Enrollment
311
High
DISTRICT 338 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BERNE-KNOX-WESTERLO CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 360465000208
BERNE-KNOX-WESTERLO JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
1738 HELDERBERG TRAIL, BERNE, NY 12023 · (518) 872-1482 · Albany County
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL311 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 47% 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.
- CBeats 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
8.8:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.8:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
98 students
DISTRICT 34% · 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 | 58 | 19% |
| Grade 8 | 50 | 16% |
| Grade 9 | 50 | 16% |
| Grade 10 | 56 | 18% |
| Grade 11 | 44 | 14% |
| Grade 12 | 53 | 17% |
Student demographics
12%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 BERNE-KNOX-WESTERLO 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
67.4%
NY avg 58.3% . -8.3pp since 2023
Math
53.9%
NY avg 57.4% . -8.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 9 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 67.4% | 53.9% |
| 2023-24 | 75.7% | 62.7% |
% 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
63.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.4%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% 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 →
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BERNE-KNOX-WESTERLO JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (63.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| BERNE-KNOX-WESTERLO JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL this school | 311 | 31.5% | 63.1% |
| GREENVILLE HIGH SCHOOL GREENVILLE | 339 | 32.4% | 73.5% |
| LAKE PLACID JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL LAKE PLACID | 304 | 32.9% | 59.6% |
| DUANESBURG HIGH SCHOOL DELANSON | 290 | 29.7% | 64.9% |
| MAPLE GROVE JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL BEMUS POINT | 275 | 29.1% | 62.6% |
| TULLY JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL TULLY | 367 | 33.2% | 59.6% |
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 BERNE-KNOX-WESTERLO JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Albany County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.1% | #486 of 1,135 | #7 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.9% | #530 of 1,109 ▼ 58 | #7 of 12 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.4% | #627 of 1,135 ▼ 79 | #8 of 12 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 311 | #906 of 1,216 | #13 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.8:1 | #112 of 1,058 | #1 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 11.7% | #983 of 1,070 | #13 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 31.5% | #975 of 1,167 | #8 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.9% | #319 of 743 | #3 of 6 |
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
311
-27 (-8%) vs 2020
-34% since 1990-91, when it was 473
Student : Teacher
8.8:1
was 8.4:1
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 | 311 | 35.5 | 8.8:1 | 32% (98) |
| 2023-24 | 328 | 38.1 | 8.6:1 | 39% (128) |
| 2022-23 | 320 | 37.5 | 8.5:1 | 33% (104) |
| 2020-21 | 338 | 40 | 8.4:1 | 38% (130) |
| 2017-18 | 361 | 34.2 | 10.6:1 | 36% (129) |
| 2015-16 | 371 | 36 | 10.3:1 | 37% (138) |
| 2010-11 | 535 | 40 | 13.4:1 | 23% (122) |
| 2000-01 | 657 | 49 | 13.4:1 | 18% (117) |
| 1990-91 | 473 | 43 | 11.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BERNE-KNOX-WESTERLO JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL.
About BERNE-KNOX-WESTERLO JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
BERNE-KNOX-WESTERLO JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is a public low-enrollment high school in BERNE, New York. Students in grades 7 through 12 attend, and enrollment is 311 students. The typical figure for high schools in New York is about 668 students.
BERNE-KNOX-WESTERLO CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT is made up of 2 schools with 676 students in all.
White students make up 94% of enrollment at BERNE-KNOX-WESTERLO JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL. Other students are 3% multiracial and 2% Hispanic. That is higher than the 69% White share among all Albany County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 12% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Dividing enrollment by its 35.5 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 8.8:1. That is 2.3 students per teacher below the 11.0:1 average for high schools in New York. BERNE-KNOX-WESTERLO JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL reports 32% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Public schools in Albany County average 45%.
BERNE-KNOX-WESTERLO JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 47% of New York public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
A school with BERNE-KNOX-WESTERLO JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL's lunch-eligibility share in New York is predicted to score 63.4%. BERNE-KNOX-WESTERLO JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL scores 63.1%, within a point of that line.
Albany County has these Census figures: the median household income is $85,333, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 46%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. In all, Albany County has 75 public schools and roughly 39,946 students.
The closest public school to BERNE-KNOX-WESTERLO JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is BERNE-KNOX-WESTERLO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, less than a tenth of a mile away. BERNE-KNOX-WESTERLO JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within ten miles. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, BERNE-KNOX-WESTERLO JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL ranks 6th on proficiency.
BERNE-KNOX-WESTERLO JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL has an NCES locale of Rural: Distant.
BERNE-KNOX-WESTERLO JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL's enrollment declined from 338 in 2020-21 to 311 in 2024-25.
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Albany County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
317,018
Census ACS
Median income
$85,333
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
75
39,946 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BERNE-KNOX-WESTERLO CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- BERNE-KNOX-WESTERLO ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 365 students
Nearby schools
- BERNE-KNOX-WESTERLO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.1 mi · 365
- ALTAMONT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL7.8 mi · 295
- DUANESBURG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL8.2 mi · 356
- DUANESBURG HIGH SCHOOL8.8 mi · 290
- SCHOHARIE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL8.9 mi · 349
- SCHOHARIE HIGH SCHOOL8.9 mi · 459
Frequently asked questions
About BERNE-KNOX-WESTERLO JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHow many students attend BERNE-KNOX-WESTERLO JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
BERNE-KNOX-WESTERLO JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 311 students in grades 07-12.
Is BERNE-KNOX-WESTERLO JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
BERNE-KNOX-WESTERLO JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is a high school covering grades 07-12.
How many teachers does BERNE-KNOX-WESTERLO JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL have?
BERNE-KNOX-WESTERLO JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL employs 36 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at BERNE-KNOX-WESTERLO JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
At BERNE-KNOX-WESTERLO JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 94% White, 2% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is BERNE-KNOX-WESTERLO JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL public or private?
BERNE-KNOX-WESTERLO JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by BERNE-KNOX-WESTERLO CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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