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Mcgraw Central School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in New York for:
Category
Attribute
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public preschool serving 226 students in Mcgraw Central School District. This district's average pre testing ranking is 7/10, which is in the top 50% of public pre schools in New York.
Public Preschool in Mcgraw Central School District have an average math proficiency score of 52% (versus the New York public pre school average of 48%), and reading proficiency score of 42% (versus the 41% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 3% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the New York public preschool average of 62% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NY)
# Schools
2 Schools
1,576 Schools
# Students
492 Students
680,405 Students
# Teachers
57 Teachers
57,270 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
9:1
9:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Mcgraw Central School District, which is ranked #397 of all 1,009 school districts in New York (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 85% has decreased from 90% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#375 out of 1017 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
61%
52%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
49%
49%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
75-79%
78%
Graduation Rate
85%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.08
0.73
% American Indian
n/a
1%
% Asian
n/a
11%
% Hispanic
1%
31%
% Black
1%
16%
% White
96%
38%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
2%
3%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $27,197 in this school district is less than the state median of $31,307. The school district revenue/student has grown by 8% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $35,927 is higher than the state median of $32,183. The school district spending/student has grown by 8% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$13 MM
$78,541 MM
Spending
$18 MM
$80,737 MM
Revenue / Student
$27,197
$31,307
Spending / Student
$35,927
$32,183
Best Mcgraw Central School District Public Preschools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Mcgraw Elementary School
(Math: 50-54% | Reading: 40-44%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
50 W Academy St
Mc Graw, NY 13101
(607) 836-3650
Mc Graw, NY 13101
(607) 836-3650
Grades: PK-5
| 226 students
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