Enrollment
339
High
DISTRICT 260 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GORHAM-MIDDLESEX CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (MARCUS WHITMAN)·NCES 361230000993
MARCUS WHITMAN HIGH SCHOOL
4100 BALDWIN RD, RUSHVILLE, NY 14544 · (585) 554-6441 · Ontario County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL339 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 75% 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
9.2:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.5:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
134 students
DISTRICT 41% · 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 | 104 | 31% |
| Grade 10 | 84 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 71 | 21% |
| Grade 12 | 80 | 24% |
Student demographics
11%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 11% · 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 GORHAM-MIDDLESEX CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (MARCUS WHITMAN). Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
89.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -5.0pp since 2023
Math
63.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -7.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 89 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 7 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 89.0% | 63.0% |
| 2023-24 | 94.0% | 70.0% |
% 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
74.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.5%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 74% 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%.
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 MARCUS WHITMAN HIGH SCHOOL
MARCUS WHITMAN HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (74.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARCUS WHITMAN HIGH SCHOOL this school | 339 | 39.5% | 74.3% |
| FREWSBURG JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL FREWSBURG | 335 | 39.7% | 60.5% |
| JORDAN-ELBRIDGE HIGH SCHOOL JORDAN | 336 | 38.7% | 63.7% |
| H C WILLIAMS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL CANTON | 332 | 41.0% | 92.6% |
| OAKFIELD-ALABAMA MIDDLE SCHOOL HIGH SCHOOL OAKFIELD | 360 | 41.1% | 67.8% |
| HOOSICK FALLS HIGH SCHOOL HOOSICK FALLS | 342 | 38.9% | 76.8% |
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 MARCUS WHITMAN HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Ontario County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 74.3% | #267 of 1,135 | #3 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #382 of 1,109 ▼ 19 | #6 of 9 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 89.0% | #213 of 1,135 ▼ 65 | #4 of 9 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 339 | #855 of 1,216 | #5 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.2:1 | #174 of 1,058 | #3 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 11.3% | #987 of 1,070 | #9 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.5% | #863 of 1,167 | #6 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.4% | #648 of 743 | #8 of 8 |
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
339
+11 (+3%) vs 2020
-48% since 1990-91, when it was 649
Student : Teacher
9.2:1
was 8.9:1
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 | 339 | 36.9 | 9.2:1 | 40% (134) |
| 2023-24 | 323 | 34.7 | 9.3:1 | 53% (171) |
| 2022-23 | 337 | 36.6 | 9.2:1 | 58% (197) |
| 2020-21 | 328 | 37 | 8.9:1 | 45% (149) |
| 2017-18 | 351 | 37 | 9.5:1 | 51% (180) |
| 2015-16 | 372 | 32 | 11.6:1 | 51% (191) |
| 2010-11 | 466 | 33 | 14.1:1 | 36% (167) |
| 2000-01 | 560 | 24 | 23.3:1 | 26% (146) |
| 1990-91 | 649 | 48 | 13.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MARCUS WHITMAN HIGH SCHOOL.
About MARCUS WHITMAN HIGH SCHOOL
Students in RUSHVILLE, New York, attend MARCUS WHITMAN HIGH SCHOOL, a low-enrollment high school. The school covers grades 9 through 12 and reported 339 students in 2024-25. That puts enrollment 49% below the 668-student average for high schools in New York.
GORHAM-MIDDLESEX CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (MARCUS WHITMAN) (4 schools, 1,039 students) runs MARCUS WHITMAN HIGH SCHOOL.
White students are 94% of those enrolled at MARCUS WHITMAN HIGH SCHOOL. The next largest groups are 4% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 11, compared with 70 nationally.
A staff of 36.9 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 9.2:1. Across high schools in New York, the average ratio is 11.0:1. MARCUS WHITMAN HIGH SCHOOL counts 40% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Ontario County is similar, at 41%.
Among New York public high schools, MARCUS WHITMAN HIGH SCHOOL outscored 75%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
A school with MARCUS WHITMAN HIGH SCHOOL's lunch-eligibility share in New York is predicted to score 60.5%. MARCUS WHITMAN HIGH SCHOOL scores 74.3%, 13.9 points above that line.
Census data for Ontario County show the median household earns about $82,324 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 38% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Public schools in Ontario County number 27, with about 14,114 students.
Of the public schools around it, MARCUS WHITMAN HIGH SCHOOL is closest to MARCUS WHITMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL, less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 3. MARCUS WHITMAN HIGH SCHOOL is 3rd of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Its location is classified as Rural: Fringe by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment was 339 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 328.
The discussion board for MARCUS WHITMAN HIGH SCHOOL is open to topics like special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Ontario County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
112,625
Census ACS
Median income
$82,324
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
27
14,114 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in GORHAM-MIDDLESEX CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (MARCUS WHITMAN)
- MARCUS WHITMAN MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 245 students
- MIDDLESEX VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 242 students
- GORHAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 213 students
Other schools in RUSHVILLE
- MARCUS WHITMAN MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 245 students
- MIDDLESEX VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 242 students
Nearby schools
- MARCUS WHITMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL0.0 mi · 245
- MIDDLESEX VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.9 mi · 242
- GORHAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL4.5 mi · 213
- CANANDAIGUA PRIMARY-ELEMENTARY SCHOOL8.3 mi · 1,433
- CANANDAIGUA MIDDLE SCHOOL8.8 mi · 687
- CANANDAIGUA ACADEMY9.3 mi · 998
Frequently asked questions
About MARCUS WHITMAN HIGH SCHOOLHow large is MARCUS WHITMAN HIGH SCHOOL?
MARCUS WHITMAN HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 339 students in grades 09-12.
Is MARCUS WHITMAN HIGH SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
MARCUS WHITMAN HIGH SCHOOL is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does MARCUS WHITMAN HIGH SCHOOL have?
MARCUS WHITMAN HIGH SCHOOL employs 37 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.2:1.
What is the student diversity at MARCUS WHITMAN HIGH SCHOOL?
Student demographics at MARCUS WHITMAN HIGH SCHOOL are roughly 94% White, 4% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is MARCUS WHITMAN HIGH SCHOOL in?
MARCUS WHITMAN HIGH SCHOOL is part of GORHAM-MIDDLESEX CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (MARCUS WHITMAN).
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