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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HORNELL CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 361482001233

HORNELL JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

134 SENECA ST, HORNELL, NY 14843 · (607) 324-1303 · Steuben County
GRADES 06–12HIGH33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL650 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 27% 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.
  • C-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
650
High
DISTRICT 489 · STATE 668
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
362 students
DISTRICT 57% · 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 641%
Grade 712018%
Grade 811317%
Grade 911217%
Grade 1010516%
Grade 1110516%
Grade 128313%
Ungraded81%
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 72% · US 70%
White
54684%
DISTRICT 83% · STATE 39% · US 43%
Hispanic
305%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 31% · US 30%
Black
315%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 16% · US 15%
Asian
71%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 10% · US 6%
Two+
355%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 4% · US 5%
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
34453%
Female
30547%

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Test scores

NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)
English Language Arts
41.5%
NY avg 58.3% . -3.5pp since 2023
Math
74.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +20.7pp since 2023

What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 74 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 21 points.

NYS Assessments results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2541.5%74.0%
2023-2445.1%53.3%
% 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
49.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.5%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.4pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 HORNELL JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

HORNELL JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (49.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
HORNELL JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL this school65055.7%49.1%
JOHNSTOWN HIGH SCHOOL
JOHNSTOWN
55451.6%52.9%
OLEAN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
OLEAN
66850.4%52.2%
HERKIMER HIGH SCHOOL
HERKIMER
53751.2%44.7%
FALCONER MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL
FALCONER
61649.4%46.9%
MASSENA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
MASSENA
74349.4%66.8%
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 HORNELL JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn New YorkIn Steuben County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
49.1%#749 of 1,135#8 of 9
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
74.0%#208 of 1,109
▲ 375
#2 of 9
▲ 6
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
41.5%#1,054 of 1,135
▼ 12
#9 of 9
▼ 1
Enrollment
ranked largest first
650#392 of 1,216#2 of 10
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
13.5:1#880 of 1,058#7 of 7
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
28.5%#799 of 1,070#2 of 7
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
55.7%#636 of 1,167#2 of 9
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-17.3%#224 of 743#2 of 8
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
650
-46 (-7%) vs 2020
-33% since 1990-91, when it was 968
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 12.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2565048.213.5:156% (362)
2023-2460852.211.7:147% (284)
2022-236255411.6:153% (329)
2020-216965612.4:151% (355)
2017-187865414.5:152% (409)
2015-165453316.5:156% (307)
2010-114372418.2:179% (344)
2000-011,0147114.3:133% (331)
1990-919686315.4:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for HORNELL JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL.

About HORNELL JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

HORNELL JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is a medium-sized high school in HORNELL, New York, administered by HORNELL CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT. It educates 650 students in grades 6 through 12.

HORNELL CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT counts 1,468 students in its 3 schools, and HORNELL JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is one of them.

About 84% of the student body at HORNELL JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is White. The remaining students are 5% multiracial, 5% Black, and 5% Hispanic. HORNELL JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL's diversity index is 28%, against a US figure of 70%.

The school reported 48.2 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 13.5:1. That is 2.5 students per teacher above the 11.0:1 average for high schools in New York. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 56%.

allk12 grades HORNELL JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL a C. The grade compares the school only with New York public high schools, because each state gives its own test.

The BeatsExpectations prediction for HORNELL JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is 54.5%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 49.1%.

In Steuben County (population about 92,588), the median household income is $65,887, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. HORNELL JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is one of 34 public schools in the county.

The nearest other public school, HORNELL INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL, is about 0.5 miles away. There are 3 more public schools inside five miles. HORNELL JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL places 6th of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.

The school's federal locale classification is Town: Remote.

Compared with 2020-21, the school had 46 fewer students in 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio rising from 12.4:1 to 13.5:1.

Community posts for HORNELL JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL can cover enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.

Steuben County at a glance

View full county profile
Population
92,588
Census ACS
Median income
$65,887
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
34
13,701 students

Quick facts

School name
HORNELL JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
District
HORNELL CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Address
134 SENECA ST, HORNELL, NY 14843
Phone
(607) 324-1303
County
Steuben County
Level
High
Grade range
06–12
Total enrollment
650
Teachers (FTE)
48
Student–teacher ratio
13.5:1
Free and reduced lunch
362 (56%)
Locale
33-Town: Remote
NCES ID
361482001233
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About HORNELL JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
How many students attend HORNELL JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
HORNELL JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 650 students in grades 06-12.
What grades does HORNELL JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL serve?
HORNELL JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL serves grades 06-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at HORNELL JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at HORNELL JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is approximately 13.5:1 (48 FTE teachers).
How diverse is HORNELL JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
HORNELL JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL reports a student body of 84% White, 5% Hispanic, 5% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is HORNELL JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL in?
HORNELL JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is part of HORNELL CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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