Summary:
The White Plains City School District has a single high school, White Plains Senior High School, which serves 2,221 students in grades 9-12. The school's performance is mixed, with some strong results in certain subject areas but significant challenges in others.
While White Plains Senior High School outperforms the state average in Algebra II, English Language Arts, and U.S. History and Government, it struggles in subjects like Chemistry, Earth Science, and Living Environment, where student scores fall well below the state average. The school's four-year graduation rate is 84.3%, and its dropout rate is 4.5%. Additionally, 31.5% of students are chronically absent, which may be linked to the high percentage (57.9%) of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating significant socioeconomic challenges faced by the school's population.
Despite the school's high per-student spending of $34,102 and a favorable student-teacher ratio of 12.9, its statewide ranking has declined from 554 out of 1,234 high schools in 2024-2025 to 668 out of 1,228 high schools in 2022-2023. This suggests the need for a closer examination of the school's curriculum, teaching methods, and resource allocation to address the disparities in academic performance and improve overall outcomes for students.
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