Enrollment
170
High
DISTRICT 226 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GERMANTOWN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 361203006337
GERMANTOWN JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
123 MAIN ST, GERMANTOWN, NY 12526 · (518) 537-6261 · Columbia County
GRADES 07–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL170 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 56% 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.
- B-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
6.8:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.4:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
77 students
DISTRICT 43% · 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 | 32 | 19% |
| Grade 8 | 25 | 15% |
| Grade 9 | 30 | 18% |
| Grade 10 | 35 | 21% |
| Grade 11 | 21 | 12% |
| Grade 12 | 27 | 16% |
Student demographics
26%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 25% · 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
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NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
56.8%
NY avg 58.3% . -9.4pp since 2023
Math
89.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +15.0pp 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 89 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 15 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.8% | 89.0% |
| 2023-24 | 66.2% | 74.0% |
% 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
64.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.3%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 GERMANTOWN JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
GERMANTOWN JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (64.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| GERMANTOWN JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL this school | 170 | 45.3% | 64.0% |
| DERUYTER HIGH SCHOOL DERUYTER | 187 | 45.5% | 48.2% |
| LIVINGSTON MANOR HIGH SCHOOL LIVINGSTON MANOR | 181 | 43.6% | 60.1% |
| NEW LEBANON JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL NEW LEBANON | 173 | 43.4% | 60.8% |
| HARTFORD MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL HARTFORD | 212 | 46.2% | 66.0% |
| HANCOCK JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL HANCOCK | 199 | 41.7% | 45.9% |
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 GERMANTOWN JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Columbia County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.0% | #459 of 1,135 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 89.0% | #53 of 1,109 ▲ 263 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.8% | #839 of 1,135 ▼ 142 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 170 | #1,114 of 1,216 | #5 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.3% | #763 of 1,167 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -29.5% | #92 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
170
-75 (-31%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
6.8:1
was 10.7:1
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 | 170 | 25 | 6.8:1 | 45% (77) |
| 2023-24 | 200 | 26 | 7.7:1 | 42% (84) |
| 2022-23 | 209 | 26.6 | 7.8:1 | 42% (88) |
| 2020-21 | 245 | 23 | 10.7:1 | 39% (95) |
| 2017-18 | 241 | 22 | 10.9:1 | 42% (101) |
| 2015-16 | 253 | 23 | 11.0:1 | 34% (87) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for GERMANTOWN JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL.
About GERMANTOWN JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
GERMANTOWN JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is a small high school. Its address is in GERMANTOWN, New York. The school's enrollment of 170 students covers grades 7 through 12. Enrollment is 75% lower than the average for high schools in New York, which is about 668.
In GERMANTOWN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, 2 schools enroll a combined 452 students.
GERMANTOWN JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL enrolls a student body that is 86% White. After that, the student body is 7% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. For comparison, Columbia County is about 83% White. The chance that two students picked at random at GERMANTOWN JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 26%.
Its teaching staff equals 25 full-time positions, a ratio of 6.8:1. That ratio is under the 11.0:1 average for high schools in New York. Around 45% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals.
allk12 grades GERMANTOWN JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL a B. The grade compares the school only with New York public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, GERMANTOWN JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is 5.7 points above the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 64.0% actual, 58.3% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in New York.
According to the American Community Survey, in Columbia County, median household income is about $81,528, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 17 public schools operate in Columbia County, serving about 6,006 students.
The nearest other public school, GERMANTOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, is less than a tenth of a mile away. In all, 4 other public schools sit within five miles of GERMANTOWN JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL. GERMANTOWN JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL places 3rd of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Its location is classified as Rural: Fringe by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count dropped from 245 to 170. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 6.8:1, from 10.7:1.
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Columbia County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
61,100
Census ACS
Median income
$81,528
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
6,006 students
Quick facts
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Other schools in GERMANTOWN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- GERMANTOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 282 students
Nearby schools
- GERMANTOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.0 mi · 282
- SAUGERTIES SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL4.4 mi · 800
- SAUGERTIES JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL4.4 mi · 338
- CAHILL SCHOOL4.8 mi · 432
- CATSKILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL5.2 mi · 550
- CATSKILL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL6.0 mi · 394
Frequently asked questions
About GERMANTOWN JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHow large is GERMANTOWN JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
GERMANTOWN JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 170 students in grades 07-12.
Is GERMANTOWN JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
GERMANTOWN JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is a high school covering grades 07-12.
How many teachers does GERMANTOWN JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL have?
GERMANTOWN JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 6.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at GERMANTOWN JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
At GERMANTOWN JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 86% White, 7% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is GERMANTOWN JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL public or private?
GERMANTOWN JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by GERMANTOWN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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