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Margaretville Central School

Public, Alternative Grades PK, KG-12
1512th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 2,445 New York Alternative Schools
Better than 38% of New York alternative schools
Summary

Margaretville Central School is an alternative public school serving grades PK-12 in Margaretville, NY, with 304 students. The school faces several challenges, including lower academic performance, high chronic absenteeism, and a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students compared to the state average.

Margaretville Central School has seen fluctuating 4-year graduation rates, ranging from 65.2% to 96.0% over the past few years, which is lower than the state average of around 80%. The school's dropout rates have also fluctuated, ranging from 4.0% to 21.7% in recent years, significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, Margaretville Central School has had high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 31.2% to 34.1% in the past few years, much higher than the state average. Students at the school generally perform below state averages on ELA, Math, and Science assessments across all grade levels, with proficiency rates often 10-20 percentage points lower than the state.

Comparing Margaretville Central School to nearby schools, such as Roscoe Central School, Downsville Central School, Stamford Central School, South Kortright Central School, Roxbury Central School, and Andes Central School, highlights that Margaretville Central School's performance is generally lower across various metrics. The high chronic absenteeism rate and the high percentage of students qualifying for free/reduced lunch, around 51-57%, suggest that the school serves a population with a high level of economic disadvantage, which may impact student learning and achievement. Despite spending significantly more per student, around $18,825 to $36,882, compared to the state average, Margaretville Central School's academic outcomes are still lagging behind, raising questions about the effective allocation and utilization of resources to support student success.

301
Students ?
7.0
Student/teacher ratio ?
$43,971
Per pupil spending ?
54.5%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 415 Main St
       Margaretville, NY  12455-0319

(845) 586-2647

District: Margaretville Central School District

Racial breakdown:

