Is Laurens Central School a good school?

Laurens Central School ranks 1609 th of 2445 New York alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Laurens Central School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 303 students attended Laurens Central School.

What is the racial makeup of Laurens Central School?

Students at Laurens Central School are 88% White, 10% Hispanic, 2% African American.

Laurens Central School

Summary:

Laurens Central School is an alternative public school serving grades PK-12 in Laurens, New York, with 313 students. While the school has some strengths, it faces challenges compared to state averages and nearby schools, particularly in the areas of test scores, graduation rates, and chronic absenteeism.

Laurens Central School's test scores on the NY State Assessments are generally below the state averages, especially in math. However, the school performs better on Regents exams, with several subjects like Algebra II, Living Environment, and U.S. History exceeding the state averages. The school's graduation rates, while variable, are generally lower than the state average, and dropout rates are also higher, ranging from 4.9% to 13.6% in recent years. Chronic absenteeism is a significant issue at Laurens Central, with rates ranging from 16.9% to 37.8% in recent years, much higher than the state average.

Compared to nearby schools like Cooperstown Elementary School, Schenevus Central School, and Franklin Central School, Laurens Central School performs similarly or slightly worse on most metrics. However, the school does outperform some of the nearby schools on certain Regents exams. The high percentage of economically disadvantaged students at Laurens Central (over 60%) likely contributes to the school's lower academic performance, and addressing chronic absenteeism should be a priority for the Laurens Central School District.

Detail:

Public, Alternative PK, KG-12

55 Main St
Laurens, NY 13796-0301

(607) 432-2050

District: Laurens Central School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
1609^th of 2,445 New York Alternative Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $16,461

Student/teacher ratio: 8.9

Number of students: 303

Racial breakdown:

White:

88.1%

Hispanic:

9.6%

African American:

1.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 49.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Laurens Central School ranks worse than 65.8% of elementary schools in New York. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 34.29. (See more...)

Compare Details Laurens Central School ranks better than 52.6% of middle schools in New York. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 49.86. (See more...)

Compare Details Laurens Central School ranks better than 51.8% of high schools in New York. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 54.11. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Laurens Central School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.

The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (88.1%), Hispanic (9.6%), African American (1.7%). (See more...)

Compare Details 49.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Laurens Central School is 8.9. (See more...)

Compare Laurens Central School employs 34 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Laurens Central School is $16,461.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Laurens Central School:

SchoolDigger ranks Laurens Central School 1609^th of 2445 New York public elementary schools. (See Laurens Central School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Laurens Central School 713^th of 1504 New York public middle schools. (See Laurens Central School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Laurens Central School 599^th of 1242 New York public high schools. (See Laurens Central School in the ranking list.)

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Rank History for Laurens Central School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Laurens Central School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	56.47	1187^th	2206	46.2%
2007	61.84	1029^th	2219	53.6%
2008	54.18	1260^th	2227	43.4%
2009	54.34	1272^nd	2257	43.6%
2010	55.53	1151^st	2263	49.1%
2011	60.88	986^th	2286	56.9%
2012	70.39	704^th	2320	69.7%
2013	48.65	1156^th	2325	50.3%
2014	54.66	1037^th	2345	55.8%
2015	45.56	1283^rd	2352	45.5%
2016	44.73	1322^nd	2366	44.1%
2017	42.18	1392^nd	2386	41.7%
2018	40.34	1463^rd	2395	38.9%
2019	46.14	1262^nd	2413	47.7%
2021	48.96	1098^th	2201	50.1%
2022	32.43	1703^rd	2434	30.0%
2023	29.51	1773^rd	2439	27.3%
2024	34.29	1609^th	2445	34.2%

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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Laurens Central School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	14.65	1934^th	1941	0.4%
2021	49.38	435^th	1044	58.3%
2023	15.67	1986^th	2016	1.5%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Laurens Central School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	41.91	1148^th	2045	43.9%
2019	46.50	977^th	2032	51.9%
2021	51.61	741^st	1678	55.8%
2022	38.60	1272^nd	2099	39.4%
2023	32.19	1400^th	2041	31.4%
2024	31.66	1457^th	2078	29.9%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Laurens Central School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	52.48	1143^rd	2338	51.1%
2019	60.59	871^st	2357	63.0%
2021	55.47	848^th	1955	56.6%
2022	34.42	1637^th	2401	31.8%
2023	22.07	1983^rd	2403	17.5%
2024	19.67	2080^th	2413	13.8%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Laurens Central School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	23.96	1924^th	2340	17.8%
2019	26.89	1795^th	2358	23.9%
2021	48.84	994^th	1961	49.3%
2022	33.14	1659^th	2400	30.9%
2023	40.25	1415^th	2400	41.0%
2024	52.04	1098^th	2411	54.5%

