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What's the one class at MASSENA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL every student should take?
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Enrollment
743
High
DISTRICT 494 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MASSENA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 361866001695
MASSENA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
84 NIGHTENGALE AVE, MASSENA, NY 13662 · (315) 764-3710 · St. Lawrence County
GRADES 09–12HIGH33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL743 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
55 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
367 students
DISTRICT 49% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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 MASSENA 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
76.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +6.0pp since 2023
Math
52.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -4.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
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
66.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.8%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
743
-93 (-11%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 14.7:1
% White
79%
was 85%
% Hispanic
2%
was 2%
% Black
1%
was 1%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About MASSENA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
MASSENA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is a mid-tier secondary school in MASSENA, New York, overseen by MASSENA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. The school enrolls 743 students in grades 9 through 12.
MASSENA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 2,469 students; MASSENA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is among them.
Demographically, MASSENA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL logs that 79% of the student body identifies as White; the rest reads as 16% Native American. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 92%.
In terms of school funding signals, MASSENA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL reports 55 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.0:1, putting MASSENA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL higher than the state norm the norm. Around 49% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
With demographic context factored in, MASSENA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 56.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 66.8%.
In the broader community, the surrounding county (St. Lawrence County) records that median household earnings sit near $62,850, roughly 25% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. MASSENA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is one of 40 public schools in St. Lawrence County (combined enrollment of about 13,653 students).
NIGHTENGALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), MASSENA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 50.6%.
MASSENA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL operates from a town-center location.
Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at MASSENA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL has declined 11%, going from 836 students in 2018 to 743 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 85% to 79% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 14.7:1 in 2018 to 13.5:1 in 2025.
Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the MASSENA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
St. Lawrence County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
107,226
Census ACS
Median income
$62,850
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
40
13,653 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MASSENA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- NIGHTENGALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 454 students
- JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 452 students
- MADISON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 432 students
- J WILLIAM LEARY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLMiddle · 388 students
Other schools in MASSENA
- NIGHTENGALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 454 students
- JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 452 students
- MADISON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 432 students
- J WILLIAM LEARY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLMiddle · 388 students
Nearby schools
- NIGHTENGALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.2 mi · 454
- J WILLIAM LEARY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL0.5 mi · 388
- MADISON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.7 mi · 432
- JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.9 mi · 452
- SAINT LAWRENCE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL10.4 mi · 369
- SAINT LAWRENCE HIGH SCHOOL10.6 mi · 276
Frequently asked questions
About MASSENA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHow many students attend MASSENA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
MASSENA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 743 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does MASSENA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL serve?
MASSENA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at MASSENA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at MASSENA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is approximately 13.5:1 (55 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at MASSENA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
At MASSENA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 79% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is MASSENA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL public or private?
MASSENA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by MASSENA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.