Is Herkimer High School a good school?

Herkimer High School ranks 632 nd of 1242 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Herkimer High School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 543 students attended Herkimer High School.

What is the racial makeup of Herkimer High School?

Students at Herkimer High School are 89% White, 4% African American, 4% Two or more races, 1% Hispanic.

What schools feed into Herkimer High School?

Herkimer High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Herkimer Elementary School

Herkimer High School

Summary:

Herkimer High School is a public high school serving grades 6-12 in the Herkimer Central School District, with 579 students. While the school has consistently been ranked in the middle range of New York high schools, it faces significant challenges in academic performance, graduation rates, attendance, and socioeconomic factors.

Herkimer High School's academic performance, as measured by state assessments and Regents exams, is generally below the state average, with proficiency rates ranging from 16.92% in 6th grade ELA to 85.71% in Regents Algebra II, compared to state averages of 43.64% and 74.04% respectively. The school's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated between 77.7% and 85.1%, lower than the state average, and its dropout rate has been higher than the state average, ranging from 4.9% to 16.2% in recent years. Additionally, Herkimer High School has a very high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 34.1% to 45.1%, significantly higher than the state average and the surrounding districts like New Hartford Central School District, Poland Central School District, and Frankfort-Schuyler Central School District.

Despite the school's challenges, Herkimer High School has a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 60-61% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, much higher than the surrounding districts. The school's performance data also shows significant disparities between different student subgroups, with male students outperforming female students and the school struggling with the performance of its white and special education student populations. While Herkimer High School spends a relatively high amount per student, ranging from $11,648 to $15,160 per student in recent years, this does not appear to be the primary driver of the school's underperformance, as it is located in close proximity to several higher-performing high schools, such as New Hartford Senior High School, Frankfort-Schuyler Central High School, and Sauquoit Valley High School.

Detail:

Public 6-12

801 W German St
Herkimer, NY 13350-2199

(315) 866-2230

District: Herkimer Central School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
632^nd of 1,242 New York High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $15,160

Feeder schools for Herkimer High School:

Elementary:

Herkimer Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio: 10.7

Number of students: 543

Racial breakdown:

White:

88.8%

African American:

4.4%

Two or more races:

4.2%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 58.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Herkimer High School ranks worse than 81.3% of middle schools in New York. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 24.44. (See more...)

Compare Details Herkimer High School ranks worse than 50.9% of high schools in New York. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 51.1. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Herkimer 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 (88.8%), African American (4.4%), two or more races (4.2%). (See more...)

Compare Details 58.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Herkimer High School is 10.7. (See more...)

Compare Herkimer High School employs 50.5 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Herkimer High School is $15,160.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Herkimer High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Herkimer High School 1222^nd of 1504 New York public middle schools. (See Herkimer High School in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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SchoolDigger ranks Herkimer High School 632^nd of 1242 New York public high schools. (See Herkimer High School in the ranking list.)

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Herkimer Central School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Herkimer Central School District 735^th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Herkimer High School

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Rank History for all middle school students at Herkimer High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	31.55	808^th	1095	26.2%
2007	43.89	735^th	1123	34.6%
2008	54.04	690^th	1185	41.8%
2009	51.76	769^th	1224	37.2%
2010	42.56	809^th	1243	34.9%
2011	58.90	601^st	1295	53.6%
2012	47.66	776^th	1337	42.0%
2013	34.23	910^th	1373	33.7%
2014	34.46	924^th	1401	34.0%
2015	44.46	767^th	1407	45.5%
2016	38.99	871^st	1429	39.0%
2017	31.10	1029^th	1455	29.3%
2018	35.84	941^st	1438	34.6%
2019	28.22	1051^st	1439	27.0%
2021	29.54	917^th	1242	26.2%
2022	33.23	1009^th	1479	31.8%
2023	24.61	1211^th	1500	19.3%
2024	24.44	1222^nd	1504	18.8%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	26.93	1025^th	1170	12.4%
2019	21.34	1091^st	1139	4.2%
2021	15.24	505^th	522	3.3%
2022	25.77	1108^th	1283	13.6%
2023	19.99	1225^th	1307	6.3%
2024	22.57	1173^rd	1303	10.0%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	35.96	816^th	1245	34.5%
2019	25.74	996^th	1241	19.7%
2021	27.46	746^th	935	20.2%
2022	29.65	986^th	1306	24.5%
2023	20.69	1140^th	1288	11.5%
2024	25.36	1067^th	1296	17.7%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Herkimer High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	38.17	878^th	1353	35.1%
2019	23.82	1106^th	1370	19.3%
2021	21.64	915^th	1066	14.2%
2022	19.36	1260^th	1454	13.3%
2023	27.53	1138^th	1463	22.2%
2024	19.56	1288^th	1465	12.1%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Herkimer High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	31.76	951^st	1352	29.7%
2019	36.19	845^th	1366	38.1%
2021	39.91	649^th	1071	39.4%
2022	48.68	681^st	1455	53.2%
2023	24.09	1207^th	1464	17.6%
2024	30.59	1078^th	1464	26.4%

