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Schools in Yates · Lyndonville Central School District

Yates’s public schools outscore 61% of New York districts

The grade covers the public school district serving Yates, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. On the state reading tests, 55% of Yates’s students scored proficient, above the New York average (49%). Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within New York, not nationally.

#281of 755 New York townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From New York state tests taken in spring 2022, when 93% 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
55%
▲ 6 pts vs NY 49%
2021–22
Math proficiency
46%
▼ 0 pts vs NY 46%
2021–22
Spent per student
$26.4K
▼ 24% vs NY $34.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
9.1
NY 11.2 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
619 students on the public path
In brief

Yates’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1083 New York towns with household incomes within a quarter of Yates’s, its schools beat 71%, higher than their 61% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state in reading, below in math

Reading proficiency is 55% and math 46% in spring 2022, against 49% and 46% statewide. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $26,404 per student, against $34,607 across New York (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

From grade 7 the district’s path is L A Webber Middle-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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Yates’s grade

B Test scores

B: better than 61% of New York school districts, #281 of 755 New York towns. Test scores are above the New York average; there is no graduation rate to add.

New York school districts we grade (1,013)Better than 61%
Lower resultsHigher results
New York towns with similar household incomes (1083)Better than 71%
Towns in Orleans County (10)Better than 80%
B−B+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 274 test results could put Yates anywhere from B− to B+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 93% of Yates’s students in the tested grades sat them (293 in math, 256 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–6Lyndonville Elementary SchoolLyndonville Central School DistrictB−
7–12L A Webber Middle-High SchoolLyndonville Central School DistrictB

Yates’s public schools are run by Lyndonville Central School District, which also serves Carlton, Lyndonville and Ridgeway. Parts of Yates (10% of its land) are served by Barker 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.

Lyndonville Central School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 619 students, down 1% since 2020–21 · 9.1 per teacher (NY 11.2)
$26,404NY $34,607 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading55%
State average 48.9% · 256 students tested
Math46%
State average 46.5% · 293 students tested

Yates vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
YatesBLyndonville Central
RidgewayB−Medina Central PK–12 · Lyndonville Central PK–12
CarltonB−Albion Central PK–12 · Lyndonville Central PK–12 · Kendall Central PK–12
SomersetC+Barker Central

2 of the 3 neighbors share Lyndonville Central with Yates, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Yates

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).

District schools in Yatesby address
Lyndonville Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Lyndonville
B−
381 students9:1Rate it →
L A Webber Middle-High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Lyndonville
B
238 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Yates’s schools

Are Yates’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of New York: the public schools Yates children attend outscore 61% of New York’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade, #281 of 755 New York towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 71%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Yates in?

Lyndonville Central School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 619 students in 2 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Yates are served by Barker Central.

How much does Yates spend per student?

$26,404 in Lyndonville Central School District (FY2024), against $34,607 across New York. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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What Yates 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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within New York. Stars are from neighbors.