Is Sharon Springs Central School a good school?

Sharon Springs Central School ranks 1724 th of 2445 New York alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Sharon Springs Central School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 257 students attended Sharon Springs Central School.

What is the racial makeup of Sharon Springs Central School?

Students at Sharon Springs Central School are 92% White, 5% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Sharon Springs Central School

Summary:

Sharon Springs Central School is an alternative public school serving grades PK-12 with 249 students, located in Sharon Springs, NY and part of the Sharon Springs Central School District. The school has a student-teacher ratio of 8.3 and spends around $24,746 per student annually.

Sharon Springs Central School has had a 4-year graduation rate ranging from 84.3% to 94.1% over the past few years, which is generally higher than the state average of around 80%. However, the school's dropout rate has fluctuated between 4.9% to 10.0%, which is higher than the state average. Additionally, Sharon Springs Central School has had chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 25.6% to 37.8%, significantly higher than the state average. In general, the school's proficiency rates on state assessments are lower than the state and district averages, especially in math, but it performs better on Regents exams compared to state averages. Around 50% of Sharon Springs Central School students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which is higher than the state average.

Compared to nearby schools like Richfield Springs Junior/Senior High School, Schenevus Central School, and Cherry Valley-Springfield Central School, Sharon Springs Central School generally performs worse on state assessments, especially in math. However, its graduation and dropout rates are more in line with these peer schools. With relatively high per-student spending and a low student-teacher ratio, Sharon Springs Central School appears to have adequate resources, but this has not translated to consistently strong academic outcomes, likely due to the school's high chronic absenteeism rates.

Detail:

Public, Alternative PK, KG-12

514 St Rt 20
Sharon Springs, NY 13459-0218

(518) 284-2267

District: Sharon Springs Central School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
1724^th of 2,445 New York Alternative Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $24,746

Student/teacher ratio: 8.2

Number of students: 257

Racial breakdown:

White:

91.8%

Hispanic:

5.1%

Two or more races:

1.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 50.6%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Sharon Springs Central School ranks worse than 70.5% of elementary schools in New York. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 30.73. (See more...)

Compare Details Sharon Springs Central School ranks worse than 55.5% of middle schools in New York. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 43.69. (See more...)

Compare Details Sharon Springs Central School ranks worse than 52.8% of high schools in New York. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 48.8. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Sharon Springs Central School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.

The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (91.8%), Hispanic (5.1%), two or more races (1.6%). (See more...)

Compare Details 50.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Sharon Springs Central School is 8.2. (See more...)

Compare Sharon Springs Central School employs 31 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Sharon Springs Central School is $24,746.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Sharon Springs Central School:

SchoolDigger ranks Sharon Springs Central School 1724^th of 2445 New York public elementary schools. (See Sharon Springs Central School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Sharon Springs Central School 834^th of 1504 New York public middle schools. (See Sharon Springs Central School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Sharon Springs Central School 656^th of 1242 New York public high schools. (See Sharon Springs Central School in the ranking list.)

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Rank History for Sharon Springs Central School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Sharon Springs Central School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	46.49	1450^th	2206	34.3%
2007	51.85	1299^th	2219	41.5%
2008	52.08	1313^th	2227	41.0%
2009	70.66	687^th	2257	69.6%
2010	46.15	1394^th	2263	38.4%
2011	44.45	1428^th	2286	37.5%
2012	48.78	1348^th	2320	41.9%
2013	38.25	1463^rd	2325	37.1%
2014	48.72	1216^th	2345	48.1%
2015	49.19	1178^th	2352	49.9%
2016	30.67	1710^th	2366	27.7%
2017	38.53	1479^th	2386	38.0%
2018	40.15	1472^nd	2395	38.5%
2019	47.43	1222^nd	2413	49.4%
2021	42.01	1311^th	2201	40.4%
2022	37.87	1518^th	2434	37.6%
2023	48.04	1216^th	2439	50.1%
2024	30.73	1724^th	2445	29.5%

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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Sharon Springs Central School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	43.08	976^th	2016	51.6%
2024	40.54	1127^th	2110	46.6%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Sharon Springs Central School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	39.00	1260^th	2045	38.4%
2019	65.60	544^th	2032	73.2%
2021	50.26	783^rd	1678	53.3%
2022	38.07	1292^nd	2099	38.4%
2023	48.43	937^th	2041	54.1%
2024	36.80	1297^th	2078	37.6%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Sharon Springs Central School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	30.21	1752^nd	2338	25.1%
2019	37.88	1464^th	2357	37.9%
2021	61.76	700^th	1955	64.2%
2022	45.38	1297^th	2401	46.0%
2023	46.57	1252^nd	2403	47.9%
2024	46.59	1250^th	2413	48.2%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Sharon Springs Central School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	58.51	933^rd	2340	60.1%
2019	59.60	888^th	2358	62.3%
2021	38.08	1263^rd	1961	35.6%
2022	30.07	1750^th	2400	27.1%
2023	33.99	1604^th	2400	33.2%
2024	23.79	1950^th	2411	19.1%

