Summary:
Newark Valley Central School District has only one high school, Newark Valley Senior High School, which serves students in grades 9-12. The school's performance has been mixed, with a statewide ranking that has fluctuated between 362 and 406 out of 1,190 to 1,242 New York high schools over the past three school years, and a consistent 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Newark Valley Senior High School's four-year graduation rate for the 2022-2023 school year was 84.3%, slightly below the state average, and its dropout rate was 4.9%, higher than the state average. The school's proficiency rates on state assessments and Regents exams were also mixed, with ELA at 50.65% (district 50%, state 51.88%), Math at 26.92% (district 26.92%, state 40.72%), and Science at 35.09% (district 35.09%, state 33.76%). However, the school performed better than the district and state averages in several Regents exams, such as Algebra II, Geometry, and U.S. History and Government.
The school has a relatively high percentage of students (46.86%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a higher proportion of economically disadvantaged students. The school's per-student spending for the 2022-2023 school year was $14,742, above the state average, and it has a student-teacher ratio of 10.2, lower than the state average. Addressing the school's high chronic absenteeism rate of 34.1% and improving its overall academic performance, particularly in ELA and Math, could be priorities for the Newark Valley Central School District.
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