HARRISVILLE JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
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Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)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 96 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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%.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About HARRISVILLE JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Located at 14371 PIRATE LN, in HARRISVILLE, New York, HARRISVILLE JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is a micro-enrollment senior high that caters to 164 students (grades 7 through 12), overseen by HARRISVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Compared to the state average of about 668 students per school, that is 75% below typical.
HARRISVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 312 students. HARRISVILLE JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is one of those campuses.
For racial and ethnic makeup, HARRISVILLE JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (93%). Beyond that, the school shows 4% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Lewis County as a whole.
On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 11.0:1 average. Roughly 52% of students at HARRISVILLE JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, HARRISVILLE JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 55.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 69.4%.
Around the school, community-level numbers for Lewis County indicate the typical household earns roughly $68,182 per year, roughly 19% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Across Lewis County's 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,082 students), HARRISVILLE JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.
HARRISVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), HARRISVILLE JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 39.1%.
The school occupies a low-density site.
Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 17%: 197 students in 2018 compared to 164 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 10.4:1 in 2018 to 9.3:1 today.
Inside the community feed, the feed for HARRISVILLE JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
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