Enrollment
427
High
DISTRICT 420 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PENN YAN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 362274003200
PENN YAN ACADEMY
305 COURT ST, PENN YAN, NY 14527 · (315) 536-4408 · Yates County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL427 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 83% 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
9.8:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.5:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
190 students
DISTRICT 52% · 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 | 109 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 121 | 28% |
| Grade 11 | 95 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 101 | 24% |
| Ungraded | 1 | 0% |
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 18% · 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 PENN YAN 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
87.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -9.0pp since 2023
Math
78.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -12.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 87 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 78 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 12 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 87.0% | 78.0% |
| 2023-24 | 96.0% | 90.0% |
% 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
78.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.6%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+19.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 78% 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 PENN YAN ACADEMY
PENN YAN ACADEMY's state test result (78.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PENN YAN ACADEMY this school | 427 | 44.5% | 78.3% |
| SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL CONKLIN | 420 | 46.0% | 84.2% |
| WATKINS GLEN CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL WATKINS GLEN | 419 | 42.2% | 55.3% |
| BYRON-BERGEN JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL BERGEN | 444 | 42.6% | 54.3% |
| PORTVILLE JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL PORTVILLE | 445 | 42.9% | 68.5% |
| NORTHERN ADIRONDACK MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL ELLENBURG DEPOT | 424 | 44.1% | 46.0% |
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 PENN YAN ACADEMY ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 78.3% | #204 of 1,135 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 78.0% | #165 of 1,109 ▼ 65 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 87.0% | #273 of 1,135 ▼ 180 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 427 | #651 of 1,216 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.8:1 | #274 of 1,058 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.0% | #934 of 1,070 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.5% | #773 of 1,167 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.3% | #626 of 743 |
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
427
+18 (+4%) vs 2020
-28% since 1990-91, when it was 595
Student : Teacher
9.8:1
was 8.5:1
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 | 427 | 43.5 | 9.8:1 | 44% (190) |
| 2023-24 | 419 | 46.2 | 9.1:1 | 52% (216) |
| 2022-23 | 385 | 42.6 | 9.0:1 | 48% (184) |
| 2020-21 | 409 | 48 | 8.5:1 | 45% (184) |
| 2017-18 | 446 | 44 | 10.1:1 | 54% (241) |
| 2015-16 | 551 | 52 | 10.6:1 | 45% (249) |
| 2010-11 | 587 | 51 | 11.5:1 | 27% (160) |
| 2000-01 | 643 | 51 | 12.6:1 | 16% (100) |
| 1990-91 | 595 | 55 | 10.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PENN YAN ACADEMY.
About PENN YAN ACADEMY
This page covers PENN YAN ACADEMY, a small high school in PENN YAN, New York. A total of 427 students attend the school, which covers grades 9 through 12. Against the 668-student average for high schools in New York, enrollment here is 36% lower.
PENN YAN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT runs PENN YAN ACADEMY along with 2 other schools, enrolling 1,260 students in total.
Most students at PENN YAN ACADEMY are White: 92% of enrollment. Other groups include 5% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. County-wide, about 94% of residents are White. By the diversity index, PENN YAN ACADEMY comes in at 15%.
At PENN YAN ACADEMY, 43.5 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 9.8:1. For comparison, high schools in New York average 11.0:1. Roughly 44% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch.
Measured against New York public high schools, PENN YAN ACADEMY receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Compared with New York schools that have similar shares of low-income students, PENN YAN ACADEMY's results are 19.7 points above predicted: 78.3% against 58.6%.
Census Bureau estimates for Yates County show that median household income is about $69,701, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 26%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. A total of 6 public schools operate in Yates County, serving about 2,097 students.
PENN YAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the public school closest to PENN YAN ACADEMY, about 0.2 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 2 other public schools. On average proficiency, PENN YAN ACADEMY is 1st of 8 nearby schools with test data.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Town: Distant, meaning it is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 427 was 4% higher than in 2020-21, when it was 409. Students per teacher rose from 8.5 in 2020-21 to 9.8 in 2024-25.
To ask about school safety, transportation, and start times, start a discussion on this page. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Yates County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
24,526
Census ACS
Median income
$69,701
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
2,097 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in PENN YAN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- PENN YAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 545 students
- PENN YAN MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 288 students
Other schools in PENN YAN
- PENN YAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 545 students
- PENN YAN MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 288 students
Nearby schools
- PENN YAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.2 mi · 545
- PENN YAN MIDDLE SCHOOL0.2 mi · 288
- GORHAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL10.0 mi · 213
- DUNDEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL10.6 mi · 314
- DUNDEE JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL10.6 mi · 281
- MIDDLESEX VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL11.0 mi · 242
Frequently asked questions
About PENN YAN ACADEMYHow large is PENN YAN ACADEMY?
PENN YAN ACADEMY enrolls approximately 427 students in grades 09-12.
Is PENN YAN ACADEMY an elementary, middle, or high school?
PENN YAN ACADEMY is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at PENN YAN ACADEMY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at PENN YAN ACADEMY is approximately 9.8:1 (43 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at PENN YAN ACADEMY?
Student demographics at PENN YAN ACADEMY are roughly 92% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is PENN YAN ACADEMY in?
PENN YAN ACADEMY is part of PENN YAN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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