Is Friendship Central School a good school?

Friendship Central School ranks 927 th of 2445 New York alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Friendship Central School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 265 students attended Friendship Central School.

What is the racial makeup of Friendship Central School?

Students at Friendship Central School are 93% White, 4% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

Friendship Central School

Summary:

Friendship Central School is an alternative public school serving grades PK-12 with a total enrollment of 274 students in Friendship, NY. The school has seen fluctuations in its graduation rates and dropout rates, as well as challenges with chronic absenteeism, but it generally outperforms the Friendship Central School District and the state of New York in academic proficiency across various grade levels and subject areas.

Friendship Central School has a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 55.47% to 70.57% over the past few years, indicating it serves a population with greater economic challenges. However, the school maintains a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 8.7 to 9.1, which is lower than the ratios of nearby schools like Olean Intermediate-Middle School and Andover Elementary School. Additionally, Friendship Central School has seen fluctuations in its per-student spending, ranging from $18,242 to $28,682 over the past few years, which is generally higher than the spending levels of the nearby schools analyzed.

Overall, Friendship Central School appears to be a well-performing school that is effectively serving its students, despite the socioeconomic challenges faced by the community. The school's consistent academic performance, with proficiency rates that generally exceed the district and state averages, suggests it is providing a quality education. However, the school may benefit from continued focus on addressing attendance and graduation/dropout issues, as well as providing targeted support for economically disadvantaged students.

Detail:

Public, Alternative PK, KG-12

46 W Main St
Friendship, NY 14739-9702

(585) 973-3311

District: Friendship Central School District

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $18,242

Student/teacher ratio: 8.1

Number of students: 265

Racial breakdown:

White:

93.2%

Two or more races:

3.8%

Hispanic:

1.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 69.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Friendship Central School ranks better than 62.1% of elementary schools in New York. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 58.94. (See more...)

Compare Details Friendship Central School ranks better than 56.9% of middle schools in New York. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 53.69. (See more...)

Compare Details Friendship Central School ranks better than 84% of high schools in New York. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 76.78. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Friendship 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 (93.2%), two or more races (3.8%), Hispanic (1.9%). (See more...)

Compare Details 69.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Friendship Central School is 8.1. (See more...)

Compare Friendship Central School employs 32.5 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Friendship Central School is $18,242.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Friendship Central School:

SchoolDigger ranks Friendship Central School 927^th of 2445 New York public elementary schools. (See Friendship Central School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Friendship Central School 648^th of 1504 New York public middle schools. (See Friendship Central School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Friendship Central School 199^th of 1242 New York public high schools. (See Friendship Central School in the ranking list.)

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Rank History for Friendship Central School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Friendship Central School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	36.48	1622^nd	2206	26.5%
2007	35.74	1629^th	2219	26.6%
2008	41.07	1560^th	2227	30.0%
2009	49.08	1420^th	2257	37.1%
2010	43.06	1465^th	2263	35.3%
2011	34.33	1647^th	2286	28.0%
2012	40.52	1543^rd	2320	33.5%
2013	30.50	1699^th	2325	26.9%
2014	28.45	1747^th	2345	25.5%
2015	21.17	1911^th	2352	18.8%
2016	25.41	1846^th	2366	22.0%
2017	30.46	1714^th	2386	28.2%
2018	50.38	1195^th	2395	50.1%
2019	42.02	1361^st	2413	43.6%
2021	47.58	1136^th	2201	48.4%
2022	41.87	1400^th	2434	42.5%
2023	48.76	1202^nd	2439	50.7%
2024	58.94	927^th	2445	62.1%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	17.07	2060^th	2110	2.4%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	65.41	542^nd	2045	73.5%
2019	49.04	897^th	2032	55.9%
2021	75.27	273^rd	1678	83.7%
2022	46.53	1007^th	2099	52.0%
2024	61.28	626^th	2078	69.9%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Friendship Central School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	67.55	711^th	2338	69.6%
2019	53.43	1061^st	2357	55.0%
2021	49.04	981^st	1955	49.8%
2022	36.79	1554^th	2401	35.3%
2023	44.79	1297^th	2403	46.0%
2024	63.47	783^rd	2413	67.6%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Friendship Central School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	32.38	1684^th	2340	28.0%
2019	25.78	1824^th	2358	22.6%
2021	46.64	1052^nd	1961	46.4%
2022	32.59	1678^th	2400	30.1%
2023	66.71	736^th	2400	69.3%
2024	52.05	1097^th	2411	54.5%

