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Griffith Institute High School

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Griffith Institute High School ranks 206 th of 1234 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

206^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,234 New York High Schools

Better than 83% of New York high schools

Summary

Griffith Institute High School is a public high school located in Springville, NY, serving 502 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Springville-Griffith Institute Central School District, which is ranked 533 out of 874 districts in New York and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Griffith Institute High School consistently ranks among the top high schools in New York, with a statewide ranking between 100-341 over the past 5 years and a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's performance on Regents exams is particularly impressive, with proficiency rates exceeding the state and district averages in most subject areas. Griffith Institute High School also performs well across different student subgroups, with rankings for female, male, and special education students in the top 25-35% of New York high schools, and its performance for low socioeconomic status students in the top 15%. The school's 4-year graduation rate ranges from 84.3% to 96.2% over the past 3 years, which is above the state average, and its dropout rate is relatively low, ranging from 3.0% to 4.9% during the same period.

Griffith Institute High School outperforms many of the nearby high schools in the region, including Orchard Park High School, Hamburg High School, and Cattaraugus-Little Valley High School, in terms of academic performance, graduation rates, and student subgroup outcomes. The school's high per-student spending of $26,852 and low student-teacher ratio of 11.5 may contribute to its strong academic success, despite serving a more economically diverse student population, with 34.26% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

501

Students ?

11.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,706

Per pupil spending ?

34.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

290 N Buffalo St
Springville, NY 14141-1393

(716) 592-3202

District: Springville-Griffith Institute Central School District

Feeder schools for Griffith Institute High School:

Elementary:	Colden Elementary School
	Springville Elementary School
Middle:	Griffith Institute Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

93.0%

Hispanic:

2.8%

African American:

1.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 71st percentile in 2022 → 83rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (84% vs 67% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 17% of New York high schools

✓96% graduate in 4 years — above the New York average (83%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school84%

District avg85%

New York avg67%

206^th of 1,234

New York public high schools ?

Top 17%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From top 11% (2015) to top 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

533^rd of 874Springville-Griffith Institute Central School District among New York districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	76.6	206 of 1234	83.3%	★★★★☆
2024	77.5	182 of 1242	85.3%	★★★★☆
2023	75.4	222 of 1228	81.9%	★★★★☆
2022	68.5	341 of 1190	71.3%	★★★★☆
2021	74.0	100 of 519	80.7%	★★★★☆
2019	76.9	179 of 1207	85.2%	★★★★☆
2018	71.3	295 of 1210	75.6%	★★★★☆
2017	73.9	202 of 1221	83.5%	★★★★☆
2016	73.6	163 of 1255	87.0%	★★★★☆
2015	75.3	133 of 1255	89.4%	★★★★☆
2014	71.9	207 of 1237	83.3%	★★★★☆
2013	71.4	298 of 1217	75.5%	★★★★☆
2012	72.5	253 of 1198	78.9%	★★★★☆
2011	74.2	162 of 1165	86.1%	★★★★☆
2010	69.8	234 of 1117	79.1%	★★★★☆
2009	71.9	173 of 1086	84.1%	★★★★☆
2008	76.8	49 of 1027	95.2%	★★★★★
2007	73.0	124 of 1002	87.6%	★★★★☆
2006	73.0	131 of 986	86.7%	★★★★☆
2005	71.7	139 of 935	85.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	77.4	184 of 1206	84.7%	★★★★☆
2024	76.1	213 of 1219	82.5%	★★★★☆
2023	75.5	225 of 1197	81.2%	★★★★☆
2022	66.7	363 of 1155	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	70.0	74 of 290	74.5%	★★★★☆
2019	78.5	135 of 1193	88.7%	★★★★☆
2018	70.2	309 of 1176	73.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	73.2	164 of 1179	86.1%	★★★★☆
2024	75.2	141 of 1170	87.9%	★★★★☆
2023	76.4	120 of 1155	89.6%	★★★★☆
2022	67.2	250 of 1101	77.3%	★★★★☆
2021	75.1	34 of 289	88.2%	★★★★☆
2019	70.4	210 of 1179	82.2%	★★★★☆
2018	63.9	315 of 1154	72.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	74.2	235 of 1201	80.4%	★★★★☆
2024	77.6	167 of 1211	86.2%	★★★★☆
2023	74.6	228 of 1191	80.9%	★★★★☆
2022	68.4	324 of 1154	71.9%	★★★★☆
2021	75.5	46 of 354	87.0%	★★★★☆
2019	74.1	219 of 1190	81.6%	★★★★☆
2018	70.9	277 of 1176	76.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	61.0	333 of 1149	71.0%	★★★★☆
2024	62.9	314 of 1144	72.6%	★★★★☆
2023	70.5	231 of 1130	79.6%	★★★★☆
2022	73.0	190 of 1038	81.7%	★★★★☆
2021	70.4	33 of 137	75.9%	★★★★☆
2019	45.1	588 of 1132	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.2	459 of 1095	58.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	63.4	248 of 788	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.3	290 of 781	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.5	288 of 776	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.3	358 of 738	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.6	44 of 133	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.5	204 of 793	74.3%	★★★★☆
2018	55.0	356 of 765	53.5%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)86th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)85th percentile~ school

