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Schools in Somers · Somers Central School District

Somers’s public schools outscore 85% of New York districts

In Somers, 67% of tested students are proficient in math, above the New York average (46%). The grade covers the public school district serving Somers, 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.

#76of 755 New York townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From New York state tests taken in spring 2022, when 72% 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
64%
▲ 15 pts vs NY 49%
2021–22
Math proficiency
67%
▲ 20 pts vs NY 46%
2021–22
Graduate on time
96%
▲ 9 pts vs NY 87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$38.1K
▲ 10% vs NY $34.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
9.7
NY 11.2 · smaller classes
Schools in town
5
2,475 students on the public path
In brief

Somers’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 271 New York towns with household incomes within a quarter of Somers’s, its schools beat 57%, lower than their 85% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 64% and math 67% in spring 2022, against 49% and 46% statewide; 96% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 87%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $38,131 per student, against $34,607 across New York (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one elementary, one middle and one high school

From grade 3 the district’s path is Somers Intermediate School, then Somers Middle School, then Somers Senior High School. Enrollment is down 11% since 2020–21. 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 Somers’s grade

A Test scoresA− Graduation

A: better than 85% of New York school districts, #76 of 755 New York towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the New York average; test scores are the stronger of the two.

New York school districts we grade (1,013)Better than 85%
Lower resultsHigher results
New York towns with similar household incomes (271)Better than 57%
Towns in Westchester County (17)Better than 47%
A−AA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 996 test results and a graduating class of 276 could put Somers anywhere from A− to A. The tests are from spring 2022, when 72% of Somers’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,020 in math, 973 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–2Primrose SchoolSomers Central School DistrictNo scores
3–5Somers Intermediate SchoolSomers Central School DistrictA−
6–8Somers Middle SchoolSomers Central School DistrictB−
9–12Somers Senior High SchoolSomers Central School DistrictA

Somers’s public schools are run by Somers Central School District. Parts of Somers (3% of its land) are served by North Salem Central instead. 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.

Somers Central School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 2,475 students, down 11% since 2020–21 · 9.7 per teacher (NY 11.2)
$38,131NY $34,607 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading64%
State average 48.9% · 973 students tested
Math67%
State average 46.5% · 1020 students tested

Somers vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
SomersASomers Central
North SalemA−North Salem Central
LewisboroAKatonah-Lewisboro Union Free
BedfordA−Bedford Central PK–12 · Katonah-Lewisboro Union Free K–12
YorktownA−Lakeland Central PK–12 · Yorktown Central K–12
New CastleA+Chappaqua Central
CarmelB+Mahopac Central K–12 · Carmel Central K–12

Every school in Somers

5 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).

District schools in Somersby address
Primrose School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Lincolndale
515 students10:1Rate it →
Somers Intermediate School
Elementary · Grades 3–5
A−
560 students10:1Rate it →
Somers Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
B−
553 students9:1Rate it →
Somers Senior High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Lincolndale
A
847 students10:1Rate it →
Other public schools in Somersrun by other districts or the state
Putnam-Westchester Boces
Grades K–12 · Yorktown Heights
Special Education
327 students3:1Rate it →

Questions about Somers’s schools

Are Somers’s schools good?

By New York’s own tests, yes: the public schools Somers children attend outscore 85% of New York’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade, #76 of 755 New York towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 57%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Somers in?

Somers Central School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 2,475 students in 4 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Somers are served by North Salem Central.

Where do Somers kids go to high school?

Somers Senior High School in Lincolndale, with 847 students; its own test results earn an A.

What is Somers’s graduation rate?

96% of the class of 2023 in Somers Central School District graduated in four years, against 87% across New York.

How much does Somers spend per student?

$38,131 in Somers 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.