Is Dansville High School a good school?

Dansville High School ranks 410 th of 1242 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Dansville High School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 629 students attended Dansville High School.

What is the racial makeup of Dansville High School?

Students at Dansville High School are 93% White, 4% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

What schools feed into Dansville High School?

Dansville High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Dansville Primary School Elementary : Ellis B Hyde Elementary School

Dansville High School

Summary:

Dansville High School is a public high school serving grades 7-12 in the Dansville Central School District, with 623 students located in Dansville, NY. While the school has consistently ranked in the middle tier of New York high schools over the past decade, it demonstrates some notable strengths and areas for improvement.

Dansville High School excels in advanced STEM coursework, with very high proficiency rates on Regents exams in subjects like Algebra II, Geometry, Chemistry, and Physics. This suggests the school is effectively preparing students for rigorous college-level work in these areas. However, the school lags behind the state average on 7th and 8th grade ELA and Math assessments, with proficiency rates ranging from 37-49% compared to the state's 49-57%. This indicates a need to focus on strengthening the academic foundation in the earlier grades, which could help boost overall achievement and better prepare students for success in high school.

Another area of concern is the school's relatively high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with over 50% qualifying for free/reduced lunch. The school's performance on assessments and rankings for this subgroup tend to be lower than the overall school averages, indicating achievement gaps. Examining best practices from higher-performing, similarly-situated schools, such as Livonia Middle/High School or Hornell Junior-Senior High School, could provide insights on effective strategies to support this student population and close these gaps.

Detail:

Public 7-12

282 Main St
Dansville, NY 14437-9785

(585) 335-4010

District: Dansville Central School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
410^th of 1,242 New York High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $16,537

Feeder schools for Dansville High School:

Elementary:	Dansville Primary School
	Ellis B Hyde Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio: 11.0

Number of students: 629

Racial breakdown:

White:

92.5%

Hispanic:

3.7%

Two or more races:

2.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 53.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Dansville High School ranks worse than 58.9% of middle schools in New York. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 41.39. (See more...)

Compare Details Dansville High School ranks better than 67% of high schools in New York. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 66.88. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Dansville High 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 (92.5%), Hispanic (3.7%), two or more races (2.7%). (See more...)

Compare Details 53.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Dansville High School is 11. (See more...)

Compare Dansville High School employs 56.7 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Dansville High School is $16,537.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Dansville High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Dansville High School 886^th of 1504 New York public middle schools. (See Dansville High School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Dansville High School 410^th of 1242 New York public high schools. (See Dansville High School in the ranking list.)

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Dansville Central School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Dansville Central School District 567^th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Dansville High School

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Rank History for all middle school students at Dansville High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2012	57.47	629^th	1337	53.0%
2013	46.66	708^th	1373	48.4%
2014	36.21	900^th	1401	35.8%
2015	45.15	752^nd	1407	46.6%
2016	40.71	836^th	1429	41.5%
2017	51.86	664^th	1455	54.4%
2018	44.69	777^th	1438	46.0%
2019	47.37	692^nd	1439	51.9%
2021	48.45	599^th	1242	51.8%
2022	53.75	623^rd	1479	57.9%
2023	52.52	664^th	1500	55.7%
2024	41.39	886^th	1504	41.1%

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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Dansville High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	33.25	853^rd	1170	27.1%
2021	33.39	352^nd	522	32.6%
2022	33.86	892^nd	1283	30.5%
2023	22.33	1178^th	1307	9.9%
2024	28.73	1004^th	1303	22.9%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Dansville High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	34.81	836^th	1245	32.9%
2019	34.18	824^th	1241	33.6%
2021	58.82	295^th	935	68.4%
2022	52.92	492^nd	1306	62.3%
2023	46.71	632^nd	1288	50.9%
2024	41.27	756^th	1296	41.7%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Dansville High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	36.72	902^nd	1353	33.3%
2019	38.12	858^th	1370	37.4%
2021	44.62	575^th	1066	46.1%
2022	52.44	648^th	1454	55.4%
2023	65.04	456^th	1463	68.8%
2024	45.25	804^th	1465	45.1%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Dansville High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	52.22	605^th	1352	55.3%
2019	56.84	515^th	1366	62.3%
2021	48.25	524^th	1071	51.1%
2022	54.57	574^th	1455	60.5%
2023	38.95	916^th	1464	37.4%
2024	40.21	880^th	1464	39.9%

