Is Hammond Central School a good school?

Hammond Central School ranks 1781 st of 2445 New York alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Hammond Central School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 228 students attended Hammond Central School.

What is the racial makeup of Hammond Central School?

Students at Hammond Central School are 98% White, 2% Two or more races.

Hammond Central School

Summary:

Hammond Central School is an alternative public school serving grades PK-12 in Hammond, New York, with a total enrollment of 246 students. The school's performance in several key areas, including graduation rates, dropout rates, chronic absenteeism, and test scores, suggests it may be facing some challenges compared to nearby schools and the state average.

While Hammond Central School's 4-year graduation rate ranges from 84.3% to 86.9%, which is slightly lower than the state average, its dropout rate has fluctuated between 0% and 10%, which is higher than the state average. The school also has a significantly higher chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 14.3% to 37.8%, compared to the state average. On state assessments, Hammond Central School's performance is generally below the state and district averages, particularly in English Language Arts and Math, though it performs better on Regents exams. The school serves a population with a higher level of economic disadvantage, as indicated by the high percentage of students (50.63% to 61.79%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch.

When compared to the nearby Hermon-Dekalb Central School, Heuvelton Central School, and Morristown Central School, Hammond Central School generally has lower graduation rates, higher dropout rates, and higher chronic absenteeism rates. The nearby schools also tend to perform better on state assessments and have varying, but generally lower, levels of economic disadvantage. The significant increase in spending per student at Hammond Central School, from $11,128 in 2019-2020 to $23,680 in 2022-2023, may indicate a concerted effort to address the school's challenges and improve student outcomes.

Detail:

Public, Alternative PK, KG-12

51 S Main St
Hammond, NY 13646-0185

(315) 324-5931

District: Hammond Central School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
1781^st of 2,445 New York Alternative Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $23,680

Student/teacher ratio: 8.6

Number of students: 228

Racial breakdown:

White:

97.8%

Two or more races:

2.2%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 56.6%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Hammond Central School ranks worse than 72.8% of elementary schools in New York. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 28.72. (See more...)

Compare Details Hammond Central School ranks better than 73.7% of middle schools in New York. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 68.56. (See more...)

Compare Details Hammond Central School ranks better than 88.1% of high schools in New York. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 78.98. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Hammond 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 (97.8%), two or more races (2.2%). (See more...)

Compare Details 56.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Hammond Central School is 8.6. (See more...)

Compare Hammond Central School employs 26.4 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Hammond Central School is $23,680.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Hammond Central School:

SchoolDigger ranks Hammond Central School 1781^st of 2445 New York public elementary schools. (See Hammond Central School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Hammond Central School 396^th of 1504 New York public middle schools. (See Hammond Central School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Hammond Central School 148^th of 1242 New York public high schools. (See Hammond Central School in the ranking list.)

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Rank History for Hammond Central School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Hammond Central School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	45.11	1475^th	2206	33.1%
2007	42.69	1504^th	2219	32.2%
2008	30.59	1744^th	2227	21.7%
2009	43.41	1565^th	2257	30.7%
2010	52.91	1218^th	2263	46.2%
2011	47.82	1340^th	2286	41.4%
2012	34.57	1662^nd	2320	28.4%
2013	21.09	1946^th	2325	16.3%
2014	26.58	1808^th	2345	22.9%
2015	28.96	1736^th	2352	26.2%
2016	38.29	1501^st	2366	36.6%
2017	22.90	1930^th	2386	19.1%
2018	27.02	1850^th	2395	22.8%
2019	27.55	1788^th	2413	25.9%
2021	31.33	1576^th	2201	28.4%
2022	56.72	1003^rd	2434	58.8%
2023	28.85	1787^th	2439	26.7%
2024	28.72	1781^st	2445	27.2%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	21.75	1789^th	2045	12.5%
2019	33.24	1377^th	2032	32.2%
2021	33.39	1187^th	1678	29.3%
2022	48.95	940^th	2099	55.2%
2023	24.87	1650^th	2041	19.2%
2024	19.10	1848^th	2078	11.1%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Hammond Central School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	32.05	1693^rd	2338	27.6%
2019	33.00	1627^th	2357	31.0%
2021	29.55	1468^th	1955	24.9%
2022	60.29	883^rd	2401	63.2%
2023	31.45	1690^th	2403	29.7%
2024	24.63	1910^th	2413	20.8%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Hammond Central School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	24.70	1903^rd	2340	18.7%
2019	30.00	1713^th	2358	27.4%
2021	31.92	1412^th	1961	28.0%
2022	52.12	1098^th	2400	54.3%
2023	24.34	1895^th	2400	21.0%
2024	35.95	1564^th	2411	35.1%

