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What's one thing HERKIMER HIGH SCHOOL gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
537
High
DISTRICT 535 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HERKIMER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 361422001168
HERKIMER HIGH SCHOOL
801 W GERMAN ST, HERKIMER, NY 13350 · (315) 866-2230 · Herkimer County
GRADES 06–12HIGH31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL537 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 16% of New York public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
11.1:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.1:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
275 students
DISTRICT 51% · 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 6 | 73 | 14% |
| Grade 7 | 67 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 89 | 17% |
| Grade 9 | 85 | 16% |
| Grade 10 | 75 | 14% |
| Grade 11 | 66 | 12% |
| Grade 12 | 82 | 15% |
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 18% · 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 HERKIMER 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
47.7%
NY avg 58.3% . +8.4pp since 2023
Math
44.9%
NY avg 57.4% . -28.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 28 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47.7% | 44.9% |
| 2023-24 | 39.3% | 73.0% |
% 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
44.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.2%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% 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%.
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 HERKIMER HIGH SCHOOL
HERKIMER HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (44.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| HERKIMER HIGH SCHOOL this school | 537 | 51.2% | 44.7% |
| NORWICH HIGH SCHOOL NORWICH | 516 | 49.4% | 60.3% |
| JOHNSTOWN HIGH SCHOOL JOHNSTOWN | 554 | 51.6% | 52.9% |
| DANSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL DANSVILLE | 583 | 49.1% | 53.9% |
| FALCONER MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL FALCONER | 616 | 49.4% | 46.9% |
| PULASKI MIDDLE-HIGH SCHOOL PULASKI | 507 | 50.1% | 52.5% |
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 HERKIMER HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Herkimer County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.7% | #840 of 1,135 | #8 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.9% | #674 of 1,109 ▼ 344 | #7 of 8 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.7% | #985 of 1,135 ▲ 107 | #7 of 8 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 537 | #498 of 1,216 | #2 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.1:1 | #534 of 1,058 | #6 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.9% | #857 of 1,070 | #1 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.2% | #677 of 1,167 | #2 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +15.5% | #92 of 339 | 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
537
-25 (-4%) vs 2020
+33% since 1990-91, when it was 405
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
was 13.4:1
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 | 537 | 48.6 | 11.1:1 | 51% (275) |
| 2023-24 | 543 | 50.6 | 10.7:1 | 59% (320) |
| 2022-23 | 579 | 45.5 | 12.7:1 | 61% (355) |
| 2020-21 | 562 | 42 | 13.4:1 | 60% (336) |
| 2017-18 | 465 | 40 | 11.6:1 | 53% (246) |
| 2015-16 | 481 | 35 | 13.7:1 | 49% (236) |
| 2010-11 | 555 | 48 | 11.6:1 | 28% (157) |
| 2000-01 | 657 | 48 | 13.7:1 | 19% (126) |
| 1990-91 | 405 | 30 | 13.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for HERKIMER HIGH SCHOOL.
About HERKIMER HIGH SCHOOL
HERKIMER HIGH SCHOOL is a high school located in HERKIMER, New York, in Herkimer County. The school serves 537 students in grades 6 through 12 in 2024-25.
HERKIMER HIGH SCHOOL is run by HERKIMER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, whose 2 schools enroll 1,070 students.
White students make up 88% of enrollment at HERKIMER HIGH SCHOOL. The remaining shares are 6% Black and 4% multiracial. The White share in Herkimer County as a whole is similar, at about 92%. Pick two students at random and there is a 22% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
A ratio of 11.1:1 comes from the school's 48.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. For comparison, high schools in New York average 11.0:1. The lunch program counts 51% of students at HERKIMER HIGH SCHOOL as eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
HERKIMER HIGH SCHOOL is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 16% of New York public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, HERKIMER HIGH SCHOOL would be expected to post about 56.2%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 44.7%.
In Herkimer County (population about 59,757), the median household income is $68,515, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 23% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. There are 25 public schools in Herkimer County, enrolling about 9,619 students in all.
GREGORY B JARVIS MIDDLE SCHOOL is located about 1.1 miles from HERKIMER HIGH SCHOOL. The five-mile area around HERKIMER HIGH SCHOOL holds at least 8 other public schools. The school's 44.7% average proficiency ranks 3rd among 5 nearby schools.
Its NCES locale code is Town: Fringe: the school is in a town close to an urbanized area.
Enrollment declined 4% from its 2020-21 level of 562. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 13.4:1 to 11.1:1.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss school safety, transportation, and start times at HERKIMER HIGH SCHOOL. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Herkimer County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
59,757
Census ACS
Median income
$68,515
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
25
9,619 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in HERKIMER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- HERKIMER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 533 students
Other schools in HERKIMER
- HERKIMER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 533 students
- HERKIMER-FULTON-HAMILTON-OTSEGO BOCESCombined · 284 students
Nearby schools
- GREGORY B JARVIS MIDDLE SCHOOL1.1 mi · 618
- HARRY M FISHER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.4 mi · 348
- HERKIMER-FULTON-HAMILTON-OTSEGO BOCES2.1 mi · 284
- CENTRAL VALLEY ACADEMY2.2 mi · 615
- HERKIMER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.3 mi · 533
- BARRINGER ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.0 mi · 434
Frequently asked questions
About HERKIMER HIGH SCHOOLHow large is HERKIMER HIGH SCHOOL?
HERKIMER HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 537 students in grades 06-12.
What age range does HERKIMER HIGH SCHOOL serve?
HERKIMER HIGH SCHOOL serves students from grade 06 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at HERKIMER HIGH SCHOOL?
Approximately 11.1:1 students per teacher at HERKIMER HIGH SCHOOL.
How diverse is HERKIMER HIGH SCHOOL?
HERKIMER HIGH SCHOOL reports a student body of 88% White, 1% Hispanic, 6% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees HERKIMER HIGH SCHOOL?
HERKIMER HIGH SCHOOL is overseen by HERKIMER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT in Herkimer County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.