Summary:
The city of Watkins Glen, New York is home to two schools: Watkins Glen Elementary School and Watkins Glen Central High School, both part of the Watkins Glen Central School District. While the high school performs reasonably well, the elementary school faces significant challenges in meeting state academic standards.
Watkins Glen Elementary School has relatively low performance on state assessments, with proficiency rates ranging from around 30-50% across grades and subjects. The school is consistently ranked in the bottom 25% of New York elementary schools and has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at 40.04%. Despite the relatively high spending per student at $29,633, the school's academic outcomes lag behind the state averages.
In contrast, Watkins Glen Central High School demonstrates stronger performance on state assessments and Regents exams, with proficiency rates often exceeding 60% in many subject areas. The school's graduation rate of 84.3% is also above the state average, though it faces a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate of 31.5%. The high school's spending per student is $31,778, higher than the elementary school.
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