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What's one thing LAKE SHORE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
665
High
DISTRICT 402 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EVANS-BRANT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (LAKE SHORE)·NCES 361656001469
LAKE SHORE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
959 BEACH RD, ANGOLA, NY 14006 · (716) 926-2310 · Erie County
GRADES 09–12HIGH31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL665 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 82% 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.
- A-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
10.6:1
63 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.7:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
288 students
DISTRICT 44% · 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 | 168 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 167 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 153 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 165 | 25% |
| Ungraded | 12 | 2% |
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · 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 EVANS-BRANT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (LAKE SHORE). 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% . -6.0pp since 2023
Math
66.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -8.0pp 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 8 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 86.0% | 66.0% |
| 2023-24 | 92.0% | 74.0% |
% 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
77.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.1%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+18.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 78% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 SHORE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
LAKE SHORE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (77.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAKE SHORE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL this school | 665 | 43.3% | 77.5% |
| GLENS FALLS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL GLENS FALLS | 628 | 44.3% | 66.0% |
| HUDSON FALLS HIGH SCHOOL HUDSON FALLS | 652 | 40.8% | 51.7% |
| MIDLAKES MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL CLIFTON SPRINGS | 677 | 42.2% | 48.8% |
| CORTLAND HIGH SCHOOL CORTLAND | 582 | 44.8% | 71.7% |
| MECHANICVILLE JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL MECHANICVILLE | 717 | 45.3% | 49.6% |
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 SHORE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Erie County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 77.5% | #215 of 1,135 | #16 of 51 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #336 of 1,109 ▼ 27 | #22 of 51 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 86.0% | #296 of 1,135 ▼ 90 | #18 of 51 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 665 | #379 of 1,216 | #24 of 56 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.6:1 | #424 of 1,058 | #24 of 50 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.8% | #692 of 1,070 | #31 of 50 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.3% | #792 of 1,167 | #30 of 53 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.8% | #238 of 743 | #9 of 35 |
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
665
+5 (+1%) vs 2020
-16% since 1990-91, when it was 787
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
was 12.4:1
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 | 665 | 63 | 10.6:1 | 43% (288) |
| 2023-24 | 680 | 62.9 | 10.8:1 | 48% (326) |
| 2022-23 | 671 | 62.3 | 10.8:1 | 47% (316) |
| 2020-21 | 660 | 53 | 12.4:1 | 50% (327) |
| 2017-18 | 799 | 62.4 | 12.8:1 | 44% (353) |
| 2015-16 | 848 | 61 | 13.9:1 | 41% (349) |
| 2010-11 | 924 | 48 | 19.3:1 | 33% (308) |
| 2000-01 | 827 | 55 | 15.0:1 | 14% (115) |
| 1990-91 | 787 | 59 | 13.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for LAKE SHORE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL.
About LAKE SHORE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
A medium-sized high school in ANGOLA, New York, LAKE SHORE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is part of EVANS-BRANT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (LAKE SHORE). It serves 665 students in grades 9 through 12.
Enrollment across the 5 schools in EVANS-BRANT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (LAKE SHORE) totals 2,010 students.
LAKE SHORE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is 76% White by enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 16% Native American and 5% Hispanic. The White share in Erie County as a whole is similar, at about 74%. LAKE SHORE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL's diversity index is 39%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school reported 63 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 10.6:1. For comparison, high schools in New York average 11.0:1. Eligible students account for 43% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. Among public schools in Erie County, the average eligibility rate is 51%.
LAKE SHORE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is graded A- by allk12, scoring above 82% of New York public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
LAKE SHORE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 77.5%, compared with a predicted 59.1%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of New York schools on BeatsExpectations.
Federal survey data for Erie County show that the median household income is $72,839, about 38% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Erie County is home to 226 public schools and about 122,519 public school students.
ERIE 2-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS BOCES is located about 0.1 miles from LAKE SHORE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL. Around the school, 5 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, LAKE SHORE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is 1st of 8 on proficiency.
The NCES locale for LAKE SHORE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is Town: Fringe, which covers schools in a town close to an urbanized area.
The school's size has been steady, with 660 students in 2020-21 and 665 in 2024-25. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (10.6:1) than in 2020-21 (12.4:1).
Conversations here can range across enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Erie County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
950,622
Census ACS
Median income
$72,839
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
226
122,519 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in EVANS-BRANT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (LAKE SHORE)
- WILLIAM G HOUSTON MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 459 students
- HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 344 students
- JOHN T WAUGH ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 295 students
- A J SCHMIDT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 247 students
Other schools in ANGOLA
- ERIE 2-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS BOCESCombined · 675 students
- WILLIAM G HOUSTON MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 459 students
- JOHN T WAUGH ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 295 students
- A J SCHMIDT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 247 students
Nearby schools
- ERIE 2-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS BOCES0.1 mi · 675
- WILLIAM G HOUSTON MIDDLE SCHOOL0.4 mi · 459
- JOHN T WAUGH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.7 mi · 295
- A J SCHMIDT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.0 mi · 247
- HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL5.0 mi · 344
- NORTH COLLINS JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL6.1 mi · 234
Frequently asked questions
About LAKE SHORE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHow large is LAKE SHORE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
LAKE SHORE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 665 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does LAKE SHORE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL serve?
LAKE SHORE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at LAKE SHORE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
Approximately 10.6:1 students per teacher at LAKE SHORE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL.
What is the student diversity at LAKE SHORE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
Student demographics at LAKE SHORE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL are roughly 76% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is LAKE SHORE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL public or private?
LAKE SHORE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by EVANS-BRANT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (LAKE SHORE).
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.