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Schools in Witherbee

Witherbee’s public schools

Moriah Central School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Witherbee. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/2schools above New York’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 97% 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
36%
2021–22
Math proficiency
29%
2021–22
Graduate on time
74%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$28.0K
▼ 19% vs NY $34.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
9.7
NY 11.2 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
666 students on the public path
In brief

Witherbee’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Witherbee’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s 4,095 public schools. Moriah Junior-Senior High School places highest (better than 33%); Moriah Elementary School lowest (29%). 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 Witherbee, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Moriah Elementary Schoolin Port HenryC
7–12Moriah Junior-Senior High Schoolin Port HenryC

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

Moriah Central School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 666 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 9.7 per teacher (NY 11.2)
$28,040NY $34,607 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading36%
State average 48.9% · 276 students tested
Math29%
State average 46.5% · 309 students tested

Witherbee vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Witherbee—Moriah Central

Every school in Witherbee

2 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 Witherbeein other towns
Moriah Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Port Henry
C
374 students11:1Rate it →
Moriah Junior-Senior High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Port Henry
C
292 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Witherbee’s schools

Are Witherbee’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Witherbee. Moriah Central School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Witherbee. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Witherbee in?

Moriah Central School District.

Where do Witherbee kids go to high school?

Moriah Junior-Senior High School.

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What Witherbee families are saying about 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.