Summary
Ticonderoga Junior-Senior High School is a public school serving grades 7-12 in Ticonderoga, New York, with 358 students. The school has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past 10 years, dropping from 259 out of 1,255 schools in 2015-2016 to 693 out of 1,234 schools in 2024-2025. Its SchoolDigger rating has also declined from 4 stars to 2 stars in recent years. The school's performance is particularly weak for certain student groups, with male, white, special education, and low socioeconomic status students ranking in the bottom 40-50% of New York high schools, while female students perform better in the top 50%.
Ticonderoga Junior-Senior High School's 4-year graduation rate has been around 84-89%, slightly below the state average, and its dropout rate has been in the range of 4.5-10.7%, higher than the state average. The school has also experienced high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 7.2% to 34.1%, significantly above the state average. On state assessments and Regents exams, the school's proficiency rates are often in the 30-40% range, compared to state averages in the 50-60% range, with particularly poor performance on 8th-grade English Language Arts and Math assessments, as well as on some Regents exams.
Interestingly, the nearby Moriah Junior-Senior High School, which is part of the Moriah Central School District, performs similarly to Ticonderoga Junior-Senior High School on many metrics, suggesting that the challenges faced by Ticonderoga may be reflective of broader regional or district-level issues. Despite the school's relatively high per-student spending and favorable student-teacher ratio, its academic performance remains below state averages, indicating that the school may not be effectively utilizing its resources to support student learning and achievement.
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