.

How much does Sodus spend per student?

$35,710 in Sodus 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.