Summary:
The Highland Falls Central School District consists of three schools: James I O'Neill High School, Highland Falls Intermediate School, and Fort Montgomery Elementary School. The district serves students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade and is located in the town of Highland Falls, New York.
James I O'Neill High School stands out as a top performer, consistently ranking in the top half of New York high schools and earning a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school excels in Regents exams, often exceeding the state average in subjects like English Language Arts, Global History, and Physics. It also maintains a relatively low dropout rate of 4.5% and a 84.3% four-year graduation rate, despite having the highest spending per student at $37,269 among the three schools.
Highland Falls Intermediate School also performs well, particularly on state assessments in English Language Arts and Math, often outperforming the district and state averages in 4th and 8th grade. The school stands out with a 100% proficiency rate on the Regents Algebra I exam and a lower student-teacher ratio of 7.8 compared to the other schools. However, it has a higher percentage of free/reduced lunch recipients at 52.52%, suggesting a higher concentration of students from lower-income families.
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