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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the CANISTEO-GREENWOOD HIGH SCHOOL administration to hear?
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Enrollment
450
High
DISTRICT 479 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CANISTEO-GREENWOOD CSD·NCES 360012400426
CANISTEO-GREENWOOD HIGH SCHOOL
84 GREENWOOD ST, CANISTEO, NY 14823 · (607) 698-4225 · Steuben County
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL450 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 58% 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.
- BBeats 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
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.7:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
259 students
DISTRICT 53% · 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 7 | 68 | 15% |
| Grade 8 | 62 | 14% |
| Grade 9 | 86 | 19% |
| Grade 10 | 77 | 17% |
| Grade 11 | 64 | 14% |
| Grade 12 | 87 | 19% |
| Ungraded | 6 | 1% |
Student demographics
9%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 6% · 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 CANISTEO-GREENWOOD CSD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
57.2%
NY avg 58.3% . -12.5pp since 2023
Math
68.7%
NY avg 57.4% . -8.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 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 12 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 9 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.2% | 68.7% |
| 2023-24 | 69.7% | 77.6% |
% 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
62.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.8%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 CANISTEO-GREENWOOD HIGH SCHOOL
CANISTEO-GREENWOOD HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (62.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| CANISTEO-GREENWOOD HIGH SCHOOL this school | 450 | 57.6% | 62.6% |
| GOUVERNEUR HIGH SCHOOL GOUVERNEUR | 450 | 56.4% | 62.2% |
| CASSADAGA VALLEY MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL SINCLAIRVILLE | 382 | 56.3% | 43.6% |
| ADDISON MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL ADDISON | 491 | 53.8% | 45.0% |
| OPPENHEIM-EPHRATAH-ST JOHNSVILLE JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL ST JOHNSVILLE | 349 | 57.9% | 47.6% |
| WHITNEY POINT SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL WHITNEY POINT | 393 | 53.4% | 68.2% |
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 CANISTEO-GREENWOOD HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Steuben County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.6% | #493 of 1,135 | #6 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.7% | #285 of 1,109 ▼ 23 | #6 of 9 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.2% | #822 of 1,135 ▼ 174 | #6 of 9 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 450 | #616 of 1,216 | #4 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.5:1 | #624 of 1,058 | #5 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 8.6% | #1,028 of 1,070 | #5 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.6% | #619 of 1,167 | #1 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +18.1% | #78 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
450
-1 (0%) vs 2020
+55% since 2010-11, when it was 291
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
was 11.6:1
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 | 450 | 39.1 | 11.5:1 | 58% (259) |
| 2023-24 | 472 | 39.3 | 12.0:1 | 54% (255) |
| 2022-23 | 470 | 39.4 | 11.9:1 | 61% (289) |
| 2020-21 | 451 | 39 | 11.6:1 | 57% (255) |
| 2017-18 | 381 | 28 | 13.6:1 | 44% (169) |
| 2015-16 | 380 | 26 | 14.6:1 | 52% (196) |
| 2010-11 | 291 | 29 | 10.0:1 | 52% (152) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CANISTEO-GREENWOOD HIGH SCHOOL.
About CANISTEO-GREENWOOD HIGH SCHOOL
CANISTEO-GREENWOOD HIGH SCHOOL is a high school with a street address in CANISTEO, New York. Enrolled students number 450 students, in grades 7 through 12. Statewide, high schools in New York average about 668 students each.
CANISTEO-GREENWOOD CSD runs 2 schools with a combined 957 students. CANISTEO-GREENWOOD HIGH SCHOOL is one of them.
CANISTEO-GREENWOOD HIGH SCHOOL enrolls a student body that is 96% White. For comparison, Steuben County is about 92% White. By the diversity index, CANISTEO-GREENWOOD HIGH SCHOOL comes in at 9%.
Teachers at the school number 39.1 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 11.5:1. High schools in New York have a similar average ratio of 11.0:1. Roughly 58% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch.
Measured against New York public high schools, CANISTEO-GREENWOOD HIGH SCHOOL receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, CANISTEO-GREENWOOD HIGH SCHOOL would be expected to post about 53.8%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 62.6%.
Across Steuben County, median household income is about $65,887, roughly 26% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. The public schools of Steuben County number 34 and enroll about 13,701.
The nearest public school is CANISTEO-GREENWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, at about 0.2 miles. CANISTEO-GREENWOOD HIGH SCHOOL has at least 8 other public schools within ten miles. The school's 62.6% average proficiency ranks 3rd among 8 nearby schools.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Distant, or in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment at CANISTEO-GREENWOOD HIGH SCHOOL was 451 in 2020-21 and 450 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%.
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Steuben County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
92,588
Census ACS
Median income
$65,887
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
34
13,701 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CANISTEO-GREENWOOD CSD
- CANISTEO-GREENWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 507 students
Other schools in CANISTEO
- CANISTEO-GREENWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 507 students
Nearby schools
- CANISTEO-GREENWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.2 mi · 507
- HORNELL INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL5.0 mi · 487
- HORNELL JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL5.4 mi · 650
- NORTH HORNELL SCHOOL6.4 mi · 331
- ALFRED-ALMOND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL7.5 mi · 250
- ALFRED-ALMOND JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL7.5 mi · 239
Frequently asked questions
About CANISTEO-GREENWOOD HIGH SCHOOLHow large is CANISTEO-GREENWOOD HIGH SCHOOL?
CANISTEO-GREENWOOD HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 450 students in grades 07-12.
Is CANISTEO-GREENWOOD HIGH SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
CANISTEO-GREENWOOD HIGH SCHOOL is a high school covering grades 07-12.
How many teachers does CANISTEO-GREENWOOD HIGH SCHOOL have?
CANISTEO-GREENWOOD HIGH SCHOOL employs 39 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.5:1.
How diverse is CANISTEO-GREENWOOD HIGH SCHOOL?
CANISTEO-GREENWOOD HIGH SCHOOL reports a student body of 96% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees CANISTEO-GREENWOOD HIGH SCHOOL?
CANISTEO-GREENWOOD HIGH SCHOOL is overseen by CANISTEO-GREENWOOD CSD in Steuben County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.