Top Seneca County Public Schools
For the 2021 school year, there are 11 public schools in Seneca County, NY, serving 3,950 students. Seneca County has one of the highest concentrations of top ranked public schools in New York.
Seneca County, NY public schools have an average math proficiency score of 50% (versus the New York public school average of 54%), and reading proficiency score of 42% (versus the 54% statewide average). Schools in Seneca County have an average ranking of 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of New York public schools.
The top ranked public schools in Seneca County, NY are Mynderse Academy, Waterloo High School and South Seneca Middle/High School. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.
Minority enrollment is 11% of the student body (majority Hispanic and Black), which is less than the New York public school average of 57% (majority Hispanic and Black).
The student:teacher ratio of 11:1 is less than the New York public school average of 13:1.
Top Seneca County Public Schools (2021)
- School (Math and Reading Proficiency) Location Grades Students
- Mynderse Academy Math: 90-94% | Reading: 90-94%Rank:9/Top 20%105 Troy St10
Seneca Falls, NY 13148
(315) 568-5500
Grades: 9-12 | 393 students
- Waterloo High School Math: 90-94% | Reading: 85-89%Rank:9/Top 20%96 Stark St10
Waterloo, NY 13165
(315) 539-1550
Grades: 9-12 | 483 students
- South Seneca Middle/High School Math: 50-54% | Reading: 50-54%Rank:5/Bottom 50%7263 S Main St10
Ovid, NY 14521
(607) 869-9636
Grades: 6-12 | 378 students
- Romulus Central School Math: 48% | Reading: 42%Rank:4/Bottom 50%5705 Rt 9610
Romulus, NY 14541
(607) 869-5391
Grades: PK-12 | 433 students
- Elizabeth Cady Stanton Elementary School Math: 49% | Reading: 32%Rank:4/Bottom 50%38 Garden St10
Seneca Falls, NY 13148
(315) 568-5500
Grades: 3-5 | 276 students
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- Waterloo Middle School Math: 35-39% | Reading: 30-34%Rank:3/Bottom 50%65 Center St10
Waterloo, NY 13165
(315) 539-1540
Grades: 6-8 | 360 students
- La Fayette School Math: 44% | Reading: 27%Rank:3/Bottom 50%71 Inslee St10
Waterloo, NY 13165
(315) 539-1530
Grades: 3-5 | 362 students
- South Seneca Elementary School Math: 40-44% | Reading: 25-29%Rank:3/Bottom 50%8326 Main St10
Interlaken, NY 14847
(607) 869-9636
Grades: PK-5 | 320 students
- Seneca Falls Middle School Math: 30% | Reading: 34%Rank:2/Bottom 50%95 Troy St10
Seneca Falls, NY 13148
(315) 568-5500
Grades: 6-8 | 301 students
- Frank M Knight Elementary School98 Clinton St
Seneca Falls, NY 13148
(315) 568-5500
Grades: K-2 | 281 students
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