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Rank History for middle school White students at Herkimer High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	21.43	666^th	763	12.7%
2019	18.50	636^th	716	11.2%
2021	19.23	536^th	614	12.7%
2022	20.41	643^rd	748	14.0%
2023	15.90	705^th	772	8.7%
2024	15.61	714^th	778	8.2%

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

Rank History for Herkimer High School

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Rank History for all high school students at Herkimer High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2005	49.50	598^th	935	36.0%
2006	52.66	565^th	986	42.7%
2007	42.73	697^th	1002	30.4%
2008	36.44	742^nd	1027	27.8%
2009	48.16	651^st	1086	40.1%
2010	50.51	631^st	1117	43.5%
2011	51.06	653^rd	1165	43.9%
2012	49.74	683^rd	1198	43.0%
2013	49.36	697^th	1217	42.7%
2014	43.16	738^th	1237	40.3%
2015	41.76	767^th	1255	38.9%
2016	49.03	666^th	1255	46.9%
2017	37.52	769^th	1221	37.0%
2018	47.80	698^th	1210	42.3%
2019	45.83	724^th	1207	40.0%
2021	40.69	371^st	519	28.5%
2022	52.54	602^nd	1190	49.4%
2023	57.51	553^rd	1228	55.0%
2024	51.10	632^nd	1242	49.1%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	17.60	987^th	1095	9.9%
2019	27.79	842^nd	1132	25.6%
2021	19.93	118^th	137	13.9%
2022	14.56	974^th	1038	6.2%
2023	35.36	711^th	1130	37.1%
2024	31.95	782^nd	1144	31.6%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	39.29	726^th	1154	37.1%
2019	43.19	698^th	1179	40.8%
2021	35.84	215^th	289	25.6%
2022	36.31	714^th	1101	35.1%
2023	45.68	617^th	1155	46.6%
2024	44.84	631^st	1170	46.1%

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Rank History for high school Female students at Herkimer High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	43.68	729^th	1176	38.0%
2019	49.87	670^th	1193	43.8%
2021	35.10	217^th	290	25.2%
2022	47.16	649^th	1155	43.8%
2023	54.42	590^th	1197	50.7%
2024	50.31	634^th	1219	48.0%

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Rank History for high school Male students at Herkimer High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	51.98	608^th	1176	48.3%
2019	41.88	739^th	1190	37.9%
2021	40.76	243^rd	354	31.4%
2022	55.10	535^th	1154	53.6%
2023	64.69	400^th	1191	66.4%
2024	52.84	596^th	1211	50.8%

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Rank History for high school African American students at Herkimer High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	52.94	260^th	671	61.3%

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Rank History for high school White students at Herkimer High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	30.64	619^th	765	19.1%
2019	26.19	668^th	793	15.8%
2021	21.24	121^st	133	9.0%
2022	28.74	591^st	738	19.9%
2023	36.45	547^th	776	29.5%
2024	25.30	642^nd	781	17.8%

