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Best Public Schools in Clinton County, NY

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Schools

10,729

Students

Districts

Top rankedChazy Central Rural Junior-Senior High School132^nd of 1,234 New York high schools

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Biggest riser

Chazy Central Rural Elementary School up 243 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Stafford Middle School 7.6 students per teacher

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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 Physics (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 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 Physics 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
Morrisonville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	47 Sand Rd	Morrisonville	12962	Clinton County	Saranac Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 565-5980	358	31	11.5	40.5%	334 (93.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.5%)	12.7	2249^th of 2445 public elementary schools	8.0%		18.3	2112^th of 2445 public elementary schools	13.6%	137														35.6	18.0	26.7				44.1	22.5	20.5				27.3		99.4	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	100.0	99.7	$27,966	$1,177	$26,789
Saranac Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	18 Picketts Crnrs Rd	Saranac	12981	Clinton County	Saranac Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 565-5900	359	30	11.9	37.6%	343 (95.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.1%)	28.3	1820^th of 2445 public elementary schools	25.6%		36.1	1561^st of 2445 public elementary schools	36.2%	259														40.6	35.7	46.9				44.3	35.1	46.9				44.9		100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$28,032	$1,244	$26,789
Saranac High School	Public	9-12	60 Picketts Crnrs Rd	Saranac	12981	Clinton County	Saranac Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 565-5800	468	41	11.3	39.7%	441 (94.2%)	3 (0.6%)	8 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.4%)	67.9	369^th of 1234 public high schools	70.1%		68.9	363^rd of 1242 public high schools	70.8%	6	86.7	98.2	81.4	33.3	16.7	88.3	50.0	94.4	77.1	75.2	66.4	76.1	63.1															100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$28,079	$1,202	$26,877
Saranac Middle School	Public	6-8	70 Picketts Crnrs Rd	Saranac	12981	Clinton County	Saranac Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 565-5700	361	32	11.1	37.7%	345 (95.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	32.1	1070^th of 1500 public middle schools	28.7%		46	787^th of 1504 public middle schools	47.7%	283										100.0			100.0				33.3	35.7	24.2				52.9	58.7	17.3		41.1	97.7	99.4	99.7	99.7	100.0	99.7	99.7	99.7	$27,593	$1,216	$26,377
Beekmantown Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	37 Eagle Way	West Chazy	12992	Clinton County	Beekmantown Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 563-8035	479	41	11.7	50.1%	473 (98.7%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	24.8	1929^th of 2445 public elementary schools	21.1%		27.1	1837^th of 2445 public elementary schools	24.9%	92														28.6	30.9	60.7				23.6	26.6	30.4				60.0		99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	$26,420	$1,586	$24,834
Beekmantown High School	Public	9-12	37 Eagle Way	West Chazy	12992	Clinton County	Beekmantown Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 563-8787	557	50	11.1	46.9%	527 (94.6%)	5 (0.9%)	16 (2.9%)	3 (0.5%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	73.7	259^th of 1234 public high schools	79.0%		74.7	247^th of 1242 public high schools	80.1%	12	98.6	91.0	88.6	50.0	83.9	85.1	71.8	76.9	87.8	48.9		85.9																99.3	99.3	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.5	99.5	99.8	$26,810	$754	$26,056
Cumberland Head Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1187 Cumberland Head Rd	Plattsburgh	12901	Clinton County	Beekmantown Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 563-8321	515	45	11.4	53.2%	487 (94.6%)	9 (1.7%)	12 (2.3%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27.1	1853^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	24.2%		29.6	1756^th of 2445 public elementary schools	28.2%	97														42.9	39.4	43.6				48.2	36.6	36.9				40.6		99.8	100.0	99.8	99.8	99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	$24,627	$1,528	$23,099
Beekmantown Middle School	Public	6-8	37 Eagle Way	West Chazy	12992	Clinton County	Beekmantown Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 563-8690	459	40	11.3	50.5%	437 (95.2%)	7 (1.5%)	14 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47.5	772^nd of 1500 public middle schools	48.5%		49.4	726^th of 1504 public middle schools	51.7%	46							100.0			82.8							51.2	50.4	49.2				36.4	56.2	12.1		54.6	99.1	99.5	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.5	99.8	$25,234	$735	$24,499
