Enrollment
360
High
DISTRICT 360 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PAWLING CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 362253003173
PAWLING HIGH SCHOOL
30 WAGNER RD, PAWLING, NY 12564 · (845) 855-4620 · Dutchess County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL360 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.
- B-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
11.4:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.7:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
102 students
DISTRICT 30% · 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 | 102 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 88 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 85 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 81 | 23% |
| Ungraded | 4 | 1% |
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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 PAWLING 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
90.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -1.0pp since 2023
Math
80.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +5.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 90 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 80 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 90.0% | 80.0% |
| 2023-24 | 91.0% | 75.0% |
% 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
71.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.6%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 71% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% 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 PAWLING HIGH SCHOOL
PAWLING HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (71.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAWLING HIGH SCHOOL this school | 360 | 28.3% | 71.2% |
| OYSTER BAY HIGH SCHOOL OYSTER BAY | 412 | 28.6% | 78.8% |
| S S SEWARD INSTITUTE FLORIDA | 391 | 33.8% | 63.4% |
| JAMES I O'NEILL HIGH SCHOOL FORT MONTGOMERY | 409 | 33.0% | 64.8% |
| VALHALLA HIGH SCHOOL VALHALLA | 424 | 31.1% | 75.0% |
| CENTER MORICHES HIGH SCHOOL CENTER MORICHES | 511 | 28.4% | 71.7% |
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 PAWLING HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Dutchess County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 71.2% | #326 of 1,135 | #7 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 80.0% | #142 of 1,109 ▲ 151 | #1 of 14 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 90.0% | #187 of 1,135 ▲ 65 | #5 of 14 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 360 | #808 of 1,216 | #11 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.4:1 | #606 of 1,058 | #8 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.8% | #408 of 1,070 | #8 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.3% | #1,004 of 1,167 | #9 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.0% | #657 of 743 | #11 of 11 |
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
360
-23 (-6%) vs 2020
-8% since 1990-91, when it was 392
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
was 13.2:1
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 | 360 | 31.5 | 11.4:1 | 28% (102) |
| 2023-24 | 346 | 32.4 | 10.7:1 | 33% (114) |
| 2022-23 | 357 | 31.4 | 11.4:1 | 35% (125) |
| 2020-21 | 383 | 29 | 13.2:1 | 27% (105) |
| 2017-18 | 371 | 28.6 | 13.0:1 | 20% (76) |
| 2015-16 | 390 | 31 | 12.6:1 | 21% (82) |
| 2010-11 | 416 | 31 | 13.4:1 | 6% (23) |
| 2000-01 | 365 | 15 | 24.3:1 | 4% (15) |
| 1990-91 | 392 | 35 | 11.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PAWLING HIGH SCHOOL.
About PAWLING HIGH SCHOOL
PAWLING HIGH SCHOOL, a small high school, is located in PAWLING, New York. The school enrolls 360 students in grades 9 through 12. That compares with an average of about 668 students for high schools in New York.
PAWLING HIGH SCHOOL is among 3 schools run by PAWLING CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, which serves 1,080 students.
The share of White students at PAWLING HIGH SCHOOL is 58%, a majority. The school is also 34% Hispanic and 4% Black. That is lower than the 69% White share among all Dutchess County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 54%.
PAWLING HIGH SCHOOL reported 31.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 11.4:1. It is about the same as the 11.0:1 average for high schools in New York. Roughly 28% of students at PAWLING HIGH SCHOOL can receive free or reduced-price lunch. That is lower than the 40% average for public schools in Dutchess County.
Among New York public high schools, PAWLING HIGH SCHOOL outscored 65%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.
PAWLING HIGH SCHOOL scores 71.2% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 64.6%.
For the population of Dutchess County, the median household earns about $99,478 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 42% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. PAWLING HIGH SCHOOL shares Dutchess County with 75 other public schools.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, PAWLING MIDDLE SCHOOL, is about 0.2 miles. Other public schools within five miles: 3. Compared with its nearest neighbors, PAWLING HIGH SCHOOL ranks 1st of 7 on average proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put PAWLING HIGH SCHOOL in rural territory close to an urban area (Rural: Fringe).
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 6%, from 383 to 360. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 13.2:1 to 11.4:1.
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Dutchess County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
298,220
Census ACS
Median income
$99,478
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
76
36,885 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in PAWLING CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- PAWLING ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 401 students
- PAWLING MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 319 students
Other schools in PAWLING
- PAWLING ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 401 students
- PAWLING MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 319 students
Nearby schools
- PAWLING MIDDLE SCHOOL0.2 mi · 319
- PAWLING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.0 mi · 401
- Sherman School4.6 mi · 229
- WINGDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL5.1 mi · 255
- MATTHEW PATERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL5.1 mi · 464
- BEEKMAN SCHOOL6.6 mi · 351
Frequently asked questions
About PAWLING HIGH SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at PAWLING HIGH SCHOOL?
PAWLING HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 360 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does PAWLING HIGH SCHOOL serve?
PAWLING HIGH SCHOOL serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does PAWLING HIGH SCHOOL have?
PAWLING HIGH SCHOOL employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at PAWLING HIGH SCHOOL?
At PAWLING HIGH SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 58% White, 34% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is PAWLING HIGH SCHOOL public or private?
PAWLING HIGH SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by PAWLING CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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