Top Rankings
Lancaster Central School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in New York for:
Category
Attribute
Science Proficiency
Highest science proficiency (Top 5%)
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 1%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2025-26 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 848 students in Lancaster Central School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 6/10, which is in the top 50% of public middle schools in New York.
Public Middle School in Lancaster Central School District have an average math proficiency score of 58% (versus the New York public middle school average of 51%), and reading proficiency score of 47% (versus the 51% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 10% of the student body (majority Hispanic and Asian), which is less than the New York public middle school average of 63% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NY)
# Schools
7 Schools
1,657 Schools
# Students
5,298 Students
888,790 Students
# Teachers
436 Teachers
83,542 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Lancaster Central School District, which is ranked #293 of all 1,008 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 98% has increased from 96% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#274 out of 1017 school districts
(Top 30%)
(Top 30%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
64%
52%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
54%
49%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
95%
78%
Graduation Rate
98%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.20
0.73
% American Indian
n/a
1%
% Asian
2%
9%
% Hispanic
4%
30%
% Black
1%
20%
% White
90%
37%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
3%
3%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $21,082 in this school district is less than the state median of $31,324. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $21,653 is less than the state median of $32,199. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$112 MM
$78,541 MM
Spending
$115 MM
$80,737 MM
Revenue / Student
$21,082
$31,324
Spending / Student
$21,653
$32,199
Best Lancaster Central School District Public Middle Schools (2025-26)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Lancaster Middle School
(Math: 58% | Reading: 47%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
148 Aurora St
Lancaster, NY 14086
(716) 686-3220
Lancaster, NY 14086
(716) 686-3220
Gr: 7-8 | 848 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 10%
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