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Enrollment
501
High
DISTRICT 390 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SPRINGVILLE-GRIFFITH INSTITUTE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 361299001064
GRIFFITH INSTITUTE HIGH SCHOOL
290 N BUFFALO ST, SPRINGVILLE, NY 14141 · (716) 592-3202 · Erie County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL501 STUDENTS
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Scored higher than 88% 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.
- ABeats 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
11.4:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.3:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
172 students
DISTRICT 36% · 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 9 | 129 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 113 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 117 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 140 | 28% |
| Ungraded | 2 | 0% |
Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 12% · 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 SPRINGVILLE-GRIFFITH INSTITUTE 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
84.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -7.0pp since 2023
Math
73.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -6.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 84 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 6 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 84.0% | 73.0% |
| 2023-24 | 91.0% | 79.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NY schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
83.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.4%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+20.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 83% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 62% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 21 points, placing it in New York's top 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 GRIFFITH INSTITUTE HIGH SCHOOL
GRIFFITH INSTITUTE HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (83.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| GRIFFITH INSTITUTE HIGH SCHOOL this school | 501 | 34.3% | 83.2% |
| PALMYRA-MACEDON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL PALMYRA | 513 | 34.9% | 65.0% |
| LE ROY JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL LE ROY | 520 | 35.4% | 60.3% |
| SCHUYLERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL SCHUYLERVILLE | 454 | 31.7% | 89.8% |
| CHENANGO VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL BINGHAMTON | 507 | 35.7% | 77.3% |
| STILLWATER MIDDLE SCHOOL HIGH SCHOOL STILLWATER | 490 | 31.0% | 60.7% |
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 GRIFFITH INSTITUTE HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Erie County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 83.2% | #135 of 1,135 | #11 of 51 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.0% | #222 of 1,109 ▲ 3 | #16 of 51 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 84.0% | #344 of 1,135 ▼ 100 | #19 of 51 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 501 | #541 of 1,216 | #33 of 56 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.4:1 | #609 of 1,058 | #38 of 50 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 13.4% | #964 of 1,070 | #46 of 50 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 34.3% | #948 of 1,167 | #38 of 53 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.7% | #296 of 743 | #13 of 35 |
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
501
+7 (+1%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 703
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
was 11.8:1
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 | 501 | 43.7 | 11.4:1 | 34% (172) |
| 2023-24 | 502 | 43.6 | 11.5:1 | 34% (172) |
| 2022-23 | 507 | 42.6 | 11.9:1 | 37% (189) |
| 2020-21 | 494 | 42 | 11.8:1 | 36% (176) |
| 2017-18 | 587 | 40.8 | 14.4:1 | 30% (177) |
| 2015-16 | 591 | 37 | 16.0:1 | 29% (170) |
| 2010-11 | 695 | 48 | 14.5:1 | 23% (158) |
| 2000-01 | 764 | 49 | 15.6:1 | 16% (120) |
| 1990-91 | 703 | 47 | 15.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for GRIFFITH INSTITUTE HIGH SCHOOL.
About GRIFFITH INSTITUTE HIGH SCHOOL
GRIFFITH INSTITUTE HIGH SCHOOL is a small high school in SPRINGVILLE, New York. The school reports 501 students in grades 9 through 12. The typical figure for high schools in New York is about 668 students.
SPRINGVILLE-GRIFFITH INSTITUTE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT enrolls 1,560 students in 4 schools, including GRIFFITH INSTITUTE HIGH SCHOOL.
White students make up 93% of enrollment at GRIFFITH INSTITUTE HIGH SCHOOL. Other students are 3% Hispanic. That is higher than the 74% White share among all Erie County residents. The school's diversity index is 13%, meaning two students picked at random have a 13% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
A ratio of 11.4:1 comes from the school's 43.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. For comparison, high schools in New York average 11.0:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 34% in 2024-25. The gap from the 51% average for public schools in Erie County is 17 points.
allk12 grades GRIFFITH INSTITUTE HIGH SCHOOL an A. The grade compares the school only with New York public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
Compared with New York schools that have similar shares of low-income students, GRIFFITH INSTITUTE HIGH SCHOOL does better than predicted by 20.8 points. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 83.2%; the prediction is 62.4%.
Federal survey data for Erie County show that the median household income is $72,839, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 38% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 9%. Erie County is home to 226 public schools and about 122,519 public school students.
The closest public school to GRIFFITH INSTITUTE HIGH SCHOOL is GRIFFITH INSTITUTE MIDDLE SCHOOL, about 0.6 miles away. GRIFFITH INSTITUTE HIGH SCHOOL is one of several public schools in the area, with 2 others within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 53.5%, lower than GRIFFITH INSTITUTE HIGH SCHOOL's 83.2%.
Federal data place GRIFFITH INSTITUTE HIGH SCHOOL in the Rural: Distant locale, which means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (494) to 2024-25 (501).
Conversations here can range across enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Erie County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
950,622
Census ACS
Median income
$72,839
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
226
122,519 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SPRINGVILLE-GRIFFITH INSTITUTE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- SPRINGVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 497 students
- GRIFFITH INSTITUTE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 349 students
- COLDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 213 students
Other schools in SPRINGVILLE
- SPRINGVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 497 students
- GRIFFITH INSTITUTE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 349 students
Nearby schools
- GRIFFITH INSTITUTE MIDDLE SCHOOL0.6 mi · 349
- SPRINGVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.7 mi · 497
- WEST VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL8.2 mi · 186
- COLDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL8.8 mi · 213
- DELEVAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL9.7 mi · 337
- PIONEER MIDDLE SCHOOL10.0 mi · 659
Frequently asked questions
About GRIFFITH INSTITUTE HIGH SCHOOLHow many students attend GRIFFITH INSTITUTE HIGH SCHOOL?
GRIFFITH INSTITUTE HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 501 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does GRIFFITH INSTITUTE HIGH SCHOOL serve?
GRIFFITH INSTITUTE HIGH SCHOOL serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does GRIFFITH INSTITUTE HIGH SCHOOL have?
GRIFFITH INSTITUTE HIGH SCHOOL employs 44 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.4:1.
How diverse is GRIFFITH INSTITUTE HIGH SCHOOL?
GRIFFITH INSTITUTE HIGH SCHOOL reports a student body of 93% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is GRIFFITH INSTITUTE HIGH SCHOOL public or private?
GRIFFITH INSTITUTE HIGH SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by SPRINGVILLE-GRIFFITH INSTITUTE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.