White:
66.4%
Hispanic:
30.2%
Two or more races:
1.3%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 66th percentile in 2022 → 46th in 2025
Strengths
Small classes — about 7 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the New York average (50% vs 59% meeting standards)
!Dropout rate above the New York average (8% vs 5%)
!High chronic absenteeism (45% vs 31% New York)
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school50%
District avg49%
New York avg59%
Elementary school
1,512th of 2,445
New York public elementary schools ?
Bottom 38%▲ up 13 pts since 2015
From bottom 25% (2015) to bottom 38% (2025)
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Middle school
1,133rd of 1,500
New York public middle schools ?
Bottom 24%▲ up 6 pts since 2015
From bottom 18% (2015) to bottom 24% (2025)
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High school
668th of 1,234
New York public high schools ?
Bottom 46%▼ down 21 pts since 2015
From top 33% (2015) to bottom 46% (2025)
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Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
Elementary school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202538.31512 of 244538.2%★★☆☆☆
202455.01029 of 244557.9%★★★☆☆
202353.11077 of 243955.8%★★★☆☆
202251.81128 of 243453.7%★★★☆☆
202149.51083 of 220150.8%★★★☆☆
201919.91999 of 241317.2%★☆☆☆☆
201823.81941 of 239519.0%★☆☆☆☆
201729.71744 of 238626.9%★☆☆☆☆
201626.41809 of 236623.5%★☆☆☆☆
201527.61764 of 235225.0%★☆☆☆☆
201417.82014 of 234514.1%★☆☆☆☆
201319.21994 of 232514.2%★☆☆☆☆
201224.31877 of 232019.1%★☆☆☆☆
201136.91593 of 228630.3%★★☆☆☆
201036.21620 of 226328.4%★☆☆☆☆
200952.01348 of 225740.3%★★☆☆☆
200848.91386 of 222737.8%★★☆☆☆
200739.01569 of 221929.3%★☆☆☆☆
200627.21771 of 220619.7%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202552.21133 of 240953.0%★★★☆☆
202457.2942 of 241361.0%★★★☆☆
202350.71137 of 240352.7%★★★☆☆
202251.21142 of 240152.4%★★★☆☆
202144.71097 of 195543.9%★★☆☆☆
201918.42037 of 235713.6%★☆☆☆☆
201815.32122 of 23389.2%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202535.11065 of 156932.1%★★☆☆☆
202429.41139 of 153125.6%★☆☆☆☆
202328.61092 of 142923.6%★☆☆☆☆
202235.71010 of 150332.8%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202536.61305 of 209837.8%★★☆☆☆
202455.4762 of 207863.3%★★★☆☆
202354.2806 of 204160.5%★★★☆☆
202254.2812 of 209961.3%★★★☆☆
202157.1617 of 167863.2%★★★☆☆
201913.81938 of 20324.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201826.91651 of 204519.3%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202525.21914 of 240720.5%★☆☆☆☆
202452.91074 of 241155.5%★★★☆☆
202353.31065 of 240055.6%★★★☆☆
202252.11101 of 240054.1%★★★☆☆
202159.7769 of 196160.8%★★★☆☆
201927.11788 of 235824.2%★☆☆☆☆
201836.01567 of 234033.0%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202537.91207 of 213443.4%★★☆☆☆
202461.6538 of 211074.5%★★★★☆
202348.8814 of 201659.6%★★★☆☆
202255.3652 of 203167.9%★★★☆☆
202173.7158 of 104484.9%★★★★☆
201856.6592 of 194169.5%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202526.51084 of 140222.7%★☆☆☆☆
202451.1680 of 139251.1%★★★☆☆
202349.1710 of 133746.9%★★☆☆☆
202245.4795 of 139943.2%★★☆☆☆
202134.6861 of 122429.7%★☆☆☆☆
201914.21219 of 13388.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201820.01234 of 140812.4%★☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202529.31133 of 150024.5%★☆☆☆☆
202432.71063 of 150429.3%★☆☆☆☆
202335.01011 of 150032.6%★★☆☆☆
202228.21111 of 147924.9%★☆☆☆☆
202152.5529 of 124257.4%★★★☆☆
201915.61299 of 14399.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201811.91357 of 14385.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201722.21198 of 145517.7%★☆☆☆☆
201612.31342 of 14296.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201519.91154 of 140718.0%★☆☆☆☆
201428.81020 of 140127.2%★☆☆☆☆
201332.0944 of 137331.2%★★☆☆☆
201255.2664 of 133750.3%★★★☆☆
201162.1549 of 129557.6%★★★☆☆
201063.2533 of 124357.1%★★★☆☆
200949.5793 of 122435.2%★★☆☆☆
200852.4712 of 118539.9%★★☆☆☆
200747.2707 of 112337.0%★★☆☆☆
200642.5730 of 109533.3%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202531.41084 of 145725.6%★☆☆☆☆
202427.71134 of 146522.6%★☆☆☆☆
202341.2875 of 146340.2%★★☆☆☆
202239.2886 of 145439.1%★★☆☆☆
202141.2616 of 106642.2%★★☆☆☆
201913.01280 of 13706.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201818.31200 of 135311.3%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202522.5838 of 96513.2%★☆☆☆☆