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Rank History for middle school White students at Dansville High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	33.13	544^th	778	30.1%

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

Rank History for Dansville High School

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Rank History for all high school students at Dansville High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2005	57.16	457^th	935	51.1%
2006	65.36	302^nd	986	69.4%
2007	61.37	421^st	1002	58.0%
2008	65.23	336^th	1027	67.3%
2009	63.04	395^th	1086	63.6%
2010	69.50	240^th	1117	78.5%
2011	72.63	192^nd	1165	83.5%
2012	65.22	417^th	1198	65.2%
2013	68.79	371^st	1217	69.5%
2014	66.07	353^rd	1237	71.5%
2015	73.76	159^th	1255	87.3%
2016	57.70	506^th	1255	59.7%
2017	61.12	437^th	1221	64.2%
2018	67.40	373^rd	1210	69.2%
2019	66.05	422^nd	1207	65.0%
2021	65.34	191^st	519	63.2%
2022	62.50	460^th	1190	61.3%
2023	69.35	349^th	1228	71.6%
2024	66.88	410^th	1242	67.0%

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Rank History for high school Special Education students at Dansville High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	46.91	541^st	1095	50.6%
2019	50.65	493^rd	1132	56.4%
2022	59.09	333^rd	1038	67.9%
2023	57.26	380^th	1130	66.4%
2024	47.11	515^th	1144	55.0%

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Rank History for high school Low Socio Economic Status students at Dansville High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	63.63	321^st	1154	72.2%
2019	57.07	484^th	1179	58.9%
2021	46.84	165^th	289	42.9%
2022	52.58	495^th	1101	55.0%
2023	63.62	319^th	1155	72.4%
2024	56.95	444^th	1170	62.1%

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Rank History for high school Female students at Dansville High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	72.12	274^th	1176	76.7%
2019	60.77	515^th	1193	56.8%
2021	69.29	75^th	290	74.1%
2022	57.91	514^th	1155	55.5%
2023	72.84	278^th	1197	76.8%
2024	67.07	398^th	1219	67.4%

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Rank History for high school Male students at Dansville High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	61.09	483^rd	1176	58.9%
2019	70.30	305^th	1190	74.4%
2021	62.04	135^th	354	61.9%
2022	64.04	405^th	1154	64.9%
2023	69.76	314^th	1191	73.6%
2024	66.36	388^th	1211	68.0%

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Rank History for high school White students at Dansville High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	40.95	518^th	765	32.3%
2019	41.07	524^th	793	33.9%
2022	44.86	440^th	738	40.4%
2023	50.59	395^th	776	49.1%
2024	41.63	494^th	781	36.7%

