Enrollment
189
High
DISTRICT 201 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PANAMA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 362241003156
PANAMA HIGH SCHOOL
41 NORTH ST, PANAMA, NY 14767 · (716) 782-4413 · Chautauqua County
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL189 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 65% of New York public high schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 7.8:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
78 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 7 | 29 | 15% |
| Grade 8 | 32 | 17% |
| Grade 9 | 31 | 16% |
| Grade 10 | 26 | 14% |
| Grade 11 | 26 | 14% |
| Grade 12 | 45 | 24% |
Student demographics
10%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 15% · 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 PANAMA 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
64.1%
NY avg 58.3% . -6.6pp since 2023
Math
62.1%
NY avg 57.4% . -15.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 15 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.1% | 62.1% |
| 2023-24 | 70.7% | 77.3% |
% 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
69.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.8%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% 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 PANAMA HIGH SCHOOL
PANAMA HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (69.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PANAMA HIGH SCHOOL this school | 189 | 41.3% | 69.2% |
| EDWARDS-KNOX JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL HERMON | 205 | 42.4% | 54.2% |
| OXFORD ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL OXFORD | 205 | 42.9% | 69.5% |
| CUBA-RUSHFORD HIGH SCHOOL CUBA | 202 | 42.6% | 84.0% |
| PINE VALLEY CENTRAL JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL SOUTH DAYTON | 199 | 40.2% | 59.8% |
| MOUNTAIN VIEW CAMPUS ELIZABETHTOWN | 207 | 39.6% | 50.1% |
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 PANAMA HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Chautauqua County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.2% | #367 of 1,135 | #5 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.1% | #389 of 1,109 ▼ 125 | #6 of 17 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.1% | #703 of 1,135 ▼ 71 | #8 of 17 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 189 | #1,087 of 1,216 | #14 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.3% | #832 of 1,167 | #11 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.9% | #349 of 743 | #6 of 14 |
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
189
-11 (-5%) vs 2020
-45% since 1990-91, when it was 345
Student : Teacher
8.5:1
was 9.5:1
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 | 189 | 22.3 | 8.5:1 | 41% (78) |
| 2023-24 | 194 | 22.1 | 8.8:1 | 44% (85) |
| 2022-23 | 197 | 22.3 | 8.8:1 | 40% (78) |
| 2020-21 | 200 | 21 | 9.5:1 | 39% (77) |
| 2017-18 | 217 | 18 | 12.0:1 | 41% (88) |
| 2015-16 | 254 | 21 | 12.1:1 | 33% (85) |
| 2010-11 | 296 | 24 | 12.3:1 | 27% (80) |
| 2000-01 | 424 | 29 | 14.6:1 | 21% (90) |
| 1990-91 | 345 | 21 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PANAMA HIGH SCHOOL.
About PANAMA HIGH SCHOOL
PANAMA HIGH SCHOOL is a high school with a street address in PANAMA, New York. It teaches 189 students in grades 7 through 12. By comparison, high schools in New York enroll about 668 students on average.
PANAMA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT counts 402 students in its 2 schools, and PANAMA HIGH SCHOOL is one of them.
A large majority of enrollment at PANAMA HIGH SCHOOL is White, at 95%. Other reported shares: 3% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. Chautauqua County's residents are about 86% White, 9 points below the school's share. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, PANAMA HIGH SCHOOL scores 10%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 8.5:1. The school has 22.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. By comparison, the average for high schools in New York is 11.0:1. In all, 41% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is lower than the 57% average for public schools in Chautauqua County.
PANAMA HIGH SCHOOL earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 65% of New York public high schools.
Test results at PANAMA HIGH SCHOOL are 9.3 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (69.2% actual, 59.8% predicted).
American Community Survey estimates for Chautauqua County show that the median household earns about $58,351 a year, roughly 25% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. Chautauqua County counts 51 public schools with about 17,056 students.
The closest school to PANAMA HIGH SCHOOL is PANAMA K-6 SCHOOL, located less than a tenth of a mile away. In all, 7 other public schools sit within ten miles of PANAMA HIGH SCHOOL. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, PANAMA HIGH SCHOOL ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
PANAMA HIGH SCHOOL falls in the Rural: Distant locale category, used for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 189, from 200 in 2020-21. The school's ratio dropped from 9.5:1 to 8.5:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
The discussion board for PANAMA HIGH SCHOOL is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Chautauqua County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
125,544
Census ACS
Median income
$58,351
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
51
17,056 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in PANAMA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- PANAMA K-6 SCHOOLElementary · 213 students
Other Panama High schools
One other US public school is named Panama High. PANAMA HIGH SCHOOL is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Panama High SchoolPanama, OK · 223 students
Nearby schools
- PANAMA K-6 SCHOOL0.0 mi · 213
- BEMUS POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL7.6 mi · 300
- SHERMAN HIGH SCHOOL8.0 mi · 180
- SHERMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL8.0 mi · 234
- CLYMER CENTRAL SCHOOL8.3 mi · 330
- SOUTHWESTERN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL10.0 mi · 376
Frequently asked questions
About PANAMA HIGH SCHOOLHow large is PANAMA HIGH SCHOOL?
PANAMA HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 189 students in grades 07-12.
What age range does PANAMA HIGH SCHOOL serve?
PANAMA HIGH SCHOOL serves students from grade 07 through grade 12.
How many teachers does PANAMA HIGH SCHOOL have?
PANAMA HIGH SCHOOL employs 22 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.5:1.
What is the student diversity at PANAMA HIGH SCHOOL?
Student demographics at PANAMA HIGH SCHOOL are roughly 95% White, 3% Hispanic, 2% Two or more.
What district is PANAMA HIGH SCHOOL in?
PANAMA HIGH SCHOOL is part of PANAMA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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