Summary:
The Highland Falls Central School District in New York is home to a single high school, James I. O'Neill High School, which serves students in grades 9-12. The school has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger and its statewide ranking has fluctuated between 480 and 551 out of 1,234 to 1,242 New York high schools over the past three school years.
James I. O'Neill High School's four-year graduation rate for the 2023-2024 school year was 84.3%, slightly below the state average, while its dropout rate was 4.5%, higher than the state average. The school's chronic absenteeism rate for the 2023-2024 school year was 31.5%, quite high. In most Regents exam subjects, the school's proficiency rates are higher than the state averages, particularly in English Language Arts (87.16% vs. 75.29%) and Global History and Geography (84.68% vs. 75.98%). However, the school's proficiency rates are lower than the state averages in some subjects, such as Earth Science (11.11% vs. 65.07%) and Living Environment (31.82% vs. 56.7%).
The school has a relatively high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch (31.87%) compared to the state average, and its per-student spending for the 2023-2024 school year was $37,269, significantly higher than the state average. The school also has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 10:1, better than the state average. These demographic and funding characteristics may provide valuable context for understanding the school's performance and guiding future improvement efforts.
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