Enrollment
385
High
DISTRICT 425 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOWVILLE ACADEMY & CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 361782001603
LOWVILLE HIGH SCHOOL
7668 N STATE ST, LOWVILLE, NY 13367 · (315) 376-9015 · Lewis County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL385 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
12.0:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.3:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
143 students
DISTRICT 43% · 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 9 | 101 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 99 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 80 | 21% |
| Grade 12 | 97 | 25% |
| Ungraded | 8 | 2% |
Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · 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 LOWVILLE ACADEMY & 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% . -9.0pp since 2023
Math
69.0%
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 69 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 7 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 86.0% | 69.0% |
| 2023-24 | 95.0% | 76.0% |
% 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
76.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.3%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 76% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 LOWVILLE HIGH SCHOOL
LOWVILLE HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (76.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| LOWVILLE HIGH SCHOOL this school | 385 | 37.1% | 76.0% |
| CALEDONIA-MUMFORD MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL CALEDONIA | 404 | 37.1% | 63.5% |
| DELAWARE ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL DELHI | 399 | 37.8% | 63.7% |
| NEWFANE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL NEWFANE | 393 | 38.2% | 72.5% |
| SARANAC LAKE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL SARANAC LAKE | 360 | 36.1% | 76.0% |
| SOUTHWESTERN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL JAMESTOWN | 376 | 38.0% | 75.7% |
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 LOWVILLE HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 76.0% | #241 of 1,135 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.0% | #279 of 1,109 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 86.0% | #297 of 1,135 ▼ 178 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 385 | #751 of 1,216 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.0:1 | #691 of 1,058 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.1% | #919 of 1,070 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.1% | #899 of 1,167 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.4% | #592 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
385
+12 (+3%) vs 2020
-47% since 1990-91, when it was 727
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
was 11.3:1
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 | 385 | 32.2 | 12.0:1 | 37% (143) |
| 2023-24 | 370 | 30.3 | 12.2:1 | 39% (145) |
| 2022-23 | 367 | 29.7 | 12.4:1 | 44% (161) |
| 2020-21 | 373 | 33 | 11.3:1 | 45% (167) |
| 2017-18 | 407 | 35 | 11.6:1 | 45% (182) |
| 2015-16 | 419 | 28 | 15.0:1 | 40% (169) |
| 2010-11 | 431 | 34 | 12.7:1 | 27% (118) |
| 2000-01 | 504 | 37 | 13.6:1 | 23% (114) |
| 1990-91 | 727 | 51 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for LOWVILLE HIGH SCHOOL.
About LOWVILLE HIGH SCHOOL
LOWVILLE HIGH SCHOOL is a public small high school in LOWVILLE, New York. The school counts 385 students across grades 9 through 12. The school's enrollment is 42% smaller than the 668 average for high schools in New York.
LOWVILLE HIGH SCHOOL is one school in a 3-school district, LOWVILLE ACADEMY & CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, which enrolls 1,276 students.
Federal enrollment data show LOWVILLE HIGH SCHOOL is 91% White. After that, the student body is 5% multiracial. That is close to the 94% White share among all Lewis County residents. The school's diversity index is 16%, meaning two students picked at random have a 16% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teachers at the school number 32.2 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 12.0:1. On average, high schools in New York have 11.0:1, compared with 12.0:1 here. The school's lunch program data list 37% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
allk12 grades LOWVILLE HIGH SCHOOL an A-. The grade compares the school only with New York public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, LOWVILLE HIGH SCHOOL is 14.7 points above its prediction. Actual: 76.0%. Predicted: 61.3%.
Across Lewis County, the median household income is $68,182, about 19% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. In all, Lewis County has 13 public schools and roughly 4,082 students.
LOWVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the public school closest to LOWVILLE HIGH SCHOOL, less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 2. Compared with its nearest neighbors, LOWVILLE HIGH SCHOOL ranks 2nd of 9 on average proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Distant: the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment at LOWVILLE HIGH SCHOOL grew 3% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 373 to 385 students.
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Lewis County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
26,607
Census ACS
Median income
$68,182
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
4,082 students
Quick facts
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- LOWVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 628 students
- LOWVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 263 students
Other schools in LOWVILLE
- LOWVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 628 students
- LOWVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 263 students
Nearby schools
- LOWVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.0 mi · 628
- LOWVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL0.0 mi · 263
- BEAVER RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL6.8 mi · 196
- BEAVER RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL6.8 mi · 413
- BEAVER RIVER SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL6.8 mi · 254
- COPENHAGEN CENTRAL SCHOOL11.6 mi · 473
Frequently asked questions
About LOWVILLE HIGH SCHOOLHow many students attend LOWVILLE HIGH SCHOOL?
LOWVILLE HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 385 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does LOWVILLE HIGH SCHOOL serve?
LOWVILLE HIGH SCHOOL serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at LOWVILLE HIGH SCHOOL?
Approximately 12.0:1 students per teacher at LOWVILLE HIGH SCHOOL.
How diverse is LOWVILLE HIGH SCHOOL?
LOWVILLE HIGH SCHOOL reports a student body of 91% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees LOWVILLE HIGH SCHOOL?
LOWVILLE HIGH SCHOOL is overseen by LOWVILLE ACADEMY & CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT in Lewis County.
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