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Schools in West Danby

West Danby’s public schools

Newfield Central School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for West Danby. 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 85% 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
29%
2021–22
Math proficiency
24%
2021–22
Graduate on time
87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$31.1K
▼ 10% vs NY $34.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
8.4
NY 11.2 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
638 students on the public path
In brief

West Danby’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of West Danby’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s 4,095 public schools. Newfield Senior High School places highest (better than 94%); Newfield Middle School lowest (7%). 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 West Danby, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Newfield Elementary Schoolin NewfieldD
6–8Newfield Middle Schoolin NewfieldD
9–12Newfield Senior High Schoolin NewfieldA

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Newfield 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.

Newfield Central School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 638 students, down 9% since 2020–21 · 8.4 per teacher (NY 11.2)
$31,102NY $34,607 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading29%
State average 48.9% · 357 students tested
Math24%
State average 46.5% · 342 students tested

West Danby vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
West Danby—Newfield Central
NewfieldC−Newfield Central
DanbyBIthaca City PK–12 · Spencer-Van Etten Central PK–12

Every school in West Danby

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 West Danbyin other towns
Newfield Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Newfield
D
318 students9:1Rate it →
Newfield Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Newfield
D
142 students6:1Rate it →
Newfield Senior High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Newfield
A
178 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about West Danby’s schools

Are West Danby’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for West Danby. Newfield Central School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for West Danby. 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 West Danby in?

Newfield Central School District.

Where do West Danby kids go to high school?

Newfield Senior 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.