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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 Dansville High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	422	3	2	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	429
1990	403	2	2	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	408
1991	437	0	3	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	441
1992	430	2	1	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	433
1993	452	1	2	0	2	n/a	n/a	0	457
1994	580	7	3	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	593
1995	612	3	2	10	1	n/a	n/a	0	628
1996	612	3	2	10	1	n/a	n/a	0	628
1997	621	5	6	9	0	n/a	n/a	0	641
1998	635	6	6	6	0	n/a	n/a	0	653
1999	626	11	2	5	0	n/a	n/a	0	644
2000	626	6	4	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	640
2001	566	8	8	7	0	n/a	n/a	0	589
2002	563	5	6	4	1	n/a	n/a	0	579
2003	563	5	6	4	1	n/a	n/a	0	579
2004	514	4	5	5	3	n/a	n/a	0	531
2005	532	6	5	6	2	n/a	n/a	0	551
2006	495	8	4	12	2	n/a	n/a	0	521
2007	512	11	3	11	3	n/a	n/a	0	540
2008	531	14	4	8	2	n/a	n/a	0	559
2009	507	12	4	14	3	n/a	n/a	0	540
2010	518	18	5	16	3	n/a	n/a	0	560
2011	511	17	4	20	2	0	2	0	556
2012	705	18	5	23	2	0	6	0	759
2013	660	17	9	19	1	0	9	0	715
2014	676	16	11	21	1	0	3	0	728
2015	676	15	11	18	1	0	4	0	725
2016	659	13	8	23	1	0	2	0	706
2017	648	12	7	21	1	0	0	0	689
2018	645	9	5	17	0	0	5	0	681
2019	648	9	3	16	0	0	3	0	679
2020	615	15	2	19	0	0	5	0	656
2021	593	13	2	20	0	0	6	0	634
2022	578	11	2	21	0	0	12	0	624
2023	578	5	1	23	0	0	15	1	623
2024	582	3	3	23	0	0	17	1	629

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 Dansville High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	429	28.5	15.0	n/a
1990	408	26.8	15.2	n/a
1991	441	26.6	16.5	n/a
1992	433	24.5	17.6	n/a
1993	457	25.6	17.9	n/a
1994	593	30.6	19.4	9.4
1995	628	35.6	17.6	31.7
1996	628	35.6	17.6	31.7
1997	641	41.5	15.4	14.7
1998	653	45.1	14.5	12.3
1999	644	44.7	14.4	16.3
2000	640	46.7	13.7	14.5
2001	589	47.8	12.3	16.3
2002	579	42.8	13.5	20
2003	579	42.8	13.5	20
2004	531	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	551	43.5	12.7	37.4
2006	521	44.0	11.8	28.2
2007	540	43.5	12.4	30.2
2008	559	42.5	13.2	34.3
2009	540	44.5	12.1	50
2010	560	45.5	12.3	41.4
2011	556	42.8	12.9	53.6
2012	759	55.5	13.6	36.4
2013	715	53.5	13.3	42.9
2014	728	56.8	12.8	45.5
2015	725	59.0	12.2	47.9
2016	706	59.0	11.9	48.4
2017	689	61.9	11.1	48.6
2018	681	60.7	11.2	51.2
2019	679	56.5	12.0	50.4
2020	656	60.5	10.8	48.6
2021	634	58.2	10.8	47.8
2022	624	58.3	10.6	49.5
2023	623	56.3	11.0	56.3
2024	629	56.7	11.0	53.9

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 Dansville High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	429	28.5	15.0	n/a
1990	408	26.8	15.2	n/a
1991	441	26.6	16.5	n/a
1992	433	24.5	17.6	n/a
1993	457	25.6	17.9	n/a
1994	593	30.6	19.4	9.4
1995	628	35.6	17.6	31.7
1996	628	35.6	17.6	31.7
1997	641	41.5	15.4	14.7
1998	653	45.1	14.5	12.3
1999	644	44.7	14.4	16.3
2000	640	46.7	13.7	14.5
2001	589	47.8	12.3	16.3
2002	579	42.8	13.5	20
2003	579	42.8	13.5	20
2004	531	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	551	43.5	12.7	37.4
2006	521	44.0	11.8	28.2
2007	540	43.5	12.4	30.2
2008	559	42.5	13.2	34.3
2009	540	44.5	12.1	50
2010	560	45.5	12.3	41.4
2011	556	42.8	12.9	53.6
2012	759	55.5	13.6	36.4
2013	715	53.5	13.3	42.9
2014	728	56.8	12.8	45.5
2015	725	59.0	12.2	47.9
2016	706	59.0	11.9	48.4
2017	689	61.9	11.1	48.6
2018	681	60.7	11.2	51.2
2019	679	56.5	12.0	50.4
2020	656	60.5	10.8	48.6
2021	634	58.2	10.8	47.8
2022	624	58.3	10.6	49.5
2023	623	56.3	11.0	56.3
2024	629	56.7	11.0	53.9

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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