Enrollment
249
High
DISTRICT 282 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CANAJOHARIE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 360630000411
CANAJOHARIE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
136 SCHOLASTIC WAY, CANAJOHARIE, NY 13317 · (518) 673-6330 · Montgomery County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL249 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 80% of New York public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
8.9:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.3:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
111 students
DISTRICT 48% · 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 9 | 55 | 22% |
| Grade 10 | 69 | 28% |
| Grade 11 | 59 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 65 | 26% |
| Ungraded | 1 | 0% |
Student demographics
8%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · 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 CANAJOHARIE 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
98.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +10.0pp since 2023
Math
38.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -26.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 98 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 26 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 98.0% | 38.0% |
| 2023-24 | 88.0% | 64.0% |
% 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
76.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.6%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+17.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 76% 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 CANAJOHARIE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
CANAJOHARIE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (76.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| CANAJOHARIE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL this school | 249 | 44.6% | 76.2% |
| CHATEAUGAY HIGH SCHOOL CHATEAUGAY | 231 | 43.3% | 63.7% |
| SALEM HIGH SCHOOL SALEM | 230 | 43.9% | 74.7% |
| FORT ANN MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL FORT ANN | 233 | 43.8% | 63.5% |
| NORTHVILLE HIGH SCHOOL NORTHVILLE | 239 | 45.6% | 57.5% |
| BEAVER RIVER SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL BEAVER FALLS | 254 | 42.1% | 92.3% |
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 CANAJOHARIE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 76.2% | #236 of 1,135 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #770 of 1,109 ▼ 319 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 98.0% | #22 of 1,135 ▲ 294 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 249 | #1,012 of 1,216 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.9:1 | #135 of 1,058 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 7.8% | #1,037 of 1,070 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.6% | #770 of 1,167 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.1% | #494 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
249
-19 (-7%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 304
Student : Teacher
8.9:1
was 9.6:1
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 | 249 | 28 | 8.9:1 | 45% (111) |
| 2023-24 | 264 | 30.2 | 8.7:1 | 45% (120) |
| 2022-23 | 263 | 28.7 | 9.2:1 | 39% (102) |
| 2020-21 | 268 | 28 | 9.6:1 | 54% (144) |
| 2017-18 | 271 | 24 | 11.3:1 | 57% (154) |
| 2015-16 | 322 | 23 | 14.0:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 348 | 29 | 12.0:1 | 30% (104) |
| 2000-01 | 399 | 30 | 13.3:1 | 19% (77) |
| 1990-91 | 304 | 20 | 15.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CANAJOHARIE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL.
About CANAJOHARIE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
CANAJOHARIE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is a small high school in CANAJOHARIE, New York, under CANAJOHARIE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. It enrolled 249 students in grades 9 through 12 for the 2024-25 school year. Statewide, high schools in New York average about 668 students each.
In CANAJOHARIE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, 3 schools enroll a combined 845 students.
CANAJOHARIE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL enrolls a student body that is 96% White. Census estimates put the White share of Montgomery County's population at about 81%. CANAJOHARIE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL has a diversity index of 8%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 8.9:1, with 28 full-time-equivalent teachers. Among high schools in New York, the typical ratio is 11.0:1. Lunch subsidy eligibility at CANAJOHARIE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is 45%. Public schools in Montgomery County average 62%.
The allk12 Grade for CANAJOHARIE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is A-. Compared with New York public high schools, the school scored higher than 80% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
CANAJOHARIE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is 17.6 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (76.2% versus 58.6%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in New York.
Montgomery County has these Census figures: median household income is about $64,943, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 23% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. The public schools of Montgomery County number 16 and enroll about 7,225.
The nearest public school is EAST HILL SCHOOL, at about 0.3 miles. There are 4 other public schools within five miles. On state test proficiency, CANAJOHARIE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL ranks 2nd in a group of 9 nearby schools.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Town: Distant, meaning it is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
The number of students declined from 268 to 249 over 4 years.
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Montgomery County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
49,528
Census ACS
Median income
$64,943
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
7,225 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CANAJOHARIE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- EAST HILL SCHOOLElementary · 403 students
- CANAJOHARIE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 193 students
Other schools in CANAJOHARIE
- EAST HILL SCHOOLElementary · 403 students
- CANAJOHARIE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 193 students
Nearby schools
- EAST HILL SCHOOL0.3 mi · 403
- CANAJOHARIE MIDDLE SCHOOL0.3 mi · 193
- FORT PLAIN JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL4.3 mi · 316
- HARRY HOAG SCHOOL4.5 mi · 341
- SHARON SPRINGS CENTRAL SCHOOL8.1 mi · 264
- OPPENHEIM-EPHRATAH-ST JOHNSVILLE JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL9.3 mi · 349
Frequently asked questions
About CANAJOHARIE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHow many students attend CANAJOHARIE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
CANAJOHARIE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 249 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does CANAJOHARIE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL serve?
CANAJOHARIE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does CANAJOHARIE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL have?
CANAJOHARIE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL employs 28 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.9:1.
What is the student diversity at CANAJOHARIE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
Student demographics at CANAJOHARIE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL are roughly 96% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is CANAJOHARIE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL in?
CANAJOHARIE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is part of CANAJOHARIE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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