Male (2025)80th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)71st percentile-12 vs school

White (2025)69th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Common Core Algebra II93%+18 vs state

Global History and Geography92%+16 vs state

Chemistry91%+27 vs state

Living Environment89%+32 vs state

U.S. History and Government88%+13 vs state

Geometry87%+27 vs state

Common Core English Language Arts84%+8 vs state

Physics78%+10 vs state

Algebra I73%+16 vs state

Earth Science70%+5 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Chemistry (2025)	Regents Common Core Algebra II (2025)	Regents Common Core English Language Arts (2025)	Regents Common Core Geometry (2025)	Regents Earth Science (2025)	Regents Global History and Geography (2025)	Regents Living Environment (2025)	Regents Physics (2025)	Regents U.S. History and Government (2025)	Regents Algebra I (2025)	Regents Life Science Biology (2025)	Regents Geometry (2025)	Regents Earth and Space Sciences (2025)	NY State Assessments English Language Arts (2025)			NY State Assessments Math (2025)			NY State Assessments Science (2025)	% Completely Immunized (2020)	% Polio (2020)	% Measles (2020)	% Mumps (2020)	% Rubella (2020)	% Diphtheria (2020)	% Hepatitis B (2020)	% Varicella (2020)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Regents Chemistry End of Course	Regents Common Core Algebra II End of Course	Regents Common Core English Language Arts End of Course	Regents Common Core Geometry End of Course	Regents Earth Science End of Course	Regents Global History and Geography End of Course	Regents Living Environment End of Course	Regents Physics End of Course	Regents U.S. History and Government End of Course	Regents Algebra I End of Course	Regents Life Science Biology End of Course	Regents Geometry End of Course	Regents Earth and Space Sciences End of Course	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 6th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 7th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 8th Grade	% Completely Immunized All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Diphtheria All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Griffith Institute High School	Public	9-12	290 N Buffalo St	Springville	14141	Erie County	Springville-Griffith Institute Central School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 592-3202	501	44	11.4	34.3%	466 (93.0%)	6 (1.2%)	14 (2.8%)	4 (0.8%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	76.6	206^th of 1234 public high schools	83.3%		77.5	182^nd of 1242 public high schools	85.3%	24	91.3	92.6	83.6		69.9	92.1	88.6	78.3	88.0	72.6		86.7									100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$27,706	$1,663	$26,042
Pioneer Senior High School	Public	9-12	12145 County Line Rd	Yorkshire	14173	Cattaraugus County	Yorkshire-Pioneer Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 492-9345	636	70	9.0	46.9%	597 (93.9%)	4 (0.6%)	17 (2.7%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.7%)	76.1	220^th of 1234 public high schools	82.2%		76.2	210^th of 1242 public high schools	83.1%	10	68.6	94.0	80.0	0.0	86.3	90.8	77.6	80.0	93.8	77.6		94.2									99.6	99.7	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.6	99.7	99.7	$28,900	$2,258	$26,642
Holland High School	Public	9-12	103 Canada St	Holland	14080	Erie County	Holland Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 537-8220	216	27	8.0	30.1%	203 (94.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	76.3	214^th of 1234 public high schools	82.7%		72.6	294^th of 1242 public high schools	76.3%	80	77.3	92.3	92.3		79.1	82.5	84.4	90.0	94.2	68.3		90.9									100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$32,566	$1,648	$30,917
Eden Middle & High School	Public	6-12	3150 Schoolview Rd	Eden	14057	Erie County	Eden Central School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 992-3600	652	60	10.7	11.0%	617 (94.6%)	4 (0.6%)	10 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	17 (2.6%)	81.6	122^nd of 1234 public high schools	90.1%		75.4	226^th of 1242 public high schools	81.8%	104	100.0	91.2	90.1		85.4	93.6	66.7	68.0	88.9	86.9	92.2	81.4		59.2	51.9	61.2	89.2	67.9	73.3	70.4	99.2	99.5	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.6	99.9	99.9	$26,193	$779	$25,414
