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Peekskill High School

Public Grades 9-12

1032^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,234 New York High Schools

Better than 16% of New York high schools

Summary

Peekskill High School is a public high school located in Peekskill, New York, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,115 students. The school is part of the Peekskill City School District, which is ranked 820 out of 874 districts in New York and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Peekskill High School consistently ranks in the bottom quarter of New York high schools, with a ranking between 850-1032 out of 1200-1250 schools over the past 10 years. The school has maintained a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger during this time. Its 4-year graduation rate has ranged from 73.7% to 84.3% in recent years, which is below the state average, and its dropout rate has been higher than the state average, ranging from 4.5% to 8.1%. Peekskill High School has also experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, with rates ranging from 7.8% to 34.1% in recent years, significantly higher than the state average.

When compared to nearby high schools, such as Ossining High School, Haldane High School, and Yorktown High School, Peekskill High School consistently underperforms, with lower statewide rankings, worse graduation rates, and lower test scores. The school's challenges may not be solely due to resource constraints, as it has a relatively low student-teacher ratio comparable to or better than many of the nearby high-performing schools. However, the increased per-student spending, from $16,937 in 2020-2021 to $29,266 in 2023-2024, has not translated into improved academic outcomes, suggesting the need for a comprehensive, data-driven approach to school improvement.

1,178

Students ?

12.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$30,787

Per pupil spending ?

49.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1072 Elm St
Peekskill, NY 10566-3400

(914) 737-0201

District: Peekskill City School District

Feeder schools for Peekskill High School:

Elementary:	Hillcrest School
	Oakside School
	Woodside School
Middle:	Peekskill Middle School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

76.9%

African American:

14.3%

White:

4.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 31st percentile in 2014 → 16th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (40% vs 67% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!Dropout rate above the New York average (10% vs 5%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

District avg43%

New York avg67%

1,032^nd of 1,234

New York public high schools ?

Bottom 16%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 27% (2015) to bottom 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

820^th of 874Peekskill City 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	17.1	1032 of 1234	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.1	1021 of 1242	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.8	1017 of 1228	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.7	883 of 1190	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.0	930 of 1207	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.1	980 of 1210	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	20.6	927 of 1221	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	29.3	898 of 1255	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	27.3	919 of 1255	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	31.0	850 of 1237	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	29.2	851 of 1217	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	38.6	772 of 1198	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	41.7	741 of 1165	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	38.9	751 of 1117	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	36.9	757 of 1086	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	36.5	740 of 1027	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	49.0	640 of 1002	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	45.8	649 of 986	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2005	49.5	599 of 935	35.9%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	24.1	588 of 713	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.0	586 of 690	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.8	505 of 671	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.0	361 of 593	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.6	484 of 686	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.1	536 of 679	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	33.3	475 of 669	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	45.1	316 of 637	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.4	393 of 583	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.4	177 of 481	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.2	390 of 565	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.5	441 of 546	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	16.5	1029 of 1206	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.4	980 of 1219	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.6	975 of 1197	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.5	866 of 1155	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.5	928 of 1193	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.3	976 of 1176	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	26.0	673 of 885	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.2	619 of 865	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.1	636 of 851	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.4	476 of 760	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.5	522 of 815	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.3	590 of 791	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	41.6	358 of 607	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	15.4	539 of 564	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.0	402 of 493	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.3	464 of 498	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	15.4	1030 of 1179	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.4	992 of 1170	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.0	964 of 1155	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.0	841 of 1101	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.4	937 of 1179	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.7	999 of 1154	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	18.6	994 of 1201	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.1	1022 of 1211	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.6	1009 of 1191	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.4	879 of 1154	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.2	938 of 1190	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.0	988 of 1176	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	21.2	1004 of 1149	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.6	958 of 1144	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.9	1016 of 1130	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.8	704 of 1038	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	14.6	1054 of 1132	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.5	1057 of 1095	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	23.9	673 of 788	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.5	700 of 781	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	4.5	742 of 776	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.2	691 of 738	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.7	745 of 793	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.5	718 of 765	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2025)41st percentile+25 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)29th percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)24th percentile+8 vs school

African American (2025)18th percentile~ school

Male (2025)17th percentile~ school

Female (2025)15th percentile~ school

White (2025)15th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)13th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)13th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