Chazy Central Rural Elementary School	Public	K-6	609 Miner Farm Rd	Chazy	12921	Clinton County	Chazy Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 846-7212	229	21	10.7	34.5%	221 (96.5%)	7 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	76.2	521^st of 2445 public elementary schools	78.7%		65.7	764^th of 2445 public elementary schools	68.8%	243														67.7	44.4	74.2	55.2			88.2	63.0	90.3	82.1			71.0		95.8	98.1	97.2	97.2	97.2	96.3	98.6	96.7	$28,435	$1,394	$27,041
Chazy Central Rural Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	609 Miner Farm Rd	Chazy	12921	Clinton County	Chazy Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 846-7135	225	23	9.7	34.7%	213 (94.7%)	6 (2.7%)	3 (1.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	81	132^nd of 1234 public high schools	89.3%		79.5	137^th of 1242 public high schools	89.0%	5	90.5	100.0	93.8		78.6	83.3			78.1	95.7	94.4	96.3						63.6	58.8					72.7	52.6		73.5	86.3	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.6	$30,417	$1,353	$29,064
Ausable Valley High School	Public	9-12	1490 Rt 9n	Clintonville	12924	Clinton County	Ausable Valley Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 834-2800	342	30	11.5	46.5%	331 (96.8%)	5 (1.5%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	54	596^th of 1234 public high schools	51.7%		55.3	585^th of 1242 public high schools	52.9%	11	60.9	85.1	81.5			61.7	60.2		75.0	51.9		76.5	74.0															99.4	99.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7	99.7	99.7	$29,596	$1,815	$27,781
Keeseville Primary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1825 Rt 22	Keeseville	12944	Clinton County	Ausable Valley Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 834-2839	364	30	12.1	42.6%	352 (96.7%)	4 (1.1%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	40.6	1454^th of 2445 public elementary schools	40.5%		38.6	1494^th of 2445 public elementary schools	38.9%	40														37.3	44.9	53.5	48.9			21.6	44.9	53.5	86.7			45.2		98.4	98.9	99.7	99.7	99.7	98.9	98.9	98.7	$33,689	$3,632	$30,057
Ausable Valley Middle School	Public	7-8	1490 Rt 9n	Clintonville	12924	Clinton County	Ausable Valley Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 834-2800	152	16	9.2	52.6%	147 (96.7%)	2 (1.3%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	9.4	1434^th of 1500 public middle schools	4.4%		17.2	1340^th of 1504 public middle schools	10.9%	94							100.0			100.0								18.5	10.0					34.6	11.4		19.5	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$38,446	$3,207	$35,239
Northeastern Clinton Middle School	Public	6-8	103 Rt 276	Champlain	12919	Clinton County	Northeastern Clinton Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 298-8681	287	25	11.4	42.5%	272 (94.8%)	5 (1.7%)	10 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49.8	723^rd of 1500 public middle schools	51.8%		50.7	701^st of 1504 public middle schools	53.4%	22										100.0							52.6	34.9	44.9				46.6	63.9	52.7		46.7	99.3	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.6	99.6	$28,082	$1,719	$26,363
Northeastern Clinton Senior High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	103 Rt 276	Champlain	12919	Clinton County	Northeastern Clinton Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 298-8638	379	30	12.8	43.8%	370 (97.6%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)								(n/a)	94.7	74.2	74.4		24.2	91.8	75.0	87.0	81.5	57.5		74.5	51.9															99.5	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.5	100.0	$29,156	$1,151	$28,004
Mooers Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	16 School St	Mooers	12958	Clinton County	Northeastern Clinton Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 236-7373	295	24	12.2	48.8%	285 (96.6%)	4 (1.4%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	58.1	988^th of 2445 public elementary schools	59.6%		67.3	722^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	70.5%	266														51.2	73.3	55.6				46.2	83.9	77.8				42.1		98.8	99.1	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.4	99.4	99.1	$27,545	$2,009	$25,536
Rouses Point Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	80 Maple St	Rouses Point	12979	Clinton County	Northeastern Clinton Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 297-7211	259	18	14.5	49.0%	242 (93.4%)	5 (1.9%)	6 (2.3%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	55.4	1050^th of 2445 public elementary schools	57.1%		72.1	595^th of 2445 public elementary schools	75.7%	455														62.8	43.2	45.0				69.1	68.4	64.1				48.7		100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$28,661	$1,493	$27,168
Northern Adirondack Middle/High School	Public	6-12	5586 Rt 11	Ellenburg Depot	12935	Clinton County	Northern Adirondack Central School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 594-3962	424	50	8.5	44.1%	412 (97.2%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	57.1	558^th of 1234 public high schools	54.8%		61.1	506^th of 1242 public high schools	59.3%	52	61.5	65.2	96.2	0.0	31.9	75.4	62.5		96.7	68.8	71.2	35.5					24.6	35.3	19.3				31.7	43.9	21.6		31.3	99.3	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$35,487	$1,076	$34,411
