Enrollment
316
High
DISTRICT 329 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FORT PLAIN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 361137000895
FORT PLAIN JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
1 WEST ST, FORT PLAIN, NY 13339 · (518) 993-4000 · Montgomery County
GRADES 07–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL316 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 38% 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
9.1:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.3:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
198 students
DISTRICT 59% · 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 7 | 52 | 16% |
| Grade 8 | 48 | 15% |
| Grade 9 | 44 | 14% |
| Grade 10 | 54 | 17% |
| Grade 11 | 55 | 17% |
| Grade 12 | 51 | 16% |
| Ungraded | 12 | 4% |
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 26% · 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 FORT PLAIN 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
49.7%
NY avg 58.3% . -4.7pp since 2023
Math
50.7%
NY avg 57.4% . -9.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 50 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 10 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 49.7% | 50.7% |
| 2023-24 | 54.4% | 60.3% |
% 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
52.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.0%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 FORT PLAIN JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
FORT PLAIN JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (52.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| FORT PLAIN JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL this school | 316 | 62.7% | 52.9% |
| CANDOR JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL CANDOR | 306 | 65.4% | 46.4% |
| CAIRO-DURHAM HIGH SCHOOL CAIRO | 333 | 58.9% | 66.5% |
| UNADILLA VALLEY SECONDARY SCHOOL NEW BERLIN | 341 | 59.8% | 44.0% |
| HANNIBAL HIGH SCHOOL HANNIBAL | 334 | 59.9% | 41.2% |
| OPPENHEIM-EPHRATAH-ST JOHNSVILLE JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL ST JOHNSVILLE | 349 | 57.9% | 47.6% |
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 FORT PLAIN JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.9% | #688 of 1,135 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.7% | #588 of 1,109 ▼ 85 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.7% | #957 of 1,135 ▼ 45 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 316 | #900 of 1,216 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.1:1 | #156 of 1,058 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.2% | #839 of 1,070 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.7% | #578 of 1,167 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.6% | #517 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
316
-24 (-7%) vs 2020
+4% since 1990-91, when it was 303
Student : Teacher
9.1:1
was 9.7:1
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 | 316 | 34.8 | 9.1:1 | 63% (198) |
| 2023-24 | 312 | 33.1 | 9.4:1 | 60% (186) |
| 2022-23 | 325 | 34.6 | 9.4:1 | 61% (197) |
| 2020-21 | 340 | 35 | 9.7:1 | 57% (195) |
| 2017-18 | 342 | 34 | 10.1:1 | 56% (190) |
| 2015-16 | 323 | 30 | 10.8:1 | 62% (200) |
| 2010-11 | 387 | 30 | 12.9:1 | 49% (190) |
| 2000-01 | 431 | 34 | 12.7:1 | 39% (166) |
| 1990-91 | 303 | 33 | 9.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for FORT PLAIN JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL.
About FORT PLAIN JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
FORT PLAIN JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is a small high school with its address in FORT PLAIN, New York. Students in grades 7 through 12 attend the school, which enrolls 316 students. The average among high schools in New York is roughly 668 students; this school is 53% smaller than that.
FORT PLAIN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (2 schools, 657 students) runs FORT PLAIN JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL.
FORT PLAIN JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL's enrollment is 87% White. It is also 6% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. FORT PLAIN JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL's diversity index is 24%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school has about 9.1 students per teacher and 34.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 11.0:1 average for high schools in New York. About 63% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Montgomery County average 62%.
allk12 grades FORT PLAIN JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL a C+. The grade compares the school only with New York public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
Test results at FORT PLAIN JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL are within a point of what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (52.9% actual, 52.0% predicted).
Federal survey data for Montgomery County show that the median household income is $64,943, roughly 23% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 16 public schools in Montgomery County, enrolling about 7,225 students in all.
Nearest public school: HARRY HOAG SCHOOL, about 0.3 miles away. Within five miles are 4 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, FORT PLAIN JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL ranks 3rd of 9 on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies FORT PLAIN JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL's location as Town: Distant.
Enrollment at FORT PLAIN JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL declined 7% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 340 to 316 students.
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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 FORT PLAIN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- HARRY HOAG SCHOOLElementary · 341 students
Nearby schools
- HARRY HOAG SCHOOL0.3 mi · 341
- CANAJOHARIE MIDDLE SCHOOL4.1 mi · 193
- EAST HILL SCHOOL4.1 mi · 403
- CANAJOHARIE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL4.3 mi · 249
- OPPENHEIM-EPHRATAH-ST JOHNSVILLE JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL5.3 mi · 349
- OPPENHEIM-EPHRATAH-ST JOHNSVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL9.1 mi · 346
Frequently asked questions
About FORT PLAIN JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at FORT PLAIN JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
FORT PLAIN JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 316 students in grades 07-12.
What age range does FORT PLAIN JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL serve?
FORT PLAIN JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL serves students from grade 07 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at FORT PLAIN JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at FORT PLAIN JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is approximately 9.1:1 (35 FTE teachers).
How diverse is FORT PLAIN JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
FORT PLAIN JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL reports a student body of 87% White, 6% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is FORT PLAIN JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL in?
FORT PLAIN JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is part of FORT PLAIN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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