Enrollment
219
High
DISTRICT 215 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AFTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 360240000011
AFTON JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
29 ACADEMY ST, AFTON, NY 13730 · (607) 639-8201 · Chenango County
GRADES 06–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL219 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 17% of New York public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New York public high schools
Student : Teacher
6.7:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 7.3:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
124 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 58%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 31 | 14% |
| Grade 7 | 32 | 15% |
| Grade 8 | 29 | 13% |
| Grade 9 | 34 | 16% |
| Grade 10 | 23 | 11% |
| Grade 11 | 28 | 13% |
| Grade 12 | 37 | 17% |
| Ungraded | 5 | 2% |
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 18% · STATE 72% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within AFTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
51.3%
NY avg 58.3% . -2.0pp since 2023
Math
38.9%
NY avg 57.4% . -4.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.3% | 38.9% |
| 2023-24 | 53.4% | 43.0% |
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
43.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.2%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New York's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like AFTON JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
AFTON JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (43.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| AFTON JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL this school | 219 | 56.6% | 43.6% |
| HAMMONDSPORT JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL HAMMONDSPORT | 193 | 55.4% | 68.8% |
| L A WEBBER MIDDLE-HIGH SCHOOL LYNDONVILLE | 238 | 54.6% | 61.4% |
| HARPURSVILLE JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL HARPURSVILLE | 253 | 56.9% | 40.4% |
| SOUTH LEWIS HIGH SCHOOL TURIN | 272 | 55.1% | 74.0% |
| DEPOSIT MIDDLE-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL DEPOSIT | 243 | 51.9% | 55.9% |
Matched among New York high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where AFTON JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Chenango County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.6% | #866 of 1,135 | #7 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.9% | #759 of 1,109 ▼ 38 | #7 of 7 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.3% | #937 of 1,135 ▲ 1 | #6 of 7 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 219 | #1,051 of 1,216 | #6 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 6.7:1 | #15 of 1,058 | #1 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.1% | #864 of 1,070 | #1 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.6% | #625 of 1,167 | #2 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.6% | #515 of 743 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
219
-61 (-22%) vs 2020
-46% since 1990-91, when it was 403
Student : Teacher
6.7:1
was 9.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 219 | 32.8 | 6.7:1 | 57% (124) |
| 2023-24 | 247 | 31.4 | 7.9:1 | 54% (133) |
| 2022-23 | 265 | 33.1 | 8.0:1 | 51% (135) |
| 2020-21 | 280 | 30 | 9.3:1 | 51% (142) |
| 2017-18 | 237 | 25 | 9.5:1 | 57% (135) |
| 2015-16 | 254 | 26 | 9.8:1 | 61% (155) |
| 2010-11 | 339 | 32 | 10.6:1 | 55% (187) |
| 2000-01 | 377 | 35 | 10.8:1 | 41% (154) |
| 1990-91 | 403 | 29 | 13.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for AFTON JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL.
About AFTON JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
AFTON JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is a small high school in New York, located in AFTON. The grade span is 6 through 12, and enrollment is 219 students. An average school in this group (high schools in New York) has about 668 students.
AFTON JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is one of 2 schools in AFTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, which enrolls 429 students in total.
AFTON JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL's enrollment is 89% White. After that, the student body is 6% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. The school's diversity index is 21%, meaning two students picked at random have a 21% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teachers at AFTON JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL total 32.8 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 6.7:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 11.0:1 average for high schools in New York. The school counts 124 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 57%.
AFTON JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 17% of New York public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
AFTON JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (43.6%) and its predicted rate (54.2%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of New York schools.
Chenango County census figures show that the median household income is $62,948, about 20% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Chenango County is home to 23 public schools and about 7,036 public school students.
The nearest other public school, AFTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, is less than a tenth of a mile away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 2 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 45.1%; AFTON JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL's is 43.6%, ranking 4th of 9.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Distant.
2024-25 enrollment was 219, a 22% decrease from 280 in 2020-21. By 2024-25, the school had 6.7 students per teacher, compared with 9.3 in 2020-21.
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Chenango County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
46,321
Census ACS
Median income
$62,948
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
7,036 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in AFTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- AFTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 210 students
Nearby schools
- AFTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.0 mi · 210
- BAINBRIDGE-GUILFORD HIGH SCHOOL5.0 mi · 351
- GREENLAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL5.4 mi · 297
- HARPURSVILLE JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL5.8 mi · 253
- W A OLMSTED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL5.8 mi · 323
- SIDNEY HIGH SCHOOL8.9 mi · 342
Frequently asked questions
About AFTON JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at AFTON JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
AFTON JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 219 students in grades 06-12.
What grades does AFTON JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL serve?
AFTON JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL serves grades 06-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at AFTON JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at AFTON JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is approximately 6.7:1 (33 FTE teachers).
How diverse is AFTON JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
AFTON JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL reports a student body of 89% White, 6% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is AFTON JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL public or private?
AFTON JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by AFTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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