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Rank History for elementary school White students at Laurens Central School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	25.30	1148^th	1408	18.5%
2019	24.42	1095^th	1338	18.2%
2021	37.41	821^st	1224	32.9%
2022	20.45	1194^th	1399	14.7%

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Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Rank History for all middle school students at Laurens Central School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	46.70	684^th	1095	37.5%
2007	55.48	608^th	1123	45.9%
2008	66.11	495^th	1185	58.2%
2009	51.88	766^th	1224	37.4%
2010	47.14	765^th	1243	38.5%
2011	53.64	686^th	1295	47.0%
2012	71.94	389^th	1337	70.9%
2013	51.20	638^th	1373	53.5%
2014	67.13	375^th	1401	73.2%
2015	80.78	191^st	1407	86.4%
2016	57.48	541^st	1429	62.1%
2017	65.32	433^rd	1455	70.2%
2018	60.32	504^th	1438	65.0%
2019	56.42	549^th	1439	61.8%
2021	68.56	306^th	1242	75.4%
2022	53.70	624^th	1479	57.8%
2023	58.79	554^th	1500	63.1%
2024	49.86	713^th	1504	52.6%

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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Laurens Central School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	17.99	1278^th	1283	0.4%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Laurens Central School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	65.90	308^th	1245	75.3%
2019	55.20	437^th	1241	64.8%
2021	63.22	247^th	935	73.6%
2022	49.13	563^rd	1306	56.9%
2023	65.12	342^nd	1288	73.4%
2024	53.08	535^th	1296	58.7%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Laurens Central School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	56.75	571^st	1353	57.8%
2019	56.66	533^rd	1370	61.1%
2021	74.51	193^rd	1066	81.9%
2022	67.18	386^th	1454	73.5%
2023	58.03	571^st	1463	61.0%
2024	38.58	933^rd	1465	36.3%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Laurens Central School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	68.01	358^th	1352	73.5%
2019	54.27	550^th	1366	59.7%
2021	58.10	381^st	1071	64.4%
2022	37.32	916^th	1455	37.0%
2023	55.64	587^th	1464	59.9%
2024	56.17	581^st	1464	60.3%

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Rank History for middle school White students at Laurens Central School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	47.50	400^th	763	47.6%
2023	58.63	311^th	772	59.7%
2024	47.89	406^th	778	47.8%

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Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Rank History for all high school students at Laurens Central School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2005	61.23	375^th	935	59.9%
2006	56.44	516^th	986	47.7%
2007	64.63	333^rd	1002	66.8%
2008	55.51	552^nd	1027	46.3%
2009	41.92	712^th	1086	34.4%
2010	42.74	724^th	1117	35.2%
2011	59.29	519^th	1165	55.5%
2012	62.57	482^nd	1198	59.8%
2013	62.82	499^th	1217	59.0%
2014	58.61	504^th	1237	59.3%
2015	62.08	414^th	1255	67.0%
2016	66.97	302^nd	1255	75.9%
2017	60.48	451^st	1221	63.1%
2018	72.85	254^th	1210	79.0%
2019	78.50	138^th	1207	88.6%
2021	56.29	261^st	519	49.7%
2022	65.64	397^th	1190	66.6%
2023	66.33	402^nd	1228	67.3%
2024	54.11	599^th	1242	51.8%

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Rank History for high school Special Education students at Laurens Central School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	35.22	728^th	1144	36.4%

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Rank History for high school Low Socio Economic Status students at Laurens Central School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	61.31	369^th	1154	68.0%
2019	82.32	48^th	1179	95.9%
2022	68.54	223^rd	1101	79.7%
2023	72.65	179^th	1155	84.5%
2024	51.29	524^th	1170	55.2%

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Rank History for high school Female students at Laurens Central School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	68.89	337^th	1176	71.3%
2019	74.14	241^st	1193	79.8%
2022	68.21	336^th	1155	70.9%
2023	76.52	204^th	1197	83.0%
2024	52.05	614^th	1219	49.6%

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Rank History for high school Male students at Laurens Central School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	68.08	334^th	1176	71.6%
2019	81.75	60^th	1190	95.0%
2022	65.80	369^th	1154	68.0%
2023	59.14	500^th	1191	58.0%
2024	56.65	547^th	1211	54.8%

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Rank History for high school White students at Laurens Central School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	71.12	132^nd	765	82.7%
2019	72.72	113^th	793	85.8%

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Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: NY State Education Department