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Rank History for elementary school White students at Hammond Central School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	19.24	1245^th	1408	11.6%
2019	10.75	1260^th	1338	5.8%
2021	5.88	1196^th	1224	2.3%
2022	28.68	1071^st	1399	23.4%
2023	14.85	1201^st	1337	10.2%
2024	21.47	1150^th	1392	17.4%

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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 Hammond Central School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	55.28	579^th	1095	47.1%
2007	48.37	691^st	1123	38.5%
2008	47.75	765^th	1185	35.4%
2009	66.80	513^th	1224	58.1%
2010	55.32	661^st	1243	46.8%
2011	52.32	709^th	1295	45.3%
2012	57.23	632^nd	1337	52.7%
2013	33.88	916^th	1373	33.3%
2014	46.10	737^th	1401	47.4%
2015	42.64	798^th	1407	43.3%
2016	44.44	774^th	1429	45.8%
2017	44.02	800^th	1455	45.0%
2018	44.08	790^th	1438	45.1%
2019	64.09	452^nd	1439	68.6%
2021	35.28	824^th	1242	33.7%
2022	47.00	749^th	1479	49.4%
2023	46.98	787^th	1500	47.5%
2024	68.56	396^th	1504	73.7%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	25.38	1020^th	1245	18.1%
2019	57.28	413^th	1241	66.7%
2021	26.06	769^th	935	17.8%
2022	46.30	610^th	1306	53.3%
2023	54.45	513^th	1288	60.2%
2024	57.12	466^th	1296	64.0%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Hammond Central School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	57.42	560^th	1353	58.6%
2019	72.80	325^th	1370	76.3%
2021	32.33	776^th	1066	27.2%
2022	46.91	753^rd	1454	48.2%
2023	49.57	722^nd	1463	50.6%
2024	86.82	153^rd	1465	89.6%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Hammond Central School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	31.91	948^th	1352	29.9%
2019	53.13	571^st	1366	58.2%
2021	35.81	700^th	1071	34.6%
2022	45.75	740^th	1455	49.1%
2023	46.57	761^st	1464	48.0%
2024	71.00	340^th	1464	76.8%

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Rank History for middle school White students at Hammond Central School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	28.54	594^th	763	22.1%
2021	11.65	583^rd	614	5.0%
2022	50.47	366^th	748	51.1%
2023	44.41	441^st	772	42.9%
2024	76.77	155^th	778	80.1%

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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 Hammond Central School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2005	57.11	458^th	935	51.0%
2006	46.17	645^th	986	34.6%
2007	58.03	489^th	1002	51.2%
2008	47.57	653^rd	1027	36.4%
2009	48.79	641^st	1086	41.0%
2010	49.39	651^st	1117	41.7%
2011	47.12	698^th	1165	40.1%
2012	51.63	662^nd	1198	44.7%
2013	42.59	756^th	1217	37.9%
2014	58.48	508^th	1237	58.9%
2015	66.58	307^th	1255	75.5%
2016	60.06	455^th	1255	63.7%
2017	74.50	193^rd	1221	84.2%
2018	79.26	101^st	1210	91.7%
2019	74.53	230^th	1207	80.9%
2021	72.49	113^th	519	78.2%
2022	72.13	268^th	1190	77.5%
2023	80.39	111^th	1228	91.0%
2024	78.98	148^th	1242	88.1%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	83.40	25^th	1154	97.8%
2019	73.12	164^th	1179	86.1%
2021	69.99	61^st	289	78.9%
2022	54.33	469^th	1101	57.4%
2023	76.42	119^th	1155	89.7%
2024	76.44	123^rd	1170	89.5%

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Rank History for high school Female students at Hammond Central School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	79.23	99^th	1176	91.6%
2019	77.69	156^th	1193	86.9%
2022	80.01	109^th	1155	90.6%
2023	75.46	226^th	1197	81.1%
2024	76.54	202^nd	1219	83.4%

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Rank History for high school Male students at Hammond Central School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	81.69	48^th	1176	95.9%
2019	61.32	486^th	1190	59.2%
2022	65.95	366^th	1154	68.3%
2023	81.89	78^th	1191	93.5%
2024	76.20	200^th	1211	83.5%

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Rank History for high school White students at Hammond Central School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	69.97	155^th	765	79.7%
2019	63.73	241^st	793	69.6%
2021	62.65	47^th	133	64.7%
2022	57.57	292^nd	738	60.4%
2023	81.48	29^th	776	96.3%
2024	65.81	219^th	781	72.0%

