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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FREDONIA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 361152000907

FREDONIA HIGH SCHOOL

425 E MAIN ST, FREDONIA, NY 14063 · (716) 679-1581 · Chautauqua County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL461 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 85% of New York public high schools
  • ATest 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

Enrollment
461
High
DISTRICT 371 · STATE 668
Student : Teacher
9.9:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.2:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
164 students
DISTRICT 41% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 910723%
Grade 1013028%
Grade 1110924%
Grade 1211024%
Ungraded51%
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 72% · US 70%
White
34374%
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 39% · US 43%
Hispanic
8919%
DISTRICT 21% · STATE 31% · US 30%
Black
51%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 16% · US 15%
Asian
41%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 10% · US 6%
Two+
184%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 4% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1% · US 1%
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
Male
23451%
Female
22649%

School pathway

Feeds from
FREDONIA MIDDLE SCHOOL05–08
Based on grade levels within FREDONIA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)
English Language Arts
71.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -12.0pp since 2023
Math
79.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -10.0pp since 2023

What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 79 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 10 points.

NYS Assessments results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2571.0%79.0%
2023-2483.0%89.0%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
81.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.9%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+19.4pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 81% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 FREDONIA HIGH SCHOOL

FREDONIA HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (81.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
FREDONIA HIGH SCHOOL this school46135.6%81.3%
GENESEO MIDDLE SCHOOL HIGH SCHOOL
GENESEO
46735.8%60.3%
ICHABOD CRANE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
VALATIE
55735.9%84.8%
STISSING MOUNTAIN JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
PINE PLAINS
42640.6%65.3%
HIGHLAND HIGH SCHOOL
HIGHLAND
51336.5%69.0%
ONTEORA HIGH SCHOOL
BOICEVILLE
37036.5%75.8%
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 FREDONIA HIGH SCHOOL ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn New YorkIn Chautauqua County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
81.3%#163 of 1,135#2 of 17
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
79.0%#152 of 1,109
▼ 43
#2 of 17
▼ 1
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
71.0%#566 of 1,135
▼ 134
#6 of 17
▼ 2
Enrollment
ranked largest first
461#600 of 1,216#4 of 17
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
9.9:1#300 of 1,058#10 of 12
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
40.5%#675 of 1,070#4 of 12
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
35.6%#931 of 1,167#16 of 17
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-8.9%#462 of 743#9 of 14
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 2024-25
Enrollment
461
+2 (+0%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 649
Student : Teacher
9.9:1
was 10.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2546146.39.9:136% (164)
2023-2448947.610.3:135% (169)
2022-2346348.19.6:138% (176)
2020-214594410.4:126% (118)
2017-1850638.613.1:130% (154)
2015-165033713.6:132% (162)
2010-115024112.2:122% (112)
2000-016524913.3:118% (115)
1990-916494813.5:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for FREDONIA HIGH SCHOOL.

About FREDONIA HIGH SCHOOL

In FREDONIA, New York, FREDONIA HIGH SCHOOL is a small high school. School enrollment was 461 students in 2024-25, in grades 9 through 12. The average among high schools in New York is roughly 668 students; this school is 31% smaller than that.

District-wide, FREDONIA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT has 4 schools and 1,484 students.

At FREDONIA HIGH SCHOOL, White students make up 74% of the student body. It is also 19% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Chautauqua County is roughly 86% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 40% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.

Federal staffing data show 46.3 full-time-equivalent teachers at FREDONIA HIGH SCHOOL and a ratio of 9.9:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 11.0:1 average for high schools in New York. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 36% of enrollment. The rate at public schools in Chautauqua County averages 57%, higher than here.

FREDONIA HIGH SCHOOL is graded A by allk12, scoring above 85% of New York public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.

The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 81.3%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 61.9%.

FREDONIA HIGH SCHOOL is located in Chautauqua County, where the median household income is $58,351, about 25% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 12%. Besides FREDONIA HIGH SCHOOL, Chautauqua County has 50 other public schools.

FREDONIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, less than a tenth of a mile away. Within five miles of FREDONIA HIGH SCHOOL, there are at least 8 other public schools. Of 5 schools in the immediate area with test results, FREDONIA HIGH SCHOOL ranks 1st on average proficiency.

For locale, NCES codes FREDONIA HIGH SCHOOL as Town: Distant.

The school's size has been steady, with 459 students in 2020-21 and 461 in 2024-25.

Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss school safety, transportation, and start times at FREDONIA HIGH SCHOOL. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.

Chautauqua County at a glance

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Population
125,544
Census ACS
Median income
$58,351
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
51
17,056 students

Quick facts

School name
FREDONIA HIGH SCHOOL
District
FREDONIA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Address
425 E MAIN ST, FREDONIA, NY 14063
Phone
(716) 679-1581
County
Chautauqua County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
461
Teachers (FTE)
46
Student–teacher ratio
9.9:1
Free and reduced lunch
164 (36%)
Locale
32-Town: Distant
NCES ID
361152000907
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

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Other Fredonia High schools

One other US public school is named Fredonia High. FREDONIA HIGH SCHOOL is the largest of the 2.

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Frequently asked questions

About FREDONIA HIGH SCHOOL
What is the total enrollment at FREDONIA HIGH SCHOOL?
FREDONIA HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 461 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does FREDONIA HIGH SCHOOL serve?
FREDONIA HIGH SCHOOL serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at FREDONIA HIGH SCHOOL?
Approximately 9.9:1 students per teacher at FREDONIA HIGH SCHOOL.
What is the student diversity at FREDONIA HIGH SCHOOL?
Student demographics at FREDONIA HIGH SCHOOL are roughly 74% White, 19% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is FREDONIA HIGH SCHOOL in?
FREDONIA HIGH SCHOOL is part of FREDONIA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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