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Moriah Junior-Senior High School

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Moriah Junior-Senior High School ranks 794 th of 1234 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-12

794^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,234 New York High Schools

Better than 36% of New York high schools

Summary

Moriah Junior-Senior High School is a public high school located in Port Henry, New York, serving grades 7-12 with a total enrollment of 310 students. The school is part of the Moriah Central School District, which is ranked 762 out of 874 school districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Moriah Junior-Senior High School has consistently underperformed compared to the state average on standardized tests, with proficiency rates significantly below the state in English Language Arts, Math, and Science. The school's performance on Regents exams is also below the state average, with only a few subjects like Common Core Algebra II and Global History and Geography exceeding the state proficiency rates. The school's ranking among New York high schools has steadily declined over the years, from 281 out of 1,210 in 2017-2018 to 794 out of 1,234 in 2024-2025. Additionally, the school has a four-year graduation rate that has fluctuated between 84.3% and 95.0% in recent years, which is generally lower than the state average, and a higher dropout rate ranging from 1.6% to 5.5% in recent years.

Interestingly, the nearby Ticonderoga Junior-Senior High School and Mountain View Campus (part of the Boquet Valley Central School District) have generally outperformed Moriah Junior-Senior High School on academic measures, with higher proficiency rates on standardized tests and Regents exams, as well as lower chronic absenteeism rates and higher graduation rates. Additionally, Moriah Junior-Senior High School's performance on standardized tests and Regents exams is particularly low for subgroups such as White students, Special Education students, and Low Socioeconomic Status students, indicating significant achievement gaps.

292

Students ?

8.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$32,589

Per pupil spending ?

53.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

39 Viking Ln
Port Henry, NY 12974-9702

(518) 546-3301

District: Moriah Central School District

Feeder schools for Moriah Junior-Senior High School:

Elementary:

Moriah Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

97.9%

African American:

1.0%

Asian:

0.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 42nd percentile in 2014 → 36th in 2025

Strengths

✓98% graduate in 4 years — above the New York average (83%)

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (45% vs 62% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (48% vs 31% New York)

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school45%

District avg44%

New York avg62%

Middle school

1,314^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Bottom 12%▼ down 36 pts since 2015

From bottom 49% (2015) to bottom 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

794^th of 1,234

New York public high schools ?

Bottom 36%▼ down 20 pts since 2015

From top 44% (2015) to bottom 36% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of New York High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

762^nd of 874Moriah 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	19.5	1314 of 1500	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.2	1379 of 1504	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	30.9	1079 of 1500	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.8	963 of 1479	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.9	894 of 1242	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.2	1025 of 1439	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.7	944 of 1438	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	40.5	862 of 1455	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	47.1	721 of 1429	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	46.9	720 of 1407	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	45.3	757 of 1401	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	39.1	832 of 1373	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	27.9	1011 of 1337	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	30.9	944 of 1295	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	37.4	859 of 1243	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	46.7	823 of 1224	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	33.6	883 of 1185	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	31.6	833 of 1123	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	43.3	720 of 1095	34.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	14.3	1338 of 1457	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.0	1323 of 1465	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	34.5	1005 of 1463	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.4	904 of 1454	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.2	734 of 1066	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.0	996 of 1370	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.6	871 of 1353	35.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	25.1	1062 of 1283	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.4	1213 of 1296	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.3	1211 of 1288	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.1	1122 of 1306	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.7	1012 of 1241	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.2	982 of 1245	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	28.4	1128 of 1455	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.6	1353 of 1464	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	28.9	1106 of 1464	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.1	1017 of 1455	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.5	740 of 1071	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.2	972 of 1366	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.8	900 of 1352	33.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	29.1	989 of 1298	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.1	967 of 1303	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.7	887 of 1307	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.2	885 of 1283	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.3	608 of 1139	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.5	957 of 1170	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	17.4	698 of 775	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.5	754 of 778	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	26.7	591 of 748	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.8	565 of 614	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	36.1	794 of 1234	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.9	694 of 1242	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.1	670 of 1228	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.8	535 of 1190	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.7	365 of 1207	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.7	281 of 1210	76.8%	★★★★☆
2017	66.2	336 of 1221	72.5%	★★★★☆
2016	55.1	563 of 1255	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	56.1	556 of 1255	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	44.7	721 of 1237	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	49.2	700 of 1217	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	52.8	650 of 1198	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	41.1	748 of 1165	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	39.5	747 of 1117	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	46.5	670 of 1086	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	49.7	629 of 1027	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	46.1	666 of 1002	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	32.8	737 of 986	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	27.6	740 of 935	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	37.8	767 of 1206	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.7	709 of 1219	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.5	558 of 1197	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.9	467 of 1155	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.1	287 of 1193	75.9%	★★★★☆
2018	72.2	272 of 1176	76.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	27.3	880 of 1179	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.5	762 of 1170	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.1	749 of 1155	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.4	501 of 1101	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.8	386 of 1179	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.8	186 of 1154	83.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	36.7	768 of 1201	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.5	690 of 1211	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.5	677 of 1191	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.7	568 of 1154	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.8	443 of 1190	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.3	331 of 1176	71.9%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	35.4	728 of 1149	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.1	576 of 1144	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.8	492 of 1130	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.9	336 of 1038	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.0	346 of 1132	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.0	294 of 1095	73.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	21.8	686 of 788	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.6	551 of 781	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.2	491 of 776	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.8	441 of 738	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.4	470 of 793	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	61.3	265 of 765	65.4%	★★★☆☆

