Best Public Schools in West Leyden, NY

Summary:

The city of West Leyden, New York is home to a single elementary school, West Leyden Elementary School, which serves grades PK-5 and has a total enrollment of 123 students. The school is part of the Adirondack Central School District.

West Leyden Elementary School's performance has fluctuated in recent years, with its statewide ranking ranging from 1392 out of 2439 elementary schools in 2022-2023 to 1913 out of 2434 in 2021-2022, and dropping to 1892 out of 2445 in the current 2023-2024 school year. The school's proficiency rates on state assessments in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math are generally below the district and state averages, though it performs better than the district and state in 4th grade Math. However, the school's 5th grade Science proficiency rate of 15.79% is significantly lower than the district's 32.88% and the state's 35%.

The school faces some socioeconomic challenges, with 48.78% of its students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2022-2023 school year. Despite its relatively small size, with a student-teacher ratio of 13.4 to 1, the school's academic performance appears to be uneven, suggesting that the school may need to implement targeted interventions and support to address its specific challenges and improve student outcomes.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				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	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 Math 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments Math 4th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 5th 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
West Leyden Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1157 Fish Creek Rd	West Leyden	13489	Lewis County	Adirondack Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 942-9280	123	9	13.4	48.8%	119 (96.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.3%)	25.2	1892^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	22.6%		41.8	1392^nd of 2439 public elementary schools	42.9%	500	23.5	31.3	31.6	41.2	56.3	26.3	15.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$15,528	$00	$15,528

Cities Near West Leyden

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Boonville	9.12 mi	3	448^th
Taberg	11.19 mi	1
Rome	12.36 mi	10	704^th
Turin	13.18 mi	3	368^th
Camden	14.19 mi	3	563^rd

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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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