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Schools in Spencer

Spencer’s public schools

Spencer-Van Etten Central School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Spencer. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/3schools above New York’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 92% of students in New York’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
44%
2021–22
Math proficiency
44%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$29.3K
▼ 15% vs NY $34.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.4
NY 11.2 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
803 students on the public path
In brief

Spencer’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Spencer’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s 4,095 public schools. Spencer-Van Etten High School places highest (better than 77%); Spencer-Van Etten Middle School lowest (27%). 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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Spencer, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–4Spencer-Van Etten Elementary Schoolin Van EttenC
5–8Spencer-Van Etten Middle SchoolSpencer-Van Etten Central School DistrictC
9–12Spencer-Van Etten High SchoolSpencer-Van Etten Central School DistrictA−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Spencer-Van Etten Central School District.

The district

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

Spencer-Van Etten Central School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 803 students · 10.4 per teacher (NY 11.2)
$29,317NY $34,607 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading44%
State average 48.9% · 374 students tested
Math44%
State average 46.5% · 373 students tested

Spencer vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Spencer—Spencer-Van Etten Central

Every school in Spencer

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 Spencerin other towns
Spencer-Van Etten Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Van Etten
C
333 students12:1Rate it →
Spencer-Van Etten Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8
C
236 students9:1Rate it →
Spencer-Van Etten High School
High · Grades 9–12
A−
234 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Spencer’s schools

Are Spencer’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Spencer. Spencer-Van Etten Central School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Spencer. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Spencer in?

Spencer-Van Etten Central School District.

Where do Spencer kids go to high school?

Spencer-Van Etten High 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). Stars are from neighbors.