PENN YAN ACADEMY

Set in PENN YAN, New York, PENN YAN ACADEMY is a compact senior high, run under PENN YAN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. It enrolls 427 students across grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 668 students per school, that is 36% below typical.

Across the 3 schools in PENN YAN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (1,260 students total), PENN YAN ACADEMY accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, PENN YAN ACADEMY reports that 92% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder consists of 5% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 9.8:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.0:1, putting PENN YAN ACADEMY tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 44% of students at PENN YAN ACADEMY qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, PENN YAN ACADEMY sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 58.6%; this one delivers 78.3%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Yates County) records that the typical household earns roughly $69,701 per year, roughly 26% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. PENN YAN ACADEMY is one of 6 public schools in Yates County (combined enrollment of about 2,097 students).

Nearest neighbor: PENN YAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts PENN YAN ACADEMY at 1st of 8; the average score across the group is 47.4%.

The campus sits in a town-center setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 4%: 446 students in 2018 compared to 427 in 2025.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.