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Schools in Worth

Worth’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/4schools above New York’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 93% 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
42%
2021–22
Math proficiency
36%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$20.0K
▼ 42% vs NY $34.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.2
NY 11.2 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
1,788 students on the public path
In brief

Worth’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Worth’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s 4,095 public schools. South Jefferson High School places highest (better than 93%); Mannsville Manor Elementary School lowest (18%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Worth, graded from C− to C, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: South Jefferson High School. 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 Worth, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC− to C
6–8Clarke Middle Schoolin AdamsC−
9–12South Jefferson High Schoolin AdamsA

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

South Jefferson Central School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,788 students · 12.2 per teacher (NY 11.2)
$20,041NY $34,607 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading42%
State average 48.9% · 855 students tested
Math36%
State average 46.5% · 899 students tested

Worth vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Worth—South Jefferson Central
Pinckney—Lowville Academy and Central PK–12 · Copenhagen Central PK–12
Lorraine—South Jefferson Central
Redfield—Sandy Creek Central
Montague—Lowville Academy and Central

Every school in Worth

4 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 Worthin other towns
Maynard P Wilson Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Adams Center
C
477 students11:1Rate it →
Mannsville Manor Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Mannsville
C−
338 students13:1Rate it →
Clarke Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Adams
C−
399 students11:1Rate it →
South Jefferson High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Adams
A
574 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Worth’s schools

Are Worth’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Worth. South Jefferson Central School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Worth. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Worth in?

South Jefferson Central School District.

Where do Worth kids go to high school?

South Jefferson High School.

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What Worth 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.