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Rank History for elementary school White students at Friendship Central School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	55.65	617^th	1399	55.9%

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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 Friendship Central School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	28.57	832^nd	1095	24.0%
2007	45.72	720^th	1123	35.9%
2008	54.79	682^nd	1185	42.4%
2009	49.67	791^st	1224	35.4%
2010	60.09	581^st	1243	53.3%
2011	37.18	878^th	1295	32.2%
2012	33.93	957^th	1337	28.4%
2013	37.47	858^th	1373	37.5%
2014	38.25	870^th	1401	37.9%
2015	22.32	1125^th	1407	20.0%
2016	29.07	1039^th	1429	27.3%
2017	31.77	1012^th	1455	30.4%
2018	25.89	1107^th	1438	23.0%
2019	20.23	1209^th	1439	16.0%
2021	56.34	464^th	1242	62.6%
2022	47.99	728^th	1479	50.8%
2023	58.60	558^th	1500	62.8%
2024	53.69	648^th	1504	56.9%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2019	19.17	1125^th	1139	1.2%
2023	25.41	1096^th	1307	16.1%
2024	13.51	1303^rd	1303	0.0%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	32.21	888^th	1245	28.7%
2019	26.61	972^nd	1241	21.7%
2021	58.55	298^th	935	68.1%
2022	44.80	650^th	1306	50.2%
2024	84.66	135^th	1296	89.6%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Friendship Central School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	35.00	929^th	1353	31.3%
2019	35.18	912^th	1370	33.4%
2021	62.00	334^th	1066	68.7%
2022	48.21	728^th	1454	49.9%
2023	55.93	612^th	1463	58.2%
2024	50.78	700^th	1465	52.2%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Friendship Central School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	17.72	1217^th	1352	10.0%
2019	8.44	1347^th	1366	1.4%
2021	40.63	638^th	1071	40.4%
2022	44.84	758^th	1455	47.9%
2023	63.87	451^st	1464	69.2%
2024	54.60	610^th	1464	58.3%

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Rank History for middle school White students at Friendship Central School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	15.84	655^th	716	8.5%

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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 Friendship Central School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2005	10.70	850^th	935	9.1%
2006	35.05	725^th	986	26.5%
2007	34.94	744^th	1002	25.7%
2008	39.89	716^th	1027	30.3%
2009	35.77	765^th	1086	29.6%
2010	37.17	763^rd	1117	31.7%
2011	48.53	685^th	1165	41.2%
2012	65.07	423^rd	1198	64.7%
2013	55.87	623^rd	1217	48.8%
2014	57.94	529^th	1237	57.2%
2015	65.97	320^th	1255	74.5%
2016	68.88	254^th	1255	79.8%
2017	58.87	487^th	1221	60.1%
2018	58.63	554^th	1210	54.2%
2019	69.16	354^th	1207	70.7%
2021	75.80	80^th	519	84.6%
2022	61.70	469^th	1190	60.6%
2023	69.11	355^th	1228	71.1%
2024	76.78	199^th	1242	84.0%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	28.46	804^th	1095	26.6%
2019	48.61	527^th	1132	53.4%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	60.72	383^rd	1154	66.8%
2019	71.09	195^th	1179	83.5%
2022	63.72	305^th	1101	72.3%
2023	71.77	188^th	1155	83.7%
2024	68.95	233^rd	1170	80.1%

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Rank History for high school Female students at Friendship Central School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	75.01	199^th	1176	83.1%
2019	76.49	185^th	1193	84.5%
2021	82.56	15^th	290	94.8%
2022	80.36	104^th	1155	91.0%
2023	78.04	166^th	1197	86.1%
2024	77.83	166^th	1219	86.4%

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Rank History for high school Male students at Friendship Central School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	52.50	601^st	1176	48.9%
2019	62.08	468^th	1190	60.7%
2022	45.14	643^rd	1154	44.3%
2023	49.76	625^th	1191	47.5%
2024	72.78	266^th	1211	78.0%

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Rank History for high school White students at Friendship Central School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	52.50	365^th	738	50.5%
2023	48.75	422^nd	776	45.6%

