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Enrollment
424
High
DISTRICT 400 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTHERN ADIRONDACK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 362126003024
NORTHERN ADIRONDACK MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL
5586 RT 11, ELLENBURG DEPOT, NY 12935 · (518) 594-3962 · Clinton County
GRADES 06–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL424 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 17% of New York public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
8.5:1
50 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.6:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
187 students
DISTRICT 40% · 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 69 | 16% |
| Grade 7 | 61 | 14% |
| Grade 8 | 65 | 15% |
| Grade 9 | 61 | 14% |
| Grade 10 | 59 | 14% |
| Grade 11 | 56 | 13% |
| Grade 12 | 53 | 13% |
Student demographics
5%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
Based on grade levels within NORTHERN ADIRONDACK 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
42.4%
NY avg 58.3% . -3.8pp since 2023
Math
47.3%
NY avg 57.4% . -7.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 7 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 42.4% | 47.3% |
| 2023-24 | 46.2% | 54.3% |
% 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
46.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.8%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 NORTHERN ADIRONDACK MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL
NORTHERN ADIRONDACK MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (46.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| NORTHERN ADIRONDACK MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL this school | 424 | 44.1% | 46.0% |
| ADIRONDACK HIGH SCHOOL BOONVILLE | 383 | 44.1% | 66.3% |
| SHERBURNE-EARLVILLE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL SHERBURNE | 382 | 43.5% | 67.7% |
| MORAVIA JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL MORAVIA | 442 | 42.1% | 61.8% |
| PORTVILLE JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL PORTVILLE | 445 | 42.9% | 68.5% |
| PENN YAN ACADEMY PENN YAN | 427 | 44.5% | 78.3% |
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 NORTHERN ADIRONDACK MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Clinton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #807 of 1,135 | #7 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.3% | #632 of 1,109 ▼ 55 | #7 of 7 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.4% | #1,043 of 1,135 ▼ 14 | #7 of 7 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 424 | #656 of 1,216 | #5 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.5:1 | #100 of 1,058 | #1 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 5.1% | #1,051 of 1,070 | #7 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.1% | #781 of 1,167 | #5 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.0% | #656 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
424
+16 (+4%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 493
Student : Teacher
8.5:1
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 | 424 | 49.7 | 8.5:1 | 44% (187) |
| 2023-24 | 429 | 53.3 | 8.1:1 | 47% (200) |
| 2022-23 | 417 | 49.4 | 8.4:1 | 53% (221) |
| 2020-21 | 408 | 46 | 8.9:1 | 40% (165) |
| 2017-18 | 437 | 47.9 | 9.1:1 | 43% (186) |
| 2015-16 | 423 | 43 | 9.8:1 | 43% (180) |
| 2010-11 | 507 | 46 | 11.0:1 | 46% (233) |
| 2000-01 | 688 | 43 | 16.0:1 | 32% (222) |
| 1990-91 | 493 | 38 | 13.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for NORTHERN ADIRONDACK MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL.
About NORTHERN ADIRONDACK MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL
NORTHERN ADIRONDACK MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL is a small high school that serves part of ELLENBURG DEPOT, New York. It had 424 students in 2024-25, spanning grades 6 through 12. High schools in New York have about 668 students on average; enrollment here is 37% lower.
NORTHERN ADIRONDACK MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL is one school in NORTHERN ADIRONDACK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, a system of 2 schools with 799 students.
Roughly 97% of students at NORTHERN ADIRONDACK MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL are White. Among people living in Clinton County, the White share is about 89%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, NORTHERN ADIRONDACK MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL scores 5%.
There are 49.7 full-time-equivalent teachers at NORTHERN ADIRONDACK MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL, giving a ratio of 8.5:1. By comparison, the average for high schools in New York is 11.0:1. A total of 187 students, or 44%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
NORTHERN ADIRONDACK MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL holds a C- allk12 Grade, placing it above 17% of New York public high schools.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, NORTHERN ADIRONDACK MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL is 12.8 points below its prediction. Actual: 46.0%. Predicted: 58.8%.
American Community Survey estimates for Clinton County show that median household income comes to about $71,224, roughly 28% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. The county's public schools total 29, with about 10,729 students.
NORTHERN ADIRONDACK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest public school to NORTHERN ADIRONDACK MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL, about 0.1 miles away. Among its closest neighbors with test data, NORTHERN ADIRONDACK MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL is 6th of 9 on proficiency.
NORTHERN ADIRONDACK MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL is coded as Rural: Remote in federal locale data.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, NORTHERN ADIRONDACK MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL had a net gain of 16 students, or 4%.
The allk12 page for NORTHERN ADIRONDACK MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL lets the school community talk about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Clinton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
78,493
Census ACS
Median income
$71,224
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
29
10,729 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in NORTHERN ADIRONDACK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- NORTHERN ADIRONDACK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 375 students
Other schools in ELLENBURG DEPOT
- NORTHERN ADIRONDACK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 375 students
Nearby schools
- NORTHERN ADIRONDACK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.1 mi · 375
- CHATEAUGAY HIGH SCHOOL11.8 mi · 231
- CHATEAUGAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL11.8 mi · 338
- MOOERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL13.5 mi · 295
- SARANAC MIDDLE SCHOOL16.7 mi · 361
- SARANAC HIGH SCHOOL16.7 mi · 468
Frequently asked questions
About NORTHERN ADIRONDACK MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOLHow many students attend NORTHERN ADIRONDACK MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL?
NORTHERN ADIRONDACK MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 424 students in grades 06-12.
What grades does NORTHERN ADIRONDACK MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL serve?
NORTHERN ADIRONDACK MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL serves grades 06-12.
How many teachers does NORTHERN ADIRONDACK MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL have?
NORTHERN ADIRONDACK MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL employs 50 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.5:1.
What is the student diversity at NORTHERN ADIRONDACK MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL?
Student demographics at NORTHERN ADIRONDACK MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL are roughly 97% White, 1% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is NORTHERN ADIRONDACK MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL in?
NORTHERN ADIRONDACK MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL is part of NORTHERN ADIRONDACK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.