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York Central School District


At a glance
579thof 874 New York districts▼ 52
Better than 33% of New York districts
Elementary 1High 1Grades PK, KG-12
2578 Genesee St
Retsof, NY 14539-0102
·(585) 243-1730·All New York district rankings →
Statewide performance 2017–2025
2025: better than 33.8% of districts
2
Schools
618
Students
Top rankedYork Middle/High School445th of 1,234 New York high schools
Biggest riser
York Middle/High School up 23 spots statewide this year
Summary:

The York Central School District in New York consists of two schools: York Middle/High School and York Central Elementary School. While the middle/high school is performing relatively well, the elementary school is facing challenges in meeting state proficiency standards.

York Middle/High School has consistently ranked in the top half of New York high schools, with a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school boasts a high graduation rate of 84.3% and strong performance on Regents exams, particularly in Algebra II, English Language Arts, and Geometry. In contrast, York Central Elementary School is ranked in the bottom half of New York elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, and struggles to meet state proficiency levels in English Language Arts and Math.

The data suggests that socioeconomic factors may be contributing to the performance disparity between the two schools. York Central Elementary School has a higher percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (51.09%) compared to York Middle/High School (45.63%), indicating a more economically disadvantaged student population at the elementary level. This, along with other factors, may be impacting the academic performance of the elementary school within the York Central School District.

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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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