Gowanda High School	Public	9-12	10674 Prospect St	Gowanda	14070	Cattaraugus County	Gowanda Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 532-3325	298	39	7.7	34.6%	187 (62.8%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (21.1%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (9.1%)	63.6	441^st of 1234 public high schools	64.3%		68.6	366^th of 1242 public high schools	70.5%	75	85.0	90.9	82.9		78.7	89.5	17.7	75.0	79.2	61.9	50.0	88.4									98.1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.4	100.0	$32,741	$00	$32,741
North Collins Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	2045 School St	North Collins	14111	Erie County	North Collins Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 337-0101	234	29	8.0	35.5%	201 (85.9%)	2 (0.9%)	15 (6.4%)	3 (1.3%)	5 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.6%)	74.2	249^th of 1234 public high schools	79.8%		82.4	77^th of 1242 public high schools	93.8%	172	53.3	100.0	87.5		85.7	87.3	88.1		83.3	91.4		50.0			50.0	16.7		81.8	28.6	40.0	94.4	98.9	99.6	99.6	100.0	100.0	99.3	98.5	$40,189	$804	$39,385
East Aurora High School	Public	9-12	1003 Center St	East Aurora	14052	Erie County	East Aurora Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 687-2505	542	56	9.7	13.3%	500 (92.3%)	3 (0.6%)	15 (2.8%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.1%)	86.8	36^th of 1234 public high schools	97.1%		86.9	24^th of 1242 public high schools	98.1%	12	93.6	97.3	95.4	80.0	94.3	90.5	93.7	87.2	97.7	93.3		90.7									98.7	98.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.1	98.9	100.0	$26,251	$753	$25,499
Cattaraugus-Little Valley High School	Public	9-12	25 N Franklin St	Cattaraugus	14719	Cattaraugus County	Cattaraugus-Little Valley Central School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 257-3483	256	25	10.0	47.3%	244 (95.3%)	3 (1.2%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.3%)	72	292^nd of 1234 public high schools	76.3%		72.9	290^th of 1242 public high schools	76.7%	2	86.4	100.0	90.2			86.6	60.0		89.5	78.6		68.0	71.1								99.6	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.6	99.6	100.0	$34,017	$1,039	$32,977
Franklinville Junior-Senior High School	Public	6-12	31 N Main St	Franklinville	14737	Cattaraugus County	Franklinville Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 676-8060	318	33	9.6	42.8%	290 (91.2%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.5%)	4 (1.3%)	6 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.6%)	73.3	268^th of 1234 public high schools	78.3%		78.5	160^th of 1242 public high schools	87.1%	108	53.3	92.3	86.7		90.0	73.3	78.5		87.0	89.1		75.9		60.5	37.2	60.5	63.6	51.2	82.8	65.5	98.9	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.6	$35,812	$2,007	$33,805
Hamburg High School	Public	9-12	4111 Legion Dr	Hamburg	14075	Erie County	Hamburg Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 646-3300	979	74	13.1	24.7%	892 (91.1%)	13 (1.3%)	33 (3.4%)	10 (1.0%)	5 (0.5%)	3 (0.3%)	23 (2.3%)	82.2	107^th of 1234 public high schools	91.3%		77.9	171^st of 1242 public high schools	86.2%	64	80.0	100.0	94.7	33.3	89.0	91.8	84.0	83.3	89.4	79.0		92.1									99.6	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.8	100.0	99.7	$23,833	$488	$23,345

Frequently Asked Questions about Griffith Institute High School

What schools feed into Griffith Institute High School?

Griffith Institute High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Colden Elementary School
Elementary : Springville Elementary School
Middle : Griffith Institute Middle School

Is Griffith Institute High School a good school?

Griffith Institute High School ranks 206^th of 1234 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Griffith Institute High School?

Students at Griffith Institute High School are 93% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% African American, 1% Two or more races.

What district is Griffith Institute High School in?

Springville-Griffith Institute Central School District

How many students attend Griffith Institute High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 501 students attended Griffith Institute High School.

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