Summary:
Ellenville Central School District has a single high school, Ellenville Junior/Senior High School, serving grades 7-12. Located in the town of Ellenville, New York, the school faces significant academic and attendance challenges, with proficiency rates on state assessments well below the state average and a concerning chronic absenteeism rate of 47.5%.
Academically, Ellenville Junior/Senior High School struggles, with students performing poorly on state ELA and math assessments compared to the state average. However, the school does show some pockets of strength, such as higher proficiency rates on certain Regents exams like Chemistry and Algebra II. The school's four-year graduation rate of 77.1% is also lower than the state average, and its dropout rate of 10.5% is relatively high.
The school's demographics reflect a diverse student population, with 44.05% White, 8.62% African American, 40.77% Hispanic, and 1.5% Asian students. Additionally, 64.3% of students come from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, indicating the need for targeted support and resources to address potential equity gaps. While the school's student-teacher ratio of 11:1 is relatively low, the Ellenville Central School District is ranked 777 out of 866 districts in New York and is rated 1 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger, suggesting broader systemic challenges that may be impacting the high school's performance.
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