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Schools in Somerset · Barker Central School District

Somerset’s public schools score below 60% of New York districts on tests and graduation

The grade covers the public school district serving Somerset, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. 43% of students in Somerset’s public schools are proficient in reading, below the New York average (49%). Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within New York, not nationally.

#488of 755 New York townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From New York state tests taken in spring 2022, when 82% 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
43%
▼ 6 pts vs NY 49%
2021–22
Math proficiency
50%
▲ 4 pts vs NY 46%
2021–22
Graduate on time
80–84%
▼ 3–7 pts vs NY 87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$28.4K
▼ 18% vs NY $34.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.8
NY 11.2
Schools in town
1
653 students on the public path
In brief

Somerset’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1096 New York towns with household incomes within a quarter of Somerset’s, its schools beat 50%, higher than their 40% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state in math, below in reading

Reading proficiency is 43% and math 50% in spring 2022, against 49% and 46% statewide; 80–84% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 87%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $28,403 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 Somerset’s grade

B− Test scoresC− Graduation

C+: better than 40% of New York school districts, #488 of 755 New York towns. Both inputs trail the New York average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

New York school districts we grade (1,013)Better than 40%
Lower resultsHigher results
New York towns with similar household incomes (1096)Better than 50%
Towns in Niagara County (12)Better than 8%
C−BA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 283 test results and a graduating class of 62 could put Somerset anywhere from C− to B. The tests are from spring 2022, when 82% of Somerset’s students in the tested grades sat them (287 in math, 279 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–12Barker Central SchoolBarker Central School DistrictB+

Somerset’s public schools are run by Barker Central School District, which also serves Barker and Hartland. 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.

Barker Central School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 1 schools · 653 students, up 95% since 2020–21 · 10.8 per teacher (NY 11.2)
$28,403NY $34,607 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading43%
State average 48.9% · 279 students tested
Math50%
State average 46.5% · 287 students tested

Somerset vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
SomersetC+Barker Central
NewfaneB+Newfane Central
HartlandC+Barker Central PK–12 · Royalton-Hartland Central PK–12
YatesBLyndonville Central

Every school in Somerset

1 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 Somersetby address
Barker Central School
Grades PK–12 · Barker
B+
653 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Somerset’s schools

Are Somerset’s schools good?

On New York’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Somerset children attend score below 60% of New York’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade, #488 of 755 New York towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 50%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Somerset in?

Barker Central School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 653 students in 1 schools (2024–25).

What is Somerset’s graduation rate?

80–84% of the class of 2023 in Barker Central School District graduated in four years, against 87% across New York.

How much does Somerset spend per student?

$28,403 in Barker Central School District (FY2024), against $34,607 across New York. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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What Somerset families are saying about 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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within New York. Stars are from neighbors.