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Enrollment
1,308
High
DISTRICT 775 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WASHINGTONVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 363003004040
WASHINGTONVILLE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
54 W MAIN ST, WASHINGTONVILLE, NY 10992 · (845) 497-4000 · Orange County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,308 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 65% 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.
- BBeats 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
13.1:1
100 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
470 students
DISTRICT 38% · 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 | 315 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 315 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 322 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 342 | 26% |
| Ungraded | 14 | 1% |
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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 WASHINGTONVILLE 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
88.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -1.0pp since 2023
Math
55.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -12.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 88 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 12 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 88.0% | 55.0% |
| 2023-24 | 89.0% | 67.0% |
% 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
69.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.8%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% 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 WASHINGTONVILLE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
WASHINGTONVILLE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (69.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| WASHINGTONVILLE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL this school | 1,308 | 35.9% | 69.7% |
| VALLEY CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL MONTGOMERY | 1,385 | 36.2% | 78.3% |
| CARMEL HIGH SCHOOL CARMEL | 1,299 | 35.9% | 80.5% |
| LONG BEACH HIGH SCHOOL LONG BEACH | 1,253 | 31.8% | 72.5% |
| ROY C KETCHAM SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL WAPPINGERS FALLS | 1,557 | 39.4% | 58.5% |
| FOX LANE HIGH SCHOOL BEDFORD | 1,155 | 36.5% | 81.5% |
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 WASHINGTONVILLE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.7% | #354 of 1,135 | #8 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #503 of 1,109 ▼ 96 | #10 of 14 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 88.0% | #253 of 1,135 ▲ 48 | #7 of 14 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,308 | #143 of 1,216 | #7 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #842 of 1,058 | #9 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.8% | #201 of 1,070 | #3 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.9% | #923 of 1,167 | #8 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.2% | #562 of 743 | #7 of 10 |
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
1,308
-13 (-1%) vs 2020
+54% since 1990-91, when it was 847
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 12.8:1
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 | 1,308 | 99.9 | 13.1:1 | 36% (470) |
| 2023-24 | 1,319 | 99.3 | 13.3:1 | 34% (449) |
| 2022-23 | 1,318 | 104.2 | 12.7:1 | 29% (383) |
| 2020-21 | 1,321 | 103 | 12.8:1 | 26% (343) |
| 2017-18 | 1,395 | 101.8 | 13.7:1 | 23% (323) |
| 2015-16 | 1,381 | 104 | 13.3:1 | 22% (306) |
| 2010-11 | 1,564 | 105 | 14.9:1 | 21% (327) |
| 2000-01 | 1,454 | 86 | 16.9:1 | 7% (102) |
| 1990-91 | 847 | 57 | 14.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WASHINGTONVILLE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL.
About WASHINGTONVILLE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
WASHINGTONVILLE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, a large high school, is located in WASHINGTONVILLE, New York. It covers grades 9 through 12, with a total enrollment of 1,308 students. Enrollment is 96% higher than the average for high schools in New York, which is about 668.
WASHINGTONVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT includes 5 schools. Together they enroll 3,874 students.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at WASHINGTONVILLE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is White (45%). Other groups make up 38% Hispanic, 12% Black, and 3% multiracial. Orange County as a whole is about 62% White, so the school's share is lower. WASHINGTONVILLE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL has a diversity index of 64%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal staffing data show 99.9 full-time-equivalent teachers at WASHINGTONVILLE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL and a ratio of 13.1:1. That ratio is over the 11.0:1 average for high schools in New York. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 36% of students. Public schools in Orange County average 44%.
Measured against New York public high schools, WASHINGTONVILLE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL receives a B+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
WASHINGTONVILLE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL's average proficiency rate on state tests of 69.7% is 7.9 points above the 61.8% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Across Orange County, median household income is about $97,178, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 33%, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. WASHINGTONVILLE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is among the 82 public schools in Orange County.
The closest other public school is WASHINGTONVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL, about 0.2 miles away. There are 3 other public schools within five miles. WASHINGTONVILLE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL ranks 2nd of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 69.7% against a local average of 50.9%.
NCES describes the area around WASHINGTONVILLE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 1,321 in 2020-21, 1,308 in 2024-25.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at WASHINGTONVILLE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Orange County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
406,616
Census ACS
Median income
$97,178
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
82
57,122 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in WASHINGTONVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- WASHINGTONVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 884 students
- ROUND HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 718 students
- TAFT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 522 students
- LITTLE BRITAIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 442 students
Other schools in WASHINGTONVILLE
- WASHINGTONVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 884 students
- ROUND HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 718 students
- TAFT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 522 students
Nearby schools
- WASHINGTONVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL0.2 mi · 884
- TAFT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.1 mi · 522
- ROUND HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.0 mi · 718
- LITTLE BRITAIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL5.3 mi · 442
- CORNWALL CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL5.4 mi · 1,010
- KIRYAS JOEL VILLAGE SCHOOL6.1 mi · 152
Frequently asked questions
About WASHINGTONVILLE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHow many students attend WASHINGTONVILLE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
WASHINGTONVILLE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 1,308 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does WASHINGTONVILLE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL serve?
WASHINGTONVILLE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does WASHINGTONVILLE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL have?
WASHINGTONVILLE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL employs 100 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.1:1.
What is the student diversity at WASHINGTONVILLE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
Student demographics at WASHINGTONVILLE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL are roughly 45% White, 38% Hispanic, 12% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is WASHINGTONVILLE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL in?
WASHINGTONVILLE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is part of WASHINGTONVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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