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What's something BETHLEHEM CENTRAL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
1,322
High
DISTRICT 582 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BETHLEHEM CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 360471000211
BETHLEHEM CENTRAL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
700 DELAWARE AVE, DELMAR, NY 12054 · (518) 439-4921 · Albany County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,322 STUDENTS
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Scored higher than 92% of New York public high schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
13.0:1
102 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
17%
222 students
DISTRICT 16% · STATE 58%
Community
1
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 9 | 307 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 350 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 318 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 332 | 25% |
| Ungraded | 15 | 1% |
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 33% · 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 BETHLEHEM CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
97.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -1.0pp since 2023
Math
92.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -3.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 97 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 92 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 97.0% | 92.0% |
| 2023-24 | 98.0% | 95.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NY schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
89.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.8%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+20.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 89% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 69% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 21 points, placing it in New York's top 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 BETHLEHEM CENTRAL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
BETHLEHEM CENTRAL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (89.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| BETHLEHEM CENTRAL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL this school | 1,322 | 16.8% | 89.3% |
| FAYETTEVILLE-MANLIUS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL MANLIUS | 1,343 | 17.3% | 87.8% |
| SMITHTOWN HIGH SCHOOL EAST SAINT JAMES | 1,403 | 14.8% | 83.3% |
| CLARENCE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL CLARENCE | 1,256 | 18.6% | 93.0% |
| SMITHTOWN HIGH SCHOOL-WEST SMITHTOWN | 1,158 | 16.7% | 87.8% |
| JOHN F KENNEDY HIGH SCHOOL BELLMORE | 1,089 | 16.3% | 87.7% |
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 BETHLEHEM CENTRAL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Albany County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 89.3% | #69 of 1,135 | #2 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 92.0% | #29 of 1,109 ▲ 15 | #1 of 12 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 97.0% | #35 of 1,135 ▲ 4 | #1 of 12 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,322 | #138 of 1,216 | #5 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #834 of 1,058 | #9 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 31.4% | #780 of 1,070 | #10 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 16.8% | #1,113 of 1,167 | #11 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.6% | #218 of 743 | #2 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
1,322
-122 (-8%) vs 2020
+15% since 1990-91, when it was 1,147
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 13.1:1
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 | 1,322 | 101.5 | 13.0:1 | 17% (222) |
| 2023-24 | 1,373 | 105.5 | 13.0:1 | 15% (207) |
| 2022-23 | 1,364 | 112.8 | 12.1:1 | 13% (175) |
| 2020-21 | 1,444 | 110 | 13.1:1 | 13% (186) |
| 2017-18 | 1,604 | 100 | 16.0:1 | 12% (185) |
| 2015-16 | 1,635 | 97 | 16.9:1 | 10% (168) |
| 2010-11 | 1,695 | 116 | 14.6:1 | 7% (111) |
| 2000-01 | 1,552 | 102 | 15.2:1 | 1% (18) |
| 1990-91 | 1,147 | 83 | 13.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BETHLEHEM CENTRAL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL.
About BETHLEHEM CENTRAL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
BETHLEHEM CENTRAL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is a high school with a street address in DELMAR, New York. Students in grades 9 through 12 attend, and enrollment is 1,322 students. The school's enrollment is 98% larger than the 668 average for high schools in New York.
Enrollment across the 7 schools in BETHLEHEM CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT totals 4,077 students.
At BETHLEHEM CENTRAL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, White students make up 82% of the student body. The remaining students are 8% Asian, 4% Hispanic, 3% Black, and 3% multiracial. Among people living in Albany County, the White share is about 69%. By the diversity index, BETHLEHEM CENTRAL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL comes in at 31%.
BETHLEHEM CENTRAL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL's 101.5 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 13.0:1. For comparison, high schools in New York average 11.0:1. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 17%. That is lower than the 45% average for public schools in Albany County.
Measured against New York public high schools, BETHLEHEM CENTRAL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL receives an A. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
BETHLEHEM CENTRAL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL beats its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests by 20.5 points (89.3% versus 68.8%), a top-10% result in New York on BeatsExpectations.
Census estimates describe Albany County this way: median household income is about $85,333, 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Albany County number 75 and enroll about 39,946.
The nearest other public school, EAGLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, is about 0.2 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of BETHLEHEM CENTRAL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, BETHLEHEM CENTRAL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is 1st on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
BETHLEHEM CENTRAL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL had 1,444 students in 2020-21 and 1,322 in 2024-25, an 8% decrease.
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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 BETHLEHEM CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- BETHLEHEM CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 950 students
- EAGLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 446 students
- SLINGERLANDS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 422 students
- GLENMONT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 382 students
- HAMAGRAEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 319 students
- ELSMERE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 236 students
Other schools in DELMAR
- BETHLEHEM CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 950 students
- EAGLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 446 students
- SLINGERLANDS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 422 students
- HAMAGRAEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 319 students
- ELSMERE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 236 students
Nearby schools
- EAGLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.2 mi · 446
- SLINGERLANDS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.0 mi · 422
- HAMAGRAEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.6 mi · 319
- BETHLEHEM CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL1.7 mi · 950
- ELSMERE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.1 mi · 236
- GLENMONT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.5 mi · 382
Frequently asked questions
About BETHLEHEM CENTRAL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at BETHLEHEM CENTRAL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
BETHLEHEM CENTRAL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 1,322 students in grades 09-12.
Is BETHLEHEM CENTRAL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
BETHLEHEM CENTRAL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at BETHLEHEM CENTRAL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at BETHLEHEM CENTRAL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is approximately 13.0:1 (102 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at BETHLEHEM CENTRAL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
Student demographics at BETHLEHEM CENTRAL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL are roughly 82% White, 4% Hispanic, 3% Black, 8% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees BETHLEHEM CENTRAL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
BETHLEHEM CENTRAL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is overseen by BETHLEHEM CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT in Albany County.
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