Is Pine Bush Senior High School a good school?

Pine Bush Senior High School ranks 327 th of 1242 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Pine Bush Senior High School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 1,596 students attended Pine Bush Senior High School.

What is the racial makeup of Pine Bush Senior High School?

Students at Pine Bush Senior High School are 51% White, 28% Hispanic, 12% African American, 5% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

What schools feed into Pine Bush Senior High School?

Pine Bush Senior High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Circleville Elementary School Elementary : E J Russell Elementary School Elementary : Pakanasink Elementary School Elementary : Pine Bush Elementary School Middle : Circleville Middle School Middle : Crispell Middle School

Pine Bush Senior High School

Summary:

Pine Bush Senior High School is a public high school located in Pine Bush, NY, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,615 students. It is part of the Pine Bush Central School District, which is ranked 580 out of 865 school districts in New York and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Pine Bush Senior High School consistently ranks in the top 30-40% of New York high schools, with a current ranking of 327 out of 1,242 high schools (top 26%) and a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger for the 2023-2024 school year. This is significantly higher than the district's overall 2-star rating. The school performs particularly well for certain student subgroups, including Asian, African American, Hispanic, English Language Learners, and Low Socioeconomic Status students, all of which rank in the top 30% or better of New York high schools. Pine Bush Senior High School has also maintained a strong 4-year graduation rate, ranging from 84.3% to 93.7% over the past 5 years, which is on par with or better than the state average.

When compared to nearby high schools, such as Newburgh Free Academy, Pine Bush Senior High School stands out as a higher-performing school on most academic metrics. However, the school has seen fluctuations in chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 21.9% to 37.8% over the past 5 years, which is an area of concern as it is higher than the state average. Overall, Pine Bush Senior High School is a strong-performing high school that outperforms many of its nearby counterparts, particularly in academic achievement and subgroup performance.

Detail:

Public 9-12

156 Rt 302
Pine Bush, NY 12566-0670

(845) 744-2031

District: Pine Bush Central School District

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $17,152

Feeder schools for Pine Bush Senior High School:

Elementary:	Circleville Elementary School
	E J Russell Elementary School
	Pakanasink Elementary School
	Pine Bush Elementary School
Middle:	Circleville Middle School
	Crispell Middle School

Student/teacher ratio: 14.5

Number of students: 1,596

Racial breakdown:

White:

51.4%

Hispanic:

28.1%

African American:

12.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 48.7%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Pine Bush Senior High School ranks better than 73.7% of high schools in New York. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 70.86. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Pine Bush Senior 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 Student population at Pine Bush Senior High School is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (51.4%), Hispanic (28.1%), African American (12.3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 48.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Pine Bush Senior High School is 14.5. (See more...)

Compare Pine Bush Senior High School employs 109.4 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Pine Bush Senior High School is $17,152.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Pine Bush Senior High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Pine Bush Senior High School 327^th of 1242 New York public high schools. (See Pine Bush Senior High School in the ranking list.)

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Pine Bush Central School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Pine Bush Central School District 580^th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Pine Bush Senior High School

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Rank History for all students at Pine Bush Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2005	62.74	346^th	935	63.0%
2006	59.79	445^th	986	54.9%
2007	54.20	556^th	1002	44.5%
2008	64.68	346^th	1027	66.3%
2009	61.87	419^th	1086	61.4%
2010	67.20	298^th	1117	73.3%
2011	62.80	422^nd	1165	63.8%
2012	66.98	384^th	1198	67.9%
2013	72.54	269^th	1217	77.9%
2014	67.49	318^th	1237	74.3%
2015	67.93	269^th	1255	78.6%
2016	72.01	200^th	1255	84.1%
2017	66.31	335^th	1221	72.6%
2018	67.63	367^th	1210	69.7%
2019	68.23	376^th	1207	68.8%
2022	63.06	452^nd	1190	62.0%
2023	68.08	373^rd	1228	69.6%
2024	70.86	327^th	1242	73.7%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Pine Bush Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2019	73.23	34^th	165	79.4%
2022	60.46	83^rd	212	60.8%
2023	57.00	122^nd	272	55.1%
2024	61.54	106^th	306	65.4%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Pine Bush Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	72.95	96^th	546	82.4%
2019	80.76	52^nd	565	90.8%
2022	80.02	37^th	481	92.3%
2023	74.99	70^th	583	88.0%
2024	63.13	153^rd	637	76.0%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Pine Bush Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	54.02	446^th	1095	59.3%
2019	56.13	426^th	1132	62.4%
2022	50.20	437^th	1038	57.9%
2023	53.38	434^th	1130	61.6%
2024	60.73	348^th	1144	69.6%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Pine Bush Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	63.44	327^th	1154	71.7%
2019	62.79	363^rd	1179	69.2%
2022	59.91	366^th	1101	66.8%
2023	65.03	291^st	1155	74.8%
2024	67.41	256^th	1170	78.1%

