Enrollment
199
High
DISTRICT 259 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PINE VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (SOUTH DAYTON)·NCES 362307003232
PINE VALLEY CENTRAL JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
7827 RT 83, SOUTH DAYTON, NY 14138 · (716) 988-3276 · Chautauqua County
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL199 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 43% 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.
- CBeats 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
6.6:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.8:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
80 students
DISTRICT 46% · 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 | 38 | 19% |
| Grade 8 | 33 | 17% |
| Grade 9 | 30 | 15% |
| Grade 10 | 31 | 16% |
| Grade 11 | 25 | 13% |
| Grade 12 | 37 | 19% |
| Ungraded | 5 | 3% |
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 20% · 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 PINE VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (SOUTH DAYTON). Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
47.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -18.9pp since 2023
Math
52.8%
NY avg 57.4% . -21.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 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 19 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 21 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47.0% | 52.8% |
| 2023-24 | 65.9% | 74.0% |
% 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
59.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.2%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% 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 PINE VALLEY CENTRAL JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
PINE VALLEY CENTRAL JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (59.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PINE VALLEY CENTRAL JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL this school | 199 | 40.2% | 59.8% |
| FORESTVILLE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL FORESTVILLE | 185 | 40.5% | 61.4% |
| UNATEGO JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL OTEGO | 221 | 40.7% | 75.2% |
| PANAMA HIGH SCHOOL PANAMA | 189 | 41.3% | 69.2% |
| HANCOCK JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL HANCOCK | 199 | 41.7% | 45.9% |
| OXFORD ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL OXFORD | 205 | 42.9% | 69.5% |
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 PINE VALLEY CENTRAL JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Chautauqua County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.8% | #552 of 1,135 | #11 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.8% | #555 of 1,109 ▼ 241 | #10 of 17 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #988 of 1,135 ▼ 276 | #15 of 17 ▼ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 199 | #1,074 of 1,216 | #13 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.2% | #850 of 1,167 | #13 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.8% | #213 of 743 | #3 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
199
-30 (-13%) vs 2020
-43% since 1990-91, when it was 348
Student : Teacher
6.6:1
was 7.6:1
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 | 199 | 30 | 6.6:1 | 40% (80) |
| 2023-24 | 204 | 29.4 | 7.0:1 | 46% (93) |
| 2022-23 | 217 | 30 | 7.2:1 | 59% (128) |
| 2020-21 | 229 | 30 | 7.6:1 | 58% (133) |
| 2017-18 | 242 | 22.5 | 10.8:1 | 55% (134) |
| 2015-16 | 274 | 23 | 11.9:1 | 58% (160) |
| 2010-11 | 328 | 33 | 9.9:1 | 43% (142) |
| 2000-01 | 426 | 34 | 12.5:1 | 16% (69) |
| 1990-91 | 348 | 32 | 10.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PINE VALLEY CENTRAL JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL.
About PINE VALLEY CENTRAL JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
In SOUTH DAYTON, New York, PINE VALLEY CENTRAL JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is a small high school. Its 199 students are spread across grades 7 through 12. The school's enrollment is 70% smaller than the 668 average for high schools in New York.
PINE VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (SOUTH DAYTON) (2 schools, 518 students) runs PINE VALLEY CENTRAL JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL.
White students make up 89% of enrollment at PINE VALLEY CENTRAL JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL. The next largest groups are 7% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. The White share in Chautauqua County as a whole is similar, at about 86%. Pick two students at random and there is a 19% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
With 30 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at PINE VALLEY CENTRAL JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL was 6.6:1. On average, high schools in New York have 11.0:1, compared with 6.6:1 here. PINE VALLEY CENTRAL JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 40%. For comparison, public schools in Chautauqua County average 57%.
allk12 grades PINE VALLEY CENTRAL JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL a C+. The grade compares the school only with New York public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
The model predicts 60.2% for a school in New York with PINE VALLEY CENTRAL JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL's free or reduced-price lunch share. PINE VALLEY CENTRAL JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL posts 59.8%.
County data help place the school in context: in Chautauqua County, the median household income is $58,351, about 25% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. In all, Chautauqua County has 51 public schools and roughly 17,056 students.
Nearest public school: PINE VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, about 0.2 miles away. Within ten miles are 3 other public schools. On average proficiency, PINE VALLEY CENTRAL JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is 3rd of 9 nearby schools with test data.
NCES assigns PINE VALLEY CENTRAL JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL the locale Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment is down 13% from 2020-21, when PINE VALLEY CENTRAL JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL had 229 students, to 2024-25, when it had 199.
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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 PINE VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (SOUTH DAYTON)
- PINE VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 319 students
Other schools in SOUTH DAYTON
- PINE VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 319 students
Nearby schools
- PINE VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.2 mi · 319
- FORESTVILLE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL9.7 mi · 185
- FORESTVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL9.8 mi · 211
- SINCLAIRVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL10.6 mi · 413
- GOWANDA MIDDLE SCHOOL11.4 mi · 334
- GOWANDA HIGH SCHOOL11.4 mi · 298
Frequently asked questions
About PINE VALLEY CENTRAL JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHow many students attend PINE VALLEY CENTRAL JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
PINE VALLEY CENTRAL JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 199 students in grades 07-12.
What grades does PINE VALLEY CENTRAL JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL serve?
PINE VALLEY CENTRAL JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL serves grades 07-12.
How many students per teacher at PINE VALLEY CENTRAL JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
Approximately 6.6:1 students per teacher at PINE VALLEY CENTRAL JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL.
What is the student diversity at PINE VALLEY CENTRAL JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
Student demographics at PINE VALLEY CENTRAL JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL are roughly 89% White, 7% Hispanic, 4% Two or more.
What district is PINE VALLEY CENTRAL JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL in?
PINE VALLEY CENTRAL JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is part of PINE VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (SOUTH DAYTON).
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