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)

Middle school

Special Education (2025)24th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)22nd percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)17th percentile+5 vs school

White (2025)10th percentile~ school

Female (2025)8th percentile-4 vs school

High school

Special Education (2025)37th percentile~ school

Female (2025)36th percentile~ school

Male (2025)36th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)25th percentile-10 vs school

White (2025)13th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Common Core Algebra II83%+8 vs state

Global History and Geography75%~ state avg

Life Science Biology71%+13 vs state

Common Core English Language Arts69%-6 vs state

U.S. History and Government54%-21 vs state

Chemistry53%-12 vs state

Earth Science50%-15 vs state

Geometry39%-20 vs state

Science35%-9 vs state

Math27%-25 vs state

English Language Arts27%-25 vs state

Algebra I21%-35 vs state

Living Environment17%-40 vs state

Common Core Geometry14%-9 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
Moriah Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	39 Viking Ln	Port Henry	12974	Essex County	Moriah Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 546-3301	292	34	8.5	53.8%	286 (97.9%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	36.1	794^th of 1234 public high schools	35.7%		45.9	694^th of 1242 public high schools	44.1%	100	52.6	82.6	69.2	14.3	50.0	74.6	16.7		53.6	21.2	71.4	39.4			31.3	22.2		16.7	39.5	34.9	99.4	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7	$32,589	$1,585	$31,004
Mountain View Campus	Public	6-12	7530 Court St	Elizabethtown	12932	Essex County	Boquet Valley Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 873-6371	207	30	6.8	39.6%	203 (98.1%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51.9	616^th of 1234 public high schools	50.1%		57.9	556^th of 1242 public high schools	55.2%	60	58.8	100.0	86.1			72.0			62.9	53.3	63.6	75.0	51.9	37.9	55.6	29.2	41.4	43.2	42.3	42.3									$39,276	$1,094	$38,182
Ticonderoga Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	5 Calkins Pl	Ticonderoga	12883	Essex County	Ticonderoga Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 585-7400	325	30	11.0	44.3%	316 (97.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46.3	693^rd of 1234 public high schools	43.8%		46.8	680^th of 1242 public high schools	45.2%	13	44.8	92.3	71.2		37.5	72.7	35.0	100.0	63.0	58.9	54.6	87.0	56.8		40.0	14.9		44.2	40.9	25.0	98.3	100.0	99.6	99.6	99.6	100.0	100.0	100.0	$30,521	$2,764	$27,757

Frequently Asked Questions about Moriah Junior-Senior High School

What is the racial makeup of Moriah Junior-Senior High School?

Students at Moriah Junior-Senior High School are 98% White, 1% African American.

What district is Moriah Junior-Senior High School in?

Moriah Central School District

How many students attend Moriah Junior-Senior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 292 students attended Moriah Junior-Senior High School.

What schools feed into Moriah Junior-Senior High School?

Moriah Junior-Senior High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Moriah Elementary School

Is Moriah Junior-Senior High School a good school?

Moriah Junior-Senior High School ranks 794^th of 1234 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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