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HUDSON FALLS HIGH SCHOOL
- C+Test 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
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 177 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 153 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 157 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 159 | 24% |
| Ungraded | 6 | 1% |
School pathway
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 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 13 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 10 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 72.0% | 25.0% |
| 2023-24 | 85.0% | 35.0% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% 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%.
Schools most like HUDSON FALLS HIGH SCHOOL
HUDSON FALLS HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (51.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| HUDSON FALLS HIGH SCHOOL this school | 652 | 40.8% | 51.7% |
| GENERAL BROWN JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL DEXTER | 675 | 41.3% | 61.4% |
| MIDLAKES MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL CLIFTON SPRINGS | 677 | 42.2% | 48.8% |
| LIVONIA MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL LIVONIA | 704 | 39.1% | 55.4% |
| GLENS FALLS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL GLENS FALLS | 628 | 44.3% | 66.0% |
| ALLEGANY-LIMESTONE MIDDLE-HIGH SCHOOL ALLEGANY | 562 | 40.9% | 60.1% |
Where HUDSON FALLS HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Washington County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.7% | #714 of 1,135 | #8 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.0% | #957 of 1,109 ▼ 132 | #9 of 9 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.0% | #550 of 1,135 ▼ 164 | #1 of 9 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 652 | #391 of 1,216 | #1 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.5:1 | #631 of 1,058 | #9 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 25.1% | #830 of 1,070 | #1 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.8% | #841 of 1,167 | #7 of 9 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 652 | 56.5 | 11.5:1 | 41% (266) |
| 2023-24 | 701 | 54.5 | 12.8:1 | 41% (284) |
| 2022-23 | 694 | 54.5 | 12.7:1 | 38% (261) |
| 2020-21 | 683 | 48 | 14.2:1 | 46% (314) |
| 2017-18 | 652 | 41 | 15.9:1 | 49% (318) |
| 2015-16 | 657 | 36 | 18.3:1 | 40% (264) |
| 2010-11 | 687 | 46 | 14.9:1 | 64% (438) |
| 2000-01 | 732 | 51 | 14.3:1 | 26% (189) |
| 1990-91 | 837 | 52 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
About HUDSON FALLS HIGH SCHOOL
HUDSON FALLS HIGH SCHOOL is a medium-sized high school that serves part of HUDSON FALLS, New York. It enrolled 652 students in grades 9 through 12 for the 2024-25 school year.
HUDSON FALLS HIGH SCHOOL sits within HUDSON FALLS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, which has 5 schools and 2,103 students.
The large majority of students at HUDSON FALLS HIGH SCHOOL, 86%, are White. The next largest groups are 6% multiracial and 5% Hispanic. By the diversity index, HUDSON FALLS HIGH SCHOOL comes in at 25%.
The school employs the equivalent of 56.5 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 11.5:1. High schools in New York average about 11.0:1, a similar figure. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 41%.
allk12 grades HUDSON FALLS HIGH SCHOOL a C. The grade compares the school only with New York public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For HUDSON FALLS HIGH SCHOOL, the prediction is 60.0% and the result is 51.7%.
Within Washington County, median household income is about $73,495, about 22% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 26 public schools in Washington County, with a combined enrollment of about 7,873.
The closest other public school is HUDSON FALLS MIDDLE SCHOOL, about 0.3 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 44.0% on proficiency, and HUDSON FALLS HIGH SCHOOL is above that at 51.7%.
In the federal locale system, HUDSON FALLS HIGH SCHOOL is coded Suburb: Small, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 5%, from 683 to 652. By 2024-25, the school had 11.5 students per teacher, compared with 14.2 in 2020-21.
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