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How has BYRON-BERGEN JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
444
High
DISTRICT 446 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BYRON-BERGEN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 360609000394
BYRON-BERGEN JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
6917 W BERGEN RD, BERGEN, NY 14416 · (585) 494-1220 · Genesee County
GRADES 06–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL444 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 31% of New York public high schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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
9.2:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.2:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
189 students
DISTRICT 45% · 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 6 | 60 | 14% |
| Grade 7 | 62 | 14% |
| Grade 8 | 62 | 14% |
| Grade 9 | 70 | 16% |
| Grade 10 | 63 | 14% |
| Grade 11 | 60 | 14% |
| Grade 12 | 67 | 15% |
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 22% · 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 BYRON-BERGEN 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
60.1%
NY avg 58.3% . -3.1pp since 2023
Math
50.5%
NY avg 57.4% . -13.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 14 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.1% | 50.5% |
| 2023-24 | 63.2% | 64.1% |
% 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
54.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.3%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 BYRON-BERGEN JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
BYRON-BERGEN JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (54.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| BYRON-BERGEN JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL this school | 444 | 42.6% | 54.3% |
| WATKINS GLEN CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL WATKINS GLEN | 419 | 42.2% | 55.3% |
| PENN YAN ACADEMY PENN YAN | 427 | 44.5% | 78.3% |
| PORTVILLE JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL PORTVILLE | 445 | 42.9% | 68.5% |
| MORAVIA JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL MORAVIA | 442 | 42.1% | 61.8% |
| COBLESKILL-RICHMONDVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RICHMONDVILLE | 479 | 39.7% | 71.8% |
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 BYRON-BERGEN JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Genesee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.3% | #659 of 1,135 | #7 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.5% | #589 of 1,109 ▼ 148 | #7 of 8 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.1% | #781 of 1,135 ▼ 14 | #6 of 8 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 444 | #629 of 1,216 | #3 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.2:1 | #173 of 1,058 | #5 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.8% | #893 of 1,070 | #2 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.6% | #811 of 1,167 | #2 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.2% | #213 of 339 | 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
444
+95 (+27%) vs 2020
+31% since 1990-91, when it was 339
Student : Teacher
9.2:1
was 8.3:1
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 | 444 | 48.3 | 9.2:1 | 43% (189) |
| 2023-24 | 427 | 48.5 | 8.8:1 | 43% (184) |
| 2022-23 | 434 | 48.5 | 8.9:1 | 43% (185) |
| 2020-21 | 349 | 42 | 8.3:1 | 36% (125) |
| 2017-18 | 422 | 46 | 9.2:1 | 36% (154) |
| 2015-16 | 476 | 44 | 10.8:1 | 39% (187) |
| 2010-11 | 338 | 27 | 12.5:1 | 33% (112) |
| 2000-01 | 408 | 31 | 13.2:1 | 12% (47) |
| 1990-91 | 339 | 30 | 11.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BYRON-BERGEN JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL.
About BYRON-BERGEN JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
BYRON-BERGEN JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is a high school in BERGEN, New York, and it is part of BYRON-BERGEN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. School enrollment was 444 students in 2024-25, in grades 6 through 12. For comparison, high schools in New York average about 668 students.
BYRON-BERGEN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT has 892 students spread across 2 schools.
BYRON-BERGEN JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL enrolls a student body that is 90% White. The rest of enrollment is 6% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. The White share in Genesee County as a whole is similar, at about 89%. The chance that two students picked at random at BYRON-BERGEN JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 19%.
Its 48.3 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 9.2:1. The average ratio among high schools in New York is 11.0:1, higher than at this school. The school's lunch program data list 43% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Across public schools in Genesee County, the average is about the same, 45%.
BYRON-BERGEN JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is graded C by allk12, scoring above 31% of New York public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for BYRON-BERGEN JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is 59.3%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 54.3%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Genesee County show that median household income is about $73,314, about 24% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. BYRON-BERGEN JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is one of 21 public schools in Genesee County, which together enroll about 7,800 students.
The shortest distance from BYRON-BERGEN JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL to another public school is about 0.3 miles, to BYRON-BERGEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. A ten-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, BYRON-BERGEN JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is 5th on average proficiency.
Its location is classified as Rural: Distant by the National Center for Education Statistics.
The number of students grew from 349 to 444 over 4 years.
The discussion area below is open to posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Genesee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
57,787
Census ACS
Median income
$73,314
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
21
7,800 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BYRON-BERGEN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- BYRON-BERGEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 448 students
Nearby schools
- BYRON-BERGEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.3 mi · 448
- CHURCHVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL6.1 mi · 421
- WOLCOTT STREET SCHOOL7.0 mi · 579
- GENESEE VALLEY BOCES7.4 mi · 287
- LE ROY JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL8.1 mi · 520
- CHURCHVILLE-CHILI SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL9.0 mi · 1,145
Frequently asked questions
About BYRON-BERGEN JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHow large is BYRON-BERGEN JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
BYRON-BERGEN JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 444 students in grades 06-12.
Is BYRON-BERGEN JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
BYRON-BERGEN JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is a high school covering grades 06-12.
How many teachers does BYRON-BERGEN JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL have?
BYRON-BERGEN JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL employs 48 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.2:1.
How diverse is BYRON-BERGEN JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
BYRON-BERGEN JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL reports a student body of 90% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees BYRON-BERGEN JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
BYRON-BERGEN JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is overseen by BYRON-BERGEN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT in Genesee County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.