Is Keene Central School a good school?

Keene Central School ranks 433 rd of 2445 New York alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Keene Central School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 166 students attended Keene Central School.

What is the racial makeup of Keene Central School?

Students at Keene Central School are 89% White, 5% Hispanic, 2% Not Specified, 2% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

Keene Central School

Summary:

Keene Central School is a small, alternative public school serving 167 students in grades K-12 in the rural community of Keene Valley, New York. Despite its small size, this school stands out for its exceptional academic performance, with students consistently outperforming state averages on a wide range of assessments.

Keene Central School's 4-year graduation rates have been remarkably high, ranging from 84.3% to 100% in recent years, while its dropout rates have remained relatively low, between 0% and 10%. In many subject areas, including Math, Science, and various Regents exams, the school's proficiency rates are an impressive 10-30 percentage points higher than the state averages. This suggests the school is providing a high-quality education and effectively supporting student learning.

However, the school does face some challenges, such as relatively high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 17.8% to 37.8% over the past few years. Additionally, a significant portion of the student body, between 29.94% and 34.62%, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a relatively high level of economic need. As an "alternative school," Keene Central School likely has a specialized focus or approach to education that sets it apart from traditional public schools, and further investigation into its educational model and philosophy could provide valuable insights.

Detail:

Public, Alternative K-12

33 Market St
Keene Valley, NY 12943-0067

(518) 576-4555

District: Keene Central School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
433^rd of 2,445 New York Alternative Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $20,198

Student/teacher ratio: 7.6

Number of students: 166

Racial breakdown:

White:

89.2%

Hispanic:

4.8%

Not Specified:

2.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 31.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Keene Central School ranks better than 82.3% of elementary schools in New York. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 79.76. (See more...)

Compare Details Keene Central School ranks better than 94.6% of middle schools in New York. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 94.4. (See more...)

Compare Details Keene Central School ranks better than 99.1% of high schools in New York. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 88.48. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Keene 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 (89.2%), Hispanic (4.8%), two or more races (1.8%). (See more...)

Compare Details 31.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Keene Central School is 7.6. (See more...)

Compare Keene Central School employs 21.5 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Keene Central School is $20,198.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Keene Central School:

SchoolDigger ranks Keene Central School 433^rd of 2445 New York public elementary schools. (See Keene Central School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Keene Central School 81^st of 1504 New York public middle schools. (See Keene Central School in the ranking list.)

SchoolDigger ranks Keene Central School 11^th of 1242 New York public high schools. (See Keene Central School in the ranking list.)

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Keene Central School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	75.92	487^th	2206	77.9%
2007	75.73	501^st	2219	77.4%
2008	75.60	495^th	2227	77.8%
2009	81.37	208^th	2257	90.8%
2010	78.84	386^th	2263	82.9%
2011	76.60	483^rd	2286	78.9%
2012	80.47	377^th	2320	83.8%
2013	69.54	620^th	2325	73.3%
2014	84.43	265^th	2345	88.7%
2015	78.31	439^th	2352	81.3%
2016	83.34	310^th	2366	86.9%
2017	87.46	211^th	2386	91.2%
2018	68.32	711^th	2395	70.3%
2019	76.29	510^th	2413	78.9%
2021	84.56	260^th	2201	88.2%
2022	77.03	491^st	2434	79.8%
2023	68.43	718^th	2439	70.6%
2024	79.76	433^rd	2445	82.3%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	81.36	195^th	2031	90.4%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	49.39	940^th	2045	54.0%
2019	48.95	901^st	2032	55.7%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Keene Central School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	65.68	770^th	2338	67.1%
2019	71.24	610^th	2357	74.1%
2021	85.33	177^th	1955	90.9%
2022	78.49	433^rd	2401	82.0%
2023	59.67	907^th	2403	62.3%
2024	66.22	714^th	2413	70.4%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Keene Central School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	54.20	1054^th	2340	55.0%
2019	59.10	904^th	2358	61.7%
2021	84.44	212^th	1961	89.2%
2022	66.96	721^st	2400	70.0%
2023	72.89	569^th	2400	76.3%
2024	83.20	325^th	2411	86.5%

