Is Owen D Young Central School a good school?

Owen D Young Central School ranks in the bottom 18.5% of New York alternative schools.

How many students attend Owen D Young Central School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 162 students attended Owen D Young Central School.

What is the racial makeup of Owen D Young Central School?

Students at Owen D Young Central School are 95% White, 2% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

Owen D Young Central School

Summary:

Owen D Young Central School is an alternative public school located in Van Hornesville, New York, serving grades K-12 with a total enrollment of 174 students. The school is part of the Van Hornesville-Owen D Young Central School District.

While Owen D Young Central School has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, the school faces several areas of concern. Its 4-year graduation rates, ranging from 80% to 88.8%, are generally lower than the state average of around 80%. Additionally, the school has had higher dropout rates, ranging from 4.9% to 20%, compared to the state average. A significant issue is the school's high chronic absenteeism rates, which have been between 20% to 37.8%, significantly higher than the state average. The school's performance on state assessments is mixed, with some grades and subjects performing above the state average, while others are significantly below, particularly in Math.

When compared to nearby schools, such as Cooperstown Elementary School and Sharon Springs Central School, Owen D Young Central School generally performs worse on key metrics like graduation rates, dropout rates, and test scores. Despite the higher spending per student, ranging from $14,157 to $18,167, the academic outcomes at Owen D Young Central School do not seem to reflect the additional resources, suggesting the need for the school to examine how it is allocating and utilizing its funding to better support student learning.

Detail:

Public, Alternative K-12

2316 State Rt 80
Van Hornesville, NY 13361-0125

(315) 858-0729

District: Van Hornesville-Owen D Young Central School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
1992^nd of 2,445 New York Alternative Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $17,549

Student/teacher ratio: 6.5

Number of students: 162

Racial breakdown:

White:

95.1%

Hispanic:

2.5%

Two or more races:

1.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 62.3%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Owen D Young Central School ranks worse than 81.5% of elementary schools in New York. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 22.34. (See more...)

Compare Details Owen D Young Central School ranks worse than 52.7% of middle schools in New York. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 45.75. (See more...)

Compare Details Owen D Young Central School ranks better than 65% of high schools in New York. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 65.27. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Owen D Young 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 (95.1%), Hispanic (2.5%), two or more races (1.9%). (See more...)

Compare Details 62.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Owen D Young Central School is 6.5. (See more...)

Compare Owen D Young Central School employs 24.6 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Owen D Young Central School is $17,549.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Owen D Young Central School:

SchoolDigger ranks Owen D Young Central School 1992^nd of 2445 New York public elementary schools. (See Owen D Young Central School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Owen D Young Central School 792^nd of 1504 New York public middle schools. (See Owen D Young Central School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Owen D Young Central School 435^th of 1242 New York public high schools. (See Owen D Young Central School in the ranking list.)

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Rank History for Owen D Young Central School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Owen D Young Central School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	70.24	735^th	2206	66.7%
2007	80.11	320^th	2219	85.6%
2008	76.24	464^th	2227	79.2%
2009	58.18	1155^th	2257	48.8%
2010	57.92	1087^th	2263	52.0%
2011	56.79	1096^th	2286	52.1%
2012	40.06	1555^th	2320	33.0%
2013	47.82	1179^th	2325	49.3%
2014	39.45	1467^th	2345	37.4%
2015	44.70	1315^th	2352	44.1%
2016	37.58	1526^th	2366	35.5%
2017	27.72	1805^th	2386	24.4%
2018	40.83	1452^nd	2395	39.4%
2019	41.08	1388^th	2413	42.5%
2021	61.86	812^th	2201	63.1%
2022	44.48	1325^th	2434	45.6%
2023	14.18	2208^th	2439	9.5%
2024	22.34	1992^nd	2445	18.5%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Owen D Young Central School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	31.14	1528^th	2045	25.3%
2019	28.24	1527^th	2032	24.9%
2021	62.79	496^th	1678	70.4%
2022	27.30	1641^st	2099	21.8%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Owen D Young Central School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2019	68.92	678^th	2357	71.2%
2021	48.72	988^th	1955	49.5%
2022	46.58	1266^th	2401	47.3%
2023	19.93	2045^th	2403	14.9%
2024	21.12	2026^th	2413	16.0%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Owen D Young Central School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2019	32.07	1655^th	2358	29.8%
2021	60.73	743^rd	1961	62.1%
2022	50.01	1158^th	2400	51.8%
2023	14.95	2176^th	2400	9.3%
2024	16.85	2154^th	2411	10.7%

