Enrollment
304
High
DISTRICT 266 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAKE PLACID CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 361650001460
LAKE PLACID JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
34 SCHOOL ST, LAKE PLACID, NY 12946 · (518) 523-2474 · Essex County
GRADES 06–12HIGH33-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL304 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 39% of New York public high schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
7.1:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 7.9:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
100 students
DISTRICT 32% · STATE 58%
Community
0
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 | 45 | 15% |
| Grade 7 | 45 | 15% |
| Grade 8 | 47 | 15% |
| Grade 9 | 44 | 14% |
| Grade 10 | 45 | 15% |
| Grade 11 | 37 | 12% |
| Grade 12 | 38 | 13% |
| Ungraded | 3 | 1% |
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · 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 LAKE PLACID CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
63.8%
NY avg 58.3% . -1.4pp since 2023
Math
61.1%
NY avg 57.4% . +10.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 11 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 63.8% | 61.1% |
| 2023-24 | 65.2% | 50.4% |
% 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
59.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.9%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% 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 LAKE PLACID JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
LAKE PLACID JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (59.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAKE PLACID JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL this school | 304 | 32.9% | 59.6% |
| BERNE-KNOX-WESTERLO JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL BERNE | 311 | 31.5% | 63.1% |
| GREENVILLE HIGH SCHOOL GREENVILLE | 339 | 32.4% | 73.5% |
| FABIUS-POMPEY MIDDLE SCHOOL HIGH SCHOOL FABIUS | 315 | 34.9% | 60.7% |
| ELLICOTTVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL HIGH SCHOOL ELLICOTTVILLE | 294 | 35.0% | 70.5% |
| GREENE HIGH SCHOOL GREENE | 273 | 35.2% | 78.4% |
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 LAKE PLACID JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.6% | #555 of 1,135 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.1% | #400 of 1,109 ▲ 230 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.8% | #713 of 1,135 ▲ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 304 | #915 of 1,216 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 7.1:1 | #23 of 1,058 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 14.4% | #942 of 1,070 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 32.9% | #960 of 1,167 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.8% | #184 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
304
-26 (-8%) vs 2020
-11% since 1990-91, when it was 343
Student : Teacher
7.1:1
was 6.7:1
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 | 304 | 43.1 | 7.1:1 | 33% (100) |
| 2023-24 | 311 | 43.5 | 7.2:1 | 34% (106) |
| 2022-23 | 294 | 46 | 6.4:1 | 36% (105) |
| 2020-21 | 330 | 49 | 6.7:1 | 40% (132) |
| 2017-18 | 379 | 43 | 8.8:1 | 40% (151) |
| 2015-16 | 376 | 41 | 9.2:1 | 32% (122) |
| 2010-11 | 415 | 44 | 9.4:1 | 19% (79) |
| 2000-01 | 543 | 40 | 13.6:1 | 18% (100) |
| 1990-91 | 343 | 38 | 9.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for LAKE PLACID JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL.
About LAKE PLACID JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
LAKE PLACID JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is a small high school with its address in LAKE PLACID, New York. A total of 304 students attend the school, which covers grades 6 through 12. Against the 668-student average for high schools in New York, enrollment here is 54% lower.
The 2 schools in LAKE PLACID CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT enroll 532 students altogether, LAKE PLACID JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL among them.
Most students at LAKE PLACID JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL are White: 92% of enrollment. Other students are 5% Hispanic. For comparison, Essex County is about 93% White. By the diversity index, LAKE PLACID JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL comes in at 14%.
The teaching staff at LAKE PLACID JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is 43.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 7.1:1. The average ratio among high schools in New York is 11.0:1, higher than at this school. About 33% of students, or 100, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
allk12 grades LAKE PLACID 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.
After adjusting for student poverty, LAKE PLACID JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL lands between the top and bottom 10% of New York schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 59.6%; the prediction is 62.9%.
In Essex County (population about 36,973), median household income is about $71,661, roughly 33% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. LAKE PLACID JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is one of 16 public schools in Essex County, which together enroll about 3,746 students.
Of nearby public schools, LAKE PLACID ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the closest, at about 0.9 miles. Inside a ten-mile radius, there are 5 other public schools. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, LAKE PLACID JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL ranks 5th on proficiency.
LAKE PLACID JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is coded as Town: Remote in federal locale data.
Enrollment was 330 in 2020-21 and 304 in 2024-25, a decrease of 26 students.
Parents and students can post about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at LAKE PLACID JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Essex County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
36,973
Census ACS
Median income
$71,661
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
3,746 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in LAKE PLACID CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- LAKE PLACID ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 228 students
Other schools in LAKE PLACID
- LAKE PLACID ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 228 students
Nearby schools
- LAKE PLACID ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.9 mi · 228
- PETROVA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL8.0 mi · 291
- SARANAC LAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL8.0 mi · 282
- SARANAC LAKE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL8.5 mi · 360
- BLOOMINGDALE SCHOOL10.0 mi · 103
- KEENE CENTRAL SCHOOL11.6 mi · 170
Frequently asked questions
About LAKE PLACID JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHow large is LAKE PLACID JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
LAKE PLACID JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 304 students in grades 06-12.
What grades does LAKE PLACID JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL serve?
LAKE PLACID JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL serves grades 06-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at LAKE PLACID JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at LAKE PLACID JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is approximately 7.1:1 (43 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at LAKE PLACID JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
Student demographics at LAKE PLACID JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL are roughly 92% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is LAKE PLACID JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL public or private?
LAKE PLACID JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by LAKE PLACID CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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