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Schools in Victory · Red Creek Central School District, Cato-Meridian Central School District

Victory’s public schools score below 58% of New York districts on tests and graduation

On the state reading tests, 42% of Victory’s students scored proficient, below the New York average (49%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Victory, 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.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From New York state tests taken in spring 2022, when 95% 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
42%
▼ 7 pts vs NY 49%
2021–22
Math proficiency
42%
▼ 5 pts vs NY 46%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90–94%
▲ 3–7 pts vs NY 87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$23.3K
▼ 33% vs NY $34.6K
FY2024 · Cato-Meridian Central
Students per teacher
9.9
NY 11.2 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,366 students on the public path
In brief

Victory’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1136 New York towns with household incomes within a quarter of Victory’s, its schools beat 52%, higher than their 42% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 42% of tested students were proficient in reading and 42% in math, against 49% and 46% statewide; 95% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

90–94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 87% across New York (the state reports Victory’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Red Creek Central spends $30,397 per student and Cato-Meridian Central $23,310, 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Victory’s grade

C+ Test scoresB− Graduation

C+: better than 42% of New York school districts. Graduation is above the New York average; test scores are below it.

New York school districts we grade (1,013)Better than 42%
Lower resultsHigher results
New York towns with similar household incomes (1136)Better than 52%
Towns in Cayuga County (23)Better than 30%
CBA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 805 test results and a graduating class of 64 could put Victory anywhere from C to B. The tests are from spring 2022, when 95% of Victory’s students in the tested grades sat them (839 in math, 771 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–62 schoolsDepends on your addressC to C+
7–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC to C+

Victory runs its own schools through grade 12 (Red Creek Central School District). From grade PK, students attend the Cato-Meridian Central School District, shared with Cato, Cato, Conquest, Ira and Meridian. Its school is in Cato. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Victory

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

Red Creek Central School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 783 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 8.7 per teacher (NY 11.2)
$30,397NY $34,607 · FY2024
C
Cato-Meridian Central School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 846 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 11.3 per teacher (NY 11.2)
$23,310NY $34,607 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Red Creek Central School District40%
State average 48.9% · 375 students tested
Math · PK–12, Red Creek Central School District40%
State average 46.5% · 413 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Cato-Meridian Central School District43%
State average 48.9% · 396 students tested
Math · PK–12, Cato-Meridian Central School District43%
State average 46.5% · 426 students tested

Victory vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
VictoryC+Red Creek Central PK–12 · Cato-Meridian Central PK–12
WolcottCRed Creek Central PK–12 · North Rose-Wolcott Central PK–12
ConquestB−Port Byron Central PK–12 · Cato-Meridian Central PK–12
SterlingC−Red Creek Central PK–12 · Hannibal Central PK–12
IraB−Cato-Meridian Central
ButlerCNorth Rose-Wolcott Central PK–12 · Red Creek Central PK–12

3 of the 5 neighbors share Red Creek Central with Victory for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Victory

4 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 Victoryin other towns
Cato-Meridian Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Cato
C+
463 students11:1Rate it →
Margaret W Cuyler Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Red Creek
C
350 students8:1Rate it →
Red Creek Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Red Creek
C
170 students9:1Rate it →
Cato-Meridian Junior-Senior High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Cato
C+
383 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Victory’s schools

Are Victory’s schools good?

On New York’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Victory children attend score below 58% of New York’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 52%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Victory in?

Two districts: Red Creek Central School District runs grades PK–12, and Cato-Meridian Central School District runs grades PK–12, shared with Cato, Cato, Conquest, Ira and Meridian.

What is Victory’s graduation rate?

90–94% of the class of 2023 in Cato-Meridian Central School District graduated in four years, against 87% across New York.

How much does Victory spend per student?

$30,397 in Red Creek Central School District and $23,310 in Cato-Meridian 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.