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Rank History for elementary school White students at Owen D Young Central School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	28.93	1100^th	1408	21.9%
2019	38.44	854^th	1338	36.2%
2021	41.25	765^th	1224	37.5%
2023	3.49	1316^th	1337	1.6%
2024	13.92	1262^nd	1392	9.3%

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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 Owen D Young Central School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	51.83	625^th	1095	42.9%
2007	56.57	592^nd	1123	47.3%
2008	77.45	251^st	1185	78.8%
2009	58.45	684^th	1224	44.1%
2010	49.97	735^th	1243	40.9%
2011	52.82	700^th	1295	45.9%
2012	50.16	742^nd	1337	44.5%
2013	40.41	815^th	1373	40.6%
2014	50.15	650^th	1401	53.6%
2015	48.15	698^th	1407	50.4%
2016	28.47	1055^th	1429	26.2%
2017	36.09	928^th	1455	36.2%
2018	46.07	754^th	1438	47.6%
2019	39.93	840^th	1439	41.6%
2021	52.53	528^th	1242	57.5%
2022	57.44	567^th	1479	61.7%
2023	43.00	872^nd	1500	41.9%
2024	45.75	792^nd	1504	47.3%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Owen D Young Central School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2021	45.35	453^rd	935	51.6%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Owen D Young Central School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2022	51.74	664^th	1454	54.3%
2023	47.26	765^th	1463	47.7%
2024	69.16	377^th	1465	74.3%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Owen D Young Central School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2022	59.89	478^th	1455	67.1%
2023	54.21	609^th	1464	58.4%
2024	52.20	634^th	1464	56.7%

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Rank History for middle school White students at Owen D Young Central School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	31.62	562^nd	763	26.3%
2019	27.18	553^rd	716	22.8%
2021	43.38	348^th	614	43.3%
2023	7.01	749^th	772	3.0%
2024	16.22	705^th	778	9.4%

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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 Owen D Young Central School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2005	40.31	684^th	935	26.8%
2006	35.13	724^th	986	26.6%
2007	43.81	687^th	1002	31.4%
2008	44.60	683^rd	1027	33.5%
2009	46.11	677^th	1086	37.7%
2010	38.85	752^nd	1117	32.7%
2011	57.75	549^th	1165	52.9%
2012	43.41	738^th	1198	38.4%
2013	42.42	758^th	1217	37.7%
2014	39.05	776^th	1237	37.3%
2015	55.21	576^th	1255	54.1%
2016	37.65	802^nd	1255	36.1%
2017	30.75	820^th	1221	32.8%
2018	43.96	738^th	1210	39.0%
2019	41.69	762^nd	1207	36.9%
2021	54.53	276^th	519	46.8%
2022	69.40	323^rd	1190	72.9%
2023	73.84	252^nd	1228	79.5%
2024	65.27	435^th	1242	65.0%

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Rank History for high school Low Socio Economic Status students at Owen D Young Central School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	38.09	742^nd	1154	35.7%
2019	42.76	704^th	1179	40.3%
2023	64.72	302^nd	1155	73.9%

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Rank History for high school Female students at Owen D Young Central School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	37.86	771^st	1176	34.4%
2019	43.23	736^th	1193	38.3%
2023	70.47	339^th	1197	71.7%
2024	46.69	685^th	1219	43.8%

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Rank History for high school Male students at Owen D Young Central School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	54.87	577^th	1176	50.9%
2019	41.03	751^st	1190	36.9%
2023	59.95	489^th	1191	58.9%

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Rank History for high school White students at Owen D Young Central School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	23.58	665^th	765	13.1%
2019	24.70	676^th	793	14.8%
2021	43.98	88^th	133	33.8%
2022	53.39	357^th	738	51.6%
2023	54.93	357^th	776	54.0%
2024	61.28	292^nd	781	62.6%