U.S. History and Government57%-18 vs state

Global History and Geography56%-20 vs state

Common Core Algebra II56%-19 vs state

Earth Science52%-13 vs state

Common Core English Language Arts44%-31 vs state

Chemistry41%-24 vs state

Physics37%-32 vs state

Living Environment36%-21 vs state

Geometry29%-31 vs state

Algebra I20%-36 vs state

Common Core Geometry10%-13 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)	% 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	% 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
Peekskill High School	Public	9-12	1072 Elm St	Peekskill	10566	Westchester County	Peekskill City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 737-0201	1,178	91	12.9	49.4%	55 (4.7%)	169 (14.3%)	906 (76.9%)	13 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (3.0%)	17.1	1032^nd of 1234 public high schools	16.4%		17.1	1021^st of 1242 public high schools	17.8%	11	41.0	55.6	44.3	10.3	52.4	56.0	36.0	36.8	57.0	19.9		28.6		84.9	90.9	98.7	98.7	98.7	95.5	95.8	92.5	$30,787	$1,524	$29,263
Hendrick Hudson High School	Public	9-12	2166 Albany Post Rd	Montrose	10548	Westchester County	Hendrick Hudson Central School District	No	No	No	No	(914) 257-5800	729	70	10.4	35.0%	352 (48.3%)	49 (6.7%)	270 (37.0%)	21 (2.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (4.9%)	63.3	451^st of 1234 public high schools	63.5%		64.1	453^rd of 1242 public high schools	63.5%	2	81.0		80.0		73.1	82.9	69.4	77.0	79.0	54.1				99.7	99.7	99.9	99.9	99.9	100.0	99.7	99.7	$40,700	$824	$39,876
Walter Panas High School	Public	9-12	300 Croton Ave	Cortlandt Manor	10567	Westchester County	Lakeland Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 739-2823	845	74	11.3	35.6%	372 (44.0%)	86 (10.2%)	318 (37.6%)	39 (4.6%)	4 (0.5%)	3 (0.4%)	23 (2.7%)	77.1	195^th of 1234 public high schools	84.2%		72.6	296^th of 1242 public high schools	76.2%	101	88.8		87.0		70.6	90.2	80.8		91.2	71.0		60.0		99.5	99.9	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.9	99.7	99.9	$34,180	$729	$33,451
Putnam Valley High School	Public	9-12	146 Peekskill Hollow Rd	Putnam Valley	10579	Putnam County	Putnam Valley Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 526-7847	526	46	11.4	20.5%	336 (63.9%)	15 (2.9%)	154 (29.3%)	7 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.5%)	74.7	239^th of 1234 public high schools	80.6%		69.2	355^th of 1242 public high schools	71.4%	116	78.9	100.0	87.2		85.4	92.3	75.2		90.2	67.0		67.5		93.2	99.5	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.3	99.5	97.4	$37,257	$588	$36,670
Lakeland High School	Public	9-12	1349 E Main St	Shrub Oak	10588	Westchester County	Lakeland Central School District	No	No	No	No	(914) 528-0600	966	84	11.5	25.9%	597 (61.8%)	66 (6.8%)	229 (23.7%)	47 (4.9%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	23 (2.4%)	78.7	169^th of 1234 public high schools	86.3%		76.7	200^th of 1242 public high schools	83.9%	31	75.7		88.0		75.9	87.6	85.8		91.4	81.2		100.0		99.8	99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	100.0	$35,105	$667	$34,438
James I O'Neill High School	Public	9-12	21 Morgan Rd	Fort Montgomery	10922	Orange County	Highland Falls Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 446-4914	409	45	9.1	33.0%	235 (57.5%)	33 (8.1%)	121 (29.6%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (3.4%)	62	480^th of 1234 public high schools	61.1%		60.8	511^th of 1242 public high schools	58.9%	31	69.2	74.1	87.2	30.0	11.1	84.7	31.8	100.0	81.8	54.6	54.2	70.4	64.8	99.6	99.6	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	99.8	100.0	$44,132	$1,437	$42,695
Croton-Harmon High School	Public	9-12	36 Old Post Rd S	Croton On Hudson	10520	Westchester County	Croton-Harmon Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 271-2147	507	50	10.0	15.0%	336 (66.3%)	8 (1.6%)	90 (17.8%)	40 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.9%)	79.5	160^th of 1234 public high schools	87.0%		73.7	268^th of 1242 public high schools	78.4%	108	69.4		94.6		86.4	92.9	50.0		76.0	73.3		87.1		97.7	98.9	99.4	99.4	100.0	99.2	98.9	99.2	$34,072	$502	$33,571
Yorktown High School	Public	9-12	2727 Crompond Rd	Yorktown Heights	10598	Westchester County	Yorktown Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 243-8000	1,105	94	11.7	15.7%	777 (70.3%)	29 (2.6%)	193 (17.5%)	76 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	28 (2.5%)	85.3	52^nd of 1234 public high schools	95.8%		84.1	46^th of 1242 public high schools	96.3%	6	86.1	100.0	93.0		90.3	94.2	89.5	87.9	91.5	90.0		98.5		99.5	99.6	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.6	99.8	99.9	$33,104	$377	$32,726
North Rockland High School	Public	9-12	106 Hammond Rd	Thiells	10984	Rockland County	Haverstraw-Stony Point Central School District (North Rockl	No	No	No	No	(845) 942-3300	2,798	192	14.5	55.5%	498 (17.8%)	426 (15.2%)	1,756 (62.8%)	89 (3.2%)	4 (0.1%)	4 (0.1%)	19 (0.7%)	62.1	477^th of 1234 public high schools	61.3%		61.4	501^st of 1242 public high schools	59.7%	24	62.4	88.8	87.2	20.3	47.6	82.3	35.6		84.1	62.8	66.3	63.0	60.8	99.2	99.4	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.4	99.4	99.9	$32,028	$1,658	$30,370
Ossining High School	Public	9-12	29 S Highland Ave	Ossining	10562	Westchester County	Ossining Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 762-5760	1,577	132	11.9	49.9%	257 (16.3%)	137 (8.7%)	1,089 (69.1%)	47 (3.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (2.9%)	37.9	772^nd of 1234 public high schools	37.4%		38.8	764^th of 1242 public high schools	38.5%	8	66.7	85.7	69.6		14.3	77.1	28.1		59.5	51.1	54.8	68.2	32.9	98.4	98.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	98.9	99.2	99.5	$31,849	$515	$31,334

Frequently Asked Questions about Peekskill High School

How many students attend Peekskill High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,178 students attended Peekskill High School.

What is the racial makeup of Peekskill High School?

Students at Peekskill High School are 77% Hispanic, 14% African American, 5% White, 3% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Is Peekskill High School a good school?

Peekskill High School ranks in the bottom 16.4% of New York high schools.

What schools feed into Peekskill High School?

Peekskill High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Hillcrest School
Elementary : Oakside School
Elementary : Woodside School
Middle : Peekskill Middle School

What district is Peekskill High School in?

Peekskill City School District

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