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Rank History for elementary school White students at Sharon Springs Central School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2021	18.83	1062^nd	1224	13.2%
2022	31.17	1024^th	1399	26.8%
2024	51.31	677^th	1392	51.4%

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Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Rank History for all middle school students at Sharon Springs Central School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	50.79	636^th	1095	41.9%
2007	61.23	520^th	1123	53.7%
2008	58.27	632^nd	1185	46.7%
2009	66.23	527^th	1224	56.9%
2010	61.63	554^th	1243	55.4%
2011	69.90	414^th	1295	68.0%
2012	60.84	576^th	1337	56.9%
2013	51.94	627^th	1373	54.3%
2014	31.71	971^st	1401	30.7%
2015	33.24	968^th	1407	31.2%
2016	40.77	834^th	1429	41.6%
2017	42.43	826^th	1455	43.2%
2018	46.09	752^nd	1438	47.7%
2019	51.43	619^th	1439	57.0%
2021	47.08	626^th	1242	49.6%
2022	50.04	687^th	1479	53.5%
2023	55.48	615^th	1500	59.0%
2024	43.69	834^th	1504	44.5%

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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Sharon Springs Central School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2022	29.80	1011^th	1283	21.2%
2023	17.02	1277^th	1307	2.3%
2024	38.84	743^rd	1303	43.0%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Sharon Springs Central School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	47.22	578^th	1245	53.6%
2019	44.43	595^th	1241	52.1%
2022	38.81	770^th	1306	41.0%
2023	66.81	314^th	1288	75.6%
2024	47.63	622^nd	1296	52.0%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Sharon Springs Central School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	39.50	851^st	1353	37.1%
2019	40.35	821^st	1370	40.1%
2021	50.14	492^nd	1066	53.8%
2022	48.03	734^th	1454	49.5%
2023	56.71	605^th	1463	58.6%
2024	50.82	697^th	1465	52.4%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Sharon Springs Central School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	51.85	616^th	1352	54.4%
2019	68.78	350^th	1366	74.4%
2021	35.13	711^th	1071	33.6%
2022	52.09	613^th	1455	57.9%
2023	54.19	610^th	1464	58.3%
2024	39.34	898^th	1464	38.7%

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Rank History for middle school White students at Sharon Springs Central School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	40.40	480^th	763	37.1%

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Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Rank History for all high school students at Sharon Springs Central School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2005	60.61	393^rd	935	58.0%
2006	60.68	422^nd	986	57.2%
2007	63.73	358^th	1002	64.3%
2008	64.44	357^th	1027	65.2%
2009	68.34	255^th	1086	76.5%
2010	61.58	432^nd	1117	61.3%
2011	53.90	613^th	1165	47.4%
2012	60.65	533^rd	1198	55.5%
2013	76.19	169^th	1217	86.1%
2014	68.14	307^th	1237	75.2%
2015	64.77	346^th	1255	72.4%
2016	54.27	573^rd	1255	54.3%
2017	44.62	689^th	1221	43.6%
2018	60.18	528^th	1210	56.4%
2019	59.73	545^th	1207	54.8%
2022	58.84	520^th	1190	56.3%
2023	76.21	210^th	1228	82.9%
2024	48.80	656^th	1242	47.2%

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Rank History for high school Special Education students at Sharon Springs Central School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	52.52	451^st	1144	60.6%

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Rank History for high school Low Socio Economic Status students at Sharon Springs Central School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	64.15	312^th	1154	73.0%
2019	66.52	288^th	1179	75.6%
2022	69.99	202^nd	1101	81.7%
2023	75.62	129^th	1155	88.8%
2024	36.77	746^th	1170	36.2%

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Rank History for high school Female students at Sharon Springs Central School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	68.51	345^th	1176	70.7%
2019	71.16	310^th	1193	74.0%
2022	63.79	414^th	1155	64.2%
2023	71.23	321^st	1197	73.2%
2024	53.32	601^st	1219	50.7%

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Rank History for high school Male students at Sharon Springs Central School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	57.05	545^th	1176	53.7%
2019	53.34	606^th	1190	49.1%
2022	61.09	452^nd	1154	60.8%
2023	77.21	162^nd	1191	86.4%
2024	41.54	722^nd	1211	40.4%

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Rank History for high school White students at Sharon Springs Central School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	24.37	659^th	765	13.9%
2022	56.58	302^nd	738	59.1%
2024	24.31	655^th	781	16.1%

