Enrollment
224
High
DISTRICT 234 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALEXANDRIA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 360267004333
ALEXANDRIA CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL
34 BOLTON AVE, ALEXANDRIA BAY, NY 13607 · (315) 482-5113 · Jefferson County
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL224 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 57% of New York public high schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats 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
9.5:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.7:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
94 students
DISTRICT 40% · 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 7 | 38 | 17% |
| Grade 8 | 36 | 16% |
| Grade 9 | 31 | 14% |
| Grade 10 | 36 | 16% |
| Grade 11 | 42 | 19% |
| Grade 12 | 41 | 18% |
Student demographics
10%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 11% · 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
Based on grade levels within ALEXANDRIA 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
69.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +7.0pp since 2023
Math
73.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -8.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are up about 7 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 8 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 69.0% | 73.0% |
| 2023-24 | 62.0% | 81.0% |
% 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
64.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.6%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% 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 ALEXANDRIA CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL
ALEXANDRIA CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (64.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALEXANDRIA CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL this school | 224 | 42.0% | 64.8% |
| CHATEAUGAY HIGH SCHOOL CHATEAUGAY | 231 | 43.3% | 63.7% |
| EDWARDS-KNOX JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL HERMON | 205 | 42.4% | 54.2% |
| OXFORD ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL OXFORD | 205 | 42.9% | 69.5% |
| FORT ANN MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL FORT ANN | 233 | 43.8% | 63.5% |
| SALEM HIGH SCHOOL SALEM | 230 | 43.9% | 74.7% |
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 ALEXANDRIA CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.8% | #443 of 1,135 | #5 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.0% | #220 of 1,109 ▼ 22 | #2 of 7 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.0% | #593 of 1,135 ▲ 199 | #6 of 7 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 224 | #1,041 of 1,216 | #7 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.5:1 | #214 of 1,058 | #1 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 10.4% | #1,006 of 1,070 | #7 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.0% | #826 of 1,167 | #4 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.2% | #491 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
224
-14 (-6%) vs 2020
-23% since 1990-91, when it was 291
Student : Teacher
9.5:1
was 10.3:1
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 | 224 | 23.6 | 9.5:1 | 42% (94) |
| 2023-24 | 224 | 22.9 | 9.8:1 | 55% (123) |
| 2022-23 | 229 | 23.7 | 9.7:1 | 52% (120) |
| 2020-21 | 238 | 23 | 10.3:1 | 50% (118) |
| 2017-18 | 244 | 19 | 12.8:1 | 48% (116) |
| 2015-16 | 274 | 18 | 15.2:1 | 47% (128) |
| 2010-11 | 310 | 21 | 14.8:1 | 29% (90) |
| 2000-01 | 315 | 25 | 12.6:1 | 28% (87) |
| 1990-91 | 291 | 28 | 10.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ALEXANDRIA CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL.
About ALEXANDRIA CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL
ALEXANDRIA CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL is a high school located in ALEXANDRIA BAY, New York, in Jefferson County. Students in grades 7 through 12 attend, and enrollment is 224 students. The school's enrollment is 66% smaller than the 668 average for high schools in New York.
ALEXANDRIA CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL is one of 2 schools in ALEXANDRIA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, which enrolls 467 students in total.
About 94% of the student body at ALEXANDRIA CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL is White. Census estimates put the White share of Jefferson County's population at about 83%. ALEXANDRIA CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL's diversity index is 10%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school reports 23.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 9.5 students per teacher. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 11.0:1 average for high schools in New York. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 42%.
allk12 grades ALEXANDRIA CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL a B. The grade compares the school only with New York public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
ALEXANDRIA CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 64.8%, compared with a predicted 59.6%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of New York schools on BeatsExpectations.
ALEXANDRIA CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL is located in Jefferson County, where the median household income is $66,301, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 27%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Besides ALEXANDRIA CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL, Jefferson County has 38 other public schools.
ALEXANDRIA CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, less than a tenth of a mile away. Local comparison: ALEXANDRIA CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL ranks 3rd of 9 nearby schools, at 64.8% versus a 57.6% average.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Distant.
Enrollment at ALEXANDRIA CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL dropped 6% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 238 to 224 students.
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Jefferson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
115,040
Census ACS
Median income
$66,301
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
39
16,789 students
Quick facts
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Other schools in ALEXANDRIA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- ALEXANDRIA CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 243 students
Other schools in ALEXANDRIA BAY
- ALEXANDRIA CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 243 students
Nearby schools
- ALEXANDRIA CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.0 mi · 243
- THERESA PRIMARY SCHOOL10.1 mi · 163
- LA FARGEVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL10.2 mi · 448
- GUARDINO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL10.9 mi · 243
- HAMMOND CENTRAL SCHOOL12.9 mi · 225
- PHILADELPHIA PRIMARY SCHOOL16.0 mi · 122
Frequently asked questions
About ALEXANDRIA CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at ALEXANDRIA CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL?
ALEXANDRIA CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 224 students in grades 07-12.
What age range does ALEXANDRIA CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL serve?
ALEXANDRIA CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL serves students from grade 07 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at ALEXANDRIA CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at ALEXANDRIA CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL is approximately 9.5:1 (24 FTE teachers).
How diverse is ALEXANDRIA CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL?
ALEXANDRIA CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL reports a student body of 94% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees ALEXANDRIA CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL?
ALEXANDRIA CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL is overseen by ALEXANDRIA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT in Jefferson County.
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