Enrollment
283
High
DISTRICT 344 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MOUNT MARKHAM CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 363093004156
MOUNT MARKHAM SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
500 FAIRGROUND RD, WEST WINFIELD, NY 13491 · (315) 822-2900 · Herkimer County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL283 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 79% 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
9.0:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.5:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
113 students
DISTRICT 42% · 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 | 71 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 63 | 22% |
| Grade 11 | 79 | 28% |
| Grade 12 | 70 | 25% |
Student demographics
10%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 6% · 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 MOUNT MARKHAM 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
79.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -9.0pp since 2023
Math
73.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -1.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 79 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 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 1 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 79.0% | 73.0% |
| 2023-24 | 88.0% | 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
76.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.3%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+16.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 76% 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 MOUNT MARKHAM SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
MOUNT MARKHAM SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (76.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MOUNT MARKHAM SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL this school | 283 | 39.9% | 76.3% |
| LETCHWORTH SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL GAINESVILLE | 268 | 38.8% | 78.2% |
| HONEOYE MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL HONEOYE | 292 | 41.4% | 62.0% |
| MADRID-WADDINGTON JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL MADRID | 309 | 41.1% | 56.9% |
| ARGYLE JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL ARGYLE | 247 | 40.5% | 56.8% |
| MORRISVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL HIGH SCHOOL MORRISVILLE | 306 | 42.2% | 54.9% |
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 MOUNT MARKHAM SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Herkimer County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 76.3% | #235 of 1,135 | #2 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.0% | #229 of 1,109 ▲ 86 | #1 of 8 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 79.0% | #447 of 1,135 ▼ 114 | #3 of 8 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 283 | #957 of 1,216 | #7 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.0:1 | #142 of 1,058 | #2 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 9.5% | #1,016 of 1,070 | #6 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.9% | #853 of 1,167 | #6 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.5% | #247 of 743 | N/A |
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
283
-64 (-18%) vs 2020
-34% since 1990-91, when it was 428
Student : Teacher
9.0:1
was 10.5:1
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 | 283 | 31.5 | 9.0:1 | 40% (113) |
| 2023-24 | 307 | 32 | 9.6:1 | 49% (149) |
| 2022-23 | 314 | 33 | 9.5:1 | 48% (150) |
| 2020-21 | 347 | 33 | 10.5:1 | 44% (151) |
| 2017-18 | 339 | 31 | 10.9:1 | 48% (162) |
| 2015-16 | 318 | 26 | 12.2:1 | 50% (159) |
| 2010-11 | 420 | 26 | 16.1:1 | 37% (155) |
| 2000-01 | 451 | 29 | 15.6:1 | 33% (150) |
| 1990-91 | 428 | 37 | 11.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MOUNT MARKHAM SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL.
About MOUNT MARKHAM SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
MOUNT MARKHAM SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is a small high school in WEST WINFIELD, New York, (ZIP code 13491). It has an enrollment of 283 students in grades 9 through 12. That compares with an average of about 668 students for high schools in New York.
The MOUNT MARKHAM CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT system has 3 schools and 1,032 students.
Roughly 95% of students at MOUNT MARKHAM SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL are White. Enrollment also includes 3% Hispanic. Herkimer County residents are about 92% White, a similar share. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, MOUNT MARKHAM SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL scores 10%.
Its staff includes 31.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 9.0 students per teacher. Across high schools in New York, the average ratio is 11.0:1. MOUNT MARKHAM SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 40%.
Among New York public high schools, MOUNT MARKHAM SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL outscored 79%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, MOUNT MARKHAM SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL would score about 60.3%. It scores 76.3%, 16.0 points above that figure.
Census data for Herkimer County show the median household earns about $68,515 a year, roughly 23% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting MOUNT MARKHAM SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, Herkimer County has 25 public schools.
MOUNT MARKHAM MIDDLE SCHOOL sits about 0.2 miles from MOUNT MARKHAM SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL. Around the school, 2 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, MOUNT MARKHAM SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL ranks 2nd in a group of 9 nearby schools.
NCES assigns MOUNT MARKHAM SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL the locale Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 283, compared with 347 in 2020-21. Federal data show the ratio falling from 10.5:1 to 9.0:1.
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Herkimer County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
59,757
Census ACS
Median income
$68,515
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
25
9,619 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MOUNT MARKHAM CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- MOUNT MARKHAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 465 students
- MOUNT MARKHAM MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 284 students
Other schools in WEST WINFIELD
- MOUNT MARKHAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 465 students
- MOUNT MARKHAM MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 284 students
Nearby schools
- MOUNT MARKHAM MIDDLE SCHOOL0.2 mi · 284
- MOUNT MARKHAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.3 mi · 465
- SAUQUOIT VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL7.6 mi · 280
- SAUQUOIT VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL7.8 mi · 327
- SAUQUOIT VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL7.9 mi · 276
- BROOKFIELD CENTRAL SCHOOL8.4 mi · 189
Frequently asked questions
About MOUNT MARKHAM SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHow large is MOUNT MARKHAM SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
MOUNT MARKHAM SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 283 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does MOUNT MARKHAM SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL serve?
MOUNT MARKHAM SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at MOUNT MARKHAM SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at MOUNT MARKHAM SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is approximately 9.0:1 (32 FTE teachers).
How diverse is MOUNT MARKHAM SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
MOUNT MARKHAM SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL reports a student body of 95% White, 3% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees MOUNT MARKHAM SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
MOUNT MARKHAM SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is overseen by MOUNT MARKHAM CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT in Herkimer County.
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