Best Public Schools in Harpursville, NY

Summary:

The city of Harpursville, New York is home to two schools: W A Olmsted Elementary School and Harpursville Junior-Senior High School, both part of the Harpursville Central School District. These schools serve students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade in the Harpursville community.

Harpursville Junior-Senior High School stands out with a relatively high graduation rate of 84.3% for the 2023-2024 school year, exceeding the state average. The school also demonstrates strong performance on several Regents exams, with proficiency rates above the state average in subjects like Chemistry (82.61%), Common Core Algebra II (76.47%), and U.S. History and Government (81.25%). In contrast, both schools struggle with proficiency rates on the New York State Assessments, particularly in English Language Arts and Math, where they fall well below the state averages.

While W A Olmsted Elementary School has a high proficiency rate in 5th grade science (63.89%), outperforming the state average of 45.02%, the school faces challenges with a high free/reduced lunch rate of 50.78%. Similarly, Harpursville Junior-Senior High School has a high free/reduced lunch rate of 53.57% and a concerning chronic absenteeism rate of 31.5%, which may be contributing to the lower academic performance in core subjects.

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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 Common Core Geometry (2025)	Regents Earth Science (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)	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 Common Core Geometry End of Course	Regents Earth Science 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	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
Harpursville Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	54 Main St	Harpursville	13787	Broome County	Harpursville Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 693-8105	253	29	8.8	56.9%	243 (96.0%)	2 (0.8%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	47.4	678^th of 1234 public high schools	45.1%		57	566^th of 1242 public high schools	54.4%	112	82.6	76.5	78.2	0.0	76.3	60.9	12.5	81.3	45.9	51.1	50.0					23.9	29.0					25.0	4.4		10.0	99.4	100.0	99.7	99.7	99.7	100.0	100.0	99.7	$36,548	$2,321	$34,228
W A Olmsted Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	54 Main St	Harpursville	13787	Broome County	Harpursville Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 693-8115	323	25	12.7	58.8%	311 (96.3%)	4 (1.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	26.5	1876^th of 2445 public elementary schools	23.3%		28.1	1800^th of 2445 public elementary schools	26.4%	76												20.4	25.6	48.6	27.5			22.6	41.0	58.3	39.2			63.9		99.4	99.4	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.4	99.4	99.7	$27,401	$2,068	$25,333

Cities Near Harpursville

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Windsor	7.64 mi	3	276^th
Afton	8.49 mi	2	676^th
Binghamton	8.7 mi	20	603^rd
Kirkwood	9.95 mi	1	111^th
Greene	10.46 mi	4	312^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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