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How has BREWSTER HIGH SCHOOL changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
1,076
High
DISTRICT 747 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BREWSTER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 360531000264
BREWSTER HIGH SCHOOL
50 FOGGINTOWN RD, BREWSTER, NY 10509 · (845) 279-5051 · Putnam County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL1,076 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 43% of New York public high schools
- B-Test 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
11.5:1
94 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.2:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
413 students
DISTRICT 38% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 35 | 3% |
| Grade 9 | 248 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 247 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 234 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 296 | 28% |
| Ungraded | 16 | 1% |
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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 BREWSTER 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
74.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +3.0pp since 2023
Math
66.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -12.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 12 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 74.0% | 66.0% |
| 2023-24 | 71.0% | 78.0% |
% 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
60.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.9%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 BREWSTER HIGH SCHOOL
BREWSTER HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (60.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| BREWSTER HIGH SCHOOL this school | 1,076 | 38.4% | 60.2% |
| FOX LANE HIGH SCHOOL BEDFORD | 1,155 | 36.5% | 81.5% |
| CARMEL HIGH SCHOOL CARMEL | 1,299 | 35.9% | 80.5% |
| SUFFERN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL SUFFERN | 1,450 | 37.0% | 65.2% |
| WASHINGTONVILLE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL WASHINGTONVILLE | 1,308 | 35.9% | 69.7% |
| WALTER PANAS HIGH SCHOOL CORTLANDT MANOR | 845 | 35.6% | 81.8% |
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 BREWSTER HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.2% | #544 of 1,135 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #330 of 1,109 ▼ 85 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.0% | #513 of 1,135 ▲ 113 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,076 | #218 of 1,216 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.5:1 | #619 of 1,058 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.4% | #338 of 1,070 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.4% | #876 of 1,167 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.3% | #737 of 743 |
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
1,076
+81 (+8%) vs 2020
+44% since 1990-91, when it was 747
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
was 12.0:1
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 | 1,076 | 93.7 | 11.5:1 | 38% (413) |
| 2023-24 | 1,080 | 90.6 | 11.9:1 | 42% (454) |
| 2022-23 | 1,035 | 87.7 | 11.8:1 | 36% (374) |
| 2020-21 | 995 | 83 | 12.0:1 | 37% (365) |
| 2017-18 | 1,079 | 80 | 13.5:1 | 23% (245) |
| 2015-16 | 1,118 | 75 | 14.9:1 | 22% (244) |
| 2010-11 | 1,203 | 79 | 15.2:1 | 10% (115) |
| 2000-01 | 950 | 69 | 13.8:1 | 9% (81) |
| 1990-91 | 747 | 60 | 12.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BREWSTER HIGH SCHOOL.
About BREWSTER HIGH SCHOOL
BREWSTER HIGH SCHOOL is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a high school in BREWSTER, New York. The school runs grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 1,076 students. By comparison, high schools in New York enroll about 668 students on average.
BREWSTER HIGH SCHOOL is part of BREWSTER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, where 4 schools serve 2,988 students.
Hispanic students are 52% of those enrolled at BREWSTER HIGH SCHOOL. Beyond that, enrollment is 41% White, 3% multiracial, and 2% Asian. In Putnam County overall, about 20% of residents are Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 56, compared with 70 nationally.
With 93.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 11.5:1. That is in line with the 11.0:1 average for high schools in New York. Roughly 38% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Putnam County average 29%.
On the allk12 Grade, BREWSTER HIGH SCHOOL lands at C+, ahead of 43% of New York public high schools.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 60.9% for BREWSTER HIGH SCHOOL. The school posts 60.2%, within a point of the prediction.
The school is in Putnam County, where the median household earns about $126,257 a year, about 46% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. Across Putnam County, 23 public schools serve about 12,955 students.
BREWSTER HIGH SCHOOL's closest public school neighbor is JOHN F KENNEDY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, about 0.2 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes 6 other public schools. Nearby schools average 53.7% on proficiency, and BREWSTER HIGH SCHOOL is above that at 60.2%.
The school is in rural territory close to an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Fringe).
Enrollment was 1,076 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 995.
This page is set up for the BREWSTER HIGH SCHOOL community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Putnam County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
98,107
Census ACS
Median income
$126,257
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
12,955 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BREWSTER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- C V STARR INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLElementary · 664 students
- HENRY H WELLS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 656 students
- JOHN F KENNEDY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 592 students
Other schools in BREWSTER
- C V STARR INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLElementary · 664 students
- HENRY H WELLS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 656 students
- JOHN F KENNEDY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 592 students
Other Brewster High schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Brewster High. BREWSTER HIGH SCHOOL is the largest of the 3.
- Brewster High SchoolBREWSTER, WA · 339 students
- Brewster HighBrewster, KS · 34 students
Nearby schools
- JOHN F KENNEDY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.2 mi · 592
- C V STARR INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL0.5 mi · 664
- HENRY H WELLS MIDDLE SCHOOL0.5 mi · 656
- GEORGE FISCHER MIDDLE SCHOOL2.6 mi · 1,138
- CARMEL HIGH SCHOOL3.9 mi · 1,299
- MATTHEW PATERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL4.4 mi · 464
Frequently asked questions
About BREWSTER HIGH SCHOOLHow large is BREWSTER HIGH SCHOOL?
BREWSTER HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 1,076 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does BREWSTER HIGH SCHOOL serve?
BREWSTER HIGH SCHOOL serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does BREWSTER HIGH SCHOOL have?
BREWSTER HIGH SCHOOL employs 94 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.5:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at BREWSTER HIGH SCHOOL?
At BREWSTER HIGH SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 41% White, 52% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees BREWSTER HIGH SCHOOL?
BREWSTER HIGH SCHOOL is overseen by BREWSTER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT in Putnam County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.