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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 Herkimer High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	471	1	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	472
1990	426	1	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	427
1991	405	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	405
1992	510	3	3	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	519
1993	543	3	2	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	549
1994	561	5	2	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	570
1995	641	10	8	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	661
1996	641	10	8	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	661
1997	678	6	13	7	0	n/a	n/a	0	704
1998	679	11	9	6	0	n/a	n/a	0	705
1999	663	12	11	7	1	n/a	n/a	0	694
2000	630	5	13	5	2	n/a	n/a	0	655
2001	634	5	9	6	3	n/a	n/a	0	657
2002	607	11	7	8	0	n/a	n/a	0	633
2003	607	11	7	8	0	n/a	n/a	0	633
2004	655	16	3	8	2	n/a	n/a	0	684
2005	663	10	6	4	1	n/a	n/a	0	684
2006	625	9	7	13	2	n/a	n/a	0	656
2007	628	13	4	10	2	n/a	n/a	0	657
2008	613	15	5	7	2	n/a	n/a	0	642
2009	602	12	6	9	1	n/a	n/a	0	630
2010	541	5	1	9	1	n/a	n/a	6	563
2011	528	10	9	0	2	0	6	0	555
2012	516	15	5	4	2	0	7	0	549
2013	479	15	3	4	1	1	7	0	510
2014	479	12	3	6	1	0	11	0	512
2015	450	14	3	10	1	0	8	0	486
2016	439	18	6	10	1	0	7	0	481
2017	429	17	5	9	0	0	13	0	473
2018	416	18	6	10	0	0	15	0	465
2019	483	20	7	14	0	0	16	0	540
2020	487	24	11	16	0	0	16	0	554
2021	487	26	9	19	1	0	20	0	562
2022	494	27	7	16	2	0	27	0	573
2023	509	26	6	13	1	0	23	1	579
2024	482	24	5	8	0	0	23	1	543

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 Herkimer High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	472	41.9	11.2	n/a
1990	427	33.9	12.5	n/a
1991	405	30.9	13.1	n/a
1992	519	39.5	13.1	n/a
1993	549	39.1	14.0	n/a
1994	570	39.8	14.3	8.9
1995	661	44.2	15.0	15.6
1996	661	44.2	15.0	15.6
1997	704	43.8	16.1	15.3
1998	705	45.8	15.4	18.4
1999	694	47.9	14.5	19.2
2000	655	48.8	13.4	22.9
2001	657	48.8	13.5	19.2
2002	633	50.0	12.7	23.9
2003	633	50.0	12.7	23.9
2004	684	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	684	48.0	14.3	32
2006	656	49.0	13.4	29.1
2007	657	49.0	13.4	26.5
2008	642	49.0	13.1	27.1
2009	630	49.0	12.9	24.3
2010	563	50.0	11.2	31.1
2011	555	48.5	11.4	28.3
2012	549	44.0	12.4	33.9
2013	510	43.0	11.8	32.2
2014	512	42.0	12.1	41.8
2015	486	36.0	13.5	41.4
2016	481	36.0	13.3	49.1
2017	473	38.0	12.4	53.5
2018	465	40.0	11.6	52.9
2019	540	41.6	12.9	62.2
2020	554	47.5	11.6	62.6
2021	562	42.0	13.3	59.8
2022	573	47.5	12.0	60.4
2023	579	45.5	12.7	61.3
2024	543	50.5	10.7	58.9

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 Herkimer High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	472	41.9	11.2	n/a
1990	427	33.9	12.5	n/a
1991	405	30.9	13.1	n/a
1992	519	39.5	13.1	n/a
1993	549	39.1	14.0	n/a
1994	570	39.8	14.3	8.9
1995	661	44.2	15.0	15.6
1996	661	44.2	15.0	15.6
1997	704	43.8	16.1	15.3
1998	705	45.8	15.4	18.4
1999	694	47.9	14.5	19.2
2000	655	48.8	13.4	22.9
2001	657	48.8	13.5	19.2
2002	633	50.0	12.7	23.9
2003	633	50.0	12.7	23.9
2004	684	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	684	48.0	14.3	32
2006	656	49.0	13.4	29.1
2007	657	49.0	13.4	26.5
2008	642	49.0	13.1	27.1
2009	630	49.0	12.9	24.3
2010	563	50.0	11.2	31.1
2011	555	48.5	11.4	28.3
2012	549	44.0	12.4	33.9
2013	510	43.0	11.8	32.2
2014	512	42.0	12.1	41.8
2015	486	36.0	13.5	41.4
2016	481	36.0	13.3	49.1
2017	473	38.0	12.4	53.5
2018	465	40.0	11.6	52.9
2019	540	41.6	12.9	62.2
2020	554	47.5	11.6	62.6
2021	562	42.0	13.3	59.8
2022	573	47.5	12.0	60.4
2023	579	45.5	12.7	61.3
2024	543	50.5	10.7	58.9

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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