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Prattsburgh Central School

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Prattsburgh Central School ranks 1718 th of 2445 New York alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public, Alternative Grades PK, KG-12

1718^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Alternative Schools

Better than 30% of New York alternative schools

Summary

Prattsburgh Central School is an alternative public school serving grades PK-12 in Prattsburgh, NY, with 365 students as part of the Prattsburgh Central School District. While the school has seen graduation rates around 84-97% in recent years, it has also faced challenges, including chronic absenteeism rates of 15-34% and lower-than-average performance on state assessments compared to the state averages.

One key differentiator for Prattsburgh Central School is its relatively strong performance on Regents exams, with proficiency rates often exceeding the state averages. However, the school's proficiency on state assessments in English Language Arts and Math has been significantly lower, ranging from 24-59% and 24-71% respectively, compared to the state averages of 50-57% in ELA and 47-60% in Math. This suggests the school may be better preparing students for the specific Regents exam content rather than the broader state assessment standards. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 33-51% in recent years.

Compared to the nearby Bradford Central School and Avoca Central School, Prattsburgh Central School generally performs similarly or slightly worse on test scores and other metrics. However, these nearby schools also face some of the same challenges, such as high chronic absenteeism and lower-than-state-average proficiency on state assessments. Addressing these issues through targeted interventions and resource allocation could be key to improving Prattsburgh Central School's performance and outcomes for its students.

351

Students ?

10.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$31,496

Per pupil spending ?

52.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1 Academy St
Prattsburgh, NY 14873-0249

(607) 522-3795

District: Prattsburgh Central School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

93.2%

Two or more races:

4.3%

African American:

1.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 72nd percentile in 2022 → 71st in 2025

Strengths

✓95% graduate in 4 years — above the New York average (83%)

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (52% vs 59% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!English Language Arts scores 19 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school52%

District avg52%

New York avg59%

Elementary school

1,718^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 30%▼ down 14 pts since 2015

From bottom 44% (2015) to bottom 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

1,250^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Bottom 17%▼ down 44 pts since 2015

From top 39% (2015) to bottom 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

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High school

353^rd of 1,234

New York public high schools ?

Top 29%▬ steady 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	31.8	1718 of 2445	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.3	1795 of 2445	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	48.4	1212 of 2439	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.4	1241 of 2434	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	64.9	736 of 2201	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.1	1333 of 2413	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.2	1497 of 2395	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	47.2	1252 of 2386	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	58.8	937 of 2366	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	44.5	1321 of 2352	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	36.0	1571 of 2345	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	45.3	1245 of 2325	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	60.0	1036 of 2320	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	73.7	578 of 2286	74.7%	★★★★☆
2010	62.7	933 of 2263	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	72.9	598 of 2257	73.5%	★★★★☆
2008	79.6	328 of 2227	85.3%	★★★★☆
2007	74.6	545 of 2219	75.4%	★★★★☆
2006	63.2	997 of 2206	54.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	26.2	1905 of 2409	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.9	1868 of 2413	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.6	1391 of 2403	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.7	1289 of 2401	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	64.8	631 of 1955	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.4	1141 of 2357	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.0	1611 of 2338	31.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	31.4	1476 of 2098	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.7	1515 of 2078	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.1	1169 of 2041	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.7	1164 of 2099	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	61.3	533 of 1678	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.9	992 of 2032	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.5	1098 of 2045	46.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	39.4	1477 of 2407	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.5	1639 of 2411	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.2	965 of 2400	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.0	1193 of 2400	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.5	749 of 1961	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.7	1476 of 2358	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.2	1384 of 2340	40.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2022	73.3	299 of 2031	85.3%	★★★★☆
2021	73.7	159 of 1044	84.8%	★★★★☆
2019	56.1	546 of 1859	70.6%	★★★★☆
2018	25.6	1678 of 1941	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	8.2	1342 of 1402	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.8	1251 of 1392	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.6	930 of 1338	30.5%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	23.6	1250 of 1500	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.8	1171 of 1504	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.2	934 of 1500	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	62.0	489 of 1479	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.4	684 of 1242	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.8	842 of 1439	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.1	622 of 1438	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	59.4	530 of 1455	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	54.6	586 of 1429	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	56.7	554 of 1407	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	59.8	481 of 1401	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	59.1	501 of 1373	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	85.9	134 of 1337	90.0%	★★★★★
2011	88.3	101 of 1295	92.2%	★★★★★
2010	79.7	234 of 1243	81.2%	★★★★☆
2009	84.5	55 of 1224	95.5%	★★★★★
2008	86.1	65 of 1185	94.5%	★★★★★
2007	81.5	180 of 1123	84.0%	★★★★☆
2006	77.2	240 of 1095	78.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	15.7	1320 of 1457	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	27.0	1146 of 1465	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.4	820 of 1463	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	73.0	305 of 1454	79.0%	★★★★☆
2021	54.0	438 of 1066	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.9	885 of 1370	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.5	744 of 1353	45.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	17.9	1169 of 1283	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.9	1083 of 1296	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.9	828 of 1288	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	60.1	380 of 1306	70.9%	★★★★☆
2021	48.4	408 of 935	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.9	463 of 1241	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.7	452 of 1245	63.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	41.7	841 of 1455	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.1	1029 of 1464	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.6	1092 of 1464	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	49.4	669 of 1455	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.2	680 of 1071	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.7	765 of 1366	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.2	504 of 1352	62.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	66.1	270 of 1303	79.3%	★★★★☆
2022	77.4	128 of 1283	90.0%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	31.3	569 of 778	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.7	422 of 614	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	69.0	353 of 1234	71.4%	★★★★☆
2024	79.0	149 of 1242	88.0%	★★★★☆
2023	68.5	366 of 1228	70.2%	★★★★☆
2022	68.9	335 of 1190	71.8%	★★★★☆
2021	79.6	47 of 519	90.9%	★★★★★
2019	61.5	513 of 1207	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.3	395 of 1210	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	68.8	288 of 1221	76.4%	★★★★☆
2016	63.5	366 of 1255	70.8%	★★★★☆
2015	64.4	355 of 1255	71.7%	★★★★☆
2014	59.4	485 of 1237	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	72.0	286 of 1217	76.5%	★★★★☆
2012	61.1	522 of 1198	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	63.2	408 of 1165	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	58.3	496 of 1117	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	64.6	362 of 1086	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	59.0	496 of 1027	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	74.5	98 of 1002	90.2%	★★★★★
2006	65.1	314 of 986	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2005	63.2	336 of 935	64.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	73.5	263 of 1206	78.2%	★★★★☆
2024	86.6	21 of 1219	98.3%	★★★★★
2023	59.2	523 of 1197	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.8	358 of 1155	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.5	408 of 1193	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.2	221 of 1176	81.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	69.7	211 of 1179	82.1%	★★★★☆
2024	77.0	110 of 1170	90.6%	★★★★★
2023	71.4	194 of 1155	83.2%	★★★★☆
2022	66.0	268 of 1101	75.7%	★★★★☆
2019	54.1	543 of 1179	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.2	253 of 1154	78.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	68.0	338 of 1201	71.9%	★★★★☆
2024	70.4	305 of 1211	74.8%	★★★★☆
2023	73.3	251 of 1191	78.9%	★★★★☆
2022	69.1	311 of 1154	73.1%	★★★★☆
2019	55.6	565 of 1190	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.5	612 of 1176	48.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	42.4	629 of 1132	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.0	653 of 1095	40.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	80.6	29 of 781	96.3%	★★★★★
2023	47.3	443 of 776	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.6	447 of 765	41.6%	★★☆☆☆