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Rank History for Female students at Pine Bush Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	68.04	356^th	1176	69.7%
2019	69.45	346^th	1193	71.0%
2022	63.19	431^st	1155	62.7%
2023	68.73	369^th	1197	69.2%
2024	71.89	296^th	1219	75.7%

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Rank History for Male students at Pine Bush Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	66.37	373^rd	1176	68.3%
2019	66.11	385^th	1190	67.6%
2022	61.34	446^th	1154	61.4%
2023	67.15	352^nd	1191	70.4%
2024	69.44	326^th	1211	73.1%

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Rank History for Asian students at Pine Bush Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	47.41	252^nd	426	40.8%
2019	70.51	130^th	447	70.9%
2022	74.04	80^th	386	79.3%
2023	59.64	186^th	424	56.1%
2024	67.74	131^st	426	69.2%

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Rank History for African American students at Pine Bush Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	79.25	84^th	679	87.6%
2019	72.58	119^th	686	82.7%
2022	76.29	92^nd	593	84.5%
2023	75.25	106^th	671	84.2%
2024	75.82	111^th	690	83.9%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Pine Bush Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	69.24	198^th	791	75.0%
2019	72.29	172^nd	815	78.9%
2022	66.52	199^th	760	73.8%
2023	72.41	174^th	851	79.6%
2024	76.75	131^st	865	84.9%

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Rank History for White students at Pine Bush Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	59.96	283^rd	765	63.0%
2019	61.60	267^th	793	66.3%
2022	48.62	401^st	738	45.7%
2023	58.71	301^st	776	61.2%
2024	63.50	252^nd	781	67.7%

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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 Pine Bush Senior High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	1219	58	6	48	2	n/a	n/a	0	1333
1990	1161	79	15	47	0	n/a	n/a	0	1302
1991	1165	59	25	50	0	n/a	n/a	0	1299
1992	1167	78	31	56	0	n/a	n/a	0	1332
1993	1134	224	23	49	0	n/a	n/a	0	1430
1994	1289	78	33	91	5	n/a	n/a	0	1496
1995	1425	46	21	57	0	n/a	n/a	0	1549
1996	1425	46	21	57	0	n/a	n/a	0	1549
1997	1394	96	23	74	3	n/a	n/a	0	1590
1998	1424	85	29	78	0	n/a	n/a	0	1616
1999	1423	97	35	89	3	n/a	n/a	0	1647
2000	1483	104	33	95	6	n/a	n/a	0	1721
2001	1512	101	32	105	11	n/a	n/a	0	1761
2002	1563	114	22	101	8	n/a	n/a	0	1808
2003	1563	114	22	101	8	n/a	n/a	0	1808
2004	1648	114	22	120	5	n/a	n/a	0	1909
2005	1682	140	22	120	6	n/a	n/a	0	1970
2006	1612	178	63	134	0	n/a	n/a	0	1987
2007	1631	207	1	203	19	n/a	n/a	0	2061
2008	1553	238	8	195	20	n/a	n/a	0	2014
2009	1463	232	36	204	6	n/a	n/a	7	1948
2010	1472	239	35	202	8	n/a	n/a	20	1976
2011	1417	237	42	205	8	0	7	0	1916
2012	1365	249	32	260	5	3	13	0	1927
2013	1339	240	39	272	4	5	13	0	1912
2014	1279	222	53	298	3	0	15	0	1870
2015	1196	219	47	309	2	0	13	0	1786
2016	1175	211	49	301	3	0	15	0	1754
2017	1128	222	46	291	3	2	16	0	1708
2018	1102	211	40	324	5	5	13	0	1700
2019	1090	230	41	328	5	2	23	0	1719
2020	1028	219	44	342	3	1	29	0	1666
2021	1006	207	32	359	5	1	37	0	1647
2022	997	206	40	348	5	1	47	0	1644
2023	865	195	38	429	3	1	84	0	1615
2024	821	196	40	449	3	2	85	0	1596

