Best Public Schools in Portville, NY

Summary:

The city of Portville, New York is home to two schools: Portville Elementary School and Portville Junior-Senior High School, both part of the Portville Central School District. While both schools perform well, the standout is Portville Junior-Senior High School, which has consistently ranked among the top high schools in New York state and earned a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Portville Junior-Senior High School boasts impressive test scores, with the majority of students scoring proficient or better on Regents exams across a wide range of subjects, often outperforming the state average. The school also has a high 4-year graduation rate of 84.3% and a relatively low dropout rate of 4.9%. In comparison, Portville Elementary School, while still performing well, does not stand out as strongly, with a statewide rank in the 500s and test scores that are generally on par with or slightly above the state and district averages.

Both schools have similar free/reduced lunch rates, around 46%, indicating that a significant portion of the student population comes from economically disadvantaged backgrounds. The district as a whole is ranked 143 out of 865 districts in New York and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger, suggesting that the district is providing a solid educational foundation for its students. With the close proximity and shared district between the elementary and high school, there may be opportunities for collaboration and knowledge-sharing to help improve outcomes across all grade levels.

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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 Physics (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 Physics 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
Portville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	500 Elm St	Portville	14770	Cattaraugus County	Portville Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 933-6001	518	41	12.5	45.9%	464 (89.6%)	6 (1.2%)	15 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.2%)	77.4	488^th of 2445 public elementary schools	80.0%		74.4	582^nd of 2439 public elementary schools	76.1%	94												40.4	60.3	58.6	51.7			82.5	76.6	70.0	77.6			53.0		99.0	99.6	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.6	99.8	$11,823	$2,529	$9,295
Portville Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	500 Elm St	Portville	14770	Cattaraugus County	Portville Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 933-6704	450	34	13.3	46.7%	420 (93.3%)	3 (0.7%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.2%)	83.1	67^th of 1242 public high schools	94.6%		79.6	128^th of 1228 public high schools	89.6%	61	87.5	100.0	95.7	92.2	100.0	93.0	90.1	89.4	100.0	95.4	93.2					58.3	64.5					59.8	68.3		34.7	99.4	99.6	99.8	99.8	99.8	100.0	99.8	99.6	$13,283	$630	$12,652

Cities Near Portville

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Olean	5.14 mi	5	610^th
Bolivar	8.78 mi	2	429^th
Allegany	8.99 mi	2	240^th
Hinsdale	9.15 mi	1
Richburg	9.94 mi	1	540^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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