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Enrollment
468
High
DISTRICT 387 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SARANAC CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 360000904669
SARANAC HIGH SCHOOL
60 PICKETTS CRNRS RD, SARANAC, NY 12981 · (518) 565-5800 · Clinton County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL468 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 73% 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
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
186 students
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 58%
Community
1
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 | 140 | 30% |
| Grade 10 | 122 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 98 | 21% |
| Grade 12 | 108 | 23% |
Student demographics
10%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 10% · 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 SARANAC 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
81.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -2.0pp since 2023
Math
75.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +1.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 81 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 75 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 81.0% | 75.0% |
| 2023-24 | 83.0% | 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
72.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.4%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% 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 SARANAC HIGH SCHOOL
SARANAC HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (72.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SARANAC HIGH SCHOOL this school | 468 | 39.7% | 72.7% |
| PEMBROKE JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL CORFU | 437 | 38.7% | 73.1% |
| WILSON MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL WILSON | 487 | 40.0% | 50.5% |
| MORAVIA JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL MORAVIA | 442 | 42.1% | 61.8% |
| PORTVILLE JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL PORTVILLE | 445 | 42.9% | 68.5% |
| COBLESKILL-RICHMONDVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RICHMONDVILLE | 479 | 39.7% | 71.8% |
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 SARANAC HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Clinton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.7% | #290 of 1,135 | #3 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 75.0% | #196 of 1,109 ▲ 106 | #2 of 7 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 81.0% | #394 of 1,135 ▲ 21 | #5 of 7 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 468 | #589 of 1,216 | #4 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.4:1 | #590 of 1,058 | #5 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 10.0% | #1,013 of 1,070 | #4 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.7% | #857 of 1,167 | #6 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.1% | #143 of 339 | N/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 2024-25Enrollment
468
+69 (+17%) vs 2020
0% since 1990-91, when it was 469
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
was 10.2:1
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 | 468 | 41.1 | 11.4:1 | 40% (186) |
| 2023-24 | 440 | 40.5 | 10.9:1 | 42% (183) |
| 2022-23 | 414 | 40 | 10.3:1 | 36% (149) |
| 2020-21 | 399 | 39 | 10.2:1 | 36% (145) |
| 2017-18 | 425 | 36.5 | 11.6:1 | 38% (160) |
| 2015-16 | 443 | 38 | 11.7:1 | 39% (172) |
| 2010-11 | 591 | 43 | 13.7:1 | 25% (145) |
| 2000-01 | 589 | 35 | 16.8:1 | 19% (109) |
| 1990-91 | 469 | 31 | 15.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SARANAC HIGH SCHOOL.
About SARANAC HIGH SCHOOL
SARANAC HIGH SCHOOL is a low-enrollment high school with its address in SARANAC, New York. It enrolls 468 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 9 through 12. That is 30% below the average of about 668 students for high schools in New York.
SARANAC CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT enrolls 1,546 students in 4 schools, including SARANAC HIGH SCHOOL.
White students are 94% of those enrolled at SARANAC HIGH SCHOOL. The next largest groups are 2% multiracial. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 10, compared with 70 nationally.
Its staff includes 41.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 11.4 students per teacher. That is in line with the 11.0:1 average for high schools in New York. Roughly 40% of students at SARANAC HIGH SCHOOL can receive free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 50% for public schools in Clinton County.
Among New York public high schools, SARANAC HIGH SCHOOL outscored 73%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, SARANAC HIGH SCHOOL would be expected to post about 60.4%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 72.7%.
American Community Survey estimates for Clinton County show that the median household earns about $71,224 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 28%, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Across Clinton County, 29 public schools serve about 10,729 students.
SARANAC HIGH SCHOOL is less than a tenth of a mile from SARANAC MIDDLE SCHOOL, its nearest public school. Within five miles are 2 other public schools. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, SARANAC HIGH SCHOOL ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, Rural: Distant, means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 468, up from 399 in 2020-21. Students per teacher increased from 10.2 in 2020-21 to 11.4 in 2024-25.
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Clinton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
78,493
Census ACS
Median income
$71,224
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
29
10,729 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SARANAC CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- SARANAC MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 361 students
- SARANAC ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 359 students
- MORRISONVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 358 students
Other schools in SARANAC
- SARANAC MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 361 students
- SARANAC ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 359 students
Nearby schools
- SARANAC MIDDLE SCHOOL0.0 mi · 361
- SARANAC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.2 mi · 359
- MORRISONVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL8.0 mi · 358
- CLINTON-ESSEX-WARREN-WASHINGTON BOCES10.6 mi · 237
- PERU ELEMENTARY SCHOOL11.1 mi · 832
- PERU HIGH SCHOOL11.2 mi · 555
Frequently asked questions
About SARANAC HIGH SCHOOLHow large is SARANAC HIGH SCHOOL?
SARANAC HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 468 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does SARANAC HIGH SCHOOL serve?
SARANAC HIGH SCHOOL serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at SARANAC HIGH SCHOOL?
Approximately 11.4:1 students per teacher at SARANAC HIGH SCHOOL.
What is the student diversity at SARANAC HIGH SCHOOL?
Student demographics at SARANAC HIGH SCHOOL are roughly 94% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees SARANAC HIGH SCHOOL?
SARANAC HIGH SCHOOL is overseen by SARANAC CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT in Clinton County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.