Is Copenhagen Central School a good school?

Copenhagen Central School ranks 589 th of 2445 New York alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Copenhagen Central School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 483 students attended Copenhagen Central School.

What is the racial makeup of Copenhagen Central School?

Students at Copenhagen Central School are 91% White, 5% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 1% African American.

Copenhagen Central School

Summary:

Copenhagen Central School is an alternative public school serving grades PK-12 in Copenhagen, New York, with 472 students. The school is part of the Copenhagen Central School District and is located approximately 15.57 miles from the nearest comparable school, Jefferson-Lewis-Hamilton-Herkimer-Oneida BOCES.

Copenhagen Central School has consistently outperformed the state average on various New York State Assessments and Regents exams, particularly in math and science. For example, in 2023-2024, the school had significantly higher proficiency rates than the state in 8th grade math (65.22% vs. 40.72%), Earth Science Regents (97.3% vs. 66.73%), and Common Core Algebra II Regents (86.67% vs. 74.04%). Additionally, the school has had relatively high four-year graduation rates, ranging from 84.3% to 96.7% over the past few years, which is higher than the state average. However, the school's graduation rates have shown a slight decline in recent years, and its chronic absenteeism rates are significantly higher than the state average, which could be a contributing factor.

Copenhagen Central School spends significantly more per student than the state average, ranging from $13,859 to $18,217 over the past few years. This high spending may contribute to the school's strong academic performance and low student-teacher ratio, which ranges from 9.5 to 10.7 over the past few years. In comparison, the nearby Jefferson-Lewis-Hamilton-Herkimer-Oneida BOCES school has a much lower student-teacher ratio of 3.0, which may indicate a different approach to staffing and resource allocation. Copenhagen Central School should continue to monitor and address areas of concern, such as chronic absenteeism and the slight decline in graduation rates, to ensure continued success and improvement.

Detail:

Public, Alternative PK, KG-12

3020 Mechanic St
Copenhagen, NY 13626-0030

(315) 688-4411

District: Copenhagen Central School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
589^th of 2,445 New York Alternative Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $18,217

Student/teacher ratio: 11.1

Number of students: 483

Racial breakdown:

White:

91.1%

Hispanic:

4.8%

Two or more races:

2.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 33.7%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Copenhagen Central School ranks better than 75.9% of elementary schools in New York. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 72.29. (See more...)

Compare Details Copenhagen Central School ranks better than 77.3% of middle schools in New York. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 72.22. (See more...)

Compare Details Copenhagen Central School ranks better than 79.3% of high schools in New York. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 74.27. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Copenhagen Central School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.

The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (91.1%), Hispanic (4.8%), two or more races (2.7%). (See more...)

Compare Details 33.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Copenhagen Central School is 11.1. (See more...)

Compare Copenhagen Central School employs 43.2 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Copenhagen Central School is $18,217.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

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SchoolDigger ranks Copenhagen Central School 589^th of 2445 New York public elementary schools. (See Copenhagen Central School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Copenhagen Central School 341^st of 1504 New York public middle schools. (See Copenhagen Central School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Copenhagen Central School 257^th of 1242 New York public high schools. (See Copenhagen Central School in the ranking list.)

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Copenhagen Central School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	51.72	1313^th	2206	40.5%
2007	70.16	739^th	2219	66.7%
2008	71.24	675^th	2227	69.7%
2009	75.02	509^th	2257	77.4%
2010	76.92	455^th	2263	79.9%
2011	73.73	576^th	2286	74.8%
2012	66.70	819^th	2320	64.7%
2013	37.40	1484^th	2325	36.2%
2014	51.79	1128^th	2345	51.9%
2015	43.78	1340^th	2352	43.0%
2016	45.34	1299^th	2366	45.1%
2017	53.50	1088^th	2386	54.4%
2018	52.74	1128^th	2395	52.9%
2019	53.95	1070^th	2413	55.7%
2021	55.10	953^rd	2201	56.7%
2022	59.50	939^th	2434	61.4%
2023	47.79	1222^nd	2439	49.9%
2024	72.29	589^th	2445	75.9%

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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Copenhagen Central School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	40.63	1048^th	1941	46.0%
2019	26.04	1533^rd	1859	17.5%
2021	34.19	703^rd	1044	32.7%
2023	49.53	797^th	2016	60.5%
2024	22.24	1876^th	2110	11.1%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Copenhagen Central School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	53.88	807^th	2045	60.5%
2019	66.11	530^th	2032	73.9%
2021	54.91	668^th	1678	60.2%
2022	65.89	545^th	2099	74.0%
2023	59.28	685^th	2041	66.4%
2024	76.25	339^th	2078	83.7%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Copenhagen Central School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	64.08	818^th	2338	65.0%
2019	63.33	814^th	2357	65.5%
2021	62.59	684^th	1955	65.0%
2022	58.96	933^rd	2401	61.1%
2023	49.73	1167^th	2403	51.4%
2024	73.52	534^th	2413	77.9%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Copenhagen Central School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	43.57	1342^nd	2340	42.6%
2019	44.79	1278^th	2358	45.8%
2021	45.92	1067^th	1961	45.6%
2022	59.19	912^th	2400	62.0%
2023	48.44	1188^th	2400	50.5%
2024	68.74	642^nd	2411	73.4%