Northern Adirondack Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5572 Rt 11	Ellenburg Depot	12935	Clinton County	Northern Adirondack Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 594-3986	375	35	10.7	35.2%	363 (96.8%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	28.9	1807^th of 2445 public elementary schools	26.1%		27.2	1834^th of 2445 public elementary schools	25.0%	27														50.9	42.9	40.4				49.1	37.7	31.5				42.6		99.7	99.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7	99.7	100.0	$32,001	$2,911	$29,090
Peru Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	116 Pleasant St	Peru	12972	Clinton County	Peru Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 643-6100	832	73	11.3	54.2%	758 (91.1%)	8 (1.0%)	29 (3.5%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (3.8%)	29.7	1784^th of 2445 public elementary schools	27.0%		44.4	1308^th of 2445 public elementary schools	46.5%	476														46.2	39.8	38.6				45.4	44.4	43.6				41.2		99.3	99.5	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.4	99.9	99.6	$27,698	$1,547	$26,151
Peru High School	Public	9-12	17 School St	Peru	12972	Clinton County	Peru Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 643-6400	555	48	11.6	46.7%	505 (91.0%)	9 (1.6%)	9 (1.6%)	7 (1.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.2%)	62.8	462^nd of 1234 public high schools	62.6%		62.8	480^th of 1242 public high schools	61.4%	18	70.4	88.9	87.9	54.6		77.8	50.0		79.0	64.6	46.6	57.7	94.9															99.3	99.6	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.6	99.8	99.8	$28,342	$1,308	$27,034
Peru Middle School	Public	6-8	17 School St	Peru	12972	Clinton County	Peru Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 643-6302	406	40	10.0	59.1%	380 (93.6%)	5 (1.2%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.7%)	36.2	988^th of 1500 public middle schools	34.1%		28.5	1135^th of 1504 public middle schools	24.5%	147										97.0	100.0						41.1	40.3	39.5				53.2	33.3	41.0		44.9									$28,315	$1,797	$26,518
Thomas E Glasgow Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	50 Bailey Ave	Plattsburgh	12901	Clinton County	Plattsburgh City School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 563-2410	248	23	10.7	46.8%	218 (87.9%)	11 (4.4%)	6 (2.4%)	3 (1.2%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.2%)								(n/a)																												99.0	99.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.0	99.0	100.0	$30,700	$2,307	$28,392
Arthur P Momot Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	60 Monty St	Plattsburgh	12901	Clinton County	Plattsburgh City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 563-1140	388	41	9.4	63.7%	314 (80.9%)	35 (9.0%)	23 (5.9%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.1%)	21.5	2041^st of 2445 public elementary schools	16.5%		18	2118^th of 2445 public elementary schools	13.4%	77														30.0	39.4	37.5				20.5	27.3	26.3				53.5		99.5	99.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7	$30,476	$2,337	$28,138
Oak Street School	Public	3-5	108 Oak St	Plattsburgh	12901	Clinton County	Plattsburgh City School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 563-4950	218	22	9.9	72.0%	172 (78.9%)	14 (6.4%)	10 (4.6%)	9 (4.1%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	11 (5.0%)	23.1	1989^th of 2445 public elementary schools	18.7%		27.1	1838^th of 2445 public elementary schools	24.8%	151														38.1	50.0	40.4				36.5	26.8	32.7				38.5		99.6	99.6	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.6	99.6	100.0	$33,163	$2,262	$30,902
Stafford Middle School	Public	6-8	15 Broad St	Plattsburgh	12901	Clinton County	Plattsburgh City School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 563-6800	392	51	7.6	73.0%	303 (77.3%)	47 (12.0%)	13 (3.3%)	7 (1.8%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.6%)	37.1	964^th of 1500 public middle schools	35.7%		36.5	987^th of 1504 public middle schools	34.4%	23										100.0			91.4				30.9	34.8	46.1				26.5	41.8	42.2		65.1	99.5	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	100.0	$32,117	$2,163	$29,954
Plattsburgh Senior High School	Public	9-12	1 Clifford Dr	Plattsburgh	12901	Clinton County	Plattsburgh City School District	No	No	No	No	(518) 561-7500	566	57	9.8	72.1%	472 (83.4%)	46 (8.1%)	19 (3.4%)	13 (2.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.1%)	64.3	430^th of 1234 public high schools	65.2%		63.3	465^th of 1242 public high schools	62.6%	35	56.7	79.0	82.5	53.9		77.0	90.6	66.7	86.2	57.7		78.4	64.3															99.6	100.0	99.8	99.8	99.8	100.0	99.8	99.8	$24,841	$1,577	$23,264
Clinton-Essex-Warren-Washington BOCES	Public, Alternative	K-12	1585 Military Turnpike	Plattsburgh	12901	Clinton County	Clinton-Essex-Warren-Washington BOCES	No	No	No	No	(518) 561-0100	237	66	3.5		220 (92.8%)	2 (0.8%)	6 (2.5%)	5 (2.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)								(n/a)																												99.4	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0

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