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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at WALTER PANAS HIGH SCHOOL this year?
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Enrollment
845
High
DISTRICT 906 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAKELAND CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 361662001479
WALTER PANAS HIGH SCHOOL
300 CROTON AVE, CORTLANDT MANOR, NY 10567 · (914) 739-2823 · Westchester County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL845 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 87% 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
11.3:1
74 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
301 students
DISTRICT 28% · 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 | 168 | 20% |
| Grade 10 | 208 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 230 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 239 | 28% |
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · 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
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
87.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -5.0pp since 2023
Math
71.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -7.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 87 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 7 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 87.0% | 71.0% |
| 2023-24 | 92.0% | 78.0% |
% 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
81.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.9%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+19.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 82% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 WALTER PANAS HIGH SCHOOL
WALTER PANAS HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (81.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| WALTER PANAS HIGH SCHOOL this school | 845 | 35.6% | 81.8% |
| HENDRICK HUDSON HIGH SCHOOL MONTROSE | 729 | 35.0% | 67.0% |
| WEST END SECONDARY SCHOOL NEW YORK | 722 | 38.5% | 77.7% |
| FOX LANE HIGH SCHOOL BEDFORD | 1,155 | 36.5% | 81.5% |
| ISLIP HIGH SCHOOL ISLIP | 890 | 43.3% | 65.7% |
| WALLKILL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL WALLKILL | 930 | 37.4% | 67.3% |
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 WALTER PANAS HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Westchester County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 81.8% | #150 of 1,135 | #17 of 46 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.0% | #244 of 1,109 ▲ 4 | #23 of 48 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 87.0% | #269 of 1,135 ▼ 62 | #27 of 48 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 845 | #304 of 1,216 | #26 of 56 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.3:1 | #583 of 1,058 | #27 of 48 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.1% | #170 of 1,070 | #2 of 48 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.6% | #930 of 1,167 | #21 of 49 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.0% | #503 of 743 | #17 of 29 |
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
845
-81 (-9%) vs 2020
+19% since 1990-91, when it was 708
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
was 13.0:1
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 | 845 | 74.5 | 11.3:1 | 36% (301) |
| 2023-24 | 916 | 74.8 | 12.3:1 | 33% (306) |
| 2022-23 | 901 | 75.3 | 12.0:1 | 30% (269) |
| 2020-21 | 926 | 71 | 13.0:1 | 26% (238) |
| 2017-18 | 918 | 67 | 13.7:1 | 20% (181) |
| 2015-16 | 966 | 67 | 14.4:1 | 20% (189) |
| 2010-11 | 1,039 | 71 | 14.6:1 | 11% (118) |
| 2000-01 | 963 | 64 | 15.1:1 | 5% (52) |
| 1990-91 | 708 | 60 | 11.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WALTER PANAS HIGH SCHOOL.
About WALTER PANAS HIGH SCHOOL
WALTER PANAS HIGH SCHOOL is a medium-sized high school in New York, with an address in CORTLANDT MANOR. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 845 students in grades 9 through 12. Against the 668-student average for high schools in New York, enrollment here is 26% higher.
WALTER PANAS HIGH SCHOOL reports to LAKELAND CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, which has 8 schools and 5,232 students.
At WALTER PANAS HIGH SCHOOL, the largest share of students is White, at 44%. It is also 38% Hispanic, 10% Black, 5% Asian, and 3% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Westchester County is roughly 52% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 65% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
WALTER PANAS HIGH SCHOOL operates with 74.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 11.3:1. That is close to the 11.0:1 average for high schools in New York. About 36% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. For comparison, public schools in Westchester County average 38%.
WALTER PANAS HIGH SCHOOL is graded A by allk12, scoring above 87% of New York public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
WALTER PANAS HIGH SCHOOL sits between the top and bottom 10% of New York schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 81.8% and a predicted 61.9%.
Census Bureau estimates for Westchester County show that the median household income is $118,976, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 53%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. WALTER PANAS HIGH SCHOOL is one of 255 public schools in the county.
The closest public school, LINCOLN TITUS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, is about 1.4 miles from WALTER PANAS HIGH SCHOOL. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, WALTER PANAS HIGH SCHOOL places 2nd out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
WALTER PANAS HIGH SCHOOL is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
2024-25 enrollment was 845, a 9% decrease from 926 in 2020-21. The number of students per teacher fell from 13.0 to 11.3 over 4 years.
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Westchester County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
999,677
Census ACS
Median income
$118,976
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
53%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
255
140,968 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in LAKELAND CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- LAKELAND-COPPER BEECH MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,219 students
- LAKELAND HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 966 students
- VAN CORTLANDTVILLE SCHOOLElementary · 568 students
- BENJAMIN FRANKLIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 466 students
- GEORGE WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 411 students
- THOMAS JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 383 students
Other schools in CORTLANDT MANOR
- BLUE MOUNTAIN MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 534 students
- FURNACE WOODS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 214 students
Nearby schools
- LINCOLN TITUS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.4 mi · 374
- BLUE MOUNTAIN MIDDLE SCHOOL1.9 mi · 534
- FURNACE WOODS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.1 mi · 214
- VAN CORTLANDTVILLE SCHOOL2.4 mi · 568
- CROMPOND SCHOOL2.9 mi · 559
- HILLCREST SCHOOL2.9 mi · 520
Frequently asked questions
About WALTER PANAS HIGH SCHOOLHow many students attend WALTER PANAS HIGH SCHOOL?
WALTER PANAS HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 845 students in grades 09-12.
Is WALTER PANAS HIGH SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
WALTER PANAS HIGH SCHOOL is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at WALTER PANAS HIGH SCHOOL?
Approximately 11.3:1 students per teacher at WALTER PANAS HIGH SCHOOL.
What is the racial breakdown of students at WALTER PANAS HIGH SCHOOL?
At WALTER PANAS HIGH SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 44% White, 38% Hispanic, 10% Black, 5% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is WALTER PANAS HIGH SCHOOL in?
WALTER PANAS HIGH SCHOOL is part of LAKELAND CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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