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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 Hammond Central School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1989	326	2	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	328
1990	305	6	3	0	0	n/a	n/a	314
1991	319	5	5	0	1	n/a	n/a	330
1992	319	10	6	0	2	n/a	n/a	337
1993	326	7	4	3	1	n/a	n/a	341
1994	365	7	2	0	1	n/a	n/a	375
1995	367	7	4	2	2	n/a	n/a	382
1996	367	7	4	2	2	n/a	n/a	382
1997	367	9	3	2	3	n/a	n/a	384
1998	366	8	2	3	0	n/a	n/a	379
1999	355	6	2	4	1	n/a	n/a	368
2000	339	6	2	0	4	n/a	n/a	351
2001	342	4	2	0	1	n/a	n/a	349
2002	340	2	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	342
2003	340	2	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	342
2004	326	3	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	329
2005	327	3	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	331
2006	318	4	2	0	0	n/a	n/a	324
2007	315	5	3	0	0	n/a	n/a	323
2008	353	7	1	1	0	n/a	n/a	362
2009	343	4	1	0	0	n/a	n/a	348
2010	324	5	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	329
2011	321	2	4	1	0	0	0	328
2012	307	0	1	0	2	0	0	310
2013	319	1	3	0	2	0	0	325
2014	320	0	0	0	1	0	1	322
2015	306	1	0	0	1	0	0	308
2016	293	0	0	0	1	0	0	294
2017	285	2	0	0	0	0	0	287
2018	275	2	0	0	0	0	0	277
2019	258	2	0	0	0	0	0	260
2020	254	0	0	0	0	0	3	257
2021	228	1	0	0	0	0	4	233
2022	232	2	0	0	0	0	5	239
2023	235	0	0	0	0	0	11	246
2024	223	0	0	0	0	0	5	228

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 Hammond Central School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	328	27.3	12.0	n/a
1990	314	27.4	11.4	n/a
1991	330	26.5	12.4	n/a
1992	337	27.3	12.3	n/a
1993	341	25.0	13.6	n/a
1994	375	25.0	15.0	30.9
1995	382	28.0	13.6	42.4
1996	382	28.0	13.6	42.4
1997	384	28.0	13.7	37
1998	379	28.0	13.5	31.1
1999	368	27.8	13.2	30.7
2000	351	27.8	12.6	43
2001	349	29.0	12.0	37.5
2002	342	28.0	12.2	34.2
2003	342	28.0	12.2	34.2
2004	329	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	331	25.0	13.2	39.6
2006	324	28.0	11.6	48.1
2007	323	29.0	11.1	42.7
2008	362	29.0	12.5	53.6
2009	348	29.0	12.0	37.1
2010	329	28.0	11.7	52.3
2011	328	25.0	13.1	51.8
2012	310	28.0	11.0	40.6
2013	325	29.0	11.2	56.9
2014	322	30.0	10.7	50.6
2015	308	25.0	12.3	3.6
2016	294	23.0	12.7	55.1
2017	287	23.4	12.2	55.7
2018	277	26.0	10.6	54.2
2019	260	26.0	10.0	52.7
2020	257	27.0	9.5	54.1
2021	233	27.0	8.6	53.2
2022	239	27.0	8.8	50.6
2023	246	22.8	10.7	61.8
2024	228	26.4	8.6	56.6

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 Hammond Central School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	328	27.3	12.0	n/a
1990	314	27.4	11.4	n/a
1991	330	26.5	12.4	n/a
1992	337	27.3	12.3	n/a
1993	341	25.0	13.6	n/a
1994	375	25.0	15.0	30.9
1995	382	28.0	13.6	42.4
1996	382	28.0	13.6	42.4
1997	384	28.0	13.7	37
1998	379	28.0	13.5	31.1
1999	368	27.8	13.2	30.7
2000	351	27.8	12.6	43
2001	349	29.0	12.0	37.5
2002	342	28.0	12.2	34.2
2003	342	28.0	12.2	34.2
2004	329	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	331	25.0	13.2	39.6
2006	324	28.0	11.6	48.1
2007	323	29.0	11.1	42.7
2008	362	29.0	12.5	53.6
2009	348	29.0	12.0	37.1
2010	329	28.0	11.7	52.3
2011	328	25.0	13.1	51.8
2012	310	28.0	11.0	40.6
2013	325	29.0	11.2	56.9
2014	322	30.0	10.7	50.6
2015	308	25.0	12.3	3.6
2016	294	23.0	12.7	55.1
2017	287	23.4	12.2	55.7
2018	277	26.0	10.6	54.2
2019	260	26.0	10.0	52.7
2020	257	27.0	9.5	54.1
2021	233	27.0	8.6	53.2
2022	239	27.0	8.8	50.6
2023	246	22.8	10.7	61.8
2024	228	26.4	8.6	56.6

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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