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Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Rank History for all middle school students at Copenhagen Central School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	57.05	549^th	1095	49.9%
2007	65.03	456^th	1123	59.4%
2008	69.98	412^th	1185	65.2%
2009	71.78	385^th	1224	68.5%
2010	68.62	447^th	1243	64.0%
2011	64.75	506^th	1295	60.9%
2012	58.56	610^th	1337	54.4%
2013	56.62	557^th	1373	59.4%
2014	51.52	621^st	1401	55.7%
2015	55.14	570^th	1407	59.5%
2016	51.60	636^th	1429	55.5%
2017	47.61	739^th	1455	49.2%
2018	51.12	661^st	1438	54.0%
2019	51.53	615^th	1439	57.3%
2021	75.55	226^th	1242	81.8%
2022	76.52	267^th	1479	81.9%
2023	51.51	679^th	1500	54.7%
2024	72.22	341^st	1504	77.3%

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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Copenhagen Central School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	38.42	712^th	1170	39.1%
2019	27.96	935^th	1139	17.9%
2023	53.83	443^rd	1307	66.1%
2024	57.01	398^th	1303	69.5%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Copenhagen Central School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	46.37	593^rd	1245	52.4%
2019	63.25	342^nd	1241	72.4%
2021	73.92	166^th	935	82.2%
2022	77.43	194^th	1306	85.1%
2023	54.22	520^th	1288	59.6%
2024	75.99	222^nd	1296	82.9%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Copenhagen Central School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	53.47	620^th	1353	54.2%
2019	53.66	585^th	1370	57.3%
2021	86.30	95^th	1066	91.1%
2022	83.26	181^st	1454	87.6%
2023	56.89	600^th	1463	59.0%
2024	79.22	240^th	1465	83.6%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Copenhagen Central School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	49.40	656^th	1352	51.5%
2019	50.70	601^st	1366	56.0%
2021	58.59	370^th	1071	65.5%
2022	65.89	384^th	1455	73.6%
2023	46.39	765^th	1464	47.7%
2024	62.76	461^st	1464	68.5%

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Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Rank History for all high school students at Copenhagen Central School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2005	70.20	173^rd	935	81.5%
2006	62.43	378^th	986	61.7%
2007	62.59	391^st	1002	61.0%
2008	59.56	484^th	1027	52.9%
2009	63.60	379^th	1086	65.1%
2010	65.53	342^nd	1117	69.4%
2011	62.14	443^rd	1165	62.0%
2012	68.56	346^th	1198	71.1%
2013	70.42	324^th	1217	73.4%
2014	73.58	170^th	1237	86.3%
2015	70.20	220^th	1255	82.5%
2016	63.69	359^th	1255	71.4%
2017	61.27	435^th	1221	64.4%
2018	75.75	189^th	1210	84.4%
2019	66.25	417^th	1207	65.5%
2022	63.16	448^th	1190	62.4%
2023	74.84	231^st	1228	81.2%
2024	74.27	257^th	1242	79.3%

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Rank History for high school Special Education students at Copenhagen Central School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	58.64	371^st	1095	66.1%
2023	25.35	890^th	1130	21.2%

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Rank History for high school Low Socio Economic Status students at Copenhagen Central School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	70.94	183^rd	1154	84.1%
2019	53.08	563^rd	1179	52.2%
2022	75.44	117^th	1101	89.4%
2023	69.96	215^th	1155	81.4%
2024	82.93	42^nd	1170	96.4%

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Rank History for high school Female students at Copenhagen Central School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	74.60	211^th	1176	82.1%
2019	73.45	262^nd	1193	78.0%
2022	63.58	421^st	1155	63.5%
2023	83.70	60^th	1197	95.0%
2024	83.26	60^th	1219	95.1%

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Rank History for high school Male students at Copenhagen Central School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	75.28	184^th	1176	84.4%
2019	59.08	530^th	1190	55.5%
2022	59.91	467^th	1154	59.5%
2023	66.83	361^st	1191	69.7%
2024	67.89	357^th	1211	70.5%

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Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: NY State Education Department

