Veteran’s public schools outscore 53% of New York districts
The grade covers the two public school districts serving Veteran, 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.
From New York state tests taken in spring 2022, when 88% 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.
Veteran’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 1017 New York towns with household incomes within a quarter of Veteran’s, its schools beat 73%, higher than their 53% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state in math, below in reading
Reading proficiency is 44% and math 47% across both districts in spring 2022, against 49% and 46% statewide; 91% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 87%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
Horseheads Central spends $24,217 per student and Odessa-Montour Central $24,509, against $34,607 across New York (FY2024). Neither counts 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.
What’s behind Veteran’s grade
B−: better than 53% of New York school districts, #367 of 755 New York towns. Graduation is above the New York average; test scores are below it.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Veteran, with each school’s own grade.
5th grade in Veteran · depends on your address
Horseheads Intermediate School
Grades 5–6 · 529 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Horseheads
Howard A Hanlon Elementary School
Grades 3–6 · 206 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Odessa
6th grade in Veteran · depends on your address
Horseheads Intermediate School
Grades 5–6 · 529 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Horseheads
Howard A Hanlon Elementary School
Grades 3–6 · 206 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Odessa
7th grade in Veteran · depends on your address
Horseheads Middle School
Grades 7–8 · 564 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Horseheads
Odessa-Montour Junior/Senior High School
Grades 7–12 · 284 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Odessa
8th grade in Veteran · depends on your address
Horseheads Middle School
Grades 7–8 · 564 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Horseheads
Odessa-Montour Junior/Senior High School
Grades 7–12 · 284 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Odessa
9th grade in Veteran · depends on your address
Horseheads Senior High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,119 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Horseheads
Odessa-Montour Junior/Senior High School
Grades 7–12 · 284 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Odessa
10th grade in Veteran · depends on your address
Horseheads Senior High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,119 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Horseheads
Odessa-Montour Junior/Senior High School
Grades 7–12 · 284 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Odessa
Veteran runs its own schools through grade 12 (Horseheads Central School District). From grade PK, students attend the Odessa-Montour Central School District, shared with Catharine, Cayuta, Montour Falls, Montour and Odessa. Its elementary school is in Horseheads. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Veteran
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well below the state in reading
Veteran vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the New York towns that share Veteran’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Veteran | B− | Horseheads Central PK–12 · Odessa-Montour Central PK–12 |
| Horseheads | B | Horseheads Central |
| Catlin | B− | Horseheads Central PK–12 · Corning City PK–12 |
| Catharine | C+ | Odessa-Montour Central |
| Montour | C+ | Odessa-Montour Central |
| Cayuta | — | Odessa-Montour Central |
3 of the 5 neighbors share Odessa-Montour Central with Veteran for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Veteran
7 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).
Questions about Veteran’s schools
Are Veteran’s schools good?
They sit near the middle of New York: the public schools Veteran children attend outscore 53% of New York’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade, #367 of 755 New York towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 73%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Veteran in?
Two districts: Horseheads Central School District runs grades PK–12, and Odessa-Montour Central School District runs grades PK–12, shared with Catharine, Cayuta, Montour Falls, Montour and Odessa.
What is Veteran’s graduation rate?
91% of the class of 2023 in Horseheads Central School District graduated in four years, against 87% across New York.
How much does Veteran spend per student?
$24,217 in Horseheads Central School District and $24,509 in Odessa-Montour Central School District (FY2024), against $34,607 across New York. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Veteran families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Veteran → They have their own page.
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.