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Owen D Young Central School

Public, Alternative Grades K-12

1961^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Alternative Schools

Better than 20% of New York alternative schools

Summary

Owen D Young Central School is an alternative public school located in Van Hornesville, New York, serving grades K-12 with a total enrollment of 162 students. The school is part of the Van Hornesville-Owen D Young Central School District.

Owen D Young Central School faces several challenges, including lower academic performance compared to nearby schools like Cooperstown Elementary School and Cherry Valley-Springfield Central School. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Math range from around 9% to 63%, which is significantly below the state averages of 50-60%. Additionally, the school has relatively high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 17.9% to 34.1%, compared to the state average of 15-20%. However, the school's graduation rates have fluctuated, ranging from 84.3% to 100%, which is generally higher than the state average of 75-80%.

Despite these challenges, Owen D Young Central School has a relatively high spending per student, ranging from $16,260 to $39,373 per year, and a low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 6.5 to 7.8 in recent years. This suggests the school may be allocating significant resources to support its students and provide a more personalized learning environment, which could be leveraged to improve student outcomes. Comparing the school's performance to nearby districts can provide valuable insights to help identify best practices and strategies for improvement.

159

Students ?

5.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$39,186

Per pupil spending ?

51.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2316 State Rt 80
Van Hornesville, NY 13475-0125

(315) 858-0729

District: Van Hornesville-Owen D Young Central School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

95.0%

Hispanic:

2.5%

Two or more races:

1.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 73rd percentile in 2022 → 56th in 2025

Strengths

✓93% graduate in 4 years — above the New York average (83%)

✓Small classes — about 6 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (44% vs 58% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 17 percentile points since 2022

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school44%

District avg42%

New York avg58%

Elementary school

1,961^st of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 20%▼ down 24 pts since 2015

From bottom 44% (2015) to bottom 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

1,333^rd of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Bottom 11%▼ down 39 pts since 2015

From top 50% (2015) to bottom 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

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High school

540^th of 1,234

New York public high schools ?

Top 44%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

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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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	24.0	1961 of 2445	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.3	1992 of 2445	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.2	2208 of 2439	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	44.5	1325 of 2434	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	61.9	812 of 2201	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.1	1388 of 2413	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.8	1452 of 2395	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	27.7	1805 of 2386	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	37.6	1526 of 2366	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	44.7	1315 of 2352	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	39.5	1467 of 2345	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	47.8	1179 of 2325	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	40.1	1555 of 2320	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	56.8	1096 of 2286	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	57.9	1087 of 2263	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	58.2	1155 of 2257	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	76.2	464 of 2227	79.2%	★★★★☆
2007	80.1	320 of 2219	85.6%	★★★★☆
2006	70.2	735 of 2206	66.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	28.5	1828 of 2409	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.1	2026 of 2413	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.9	2045 of 2403	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	46.6	1266 of 2401	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.7	988 of 1955	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	68.9	678 of 2357	71.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2022	27.3	1641 of 2099	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	62.8	496 of 1678	70.4%	★★★★☆
2019	28.2	1527 of 2032	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.1	1528 of 2045	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	12.2	2238 of 2407	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.8	2154 of 2411	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.9	2176 of 2400	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	50.0	1158 of 2400	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.7	743 of 1961	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.1	1655 of 2358	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	16.7	1229 of 1402	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.9	1262 of 1392	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.5	1316 of 1337	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	41.2	765 of 1224	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.4	854 of 1338	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.9	1100 of 1408	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	18.5	1333 of 1500	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	45.7	792 of 1504	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.0	872 of 1500	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.4	567 of 1479	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.5	528 of 1242	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.9	840 of 1439	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.1	754 of 1438	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	36.1	928 of 1455	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	28.5	1055 of 1429	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	48.1	698 of 1407	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	50.1	650 of 1401	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	40.4	815 of 1373	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	50.2	742 of 1337	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	52.8	700 of 1295	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	50.0	735 of 1243	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	58.5	684 of 1224	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	77.4	251 of 1185	78.8%	★★★★☆
2007	56.6	592 of 1123	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	51.8	625 of 1095	42.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	69.2	377 of 1465	74.3%	★★★★☆
2023	47.3	765 of 1463	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.7	664 of 1454	54.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2021	45.4	453 of 935	51.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	52.2	634 of 1464	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.2	609 of 1464	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.9	478 of 1455	67.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	9.7	738 of 775	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.2	705 of 778	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.0	749 of 772	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	43.4	348 of 614	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.2	553 of 716	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.6	562 of 763	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	58.0	540 of 1234	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.3	435 of 1242	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.8	252 of 1228	79.5%	★★★★☆
2022	69.4	323 of 1190	72.9%	★★★★☆
2021	54.5	276 of 519	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.7	762 of 1207	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.0	738 of 1210	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	30.8	820 of 1221	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	37.7	802 of 1255	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	55.2	576 of 1255	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	39.1	776 of 1237	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	42.4	758 of 1217	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	43.4	738 of 1198	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	57.8	549 of 1165	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	38.8	752 of 1117	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	46.1	677 of 1086	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	44.6	683 of 1027	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	43.8	687 of 1002	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	35.1	724 of 986	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	40.3	684 of 935	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	46.7	685 of 1219	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	70.5	339 of 1197	71.7%	★★★★☆
2019	43.2	736 of 1193	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.9	771 of 1176	34.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	64.7	302 of 1155	73.9%	★★★★☆
2019	42.8	704 of 1179	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.1	742 of 1154	35.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	59.9	489 of 1191	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.0	751 of 1190	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.9	577 of 1176	50.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	13.9	731 of 788	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	61.3	292 of 781	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.9	357 of 776	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.4	357 of 738	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.0	88 of 133	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.7	676 of 793	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.6	665 of 765	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)24th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2022)22nd percentile-24 vs school