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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 Friendship Central School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	441	12	0	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	457
1990	449	13	1	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	465
1991	425	13	2	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	440
1992	420	9	3	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	435
1993	474	12	2	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	489
1994	517	10	1	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	530
1995	451	7	2	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	461
1996	451	7	2	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	461
1997	463	9	2	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	474
1998	423	13	2	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	438
1999	360	14	1	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	376
2000	346	15	1	2	1	n/a	n/a	0	365
2001	346	9	0	0	2	n/a	n/a	0	357
2002	340	9	1	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	350
2003	340	9	1	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	350
2004	364	11	1	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	376
2005	376	9	2	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	387
2006	379	10	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	389
2007	363	11	0	2	0	n/a	n/a	4	380
2008	360	12	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	372
2009	373	14	0	5	0	n/a	n/a	0	392
2010	347	12	33	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	392
2011	385	9	0	0	1	0	0	0	395
2012	368	0	0	8	0	0	15	0	391
2013	356	0	0	4	0	0	14	0	374
2014	360	0	0	4	0	0	14	0	378
2015	341	0	0	7	0	0	17	0	365
2016	324	0	0	11	0	0	17	0	352
2017	304	1	0	9	0	0	12	0	326
2018	302	2	0	7	0	0	12	0	323
2019	294	2	0	4	0	0	15	0	315
2020	288	2	0	11	0	0	18	0	319
2021	252	1	0	8	0	0	21	0	282
2022	256	2	0	7	0	0	11	0	276
2023	255	2	1	7	0	0	9	0	274
2024	247	2	1	5	0	0	10	0	265

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 Friendship Central School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	457	33.0	13.8	n/a
1990	465	33.9	13.7	n/a
1991	440	35.9	12.2	n/a
1992	435	34.4	12.6	n/a
1993	489	35.7	13.7	n/a
1994	530	35.9	14.8	46.2
1995	461	35.9	12.8	47.7
1996	461	35.9	12.8	47.7
1997	474	38.0	12.5	54
1998	438	37.0	11.8	50
1999	376	36.0	10.4	44.1
2000	365	37.0	9.9	58.1
2001	357	35.0	10.2	62.2
2002	350	39.2	8.9	58
2003	350	39.2	8.9	58
2004	376	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	387	37.7	10.3	61.2
2006	389	40.0	9.7	60.2
2007	380	40.5	9.4	63.8
2008	372	40.0	9.3	57.8
2009	392	38.5	10.2	65.8
2010	392	39.2	10.0	64.5
2011	395	34.2	11.5	67.8
2012	391	36.6	10.6	70.6
2013	374	37.6	9.9	62.6
2014	378	36.0	10.5	54
2015	365	34.0	10.7	65.5
2016	352	37.0	9.5	68.8
2017	326	37.6	8.6	71.2
2018	323	38.2	8.4	62.2
2019	315	38.6	8.1	69.5
2020	319	29.9	10.6	67.1
2021	282	32.3	8.7	70.6
2022	276	30.1	9.1	57.6
2023	274	30.3	9.0	55.5
2024	265	32.5	8.1	69.8

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 Friendship Central School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	457	33.0	13.8	n/a
1990	465	33.9	13.7	n/a
1991	440	35.9	12.2	n/a
1992	435	34.4	12.6	n/a
1993	489	35.7	13.7	n/a
1994	530	35.9	14.8	46.2
1995	461	35.9	12.8	47.7
1996	461	35.9	12.8	47.7
1997	474	38.0	12.5	54
1998	438	37.0	11.8	50
1999	376	36.0	10.4	44.1
2000	365	37.0	9.9	58.1
2001	357	35.0	10.2	62.2
2002	350	39.2	8.9	58
2003	350	39.2	8.9	58
2004	376	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	387	37.7	10.3	61.2
2006	389	40.0	9.7	60.2
2007	380	40.5	9.4	63.8
2008	372	40.0	9.3	57.8
2009	392	38.5	10.2	65.8
2010	392	39.2	10.0	64.5
2011	395	34.2	11.5	67.8
2012	391	36.6	10.6	70.6
2013	374	37.6	9.9	62.6
2014	378	36.0	10.5	54
2015	365	34.0	10.7	65.5
2016	352	37.0	9.5	68.8
2017	326	37.6	8.6	71.2
2018	323	38.2	8.4	62.2
2019	315	38.6	8.1	69.5
2020	319	29.9	10.6	67.1
2021	282	32.3	8.7	70.6
2022	276	30.1	9.1	57.6
2023	274	30.3	9.0	55.5
2024	265	32.5	8.1	69.8

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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