Best Public Schools in Zip Code 12861

Summary:

The 12861 zip code is home to a single elementary school, Putnam Central School, which serves grades PK-6 with a total enrollment of 38 students. The school is part of the Putnam Central School District, which is ranked 390 out of 874 school districts in New York and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Putnam Central School's academic performance is mixed compared to the state average. While the school excels in 5th grade math and science, with proficiency rates above the state average, its 5th grade ELA and 6th grade ELA and math proficiency rates fall below the state average. The school has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at 71.05%, indicating a relatively low socioeconomic status of the student population.

Despite the school's mixed academic performance, it has access to significant resources, with a high per-student spending of $64,265 and a low student-teacher ratio of 4.9. This suggests that the school may have opportunities to improve its academic outcomes by effectively utilizing these resources to support student learning and address the needs of its student population.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 5th 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
Putnam Central School	Public	PK, KG-6	126 County Rt 2	Putnam Station	12861	Washington County	Putnam Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 547-8266	28	8	3.6	60.7%	28 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57	1015^th of 2445 public elementary schools	58.5%		47	1235^th of 2445 public elementary schools	49.5%	220	33.3	66.7	66.7	88.9	88.9	88.9	88.9	88.9	88.9	88.9	88.9	$94,177	$8,730	$85,447

Cities Near Zip Code 12861

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Putnam Station	1.19 mi	1	337^th
Ticonderoga	6.12 mi	2	621^st
Whitehall	13.6 mi	2	663^rd
Crown Point	14.01 mi	1
Bolton Landing	17.7 mi	1

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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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