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Schools in Warren · Van Hornesville-Owen D. Young Central School District, Richfield Springs Central School District

Warren’s public schools score below 59% of New York districts on tests and graduation

The grade covers the two public school districts serving Warren, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. Reading proficiency in Warren’s districts is 43%, 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.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From New York state tests taken in spring 2022, when 93% 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
45%
▼ 2 pts vs NY 46%
2021–22
Spent per student
$28.4K
▼ 18% vs NY $34.6K
FY2024 · Richfield Springs Central
Students per teacher
7.8
NY 11.2 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
579 students on the public path
In brief

Warren’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1159 New York towns with household incomes within a quarter of Warren’s, its schools beat 48%, higher than their 41% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 43% of tested students were proficient in reading and 45% in math, against 49% and 46% statewide; 93% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Spending and class size

Van Hornesville-Owen D. Young Central spends $36,611 per student and Richfield Springs Central $28,370, 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 Warren’s grade

C+ Test scores

C+: better than 41% of New York school districts. Test scores are below the New York average; there is no graduation rate to add.

New York school districts we grade (1,013)Better than 41%
Lower resultsHigher results
New York towns with similar household incomes (1159)Better than 48%
Towns in Herkimer County (19)Better than 53%
CBA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 294 test results could put Warren anywhere from C to B. The tests are from spring 2022, when 93% of Warren’s students in the tested grades sat them (292 in math, 298 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–123 schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B−

Warren runs its own schools through grade 12 (Richfield Springs Central School District). From grade K, students attend the Van Hornesville-Owen D. Young Central School District, shared with Stark. Its school is in Richfield Springs. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Warren

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

Van Hornesville-Owen D. Young Central School DistrictGrades K–12 · 1 schools · 159 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 6.0 per teacher (NY 11.2)
$36,611NY $34,607 · FY2024
C
Richfield Springs Central School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 420 students, up 4% since 2020–21 · 8.8 per teacher (NY 11.2)
$28,370NY $34,607 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · K–12, Van Hornesville-Owen D. Young Central School District37%
State average 48.9% · 87 students tested
Math · K–12, Van Hornesville-Owen D. Young Central School District42%
State average 46.5% · 86 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Richfield Springs Central School District45%
State average 48.9% · 211 students tested
Math · PK–12, Richfield Springs Central School District46%
State average 46.5% · 206 students tested

Warren vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
WarrenC+Richfield Springs Central PK–12 · Van Hornesville-Owen D. Young Central K–12
SpringfieldC−Cherry Valley-Springfield Central
RichfieldB−Richfield Springs Central PK–12 · Mount Markham Central PK–12
Richfield SpringsB−Richfield Springs Central
German FlattsCCentral Valley Central
ColumbiaC+Central Valley Central PK–12 · Richfield Springs Central PK–12 · Mount Markham Central PK–12
Stark—Van Hornesville-Owen D. Young Central

3 of the 6 neighbors share Richfield Springs Central with Warren for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Warren

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 Warrenin other towns
Richfield Springs Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Richfield Springs
C+
231 students9:1Rate it →
Richfield Springs Junior/Senior High School
Grades PK–12 · Richfield Springs
C+
189 students8:1Rate it →
Owen D Young Central School
Grades K–12 · Van Hornesville
B−
159 students6:1Rate it →

Questions about Warren’s schools

Are Warren’s schools good?

On New York’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Warren children attend score below 59% of New York’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 48%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Warren in?

Two districts: Richfield Springs Central School District runs grades PK–12, and Van Hornesville-Owen D. Young Central School District runs grades K–12, shared with Stark.

How much does Warren spend per student?

$36,611 in Van Hornesville-Owen D. Young Central School District and $28,370 in Richfield 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.