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 Pine Bush Senior High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	1333	79.5	16.7	n/a
1990	1302	79.8	16.3	n/a
1991	1299	85.6	15.1	n/a
1992	1332	81.2	16.4	n/a
1993	1430	85.5	16.7	n/a
1994	1496	91.9	16.3	6.7
1995	1549	100.0	15.5	9.7
1996	1549	100.0	15.5	9.7
1997	1590	101.2	15.7	10.1
1998	1616	101.9	15.9	9.9
1999	1647	104.2	15.8	6.9
2000	1721	108.7	15.8	11.8
2001	1761	112.5	15.7	11.3
2002	1808	122.5	14.8	17
2003	1808	122.5	14.8	17
2004	1909	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	1970	126.3	15.6	9.7
2006	1987	127.0	15.6	18.9
2007	2061	132.8	15.5	20.6
2008	2014	134.1	15.0	19.6
2009	1948	133.1	14.6	26.7
2010	1976	132.1	14.9	27.7
2011	1916	115.7	16.5	29.5
2012	1927	108.6	17.7	26.7
2013	1912	109.0	17.5	33.9
2014	1870	108.1	17.2	30.6
2015	1786	104.0	17.1	36.8
2016	1754	106.0	16.5	43.3
2017	1708	107.6	15.8	38.8
2018	1700	110.0	15.4	39.8
2019	1719	110.0	15.6	43.1
2020	1666	112.3	14.8	46.6
2021	1647	104.4	15.7	51.9
2022	1644	106.2	15.4	53.3
2023	1615	108.7	14.8	56.2
2024	1596	109.4	14.5	48.7

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 Pine Bush Senior High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	1333	79.5	16.7	n/a
1990	1302	79.8	16.3	n/a
1991	1299	85.6	15.1	n/a
1992	1332	81.2	16.4	n/a
1993	1430	85.5	16.7	n/a
1994	1496	91.9	16.3	6.7
1995	1549	100.0	15.5	9.7
1996	1549	100.0	15.5	9.7
1997	1590	101.2	15.7	10.1
1998	1616	101.9	15.9	9.9
1999	1647	104.2	15.8	6.9
2000	1721	108.7	15.8	11.8
2001	1761	112.5	15.7	11.3
2002	1808	122.5	14.8	17
2003	1808	122.5	14.8	17
2004	1909	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	1970	126.3	15.6	9.7
2006	1987	127.0	15.6	18.9
2007	2061	132.8	15.5	20.6
2008	2014	134.1	15.0	19.6
2009	1948	133.1	14.6	26.7
2010	1976	132.1	14.9	27.7
2011	1916	115.7	16.5	29.5
2012	1927	108.6	17.7	26.7
2013	1912	109.0	17.5	33.9
2014	1870	108.1	17.2	30.6
2015	1786	104.0	17.1	36.8
2016	1754	106.0	16.5	43.3
2017	1708	107.6	15.8	38.8
2018	1700	110.0	15.4	39.8
2019	1719	110.0	15.6	43.1
2020	1666	112.3	14.8	46.6
2021	1647	104.4	15.7	51.9
2022	1644	106.2	15.4	53.3
2023	1615	108.7	14.8	56.2
2024	1596	109.4	14.5	48.7

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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