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NORTH SALEM MIDDLE SCHOOL/HIGH SCHOOL
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Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 72% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% 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%.
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About NORTH SALEM MIDDLE SCHOOL/HIGH SCHOOL
NORTH SALEM MIDDLE SCHOOL/HIGH SCHOOL is a four-year high school of intimate scale in NORTH SALEM, New York, overseen by NORTH SALEM CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, hosting 492 students in grades 6 through 12. That puts it 26% below the typical public school in New York, which averages around 668 students.
NORTH SALEM CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 937 students. NORTH SALEM MIDDLE SCHOOL/HIGH SCHOOL is one of those campuses.
On demographics, NORTH SALEM MIDDLE SCHOOL/HIGH SCHOOL lists that White students make up the majority at 66%; the rest consists of 25% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 2% Asian, 2% Black. That is considerably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 52%.
Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 70 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 7.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.0:1, putting NORTH SALEM MIDDLE SCHOOL/HIGH SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 23% of students at NORTH SALEM MIDDLE SCHOOL/HIGH SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is below Westchester County's rate of about 38%.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, NORTH SALEM MIDDLE SCHOOL/HIGH SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 66.6%; this one delivers 71.7%.
Around the school, the surrounding county (Westchester County) shows that median household income runs about $118,976, 53% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, Westchester County runs 255 public schools (combined enrollment of about 140,968 students), of which NORTH SALEM MIDDLE SCHOOL/HIGH SCHOOL is one.
Nearest neighbor: PEQUENAKONCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.6 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 6 other public schools cluster around NORTH SALEM MIDDLE SCHOOL/HIGH SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts NORTH SALEM MIDDLE SCHOOL/HIGH SCHOOL at 2nd of 4; the average score across the group is 65.0%.
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Five-year trend. NORTH SALEM MIDDLE SCHOOL/HIGH SCHOOL's enrollment has edged down 27% since 2018, when it stood at 675 (now 492). White enrollment moved from 80% to 66% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 10.4:1 in 2018 to 7.0:1 in 2025.
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