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Northern Adirondack Central School District


At a glance
721stof 874 New York districts▼ 81
Better than 17% of New York districts
Elementary 1High 1Grades PK, KG-12
5572 Rt 11
Ellenburg Depot, NY 12935-0164
·(518) 594-7060·All New York district rankings →
Statewide performance 2017–2025
2025: better than 17.5% of districts
2
Schools
799
Students
Top rankedNorthern Adirondack Middle/High School558th of 1,234 New York high schools
Biggest riser
Northern Adirondack Elementary School up 27 spots statewide this year
Summary:

The Northern Adirondack Central School District operates two schools - Northern Adirondack Middle/High School and Northern Adirondack Elementary School. The district is ranked 721 out of 874 districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Northern Adirondack Middle/High School stands out with a relatively high 4-year graduation rate of 84.3% and a lower than average dropout rate of 4.5% for the 2023-2024 school year. However, the school has below average proficiency rates in most subject areas compared to the state, with some exceptions like Regents exams in English Language Arts, U.S. History, and Algebra I. Northern Adirondack Elementary School has stronger proficiency rates than the district and state averages, particularly in 3rd and 4th grade English Language Arts and Math, but lags behind in 5th grade.

Both schools have high rates of free/reduced lunch recipients, at 46.62% for the middle/high school and 45.13% for the elementary school. The middle/high school spends $33,036 per student, while the elementary school spends $29,890 per student. The middle/high school has a lower 8:1 student-teacher ratio compared to 11.5:1 at the elementary school. Overall, the data suggests opportunities for improvement across the district, with the elementary school outperforming the middle/high school on many academic metrics.

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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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