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Schools in Union Springs · Union Springs Central School District

Union Springs’s public schools outscore 61% of New York districts

The grade covers the public school district serving Union Springs, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. 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 86% 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
51%
▲ 2 pts vs NY 49%
2021–22
Math proficiency
50%
▲ 4 pts vs NY 46%
2021–22
Spent per student
$26.6K
▼ 23% vs NY $34.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.7
NY 11.2 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
709 students on the public path
In brief

Union Springs’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1144 New York towns with household incomes within a quarter of Union Springs’s, its schools beat 75%, higher than their 61% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on tests

Reading proficiency is 51% and math 50% in spring 2022, against 49% and 46% statewide. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $26,581 per student, against $34,607 across New York (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle and one high school

From grade 6 the district’s path is Union Springs Middle School, then Union Springs High School. Enrollment is down 9% 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 Union Springs’s grade

B Test scores

B: better than 61% of New York school districts. Test scores are above the New York average; there is no graduation rate to add.

New York school districts we grade (1,013)Better than 61%
Lower resultsHigher results
New York towns with similar household incomes (1144)Better than 75%
B−B+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 346 test results could put Union Springs anywhere from B− to B+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 86% of Union Springs’s students in the tested grades sat them (343 in math, 350 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–5Andrew J Smith Elementary SchoolUnion Springs Central School DistrictB−
6–8Union Springs Middle SchoolUnion Springs Central School DistrictB−
9–12Union Springs High SchoolUnion Springs Central School DistrictA+

Union Springs’s public schools are run by Union Springs Central School District, which also serves Aurelius, Cayuga, Fleming and Springport. 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.

Union Springs Central School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 709 students, down 9% since 2020–21 · 10.7 per teacher (NY 11.2)
$26,581NY $34,607 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading51%
State average 48.9% · 350 students tested
Math50%
State average 46.5% · 343 students tested

Union Springs vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Union SpringsBUnion Springs Central

Every school in Union Springs

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 Union Springsin other towns
Andrew J Smith Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B−
332 students11:1Rate it →
Union Springs Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
B−
165 students9:1Rate it →
Union Springs High School
High · Grades 9–12
A+
212 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Union Springs’s schools

Are Union Springs’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of New York: the public schools Union Springs children attend outscore 61% of New York’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 75%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Union Springs in?

Union Springs Central School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 709 students in 3 schools (2024–25).

Where do Union Springs kids go to high school?

Union Springs High School, with 212 students; its own test results earn an A+.

How much does Union Springs spend per student?

$26,581 in Union Springs 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.