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

Special Education (2022)85th percentile+36 vs school

Male (2025)39th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)30th percentile~ school

Female (2025)21st percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)4th percentile-25 vs school

Middle school

Special Education (2024)79th percentile+57 vs school

Male (2025)42nd percentile+26 vs school

White (2024)27th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)9th percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)9th percentile-8 vs school

High school

White (2024)96th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)82nd percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)78th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)72nd percentile~ school

Special Education (2019)44th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Earth Science89%+24 vs state

Common Core English Language Arts87%+11 vs state

Algebra I86%+30 vs state

U.S. History and Government83%+8 vs state

Geometry70%+10 vs state

Global History and Geography67%-9 vs state

Common Core Algebra II62%-13 vs state

Science49%+5 vs state

Math40%-15 vs state

English Language Arts35%-19 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				Regents Chemistry (2025)	Regents Common Core Algebra II (2025)	Regents Common Core English Language Arts (2025)	Regents Earth Science (2025)	Regents Global History and Geography (2025)	Regents Living Environment (2025)	Regents U.S. History and Government (2025)	Regents Algebra I (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 ()	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 U.S. History and Government End of Course	Regents Algebra I 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
Prattsburgh Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1 Academy St	Prattsburgh	14873	Steuben County	Prattsburgh Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 522-3795	351	35	10.0	52.4%	327 (93.2%)	5 (1.4%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.3%)								(n/a)		61.5	86.7	88.9	66.7		82.8	85.7	70.0		24.2	33.3	59.1	21.1	31.8	40.7	36.4	35.7	70.8	35.0	39.1	24.0	62.5	37.0	98.9	99.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.4	99.4	99.7	$31,496	$2,398	$29,099
Avoca Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	17 Oliver St #29	Avoca	14809	Steuben County	Avoca Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 566-2221	369	49	7.5	58.3%	345 (93.5%)	3 (0.8%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.8%)								(n/a)	66.7	85.7	93.8		89.7	87.2	76.5	85.7	83.3	97.2	21.7	37.5	27.3	46.2	40.0	42.1	43.5	43.8	15.2	26.9	60.0	53.3	24.2	35.7	97.7	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.1	$34,140	$2,145	$31,995
Bradford Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	2820 Rt 226	Bradford	14815	Schuyler County	Bradford Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 583-4616	249	32	7.8	51.4%	246 (98.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)								(n/a)	77.8	100.0	86.4	78.6	85.7	76.9	71.4	75.0	100.0		59.1	40.0	41.2	66.7	66.7	61.9	77.3	85.0	41.2	66.7	61.1	75.0	11.8	68.8	98.3	100.0	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	$35,165	$1,941	$33,224

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