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Schools in Willsboro · Willsboro Central School District

Willsboro’s public schools score below 76% of New York districts on tests and graduation

On the state reading tests, 37% of Willsboro’s students scored proficient, below the New York average (49%). The grade covers the public school district serving Willsboro, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. 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%
▼ 12 pts vs NY 49%
2021–22
Math proficiency
37%
▼ 10 pts vs NY 46%
2021–22
Spent per student
$32.2K
▼ 7% vs NY $34.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
9.8
NY 11.2 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
246 students on the public path
In brief

Willsboro’s schools, in brief

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 37% of tested students were proficient in reading and 37% in math, against 49% and 46% statewide; 92% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $32,178 per student, against $34,607 across New York (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count 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 Willsboro’s grade

C Test scores

C−: better than 24% 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 24%
Lower resultsHigher results
New York towns with similar household incomes (1114)Better than 23%
Towns in Essex County (18)Better than 17%
DC+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 112 test results could put Willsboro anywhere from D to C+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 92% of Willsboro’s students in the tested grades sat them (115 in math, 108 in reading).

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Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–12Willsboro Central SchoolWillsboro Central School DistrictC−

Willsboro’s public schools are run by Willsboro Central School District, which also serves Essex. Parts of Willsboro (2% of its land) are served by AuSable Valley Central instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

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

Willsboro Central School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 1 schools · 246 students · 9.8 per teacher (NY 11.2)
$32,178NY $34,607 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading37%
State average 48.9% · 108 students tested
Math37%
State average 46.5% · 115 students tested

Willsboro vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
WillsboroC−Willsboro Central
ChesterfieldCAuSable Valley Central
Essex—Willsboro Central PK–12 · Boquet Valley Central School District at Elizabethtown-Lewis-Westport PK–12
LewisCBoquet Valley Central School District at Elizabethtown-Lewis-Westport

Charlotte, VT, Shelburne, VT and South Burlington, VT border Willsboro but are graded on their own state’s tests, so they’re left out.

Every school in Willsboro

1 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).

District schools in Willsboroby address
Willsboro Central School
Grades PK–12
C−
246 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Willsboro’s schools

Are Willsboro’s schools good?

On New York’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Willsboro children attend score below 76% of New York’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 23%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Willsboro in?

Willsboro Central School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 246 students in 1 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Willsboro are served by AuSable Valley Central.

How much does Willsboro spend per student?

$32,178 in Willsboro 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.