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Enrollment
554
High
DISTRICT 363 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JOHNSTOWN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 361598001381
JOHNSTOWN HIGH SCHOOL
1 SIR BILLS CIRCLE, JOHNSTOWN, NY 12095 · (518) 762-4661 · Fulton County
GRADES 08–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL554 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 32% of New York public high schools
- C+Test 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
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
286 students
DISTRICT 55% · 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 8 | 126 | 23% |
| Grade 9 | 102 | 18% |
| Grade 10 | 112 | 20% |
| Grade 11 | 106 | 19% |
| Grade 12 | 104 | 19% |
| Ungraded | 4 | 1% |
Student demographics
20%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 26% · 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 JOHNSTOWN CITY 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
64.9%
NY avg 58.3% . +0.5pp since 2023
Math
57.4%
NY avg 57.4% . +2.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.9% | 57.4% |
| 2023-24 | 64.5% | 55.4% |
% 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
52.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.0%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% 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 JOHNSTOWN HIGH SCHOOL
JOHNSTOWN HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (52.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| JOHNSTOWN HIGH SCHOOL this school | 554 | 51.6% | 52.9% |
| DANSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL DANSVILLE | 583 | 49.1% | 53.9% |
| NORWICH HIGH SCHOOL NORWICH | 516 | 49.4% | 60.3% |
| FALCONER MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL FALCONER | 616 | 49.4% | 46.9% |
| PULASKI MIDDLE-HIGH SCHOOL PULASKI | 507 | 50.1% | 52.5% |
| HERKIMER HIGH SCHOOL HERKIMER | 537 | 51.2% | 44.7% |
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 JOHNSTOWN HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.9% | #686 of 1,135 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.4% | #461 of 1,109 ▲ 103 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.9% | #693 of 1,135 ▲ 48 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 554 | #484 of 1,216 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #665 of 1,058 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.0% | #872 of 1,070 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.6% | #673 of 1,167 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.7% | #187 of 339 |
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
554
-120 (-18%) vs 2020
-15% since 1990-91, when it was 654
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 12.3:1
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 | 554 | 47 | 11.8:1 | 52% (286) |
| 2023-24 | 557 | 47 | 11.8:1 | 52% (290) |
| 2022-23 | 675 | 58.5 | 11.5:1 | 51% (342) |
| 2020-21 | 674 | 55 | 12.3:1 | 42% (286) |
| 2017-18 | 519 | 43 | 12.1:1 | 42% (219) |
| 2015-16 | 586 | 47 | 12.5:1 | 44% (259) |
| 2010-11 | 668 | 40 | 16.7:1 | 30% (201) |
| 2000-01 | 761 | 46 | 16.5:1 | 27% (205) |
| 1990-91 | 654 | 47 | 13.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for JOHNSTOWN HIGH SCHOOL.
About JOHNSTOWN HIGH SCHOOL
JOHNSTOWN HIGH SCHOOL is a small high school in JOHNSTOWN, New York, under JOHNSTOWN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT. The school's 554 students are in grades 8 through 12.
JOHNSTOWN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT oversees JOHNSTOWN HIGH SCHOOL and 3 other schools, with 1,450 students in total.
White students make up 89% of enrollment at JOHNSTOWN HIGH SCHOOL. Smaller groups are 6% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. For comparison, Fulton County is about 89% White. JOHNSTOWN HIGH SCHOOL's diversity index is 20%, against a US figure of 70%.
Its 47 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 11.8:1. This ratio sits 0.8 above the 11.0:1 average for high schools in New York. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 52%.
allk12 grades JOHNSTOWN HIGH SCHOOL a C. The grade compares the school only with New York public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
JOHNSTOWN HIGH SCHOOL scores 52.9% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 56.0%.
Federal survey data for Fulton County show that the median household income is $66,533, about 21% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. In all, Fulton County has 17 public schools and roughly 7,173 students.
Nearby, WARREN STREET SCHOOL is about 0.2 miles away. Within five miles of JOHNSTOWN HIGH SCHOOL, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, JOHNSTOWN HIGH SCHOOL ranks 3rd of 7 on average proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Town: Distant: in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 120 fewer students in 2024-25.
Threads on this page can be about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Fulton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
52,487
Census ACS
Median income
$66,533
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
7,173 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in JOHNSTOWN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
- KNOX MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 341 students
- WARREN STREET SCHOOLElementary · 296 students
- PLEASANT AVENUE SCHOOLElementary · 259 students
Other schools in JOHNSTOWN
- HAMILTON-FULTON-MONTGOMERY BOCESCombined · 469 students
- KNOX MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 341 students
- WARREN STREET SCHOOLElementary · 296 students
- PLEASANT AVENUE SCHOOLElementary · 259 students
Other Johnstown High schools
One other US public school is named Johnstown High. JOHNSTOWN HIGH SCHOOL is the largest of the 2.
- Johnstown High SchoolJohnstown, OH · 488 students
Nearby schools
- WARREN STREET SCHOOL0.2 mi · 296
- PLEASANT AVENUE SCHOOL1.0 mi · 259
- KNOX MIDDLE SCHOOL1.0 mi · 341
- PARK TERRACE SCHOOL2.8 mi · 290
- GLOVERSVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL3.1 mi · 579
- GLOVERSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL3.2 mi · 669
Frequently asked questions
About JOHNSTOWN HIGH SCHOOLHow large is JOHNSTOWN HIGH SCHOOL?
JOHNSTOWN HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 554 students in grades 08-12.
Is JOHNSTOWN HIGH SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
JOHNSTOWN HIGH SCHOOL is a high school covering grades 08-12.
How many students per teacher at JOHNSTOWN HIGH SCHOOL?
Approximately 11.8:1 students per teacher at JOHNSTOWN HIGH SCHOOL.
What is the racial breakdown of students at JOHNSTOWN HIGH SCHOOL?
At JOHNSTOWN HIGH SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 89% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is JOHNSTOWN HIGH SCHOOL public or private?
JOHNSTOWN HIGH SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by JOHNSTOWN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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