202425.4775 of 95318.7%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202523.61089 of 128315.1%★☆☆☆☆
202434.0883 of 129631.9%★★☆☆☆
202337.2848 of 128834.2%★★☆☆☆
202227.41035 of 130620.8%★☆☆☆☆
202154.0347 of 93562.9%★★★☆☆
201916.71162 of 12416.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201816.01180 of 12455.2%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202530.11088 of 145525.2%★☆☆☆☆
202441.6842 of 146442.5%★★☆☆☆
202331.01058 of 146427.7%★☆☆☆☆
202219.31268 of 145512.9%★☆☆☆☆
202159.0365 of 107165.9%★★★☆☆
201922.11133 of 136617.1%★☆☆☆☆
20187.71340 of 13520.9%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202528.9995 of 129823.3%★☆☆☆☆
202421.81197 of 13038.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202325.01109 of 130715.1%★☆☆☆☆
202234.0887 of 128330.9%★★☆☆☆
201817.51166 of 11700.3%☆☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202528.6597 of 77523.0%★☆☆☆☆
202433.4542 of 77830.3%★★☆☆☆
202331.4570 of 77226.2%★☆☆☆☆
202219.8653 of 74812.7%★☆☆☆☆
202123.2512 of 61416.6%★☆☆☆☆
20198.6692 of 7163.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20188.3737 of 7633.4%☆☆☆☆☆
High school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202548.3668 of 123445.9%★★☆☆☆
202469.2357 of 124271.3%★★★★☆
202368.8362 of 122870.5%★★★★☆
202265.6399 of 119066.5%★★★☆☆
202129.7423 of 51918.5%★☆☆☆☆
201953.2638 of 120747.1%★★☆☆☆
201857.0586 of 121051.6%★★★☆☆
201766.6332 of 122172.8%★★★★☆
201673.2173 of 125586.2%★★★★☆
201562.0416 of 125566.9%★★★☆☆
201465.3375 of 123769.7%★★★☆☆
201364.0474 of 121761.1%★★★☆☆
201264.1450 of 119862.4%★★★☆☆
201171.8213 of 116581.7%★★★★☆
201064.1378 of 111766.2%★★★☆☆
200967.2283 of 108673.9%★★★★☆
200869.3238 of 102776.8%★★★★☆
200776.949 of 100295.1%★★★★★
200673.4122 of 98687.6%★★★★☆
200566.4256 of 93572.6%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202557.2536 of 120655.6%★★★☆☆
202472.1291 of 121976.1%★★★★☆
202368.8368 of 119769.3%★★★☆☆
202258.9497 of 115557.0%★★★☆☆
202128.6238 of 29017.9%★☆☆☆☆
201953.8620 of 119348.0%★★☆☆☆
201861.8474 of 117659.7%★★★☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202382.975 of 85191.2%★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202535.8748 of 117936.6%★★☆☆☆
202469.5228 of 117080.5%★★★★☆
202371.6191 of 115583.5%★★★★☆
202254.6461 of 110158.1%★★★☆☆
202139.8201 of 28930.4%★★☆☆☆
201950.3595 of 117949.5%★★☆☆☆
201856.3482 of 115458.2%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202551.3613 of 120149.0%★★☆☆☆
202460.5484 of 121160.0%★★★☆☆
202366.9358 of 119169.9%★★★★☆
202264.1403 of 115465.1%★★★☆☆
202131.5289 of 35418.4%★☆☆☆☆
201948.7663 of 119044.3%★★☆☆☆
201849.9644 of 117645.2%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202544.0584 of 114949.2%★★☆☆☆
202483.4109 of 114490.5%★★★★★
202378.0158 of 113086.0%★★★★☆
202135.890 of 13734.3%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202530.0615 of 78822.0%★☆☆☆☆
202449.7423 of 78145.8%★★☆☆☆
202351.9385 of 77650.4%★★★☆☆
202262.3234 of 73868.3%★★★☆☆
202110.0130 of 1332.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201938.7547 of 79331.0%★★☆☆☆
201849.1435 of 76543.1%★★☆☆☆
How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)
Elementary school
Female (2025)53rd percentile+15 vs school
Special Education (2025)43rd percentile+5 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)38th percentile~ school
Hispanic (2025)32nd percentile-6 vs school
White (2025)23rd percentile-15 vs school
Male (2025)20th percentile-18 vs school
Middle school
Female (2025)26th percentile~ school
Male (2025)25th percentile~ school
Special Education (2025)23rd percentile~ school
White (2025)23rd percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)15th percentile-9 vs school
Hispanic (2025)13th percentile-11 vs school
High school
Hispanic (2023)91st percentile+21 vs school
Female (2025)56th percentile+10 vs school
Special Education (2025)49th percentile+3 vs school
Male (2025)49th percentile+3 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)37th percentile-9 vs school
White (2025)22nd percentile-24 vs school
By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?
Common Core English Language Arts83%+8 vs state
Common Core Algebra II80%+5 vs state
Algebra I76%+20 vs state
U.S. History and Government75%~ state avg
Global History and Geography72%-4 vs state
Living Environment54%-3 vs state
Math45%-10 vs state
English Language Arts42%-11 vs state
Science40%-4 vs state
Earth Science37%-28 vs state
Geometry26%-34 vs state

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