Summary:
The Berne-Knox-Westerlo Central School District in New York is home to a single high school, Berne-Knox-Westerlo Junior-Senior High School, which serves students in grades 7-12. The school has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past few years, dropping from 414th out of 1,228 New York high schools in 2022-2023 to 655th out of 1,234 in 2024-2025.
Academically, Berne-Knox-Westerlo Junior-Senior High School performs well in certain subject areas, with proficiency rates on state assessments and Regents exams that are higher than the district and state averages, particularly in Common Core Algebra II, Common Core English Language Arts, and Global History and Geography. However, the school struggles in other areas, such as 8th grade Math and Algebra I, where its proficiency rates fall below the state average.
The school has a relatively high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch (39.02% in 2023-2024), indicating a higher proportion of economically disadvantaged students. Despite this, the school's per-student spending for the 2023-2024 school year was $35,220, which is significantly higher than the state average. The school also has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 8.6 to 1, suggesting a relatively small class size. However, the school's high chronic absenteeism rate of 31.5% in the 2023-2024 school year is a concern that may be impacting its overall academic performance.
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