Best Public Schools in Candor, NY

Summary:

The city of Candor, New York is home to two schools: Candor Elementary School and Candor Junior-Senior High School, both part of the Candor Central School District. While the district as a whole is ranked 707 out of 874 in New York and rated 1 out of 5 stars, the high school stands out as the stronger performer of the two schools.

Candor Junior-Senior High School has a higher statewide ranking and rating compared to Candor Elementary School. The high school has a 84.3% four-year graduation rate and a 4.5% dropout rate, while the elementary school struggles with significantly below-average test scores in English Language Arts and Math. Both schools have relatively high free/reduced lunch rates, indicating a significant population of economically disadvantaged students.

Despite the higher spending per student at both schools, the academic outcomes do not reflect the investment, particularly at the elementary school level. The high school also faces challenges with a 31.5% chronic absenteeism rate. Overall, the data suggests that Candor Junior-Senior High School is the stronger performing school in the Candor Central School District, but both schools face significant challenges in terms of academic achievement, resource allocation, and student engagement.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Chemistry (2025)	Regents Common Core Algebra II (2025)	Regents Common Core English Language Arts (2025)	Regents Global History and Geography (2025)	Regents Living Environment (2025)	Regents U.S. History and Government (2025)	Regents Algebra I (2025)	Regents Life Science Biology (2025)	Regents Geometry (2025)	Regents Earth and Space Sciences (2025)	NY State Assessments English Language Arts (2025)						NY State Assessments Math (2025)						NY State Assessments Science (2025)		% Completely Immunized (2020)	% Polio (2020)	% Measles (2020)	% Mumps (2020)	% Rubella (2020)	% Diphtheria (2020)	% Hepatitis B (2020)	% Varicella (2020)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Regents Chemistry End of Course	Regents Common Core Algebra II End of Course	Regents Common Core English Language Arts End of Course	Regents Global History and Geography End of Course	Regents Living Environment End of Course	Regents U.S. History and Government End of Course	Regents Algebra I End of Course	Regents Life Science Biology End of Course	Regents Geometry End of Course	Regents Earth and Space Sciences 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
Candor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2 Academy St	Candor	13743	Tioga County	Candor Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 659-3935	401	33	12.1	61.1%	380 (94.8%)	3 (0.7%)	7 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.2%)	15.8	2173^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	11.1%		24	1944^th of 2445 public elementary schools	20.5%	229											24.6	20.8	11.1	29.6			35.1	40.8	44.4	31.1			29.1		92.3	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$27,610	$1,310	$26,299
Candor Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	1 Academy St	Candor	13743	Tioga County	Candor Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 659-5020	306	33	9.1	65.4%	288 (94.1%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.3%)	53.1	605^th of 1234 public high schools	51.0%		65.3	434^th of 1242 public high schools	65.1%	171	67.5	96.9	78.2	66.7	27.3	76.8	57.1	68.4	50.0	37.5					38.8	46.9					49.3	39.5		34.6	96.6	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	98.9	$27,341	$1,630	$25,711

Cities Near Candor

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Owego	6.36 mi	4	385^th
Brooktondale	7.66 mi	1
Newark Valley	7.79 mi	3	655^th
Spencer	8.11 mi	2	422^nd
Tioga Center	10.99 mi	3	159^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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