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Enrollment information for Laurens Central School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1989	505	2	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	508
1990	494	0	2	0	0	n/a	n/a	496
1991	474	0	2	0	0	n/a	n/a	476
1992	484	0	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	485
1993	488	0	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	489
1994	470	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	470
1995	497	0	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	498
1996	497	0	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	498
1997	480	0	6	2	0	n/a	n/a	488
1998	503	4	1	4	0	n/a	n/a	512
1999	479	2	3	8	0	n/a	n/a	492
2000	475	1	4	8	0	n/a	n/a	488
2001	443	1	4	9	0	n/a	n/a	457
2002	439	3	4	4	0	n/a	n/a	450
2003	439	3	4	4	0	n/a	n/a	450
2004	419	3	1	2	0	n/a	n/a	425
2005	423	5	5	3	0	n/a	n/a	436
2006	421	7	2	5	0	n/a	n/a	435
2007	388	8	3	9	2	n/a	n/a	410
2008	393	8	3	12	2	n/a	n/a	418
2009	404	13	1	11	1	n/a	n/a	430
2010	343	15	4	11	1	n/a	n/a	374
2011	326	3	2	15	1	0	0	347
2012	311	1	3	15	1	0	2	333
2013	314	2	3	15	2	0	2	338
2014	311	0	2	23	1	0	0	337
2015	311	0	1	25	0	0	0	337
2016	312	2	1	22	0	0	0	337
2017	294	1	1	27	0	0	2	325
2018	277	2	1	24	0	0	0	304
2019	261	8	2	27	0	1	0	299
2020	266	5	3	27	0	0	0	301
2021	259	7	1	19	0	0	0	286
2022	264	8	1	23	0	0	0	296
2023	280	5	0	27	0	1	0	313
2024	267	5	0	29	1	1	0	303

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Laurens Central School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	508	35.4	14.3	n/a
1990	496	36.2	13.7	n/a
1991	476	37.4	12.7	n/a
1992	485	39.2	12.3	n/a
1993	489	38.4	12.7	n/a
1994	470	37.4	12.6	30.9
1995	498	39.1	12.7	29.7
1996	498	39.1	12.7	29.7
1997	488	39.4	12.4	30.1
1998	512	38.8	13.2	33
1999	492	38.6	12.7	37.8
2000	488	39.0	12.5	47.7
2001	457	41.0	11.1	43.3
2002	450	40.7	11.1	40.9
2003	450	40.7	11.1	40.9
2004	425	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	436	40.0	10.9	38.5
2006	435	41.0	10.6	43.2
2007	410	40.4	10.1	43.4
2008	418	41.2	10.1	44.7
2009	430	40.9	10.5	51.2
2010	374	39.8	9.3	47.3
2011	347	40.9	8.4	47.8
2012	333	39.1	8.4	54.1
2013	338	38.0	8.8	53.3
2014	337	36.1	9.3	51
2015	337	36.0	9.3	53.4
2016	337	37.0	9.1	56.7
2017	325	38.3	8.4	60.6
2018	304	35.7	8.5	64.1
2019	299	35.6	8.3	52.2
2020	301	35.0	8.6	50.8
2021	286	33.5	8.5	68.5
2022	296	37.5	7.8	61.1
2023	313	32.5	9.6	64.9
2024	303	34.0	8.9	49.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Laurens Central School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	508	35.4	14.3	n/a
1990	496	36.2	13.7	n/a
1991	476	37.4	12.7	n/a
1992	485	39.2	12.3	n/a
1993	489	38.4	12.7	n/a
1994	470	37.4	12.6	30.9
1995	498	39.1	12.7	29.7
1996	498	39.1	12.7	29.7
1997	488	39.4	12.4	30.1
1998	512	38.8	13.2	33
1999	492	38.6	12.7	37.8
2000	488	39.0	12.5	47.7
2001	457	41.0	11.1	43.3
2002	450	40.7	11.1	40.9
2003	450	40.7	11.1	40.9
2004	425	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	436	40.0	10.9	38.5
2006	435	41.0	10.6	43.2
2007	410	40.4	10.1	43.4
2008	418	41.2	10.1	44.7
2009	430	40.9	10.5	51.2
2010	374	39.8	9.3	47.3
2011	347	40.9	8.4	47.8
2012	333	39.1	8.4	54.1
2013	338	38.0	8.8	53.3
2014	337	36.1	9.3	51
2015	337	36.0	9.3	53.4
2016	337	37.0	9.1	56.7
2017	325	38.3	8.4	60.6
2018	304	35.7	8.5	64.1
2019	299	35.6	8.3	52.2
2020	301	35.0	8.6	50.8
2021	286	33.5	8.5	68.5
2022	296	37.5	7.8	61.1
2023	313	32.5	9.6	64.9
2024	303	34.0	8.9	49.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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