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Enrollment
583
High
DISTRICT 438 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DANSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 360879000667
DANSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL
282 MAIN ST, DANSVILLE, NY 14437 · (585) 335-4010 · Livingston County
GRADES 07–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL583 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 33% 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
10.7:1
54 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.4:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
286 students
DISTRICT 52% · 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 | 84 | 14% |
| Grade 8 | 96 | 16% |
| Grade 9 | 109 | 19% |
| Grade 10 | 83 | 14% |
| Grade 11 | 94 | 16% |
| Grade 12 | 110 | 19% |
| Ungraded | 7 | 1% |
Student demographics
15%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 DANSVILLE 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
54.7%
NY avg 58.3% . -5.3pp since 2023
Math
54.1%
NY avg 57.4% . -7.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 8 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 54.7% | 54.1% |
| 2023-24 | 60.0% | 62.0% |
% 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
53.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.0%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 DANSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL
DANSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (53.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| DANSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL this school | 583 | 49.1% | 53.9% |
| FALCONER MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL FALCONER | 616 | 49.4% | 46.9% |
| MEXICO HIGH SCHOOL MEXICO | 619 | 47.3% | 59.3% |
| BEEKMANTOWN HIGH SCHOOL WEST CHAZY | 557 | 46.9% | 72.0% |
| NORWICH HIGH SCHOOL NORWICH | 516 | 49.4% | 60.3% |
| PERU HIGH SCHOOL PERU | 555 | 46.7% | 71.0% |
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 DANSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Livingston County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.9% | #669 of 1,135 | #7 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.1% | #509 of 1,109 ▼ 20 | #7 of 8 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.7% | #879 of 1,135 ▼ 51 | #8 of 8 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 583 | #454 of 1,216 | #2 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.7:1 | #462 of 1,058 | #6 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.3% | #932 of 1,070 | #4 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.1% | #709 of 1,167 | #2 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.4% | #305 of 743 | 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
583
-51 (-8%) vs 2020
+32% since 1990-91, when it was 441
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
was 10.9:1
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 | 583 | 54.3 | 10.7:1 | 49% (286) |
| 2023-24 | 629 | 56.7 | 11.1:1 | 54% (339) |
| 2022-23 | 623 | 56.3 | 11.1:1 | 56% (351) |
| 2020-21 | 634 | 58 | 10.9:1 | 48% (303) |
| 2017-18 | 681 | 60.7 | 11.2:1 | 51% (349) |
| 2015-16 | 706 | 59 | 12.0:1 | 48% (342) |
| 2010-11 | 556 | 42 | 13.2:1 | 54% (298) |
| 2000-01 | 589 | 47 | 12.5:1 | 16% (96) |
| 1990-91 | 441 | 26 | 17.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for DANSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL.
About DANSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL
DANSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL, located in DANSVILLE, New York, is a medium-sized high school. It educates 583 students in grades 7 through 12.
DANSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL falls under DANSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, which has 3 schools enrolling 1,315 students.
About 92% of the student body at DANSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL is White. Other students are 3% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. The county population is about 89% White, within a few points of the school. Pick two students at random and there is a 15% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teachers at DANSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL total 54.3 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 10.7:1. For comparison, high schools in New York average 11.0:1. The school counts 286 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 49%.
allk12 grades DANSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL a C. The grade compares the school only with New York public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
DANSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (53.9%) and its predicted rate (57.0%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of New York schools.
County data help place the school in context: in Livingston County, the median household income is $74,001, about 31% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. In all, Livingston County has 21 public schools and roughly 7,217 students.
The nearest public school is ELLIS B HYDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, at less than a tenth of a mile. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 2 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 56.7% proficiency; DANSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL posts 53.9%.
The school's federal locale classification is Town: Distant.
Federal data show an 8% enrollment decrease, from 634 in 2020-21 to 583 in 2024-25.
Posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs are welcome on this page. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Livingston County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
61,498
Census ACS
Median income
$74,001
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
21
7,217 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in DANSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- DANSVILLE PRIMARY SCHOOLElementary · 393 students
- ELLIS B HYDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 339 students
Other schools in DANSVILLE
- DANSVILLE PRIMARY SCHOOLElementary · 393 students
- ELLIS B HYDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 339 students
Other Dansville High schools
One other US public school is named Dansville High. DANSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL is the largest of the 2.
- Dansville High SchoolDANSVILLE, MI · 215 students
Nearby schools
- ELLIS B HYDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.1 mi · 339
- DANSVILLE PRIMARY SCHOOL0.1 mi · 393
- WAYLAND-COHOCTON HIGH SCHOOL5.3 mi · 382
- WAYLAND-COHOCTON MIDDLE SCHOOL5.3 mi · 390
- WAYLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL5.3 mi · 451
- CANASERAGA SCHOOL8.2 mi · 203
Frequently asked questions
About DANSVILLE HIGH SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at DANSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL?
DANSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 583 students in grades 07-12.
What age range does DANSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL serve?
DANSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL serves students from grade 07 through grade 12.
How many teachers does DANSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL have?
DANSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL employs 54 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.7:1.
What is the student diversity at DANSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL?
Student demographics at DANSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL are roughly 92% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees DANSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL?
DANSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL is overseen by DANSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT in Livingston County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.