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Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: NY State Education Department

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Enrollment information for Sharon Springs Central School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1989	351	2	1	0	0	n/a	n/a	354
1990	360	5	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	365
1991	366	5	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	371
1992	394	7	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	402
1993	434	4	1	4	1	n/a	n/a	444
1994	429	6	0	2	0	n/a	n/a	437
1995	422	7	0	2	0	n/a	n/a	431
1996	422	7	0	2	0	n/a	n/a	431
1997	436	4	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	441
1998	446	7	0	2	0	n/a	n/a	455
1999	434	0	0	2	0	n/a	n/a	436
2000	436	0	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	437
2001	393	0	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	394
2002	373	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	373
2003	373	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	373
2004	388	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	388
2005	390	2	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	392
2006	388	4	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	392
2007	369	7	3	3	0	n/a	n/a	382
2008	405	3	2	3	0	n/a	n/a	413
2009	345	2	2	2	0	n/a	n/a	351
2010	339	4	2	4	0	n/a	n/a	349
2011	326	1	2	4	0	0	2	335
2012	302	5	3	4	0	0	0	314
2013	264	1	4	2	0	0	0	271
2014	264	3	3	3	0	0	1	274
2015	264	4	3	7	0	0	1	279
2016	245	4	4	12	0	0	1	266
2017	242	3	3	11	0	0	2	261
2018	221	4	3	9	0	0	4	241
2019	201	3	3	11	0	0	5	223
2020	210	0	3	10	0	0	3	226
2021	207	0	3	10	0	0	4	224
2022	212	0	3	13	0	0	6	234
2023	231	0	3	11	0	0	4	249
2024	236	1	3	13	0	0	4	257

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Sharon Springs Central School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	354	28.7	12.3	n/a
1990	365	28.7	12.7	n/a
1991	371	28.7	12.9	n/a
1992	402	30.3	13.2	n/a
1993	444	30.6	14.5	n/a
1994	437	35.0	12.5	30
1995	431	33.3	12.9	26.7
1996	431	33.3	12.9	26.7
1997	441	33.9	13.0	26.3
1998	455	34.0	13.4	24
1999	436	37.0	11.8	33
2000	437	37.0	11.8	33
2001	394	37.0	10.6	39.6
2002	373	33.8	11.0	35.1
2003	373	33.8	11.0	35.1
2004	388	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	392	37.9	10.3	32.7
2006	392	41.0	9.6	36.2
2007	382	35.8	10.7	36.1
2008	413	35.8	11.5	34.9
2009	351	37.3	9.4	52.4
2010	349	34.8	10.0	47.9
2011	335	30.8	10.8	42.7
2012	314	30.3	10.3	50.3
2013	271	31.0	8.7	54.2
2014	274	30.0	9.1	46.7
2015	279	27.0	10.3	55.2
2016	266	25.0	10.6	62.4
2017	261	26.3	9.9	60.9
2018	241	27.5	8.7	51
2019	223	30.6	7.2	51.6
2020	226	30.0	7.5	52.2
2021	224	30.0	7.4	47.8
2022	234	30.0	7.8	50.4
2023	249	30.0	8.3	50.6
2024	257	31.0	8.2	50.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Sharon Springs Central School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	354	28.7	12.3	n/a
1990	365	28.7	12.7	n/a
1991	371	28.7	12.9	n/a
1992	402	30.3	13.2	n/a
1993	444	30.6	14.5	n/a
1994	437	35.0	12.5	30
1995	431	33.3	12.9	26.7
1996	431	33.3	12.9	26.7
1997	441	33.9	13.0	26.3
1998	455	34.0	13.4	24
1999	436	37.0	11.8	33
2000	437	37.0	11.8	33
2001	394	37.0	10.6	39.6
2002	373	33.8	11.0	35.1
2003	373	33.8	11.0	35.1
2004	388	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	392	37.9	10.3	32.7
2006	392	41.0	9.6	36.2
2007	382	35.8	10.7	36.1
2008	413	35.8	11.5	34.9
2009	351	37.3	9.4	52.4
2010	349	34.8	10.0	47.9
2011	335	30.8	10.8	42.7
2012	314	30.3	10.3	50.3
2013	271	31.0	8.7	54.2
2014	274	30.0	9.1	46.7
2015	279	27.0	10.3	55.2
2016	266	25.0	10.6	62.4
2017	261	26.3	9.9	60.9
2018	241	27.5	8.7	51
2019	223	30.6	7.2	51.6
2020	226	30.0	7.5	52.2
2021	224	30.0	7.4	47.8
2022	234	30.0	7.8	50.4
2023	249	30.0	8.3	50.6
2024	257	31.0	8.2	50.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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