Avoca Central School, Avoca NY - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Avoca Central School

Avoca Central School is a kindergarten-through-grade-12 school serving a small, declining rural village in Steuben County, about an hour northwest of Bath. The school sits as the civic anchor of the village on a historic campus, with elementary, middle and high school students sharing a single building that originated in the 1930s. Families live in an older, owner-occupied housing stock with modest median values, and most residents drive to work in nearby towns for employment.

The school's recent state test results show uneven proficiency across grades and subjects. In elementary grades, math proficiency runs in the low-to-mid range, with third and fourth graders at roughly the same level and fifth graders notably lower. English language arts proficiency in the primary grades sits below math, ranging from just over one-fifth of third graders meeting the standard up to about two-fifths of fourth graders. Middle school results improve: seventh-grade math proficiency rises above half of students, and by eighth grade math performance is reasonable, though participation in that grade dips. Science results in fifth grade are particularly soft, while eighth-grade science proficiency is roughly one-third. Across the school, proficiency sits below the midpoint among its county's districts.

A substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting economic stress in the surrounding community. The student body is predominantly white, with very small numbers of students of color. Specific data on students with disabilities and English learners was not available.

The school has undergone significant facility modernization. In late 2023, voters approved a capital project funded through the district's reserve and state aid with no local tax increase. Work targeted critical infrastructure repairs and safety upgrades to address systems that had exceeded their useful life after more than nine decades of operation. This modernization is ongoing, which families may see reflected in the building during the school year.

The district itself faces ongoing budget pressure. Over the past year, administrators made substantial expenditure cuts to keep property tax increases within the state cap while rising operational costs and health insurance expenses squeezed the budget. The district has drawn on its fund balance to soften the tax impact. Despite these constraints, the district reports maintaining the bulk of its academic programming and staff. A parent considering enrollment may want to ask the school directly about class sizes, class offerings, and the trajectory of the budget situation going forward, as tight finances can affect program breadth over time.

The school is a single-building operation serving one of the smallest districts in the county. Enrollment is small, with classes in the elementary grades running in the low-to-mid twenties and upper high school grades considerably smaller. This means fewer elective options and less separation between grade levels than larger schools offer. For families valuing a close-knit, personal school environment where administrators and teachers know all students, that structure may be a strength. For families seeking broad program choice, varied peer groups, or schools with deeper specialized offerings, this school's small size and rural location present real constraints.

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Academic performance

State test results and graduation outcomes.

Graduation rate (ACGR)

>=90%Cohort of 37 students · Class of 2021

The federal source publishes a banded range instead of an exact rate when the graduating cohort is small enough that an exact number could risk identifying individual students.

How this school compares to all schools in this state

Each dot is one school’s SY 2020-21 graduation rate, binned by integer rate. Taller columns mean more schools at that rate. This school is highlighted.

1,253 schools plotted. 14 additional schools' rates are federally suppressed and not shown. Data: EDFacts SY 2020-21.

New York Regents Exams

4 courses reported · 2024-25

End-of-course exams required for a New York Regents diploma. Each row shows the cohort size and the share of students scoring at the proficient level or higher.

Course	Students tested	% proficient
Science	36	97.0%
Math	24	83.0%
Social Studies	17	76.0%
Ela	16	94.0%

Math

Grade 344%

School 44% · District 44%

▼ 15 pts below state median · ▼ 1 pts below county median

Grade 444%

School 44% · District 44%

▼ 14 pts below state median · ▼ 4 pts below county median

Grade 515%

School 15% · District 15%

▼ 36 pts below state median · ▼ 26 pts below county median

Grade 627%

School 27% · District 27%

▼ 18 pts below state median · ▼ 8 pts below county median

Grade 760%

School 60% · District 60%

▲ 7 pts above state median · ▲ 21 pts above county median

Grade 853%

School 53% · District 50% · ▲ 3 pts above district

▲ 16 pts above state median · even with county median

English language arts

Grade 322%

School 22% · District 22%

▼ 30 pts below state median · ▼ 18 pts below county median

Grade 438%

School 38% · District 38%

▼ 15 pts below state median · ▼ 5 pts below county median

Grade 527%

School 27% · District 27%

▼ 27 pts below state median · ▼ 17 pts below county median

Grade 646%

School 46% · District 46%

▲ 1 pts above state median · ▲ 2 pts above county median

Grade 740%

School 40% · District 40%

▼ 7 pts below state median · ▲ 8 pts above county median

Grade 842%

School 42% · District 40% · ▲ 2 pts above district

▼ 6 pts below state median · ▲ 1 pts above county median

Science

Grade 524%

School 24% · District 24%

▼ 18 pts below state median · ▼ 14 pts below county median

Grade 836%

School 36% · District 33% · ▲ 2 pts above district

▲ 2 pts above state median · ▼ 1 pts below county median

This schoolAVOCA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 4Lower-income33%Higher-income43%10 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income29%Higher-income22%7 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income38%Higher-income80%42 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income38%Higher-income43%5 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income20%Higher-income67%47 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 4Lower-income44%Higher-income43%1 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income8%Higher-income33%25 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income14%Higher-income80%66 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income63%Higher-income57%5 pp gap