STARPOINT HIGH SCHOOL

As a mid-sized 9-12 campus in LOCKPORT, New York, STARPOINT HIGH SCHOOL teaches 929 students from grades 9 through 12, part of STARPOINT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Compared to the state average of about 668 students per school, that is 39% larger than typical.

STARPOINT HIGH SCHOOL is one of 4 schools operated by STARPOINT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that enrolls 2,870 students overall.

In terms of who attends, STARPOINT HIGH SCHOOL shows that 92% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder consists of 3% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 83% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully more White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 64 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.5:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.0:1, putting STARPOINT HIGH SCHOOL higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 17% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably below Niagara County's rate of about 49%.

With demographic context factored in, STARPOINT HIGH SCHOOL sits in the top 10% of New York schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 68.8%; actual is 91.0%, +22.2 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Niagara County indicate median household earnings sit near $69,633, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Niagara County runs 51 public schools (combined enrollment of about 26,388 students), of which STARPOINT HIGH SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is FRICANO PRIMARY SCHOOL, roughly 0.0 miles away. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, STARPOINT HIGH SCHOOL comes 1st of 8 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 56.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Looking at the recent track record. STARPOINT HIGH SCHOOL's enrollment has grew 12% since 2018, when it stood at 831 (now 929). The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 13.4:1 in 2018 to 14.5:1 today.

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