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Rank History for elementary school White students at Keene Central School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	66.32	449^th	1408	68.1%
2021	58.11	530^th	1224	56.7%
2022	65.29	469^th	1399	66.5%
2023	53.59	643^rd	1337	51.9%
2024	69.99	371^st	1392	73.3%

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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 Keene Central School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	76.83	245^th	1095	77.6%
2007	78.53	230^th	1123	79.5%
2008	83.69	122^nd	1185	89.7%
2009	85.16	46^th	1224	96.2%
2010	73.57	342^nd	1243	72.5%
2011	82.18	200^th	1295	84.6%
2012	85.67	140^th	1337	89.5%
2013	80.93	209^th	1373	84.8%
2014	90.96	80^th	1401	94.3%
2015	87.09	126^th	1407	91.0%
2016	91.84	77^th	1429	94.6%
2017	96.26	47^th	1455	96.8%
2018	93.26	77^th	1438	94.6%
2019	96.36	55^th	1439	96.2%
2021	92.24	69^th	1242	94.4%
2022	77.55	258^th	1479	82.6%
2023	71.01	372^nd	1500	75.2%
2024	94.40	81^st	1504	94.6%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	73.52	198^th	1307	84.9%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	87.11	103^rd	1245	91.7%
2021	94.40	34^th	935	96.4%
2022	81.77	151^st	1306	88.4%
2023	66.39	321^st	1288	75.1%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Keene Central School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2021	91.09	53^rd	1066	95.0%
2022	83.80	172^nd	1454	88.2%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Keene Central School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2021	89.38	80^th	1071	92.5%
2022	67.85	352^nd	1455	75.8%
2023	65.05	428^th	1464	70.8%

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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 Keene Central School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2005	76.80	43^rd	935	95.4%
2006	73.34	123^rd	986	87.5%
2007	73.40	112^th	1002	88.8%
2008	71.13	187^th	1027	81.8%
2009	67.41	279^th	1086	74.3%
2010	71.94	183^rd	1117	83.6%
2011	77.62	78^th	1165	93.3%
2012	80.60	57^th	1198	95.2%
2013	80.18	83^rd	1217	93.2%
2014	80.13	57^th	1237	95.4%
2015	80.10	64^th	1255	94.9%
2016	89.17	13^th	1255	99.0%
2017	89.45	14^th	1221	98.9%
2018	83.34	37^th	1210	96.9%
2019	78.65	133^rd	1207	89.0%
2022	88.09	13^th	1190	98.9%
2023	87.28	24^th	1228	98.0%
2024	88.48	11^th	1242	99.1%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2019	72.23	179^th	1179	84.8%
2023	82.59	43^rd	1155	96.3%
2024	88.71	16^th	1170	98.6%

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Rank History for high school Female students at Keene Central School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2019	84.51	20^th	1193	98.3%
2023	87.47	21^st	1197	98.2%
2024	88.81	1^st	1219	99.9%

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Rank History for high school Male students at Keene Central School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	85.12	15^th	1176	98.7%
2019	56.96	549^th	1190	53.9%
2023	85.27	34^th	1191	97.1%
2024	89.59	2^nd	1211	99.8%

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Rank History for high school White students at Keene Central School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	75.34	72^nd	765	90.6%
2019	82.00	10^th	793	98.7%
2024	88.13	1^st	781	99.9%