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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 Owen D Young Central School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	272	7	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	279
1990	262	8	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	270
1991	266	10	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	276
1992	263	9	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	272
1993	253	7	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	260
1994	276	7	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	283
1995	276	5	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	281
1996	276	5	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	281
1997	270	4	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	274
1998	273	4	0	4	n/a	n/a	0	281
1999	285	1	0	3	n/a	n/a	0	289
2000	252	2	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	254
2001	251	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	251
2002	232	1	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	233
2003	232	1	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	233
2004	229	2	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	231
2005	228	3	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	231
2006	197	4	0	5	n/a	n/a	0	206
2007	214	4	0	4	n/a	n/a	0	222
2008	207	2	0	4	n/a	n/a	0	213
2009	225	1	0	4	n/a	n/a	0	230
2010	210	1	1	1	n/a	n/a	5	218
2011	200	1	0	2	0	4	0	207
2012	159	1	0	6	0	0	0	166
2013	184	1	0	5	0	0	0	190
2014	183	1	0	0	0	0	0	184
2015	179	1	0	5	0	0	0	185
2016	170	1	0	4	0	1	0	176
2017	170	1	0	4	0	1	0	176
2018	178	1	0	1	0	1	0	181
2019	183	0	0	3	0	1	0	187
2020	175	0	0	5	0	1	0	181
2021	161	0	0	4	0	1	0	166
2022	166	0	0	4	0	2	0	172
2023	164	0	0	7	0	3	0	174
2024	154	0	0	4	0	3	1	162

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

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Owen D Young Central School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	279	27.9	10.0	n/a
1990	270	26.4	10.2	n/a
1991	276	26.4	10.4	n/a
1992	272	27.4	9.9	n/a
1993	260	24.5	10.6	n/a
1994	283	24.5	11.6	36.4
1995	281	25.5	11.0	35.2
1996	281	25.5	11.0	35.2
1997	274	25.4	10.8	36.9
1998	281	22.9	12.3	37.7
1999	289	22.7	12.7	36.7
2000	254	23.7	10.7	52.8
2001	251	20.0	12.6	58.6
2002	233	20.9	11.1	51.1
2003	233	20.9	11.1	51.1
2004	231	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	231	17.8	13.0	59.3
2006	206	21.0	9.8	61.2
2007	222	18.0	12.3	50.9
2008	213	16.1	13.2	47.9
2009	230	15.6	14.7	57.4
2010	218	16.4	13.2	58.2
2011	207	20.5	10.0	51.7
2012	166	15.0	11.0	52.4
2013	190	14.3	13.2	50.5
2014	184	15.1	12.1	44
2015	185	20.0	9.2	48.1
2016	176	17.0	10.3	50
2017	176	11.0	15.9	52.3
2018	181	18.0	10.0	50.3
2019	187	21.0	8.9	57.2
2020	181	24.0	7.5	62.4
2021	166	21.0	7.9	47
2022	172	22.0	7.8	54.7
2023	174	26.0	6.6	69.5
2024	162	24.6	6.5	62.3

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 Owen D Young Central School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	279	27.9	10.0	n/a
1990	270	26.4	10.2	n/a
1991	276	26.4	10.4	n/a
1992	272	27.4	9.9	n/a
1993	260	24.5	10.6	n/a
1994	283	24.5	11.6	36.4
1995	281	25.5	11.0	35.2
1996	281	25.5	11.0	35.2
1997	274	25.4	10.8	36.9
1998	281	22.9	12.3	37.7
1999	289	22.7	12.7	36.7
2000	254	23.7	10.7	52.8
2001	251	20.0	12.6	58.6
2002	233	20.9	11.1	51.1
2003	233	20.9	11.1	51.1
2004	231	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	231	17.8	13.0	59.3
2006	206	21.0	9.8	61.2
2007	222	18.0	12.3	50.9
2008	213	16.1	13.2	47.9
2009	230	15.6	14.7	57.4
2010	218	16.4	13.2	58.2
2011	207	20.5	10.0	51.7
2012	166	15.0	11.0	52.4
2013	190	14.3	13.2	50.5
2014	184	15.1	12.1	44
2015	185	20.0	9.2	48.1
2016	176	17.0	10.3	50
2017	176	11.0	15.9	52.3
2018	181	18.0	10.0	50.3
2019	187	21.0	8.9	57.2
2020	181	24.0	7.5	62.4
2021	166	21.0	7.9	47
2022	172	22.0	7.8	54.7
2023	174	26.0	6.6	69.5
2024	162	24.6	6.5	62.3

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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