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Enrollment
930
High
DISTRICT 541 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WALLKILL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 362979004004
WALLKILL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
90 ROBINSON DR, WALLKILL, NY 12589 · (845) 895-7150 · Ulster County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL930 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 60% 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
12.2:1
76 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.0:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
348 students
DISTRICT 32% · 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 | 221 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 227 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 263 | 28% |
| Grade 12 | 206 | 22% |
| Ungraded | 13 | 1% |
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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 WALLKILL 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
86.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -4.0pp since 2023
Math
62.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -9.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 86 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 9 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 86.0% | 62.0% |
| 2023-24 | 90.0% | 71.0% |
% 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
67.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.2%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 WALLKILL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
WALLKILL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (67.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| WALLKILL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL this school | 930 | 37.4% | 67.3% |
| HENDRICK HUDSON HIGH SCHOOL MONTROSE | 729 | 35.0% | 67.0% |
| CARMEL HIGH SCHOOL CARMEL | 1,299 | 35.9% | 80.5% |
| VALLEY CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL MONTGOMERY | 1,385 | 36.2% | 78.3% |
| WALTER PANAS HIGH SCHOOL CORTLANDT MANOR | 845 | 35.6% | 81.8% |
| GOSHEN CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL GOSHEN | 983 | 32.5% | 76.7% |
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 WALLKILL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Ulster County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.3% | #395 of 1,135 | #5 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #394 of 1,109 ▼ 41 | #3 of 9 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 86.0% | #309 of 1,135 ▼ 36 | #3 of 9 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 930 | #263 of 1,216 | #2 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #735 of 1,058 | #7 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.2% | #341 of 1,070 | #4 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.4% | #892 of 1,167 | #5 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.5% | #673 of 743 | #7 of 7 |
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
930
-87 (-9%) vs 2020
+22% since 1990-91, when it was 763
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 12.9:1
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 | 930 | 76.1 | 12.2:1 | 37% (348) |
| 2023-24 | 983 | 76.1 | 12.9:1 | 41% (400) |
| 2022-23 | 1,004 | 75.4 | 13.3:1 | 34% (344) |
| 2020-21 | 1,017 | 79 | 12.9:1 | 27% (271) |
| 2017-18 | 954 | 73 | 13.1:1 | 35% (331) |
| 2015-16 | 1,013 | 74 | 13.7:1 | 34% (340) |
| 2010-11 | 1,227 | 82 | 15.0:1 | 26% (316) |
| 2000-01 | 1,027 | 62 | 16.6:1 | 12% (123) |
| 1990-91 | 763 | 59 | 12.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WALLKILL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL.
About WALLKILL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
WALLKILL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is a medium-sized high school in New York, with an address in WALLKILL. Enrollment is 930 students in 2024-25, and the school serves grades 9 through 12. Against the 668-student average for high schools in New York, enrollment here is 39% higher.
WALLKILL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL reports to WALLKILL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, which has 5 schools and 2,706 students.
White students make up a majority at WALLKILL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, at 58%. Next come 31% Hispanic, 7% Black, and 3% multiracial. That compares with about 75% White among all Ulster County residents. WALLKILL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL's diversity index is 56%, against a US figure of 70%.
Its teaching staff equals 76.1 full-time positions, a ratio of 12.2:1. On average, high schools in New York have 11.0:1, compared with 12.2:1 here. Around 37% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals.
WALLKILL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is graded B by allk12, scoring above 60% of New York public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, WALLKILL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is 6.1 points above the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 67.3% actual, 61.2% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in New York.
According to the American Community Survey, in Ulster County, the median household income is $86,271, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 38%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. WALLKILL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is one of 45 public schools in the county.
The nearest public school is OSTRANDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, at about 0.4 miles. Around the school, 5 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, WALLKILL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
Its location is classified as Rural: Fringe by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment declined 9% from its 2020-21 level of 1,017.
Threads on this page can be about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Ulster County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
182,601
Census ACS
Median income
$86,271
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
45
20,189 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in WALLKILL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- OSTRANDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 481 students
- LEPTONDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 460 students
- PLATTEKILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 426 students
- JOHN G BORDEN MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 409 students
Other schools in WALLKILL
- OSTRANDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 481 students
- LEPTONDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 460 students
- JOHN G BORDEN MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 409 students
Nearby schools
- OSTRANDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.4 mi · 481
- JOHN G BORDEN MIDDLE SCHOOL0.6 mi · 409
- WALDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.7 mi · 447
- LEPTONDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL4.7 mi · 460
- PLATTEKILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL4.8 mi · 426
- BEREA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL5.9 mi · 497
Frequently asked questions
About WALLKILL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHow many students attend WALLKILL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
WALLKILL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 930 students in grades 09-12.
Is WALLKILL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
WALLKILL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at WALLKILL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
Approximately 12.2:1 students per teacher at WALLKILL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL.
How diverse is WALLKILL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
WALLKILL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL reports a student body of 58% White, 31% Hispanic, 7% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees WALLKILL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
WALLKILL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is overseen by WALLKILL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT in Ulster County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.