Summary:
The 12916 zip code area is home to two schools - Brushton Grade School, an alternative public school serving grades PK-6, and Brushton-Moira High School, a public high school serving grades 7-12. Both schools are part of the Brushton-Moira Central School District, which is ranked 736 out of 874 districts in New York and rated 1 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger, indicating the district as a whole is performing below average.
Brushton Grade School has relatively low test scores compared to the state average, with proficiency rates ranging from 26-50% across different grade levels and subjects. In contrast, Brushton-Moira High School has a mixed performance, with some Regents exam scores above the state average (e.g., Chemistry, Algebra II) but others below (e.g., Algebra I, Living Environment). The high school also has a 84.3% four-year graduation rate, slightly below the state average, and a 4.5% dropout rate, which is higher than the state average.
Both schools have high rates of free/reduced lunch recipients, at 58.84% for Brushton Grade School and 58.15% for Brushton-Moira High School, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage in the student population. Additionally, the schools have low student-teacher ratios, with Brushton Grade School at 11.6 and Brushton-Moira High School at 8.5, suggesting the districts are investing significant resources into these schools. However, the academic performance does not seem to be commensurate with the level of funding, indicating the need for further investigation and targeted interventions to improve student outcomes.
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