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Enrollment information for Copenhagen Central School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1989	250	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	250
1990	256	0	0	4	0	n/a	n/a	260
1991	274	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	274
1992	290	1	0	3	0	n/a	n/a	294
1993	294	1	1	1	0	n/a	n/a	297
1994	319	2	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	321
1995	280	0	3	1	0	n/a	n/a	284
1996	280	0	3	1	0	n/a	n/a	284
1997	266	1	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	268
1998	254	2	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	257
1999	275	2	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	278
2000	270	3	1	3	0	n/a	n/a	277
2001	265	4	0	2	0	n/a	n/a	271
2002	289	0	2	1	0	n/a	n/a	292
2003	289	0	2	1	0	n/a	n/a	292
2004	299	3	0	3	0	n/a	n/a	305
2005	578	7	11	3	0	n/a	n/a	599
2006	580	9	7	8	1	n/a	n/a	605
2007	545	8	5	8	1	n/a	n/a	567
2008	546	6	5	6	0	n/a	n/a	563
2009	520	2	6	7	0	n/a	n/a	535
2010	505	3	5	17	1	n/a	n/a	531
2011	478	4	6	11	0	0	0	499
2012	462	7	5	14	0	0	0	488
2013	458	9	5	10	0	0	5	487
2014	434	7	4	12	0	0	5	462
2015	419	7	4	14	0	0	4	448
2016	402	5	4	13	0	0	4	428
2017	438	5	3	22	0	1	4	473
2018	456	7	3	21	0	0	3	490
2019	436	4	3	23	0	1	5	472
2020	414	3	4	16	0	1	10	448
2021	436	4	1	14	0	0	10	465
2022	449	3	0	14	0	1	10	477
2023	436	3	0	20	0	2	11	472
2024	440	5	0	23	0	2	13	483

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Copenhagen Central School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	250	21.0	11.9	n/a
1990	260	23.9	10.8	n/a
1991	274	21.9	12.5	n/a
1992	294	20.9	14.0	n/a
1993	297	21.9	13.6	n/a
1994	321	23.2	13.8	15.9
1995	284	24.5	11.6	16.5
1996	284	24.5	11.6	16.5
1997	268	24.5	10.9	13.4
1998	257	23.5	10.9	14.4
1999	278	24.5	11.3	17.3
2000	277	23.5	11.8	33.6
2001	271	24.6	11.0	36.2
2002	292	19.5	15.0	52.4
2003	292	19.5	15.0	52.4
2004	305	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	599	43.7	13.7	36.6
2006	605	44.0	13.8	41.3
2007	567	45.7	12.4	40.2
2008	563	43.7	12.9	44.9
2009	535	43.2	12.4	30.5
2010	531	44.4	11.9	33.5
2011	499	40.5	12.3	30.7
2012	488	39.6	12.3	44.5
2013	487	40.6	11.9	35.7
2014	462	41.9	11.0	36.1
2015	448	41.0	10.9	37.5
2016	428	42.0	10.1	45.3
2017	473	40.6	11.6	48.2
2018	490	41.9	11.6	47.1
2019	472	43.9	10.7	38.6
2020	448	39.7	11.2	45.8
2021	465	46.9	9.9	44.7
2022	477	49.9	9.5	38.8
2023	472	44.0	10.7	40.9
2024	483	43.2	11.1	33.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Copenhagen Central School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	250	21.0	11.9	n/a
1990	260	23.9	10.8	n/a
1991	274	21.9	12.5	n/a
1992	294	20.9	14.0	n/a
1993	297	21.9	13.6	n/a
1994	321	23.2	13.8	15.9
1995	284	24.5	11.6	16.5
1996	284	24.5	11.6	16.5
1997	268	24.5	10.9	13.4
1998	257	23.5	10.9	14.4
1999	278	24.5	11.3	17.3
2000	277	23.5	11.8	33.6
2001	271	24.6	11.0	36.2
2002	292	19.5	15.0	52.4
2003	292	19.5	15.0	52.4
2004	305	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	599	43.7	13.7	36.6
2006	605	44.0	13.8	41.3
2007	567	45.7	12.4	40.2
2008	563	43.7	12.9	44.9
2009	535	43.2	12.4	30.5
2010	531	44.4	11.9	33.5
2011	499	40.5	12.3	30.7
2012	488	39.6	12.3	44.5
2013	487	40.6	11.9	35.7
2014	462	41.9	11.0	36.1
2015	448	41.0	10.9	37.5
2016	428	42.0	10.1	45.3
2017	473	40.6	11.6	48.2
2018	490	41.9	11.6	47.1
2019	472	43.9	10.7	38.6
2020	448	39.7	11.2	45.8
2021	465	46.9	9.9	44.7
2022	477	49.9	9.5	38.8
2023	472	44.0	10.7	40.9
2024	483	43.2	11.1	33.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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