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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·POLAND CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 362337003269

POLAND JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

74 COLD BROOK ST, POLAND, NY 13431 · (315) 826-7900 · Herkimer County
GRADES 06–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL251 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 52% of New York public high schools
  • BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • C+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

Enrollment
251
High
DISTRICT 254 · STATE 668
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.2:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
79 students
DISTRICT 29% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 63815%
Grade 74116%
Grade 82510%
Grade 93313%
Grade 103414%
Grade 113815%
Grade 124217%
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 11% · STATE 72% · US 70%
White
23393%
DISTRICT 94% · STATE 39% · US 43%
Hispanic
73%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 31% · US 30%
Two+
104%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 4% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1% · US 1%
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
Male
13855%
Female
11345%

School pathway

Feeds from
POLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPK–05
Based on grade levels within POLAND CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)
English Language Arts
71.8%
NY avg 58.3% . +7.7pp since 2023
Math
56.3%
NY avg 57.4% . -32.7pp since 2023

What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are up about 8 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 33 points.

NYS Assessments results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2571.8%56.3%
2023-2464.2%89.0%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
64.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.4%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.5pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% 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 POLAND JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

POLAND JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (64.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
POLAND JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL this school25131.5%64.9%
BLOOMFIELD HIGH SCHOOL
BLOOMFIELD
23833.2%72.8%
MAPLE GROVE JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
BEMUS POINT
27529.1%62.6%
HOLLAND HIGH SCHOOL
HOLLAND
21630.1%78.7%
DUANESBURG HIGH SCHOOL
DELANSON
29029.7%64.9%
BERNE-KNOX-WESTERLO JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
BERNE
31131.5%63.1%
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 POLAND JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn New YorkIn Herkimer County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
64.9%#437 of 1,135#4 of 8
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
56.3%#480 of 1,109
▼ 366
#3 of 8
▼ 2
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
71.8%#554 of 1,135
▲ 190
#5 of 8
no change
Enrollment
ranked largest first
251#1,008 of 1,216#8 of 8
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
10.6:1#437 of 1,058#5 of 8
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
13.6%#956 of 1,070#5 of 8
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
31.5%#976 of 1,167#7 of 8
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+2.0%#292 of 339N/A
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 2024-25
Enrollment
251
-16 (-6%) vs 2020
-67% since 1990-91, when it was 768
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
was 11.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2525123.710.6:131% (79)
2023-2425224.810.2:152% (130)
2022-2324524.210.1:156% (138)
2020-212672411.1:143% (115)
2017-1824623.510.5:146% (112)
2015-162721716.0:147% (129)
2010-113552713.2:145% (158)
2000-013413111.0:139% (134)
1990-917686711.5:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for POLAND JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL.

About POLAND JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

POLAND JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL runs as a very small high school in POLAND, New York. It offers grades 6 through 12 and has 251 students enrolled. That is 62% below the average of about 668 students for high schools in New York.

The district, POLAND CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, operates 2 schools serving 507 students.

By race and ethnicity, POLAND JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is 93% White. Other groups include 4% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. In Herkimer County overall, the White share is about 92%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 14, compared with 70 nationally.

POLAND JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL has 23.7 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.6:1. That is in line with the 11.0:1 average for high schools in New York. At POLAND JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, 31% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. That is 13 points below the 44% average for public schools in Herkimer County.

Among New York public high schools, POLAND JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL outscored 52%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.

The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 64.9%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 63.4%.

Herkimer County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $68,515, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Herkimer County's 25 public schools enroll about 9,619 students and include POLAND JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL.

Of the public schools around it, POLAND JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is closest to POLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, less than a tenth of a mile away. There are 7 other public schools within ten miles. POLAND JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL ranks 3rd of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 64.9% against a local average of 55.1%.

For locale, NCES codes POLAND JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL as Rural: Distant.

A 6% decline took enrollment from 267 in 2020-21 to 251 in 2024-25.

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Herkimer County at a glance

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Population
59,757
Census ACS
Median income
$68,515
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
25
9,619 students

Quick facts

School name
POLAND JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
District
POLAND CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Address
74 COLD BROOK ST, POLAND, NY 13431
Phone
(315) 826-7900
County
Herkimer County
Level
High
Grade range
06–12
Total enrollment
251
Teachers (FTE)
24
Student–teacher ratio
10.6:1
Free and reduced lunch
79 (31%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
362337003269
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About POLAND JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
What is the total enrollment at POLAND JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
POLAND JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 251 students in grades 06-12.
What grades does POLAND JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL serve?
POLAND JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL serves grades 06-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at POLAND JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at POLAND JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is approximately 10.6:1 (24 FTE teachers).
How diverse is POLAND JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
POLAND JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL reports a student body of 93% White, 3% Hispanic, 4% Two or more.
What district is POLAND JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL in?
POLAND JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is part of POLAND CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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