Best Public Schools in La Fayette, NY

Summary:

The city of La Fayette, New York is home to two schools: C Grant Grimshaw School, an elementary school, and La Fayette Junior-Senior High School. While the Lafayette Central School District as a whole is ranked low, the high school stands out as a relatively strong performer, consistently ranking in the top half of New York high schools with a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The high school boasts strong performance on Regents exams, with high proficiency rates in subjects like Common Core Algebra II, Common Core English Language Arts, and Global History and Geography. Additionally, the school maintains a relatively low dropout rate of 4.9% and a solid 84.3% four-year graduation rate. In contrast, the elementary school, C Grant Grimshaw, has shown steady improvement in its statewide ranking, moving from 1497th out of 2434 New York elementary schools in 2021-2022 to 1581st out of 2445 in 2023-2024. The school's proficiency rates on the New York State Assessments are generally higher than the district and state averages, particularly in math.

Both schools have relatively low student-teacher ratios, with the high school at 9.6 and the elementary school at 11.5, which may contribute to their academic performance. However, the high school spends significantly more per student at $23,047, compared to $16,142 spent per student at the elementary school. This suggests that the additional resources and opportunities provided at the high school may be a factor in its stronger academic outcomes.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				Regents Common Core Algebra I (2024)	Regents Chemistry (2024)	Regents Common Core Algebra II (2024)	Regents Common Core English Language Arts (2024)	Regents Common Core Geometry (2024)	Regents Earth Science (2024)	Regents Global History and Geography (2024)	Regents Living Environment (2024)	Regents U.S. History and Government (2024)	Regents Algebra I (2024)	NY State Assessments English Language Arts (2024)						NY State Assessments Math (2024)						NY State Assessments Science (2024)		% Completely Immunized (2020)	% Polio (2020)	% Measles (2020)	% Mumps (2020)	% Rubella (2020)	% Diphtheria (2020)	% Hepatitis B (2020)	% Varicella (2020)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Regents Common Core Algebra I End of Course	Regents Chemistry End of Course	Regents Common Core Algebra II End of Course	Regents Common Core English Language Arts End of Course	Regents Common Core Geometry End of Course	Regents Earth Science End of Course	Regents Global History and Geography End of Course	Regents Living Environment End of Course	Regents U.S. History and Government End of Course	Regents Algebra I End of Course	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 4th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 5th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 6th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments Math 4th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 7th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 8th Grade	% Completely Immunized All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Diphtheria All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
La Fayette Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	3122 Route 11n	La Fayette	13084	Onondaga County	Lafayette Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 677-3152	324	34	9.6	40.4%	214 (66.0%)	4 (1.2%)	5 (1.5%)	2 (0.6%)	93 (28.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	58.4	546^th of 1242 public high schools	56.0%		59.7	516^th of 1228 public high schools	58.0%	30	28.6	70.0	74.2	87.0	86.4	55.2	92.3	62.8	87.8	59.5					35.0	51.4					50.0	50.0		13.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$23,047	$1,885	$21,163
C Grant Grimshaw School	Public	PK, KG-6	5957 Us Rt 20w	La Fayette	13084	Onondaga County	Lafayette Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 677-3152	327	28	11.5	45.6%	242 (74.0%)	3 (0.9%)	4 (1.2%)	2 (0.6%)	71 (21.7%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	35.5	1581^st of 2445 public elementary schools	35.3%		38.9	1477^th of 2439 public elementary schools	39.4%	104											38.3	39.1	32.5	35.9			40.4	45.7	30.8	47.4			32.5		100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$16,142	$1,862	$14,280

Cities Near La Fayette

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Nedrow	4.45 mi	4	568^th
Tully	6.29 mi	2	215^th
Syracuse	7 mi	46	748^th
Jamesville	7.62 mi	3	133^rd
Fabius	7.68 mi	2	389^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the WNYC and the New York State Department of Health and the NY State Education Department.

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