Best Public Schools in Tupper Lake, NY

Summary:

The city of Tupper Lake, New York is home to two schools - Tupper Lake Middle-High School and L P Quinn Elementary School, both part of the Tupper Lake Central School District. Based on the available data, neither school appears to be a standout performer, with both institutions struggling to meet state-wide academic standards.

Tupper Lake Middle-High School is ranked in the bottom half of New York high schools, with a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school has a graduation rate of 84.3%, which is below the state average, and a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate of 31.5%. Test scores at the middle-high school are significantly below state averages across most subjects and grade levels.

The performance of L P Quinn Elementary School is even more concerning, as it is ranked in the bottom 5% of New York elementary schools with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. Test scores at the elementary school are well below state averages in English Language Arts and Math across 3rd-5th grades, and the school has a high percentage of students receiving free/reduced lunch at 51.62%.

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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 Physics (2025)	Regents U.S. History and Government (2025)	Regents Algebra I (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 Physics End of Course	Regents U.S. History and Government End of Course	Regents Algebra I 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
L P Quinn Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	294 Hosley Ave	Tupper Lake	12986	Franklin County	Tupper Lake Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 359-2981	336	32	10.4	51.5%	327 (97.3%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	7.7	2347^th of 2445 public elementary schools	4.0%		4.3	2432^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	0.5%	85											14.3	10.2	25.8				19.6	23.7	35.5				32.3		97.5	99.3	98.0	98.0	98.0	99.5	100.0	98.3	$28,773	$1,905	$26,868
Tupper Lake Middle-High School	Public	6-12	25 Chaney Ave	Tupper Lake	12986	Franklin County	Tupper Lake Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 359-3322	394	33	12.0	49.5%	372 (94.4%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.0%)	46.6	690^th of 1234 public high schools	44.1%		44.5	712^th of 1242 public high schools	42.7%	22	16.7	69.6	85.7	62.7	67.6	41.7	62.3	57.7	83.3	56.5				23.9	42.1	50.0				27.7	55.6	43.8		50.0	97.5	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$27,885	$1,926	$25,958

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City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Saranac Lake	17.14 mi	4	373^rd
Long Lake	18.26 mi	1
Lake Placid	23.54 mi	2	261^st
Newcomb	24.01 mi	1
Star Lake	29.25 mi	2	505^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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