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Enrollment
1,119
High
DISTRICT 529 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HORSEHEADS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 361485001241
HORSEHEADS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
401 FLETCHER ST, HORSEHEADS, NY 14845 · (607) 739-5601 · Chemung County
GRADES 09–12HIGH23-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,119 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 77% of New York public high schools
- A-Test 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
13.3:1
84 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
353 students
DISTRICT 37% · 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 | 285 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 283 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 257 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 294 | 26% |
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 29% · 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 HORSEHEADS 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
86.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -3.0pp since 2023
Math
66.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +7.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 86 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 86.0% | 66.0% |
| 2023-24 | 89.0% | 59.0% |
% 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
76.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.4%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 77% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% 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 HORSEHEADS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
HORSEHEADS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (76.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| HORSEHEADS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL this school | 1,119 | 31.5% | 76.8% |
| BALLSTON SPA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL BALLSTON SPA | 1,300 | 32.8% | 70.0% |
| QUEENSBURY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL QUEENSBURY | 971 | 32.3% | 65.0% |
| WEBSTER-SCHROEDER HIGH SCHOOL WEBSTER | 1,337 | 31.0% | 76.8% |
| CHARLES W BAKER HIGH SCHOOL BALDWINSVILLE | 1,240 | 28.0% | 54.5% |
| THOMAS HIGH SCHOOL WEBSTER | 1,256 | 27.9% | 78.7% |
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 HORSEHEADS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 76.8% | #227 of 1,135 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #335 of 1,109 ▲ 186 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 86.0% | #293 of 1,135 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,119 | #203 of 1,216 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #860 of 1,058 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.2% | #803 of 1,070 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 31.5% | #974 of 1,167 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.9% | #268 of 743 |
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
1,119
-116 (-9%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 1,385
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 13.7:1
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 | 1,119 | 84.3 | 13.3:1 | 32% (353) |
| 2023-24 | 1,122 | 89.2 | 12.6:1 | 30% (339) |
| 2022-23 | 1,142 | 92.2 | 12.4:1 | 27% (313) |
| 2020-21 | 1,235 | 90 | 13.7:1 | 26% (322) |
| 2017-18 | 1,330 | 84.9 | 15.7:1 | 27% (364) |
| 2015-16 | 1,316 | 83 | 15.9:1 | 29% (384) |
| 2010-11 | 1,344 | 92 | 14.6:1 | 16% (210) |
| 2000-01 | 1,472 | 99 | 14.9:1 | 8% (122) |
| 1990-91 | 1,385 | 103 | 13.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for HORSEHEADS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL.
About HORSEHEADS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
In HORSEHEADS, New York, HORSEHEADS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is a large high school. It offers grades 9 through 12 and has 1,119 students enrolled. High schools in New York have about 668 students on average; enrollment here is 68% higher.
A total of 7 schools make up HORSEHEADS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, with 3,703 students enrolled.
A large majority of enrollment at HORSEHEADS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is White, at 84%. The school is also 6% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, and 3% Asian. Among Chemung County residents, the White share is about 85%. The diversity index for HORSEHEADS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is 28%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
HORSEHEADS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL reports a ratio of 13.3 students per teacher, from 84.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 11.0:1 average for high schools in New York is 2.3 students per teacher. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at HORSEHEADS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, 32% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The 56% average for public schools in Chemung County is 24 points higher.
Among New York public high schools, HORSEHEADS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL outscored 77%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for HORSEHEADS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is 63.4%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 76.8%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Chemung County show that median household income comes to about $63,716, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 27% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 12%. The county's public schools total 24, with about 10,788 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, CENTER STREET SCHOOL, is about 0.2 miles. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, HORSEHEADS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL ranks 1st of 9 on average proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Small: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 1,119, from 1,235 in 2020-21.
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Chemung County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
82,147
Census ACS
Median income
$63,716
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
24
10,788 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in HORSEHEADS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- HORSEHEADS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 564 students
- HORSEHEADS INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLMiddle · 529 students
- GARDNER ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 444 students
- BIG FLATS SCHOOLElementary · 372 students
- RIDGE ROAD SCHOOLElementary · 369 students
- CENTER STREET SCHOOLElementary · 306 students
Other schools in HORSEHEADS
- HORSEHEADS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 564 students
- HORSEHEADS INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLMiddle · 529 students
- GARDNER ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 444 students
- RIDGE ROAD SCHOOLElementary · 369 students
- CENTER STREET SCHOOLElementary · 306 students
Nearby schools
- CENTER STREET SCHOOL0.2 mi · 306
- GARDNER ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.6 mi · 444
- HORSEHEADS MIDDLE SCHOOL1.8 mi · 564
- HORSEHEADS INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL1.8 mi · 529
- RIDGE ROAD SCHOOL1.9 mi · 369
- THOMAS A EDISON HIGH SCHOOL2.7 mi · 321
Frequently asked questions
About HORSEHEADS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHow many students attend HORSEHEADS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
HORSEHEADS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 1,119 students in grades 09-12.
Is HORSEHEADS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
HORSEHEADS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at HORSEHEADS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
Approximately 13.3:1 students per teacher at HORSEHEADS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL.
How diverse is HORSEHEADS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
HORSEHEADS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL reports a student body of 84% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is HORSEHEADS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL public or private?
HORSEHEADS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by HORSEHEADS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.