White (2025)12th percentile-7 vs school

Male (2025)7th percentile-13 vs school

Middle school

Female (2024)74th percentile+27 vs school

Male (2024)57th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)52nd percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)5th percentile-6 vs school

High school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)74th percentile-6 vs school

Male (2023)59th percentile-21 vs school

Female (2024)44th percentile-21 vs school

White (2025)7th percentile-49 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Common Core English Language Arts100%+25 vs state

U.S. History and Government88%+12 vs state

Living Environment72%+16 vs state

Geometry71%+12 vs state

Algebra I55%~ state avg

Earth Science50%-15 vs state

Math41%-14 vs state

Global History and Geography29%-47 vs state

English Language Arts27%-26 vs state

Science24%-21 vs state

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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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	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 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
Owen D Young Central School	Public, Alternative	K-12	2316 State Rt 80	Van Hornesville	13475	Herkimer County	Van Hornesville-Owen D Young Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 858-0729	159	27	5.9	51.6%	151 (95.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.9%)								(n/a)			100.0	50.0	28.6	72.2		87.5	54.6		71.4		18.2	45.5	27.3	36.4	28.6	9.1	36.4	63.6	36.4	36.4	42.9	25.0	27.3	20.0	98.3	100.0	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4	100.0	99.4	$39,186	$00	$39,186
Cherry Valley-Springfield Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	597 County Hwy 54	Cherry Valley	13320	Otsego County	Cherry Valley-Springfield Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 264-3265	420	42	10.0	48.3%	392 (93.3%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.8%)								(n/a)	50.0	100.0	82.6		82.1	83.3	100.0	77.3	83.9	73.1	71.4	80.0	23.5	12.0	32.3	27.6	14.8	22.7	29.4	11.5	36.7	65.5	33.3	7.1	26.7	18.2	99.5	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.5	100.0	$32,218	$1,969	$30,249
Richfield Springs Junior/Senior High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	93 Main St	Richfield Springs	13439	Otsego County	Richfield Springs Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 858-0610	189	23	8.2	48.1%	175 (92.6%)	1 (0.5%)	11 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)								(n/a)	85.7	100.0	83.3		71.4	52.5		67.7	83.3		80.0	100.0					28.1	52.0					43.8	80.0		61.5									$31,544	$00	$31,544
Herkimer-Fulton-Hamilton-Otsego BOCES	Public, Alternative	K-12	352 Gros Blvd	Herkimer	13350	Herkimer County	Herkimer-Fulton-Hamilton-Otsego BOCES	No	No	No	No	(315) 867-2023	284	63	4.5		249 (87.7%)	7 (2.5%)	15 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.2%)								(n/a)																											98.8	99.4	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.4
Sharon Springs Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	514 St Rt 20	Sharon Springs	13459	Schoharie County	Sharon Springs Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 284-2267	264	31	8.4	52.7%	250 (94.7%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (3.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)								(n/a)	75.0	100.0	88.2	43.5	59.1	69.6		51.6	40.6		25.0		27.8	29.0	40.0	72.7	40.0	35.3	22.2	46.7	55.0	54.6	50.0	33.3	45.0	33.3	96.6	98.3	98.3	98.3	98.3	98.3	98.3	97.0	$37,131	$2,089	$35,042

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