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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 Keene Central School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	169	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	169
1990	175	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	175
1991	164	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	164
1992	162	0	1	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	163
1993	161	1	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	162
1994	161	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	161
1995	188	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	188
1996	188	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	188
1997	200	2	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	202
1998	201	2	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	204
1999	195	1	1	0	1	n/a	n/a	0	198
2000	182	1	1	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	184
2001	187	1	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	188
2002	189	3	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	192
2003	189	3	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	192
2004	179	1	3	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	183
2005	169	1	6	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	177
2006	158	1	7	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	169
2007	163	0	4	4	0	n/a	n/a	4	175
2008	146	2	5	5	0	n/a	n/a	0	158
2009	155	4	6	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	168
2010	154	5	8	3	1	n/a	n/a	0	171
2011	144	4	6	2	1	0	0	0	157
2012	145	4	5	2	2	1	0	0	159
2013	145	5	9	2	0	1	2	0	164
2014	148	4	9	4	0	0	3	0	168
2015	150	4	9	3	2	0	3	0	171
2016	142	4	5	6	2	0	3	0	162
2017	152	3	4	4	2	0	3	0	168
2018	154	5	3	4	2	0	3	0	171
2019	145	2	0	6	2	0	4	0	159
2020	144	2	0	6	2	0	3	0	157
2021	141	2	1	7	2	0	3	0	156
2022	144	2	2	9	2	0	3	1	163
2023	150	1	2	8	2	0	2	2	167
2024	148	0	1	8	2	0	3	4	166

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 Keene Central School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	169	22.1	7.6	n/a
1990	175	23.4	7.4	n/a
1991	164	23.1	7.0	n/a
1992	163	24.8	6.5	n/a
1993	162	25.0	6.5	n/a
1994	161	25.0	6.4	14.3
1995	188	25.0	7.5	13.3
1996	188	25.0	7.5	13.3
1997	202	25.1	8.0	12.9
1998	204	26.5	7.7	11.8
1999	198	26.5	7.5	11.1
2000	184	24.4	7.5	24.5
2001	188	25.3	7.4	26.6
2002	192	27.2	7.1	18.8
2003	192	27.2	7.1	18.8
2004	183	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	177	28.9	6.1	13.6
2006	169	28.0	6.0	21.9
2007	175	27.0	6.5	22.8
2008	158	28.0	5.6	13.3
2009	168	25.5	6.6	27.4
2010	171	24.7	6.9	31.6
2011	157	22.0	7.1	31.8
2012	159	25.3	6.2	39.6
2013	164	25.8	6.3	36
2014	168	25.7	6.5	35.7
2015	171	25.0	6.8	40.4
2016	162	21.0	7.7	38.9
2017	168	23.3	7.2	44
2018	171	24.5	6.9	35.1
2019	159	23.7	6.6	35.8
2020	157	22.4	6.9	39.5
2021	156	21.9	7.1	34.6
2022	163	20.9	7.7	30.1
2023	167	22.0	7.5	29.9
2024	166	21.5	7.6	31.9

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 Keene Central School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	169	22.1	7.6	n/a
1990	175	23.4	7.4	n/a
1991	164	23.1	7.0	n/a
1992	163	24.8	6.5	n/a
1993	162	25.0	6.5	n/a
1994	161	25.0	6.4	14.3
1995	188	25.0	7.5	13.3
1996	188	25.0	7.5	13.3
1997	202	25.1	8.0	12.9
1998	204	26.5	7.7	11.8
1999	198	26.5	7.5	11.1
2000	184	24.4	7.5	24.5
2001	188	25.3	7.4	26.6
2002	192	27.2	7.1	18.8
2003	192	27.2	7.1	18.8
2004	183	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	177	28.9	6.1	13.6
2006	169	28.0	6.0	21.9
2007	175	27.0	6.5	22.8
2008	158	28.0	5.6	13.3
2009	168	25.5	6.6	27.4
2010	171	24.7	6.9	31.6
2011	157	22.0	7.1	31.8
2012	159	25.3	6.2	39.6
2013	164	25.8	6.3	36
2014	168	25.7	6.5	35.7
2015	171	25.0	6.8	40.4
2016	162	21.0	7.7	38.9
2017	168	23.3	7.2	44
2018	171	24.5	6.9	35.1
2019	159	23.7	6.6	35.8
2020	157	22.4	6.9	39.5
2021	156	21.9	7.1	34.6
2022	163	20.9	7.7	30.1
2023	167	22.0	7.5	29.9
2024	166	21.5	7.6	31.9

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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