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C+
Schools in Wheeler · Avoca Central School District, Prattsburgh Central School District

Wheeler’s public schools score below 61% of New York districts on tests and graduation

Reading proficiency in Wheeler’s districts is 37%, below the New York average (49%). The grade covers the three public school districts serving Wheeler, 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 92% 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
37%
▼ 11 pts vs NY 49%
2021–22
Math proficiency
40%
▼ 6 pts vs NY 46%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90–94%
▲ 3–7 pts vs NY 87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$27.1K
▼ 22% vs NY $34.6K
FY2024 · Bath Central
Students per teacher
10.1
NY 11.2 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,206 students on the public path
In brief

Wheeler’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 849 New York towns with household incomes within a quarter of Wheeler’s, its schools beat 50%, higher than their 39% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 37% of tested students were proficient in reading and 40% in math, against 49% and 46% statewide; 92% 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 Wheeler’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Avoca Central spends $31,270 per student and Prattsburgh Central $28,628, 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 Wheeler’s grade

C Test scoresB− Graduation

C+: better than 39% 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 39%
Lower resultsHigher results
New York towns with similar household incomes (849)Better than 50%
Towns in Steuben County (32)Better than 28%
CB−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 984 test results and a graduating class of 111 could put Wheeler anywhere from C to B−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 92% of Wheeler’s students in the tested grades sat them (985 in math, 981 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

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

To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Three districts serve Wheeler

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

Avoca Central School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 1 schools · 369 students, up 2% since 2020–21 · 7.6 per teacher (NY 11.2)
$31,270NY $34,607 · FY2024
C−
Prattsburgh Central School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 1 schools · 351 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 10.0 per teacher (NY 11.2)
$28,628NY $34,607 · FY2024
C+
Bath Central School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 1,395 students · 11.1 per teacher (NY 11.2)
$27,123NY $34,607 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Avoca Central School District37%
State average 48.9% · 190 students tested
Math · PK–12, Avoca Central School District32%
State average 46.5% · 185 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Prattsburgh Central School District47%
State average 48.9% · 167 students tested
Math · PK–12, Prattsburgh Central School District42%
State average 46.5% · 169 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Bath Central School District35%
State average 48.9% · 624 students tested
Math · PK–12, Bath Central School District42%
State average 46.5% · 631 students tested

Wheeler vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
WheelerC+Avoca Central PK–12 · Prattsburgh Central PK–12 · Bath Central PK–12
UrbanaB+Hammondsport Central
AvocaC−Avoca Central
BathB−Bath Central PK–12 · Campbell-Savona Central PK–12
PrattsburghC+Prattsburgh Central

Every school in Wheeler

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 Wheelerin other towns
Vernon E Wightman Primary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Bath
C
486 students12:1Rate it →
Avoca Central School
Grades PK–12 · Avoca
C
369 students8:1Rate it →
Prattsburgh Central School
Grades PK–12 · Prattsburgh
B−
351 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Wheeler’s schools

Are Wheeler’s schools good?

On New York’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Wheeler children attend score below 61% of New York’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 50%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Wheeler in?

Avoca Central School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 369 students in 1 schools (2024–25).

What is Wheeler’s graduation rate?

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

How much does Wheeler spend per student?

$31,270 in Avoca Central School District, $28,628 in Prattsburgh Central School District and $27,123 in Bath 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.