North Collins Central School District

The North Collins Central School District in New York serves students from two schools: North Collins Elementary School and North Collins Junior-Senior High School. The data reveals a stark contrast in performance between the two schools, with the junior-senior high school consistently outperforming the elementary school and the state on a variety of metrics.

The standout school in the district is the North Collins Junior-Senior High School, which has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger and ranks among the top 77 high schools in New York. The school excels in Regents exams, with several subjects showing 100% proficiency rates, and it also outperforms the state and district on 8th-grade science and math assessments. In contrast, the elementary school's performance on 3rd-6th grade ELA and math assessments is more mixed, with some grades performing above the state and district, while others are below.

The data also suggests that resource allocation may be a contributing factor to the performance gap, as the junior-senior high school has higher per-student spending and a lower student-teacher ratio compared to the elementary school. Additionally, the higher free/reduced lunch rate at the junior-senior high school indicates that the school is serving a more economically disadvantaged population, which may present additional challenges. The district may want to examine these factors and develop strategies to address the performance gap between the two schools.