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Enrollment
574
High
DISTRICT 447 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTH JEFFERSON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 360234000006
SOUTH JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL
11060 US RT 11, ADAMS, NY 13605 · (315) 232-4531 · Jefferson County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL574 STUDENTS
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Scored higher than 89% of New York public high schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
13.6:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
220 students
DISTRICT 44% · 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 | 132 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 157 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 133 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 143 | 25% |
| Ungraded | 9 | 2% |
Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 12% · 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 SOUTH JEFFERSON 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
89.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +0.0pp since 2023
Math
68.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -17.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 89 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 17 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 89.0% | 68.0% |
| 2023-24 | 89.0% | 85.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NY schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
82.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.9%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+21.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 83% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 61% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 22 points, placing it in New York's top 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 SOUTH JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL
SOUTH JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (82.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SOUTH JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL this school | 574 | 38.3% | 82.7% |
| HOMER SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL HOMER | 558 | 38.2% | 71.0% |
| CHITTENANGO HIGH SCHOOL CHITTENANGO | 592 | 36.5% | 83.2% |
| ALLEGANY-LIMESTONE MIDDLE-HIGH SCHOOL ALLEGANY | 562 | 40.9% | 60.1% |
| LE ROY JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL LE ROY | 520 | 35.4% | 60.3% |
| WILSON MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL WILSON | 487 | 40.0% | 50.5% |
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 SOUTH JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 82.7% | #142 of 1,135 | #2 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.0% | #297 of 1,109 ▼ 151 | #4 of 7 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 89.0% | #202 of 1,135 ▲ 83 | #2 of 7 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 574 | #467 of 1,216 | #5 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #890 of 1,058 | #5 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.6% | #968 of 1,070 | #6 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.3% | #877 of 1,167 | #6 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.9% | #692 of 743 | 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
574
+27 (+5%) vs 2020
-31% since 1990-91, when it was 830
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 15.2:1
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 | 574 | 42.4 | 13.6:1 | 38% (220) |
| 2023-24 | 589 | 39.9 | 14.8:1 | 44% (259) |
| 2022-23 | 553 | 42.5 | 13.0:1 | 46% (254) |
| 2020-21 | 547 | 36 | 15.2:1 | 48% (262) |
| 2017-18 | 585 | 36 | 16.2:1 | 47% (273) |
| 2015-16 | 611 | 39 | 15.7:1 | 44% (269) |
| 2010-11 | 607 | 36 | 16.9:1 | 49% (300) |
| 2000-01 | 1,028 | 71 | 14.5:1 | 24% (250) |
| 1990-91 | 830 | 60 | 13.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SOUTH JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL.
About SOUTH JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL
SOUTH JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL operates as a medium-sized high school in ADAMS, New York. Classes run from 9 through 12, and the school has 574 students.
Besides SOUTH JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL, SOUTH JEFFERSON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 3 other schools. The district enrolls 1,788 students.
Most students at SOUTH JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL are White: 93% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 3% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. The school's White share is 11 points above the 83% share among Jefferson County residents. By the diversity index, SOUTH JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL comes in at 13%.
A ratio of 13.6:1 comes from the school's 42.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 11.0:1 average for high schools in New York is lower than this school's figure. The lunch program counts 38% of students at SOUTH JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Among public schools in Jefferson County, the average eligibility rate is 49%.
allk12 grades SOUTH JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL an A. The grade compares the school only with New York public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
SOUTH JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL scores 21.8 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests: 82.7% actual versus 60.9% predicted. That puts it in the top 10% of New York schools on BeatsExpectations.
Census Bureau estimates for Jefferson County show that median household income is about $66,301, roughly 27% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. SOUTH JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL is one of 39 public schools in Jefferson County, which together enroll about 16,789 students.
Of nearby public schools, CLARKE MIDDLE SCHOOL is the closest, at less than a tenth of a mile. The count of other public schools within five miles is 2. Among its closest neighbors with test data, SOUTH JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL is 1st of 8 on proficiency.
Its location is classified as Rural: Distant by the National Center for Education Statistics.
The student count in 2024-25 was 574, 5% above the 547 of 2020-21. By 2024-25, the school had 13.6 students per teacher, compared with 15.2 in 2020-21.
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Jefferson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
115,040
Census ACS
Median income
$66,301
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
39
16,789 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SOUTH JEFFERSON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- MAYNARD P WILSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 477 students
- CLARKE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 399 students
- MANNSVILLE MANOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 338 students
Nearby schools
- CLARKE MIDDLE SCHOOL0.0 mi · 399
- MAYNARD P WILSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.2 mi · 477
- BELLEVILLE HENDERSON CENTRAL SCHOOL5.7 mi · 491
- MANNSVILLE MANOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL8.1 mi · 338
- SACKETS HARBOR CENTRAL SCHOOL9.5 mi · 411
- JEFFERSON-LEWIS-HAMILTON-HERKIMER-ONEIDA BOCES10.1 mi · 267
Frequently asked questions
About SOUTH JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at SOUTH JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL?
SOUTH JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 574 students in grades 09-12.
Is SOUTH JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
SOUTH JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at SOUTH JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL?
Approximately 13.6:1 students per teacher at SOUTH JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL.
What is the student diversity at SOUTH JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL?
Student demographics at SOUTH JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL are roughly 93% White, 3% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is SOUTH JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL in?
SOUTH JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL is part of SOUTH JEFFERSON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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