Is Rondout Valley High School a good school?

Rondout Valley High School ranks 715 th of 1242 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Rondout Valley High School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 567 students attended Rondout Valley High School.

What is the racial makeup of Rondout Valley High School?

Students at Rondout Valley High School are 82% White, 8% Hispanic, 5% African American, 3% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

What schools feed into Rondout Valley High School?

Rondout Valley High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Kerhonkson Elementary School Elementary : Marbletown Elementary School Middle : Rondout Valley Intermediate School Middle : Rondout Valley Junior High School

Rondout Valley High School

Summary:

Rondout Valley High School is a public high school located in Accord, New York, serving grades 9-12 with a student population of 569. The school is part of the Rondout Valley Central School District and has been consistently ranked in the middle range of New York high schools over the past decade, with a current ranking of 715 out of 1,242 schools and a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Rondout Valley High School faces several challenges, including high chronic absenteeism, with rates ranging from 32.3% to 43.3% over the past few years, much higher than the state average. The school's performance on Regents/Common Core exams is mixed, with strong performance in some subjects like Chemistry and Algebra II, but struggling in others like Algebra I and Physics. The school's graduation rates have fluctuated, ranging from 84.3% to 95.1% over the past few years, generally on par with or slightly below the state average. Additionally, the school's dropout rate has varied, ranging from 1.3% to 10.0% in recent years, higher than the state average.

When compared to nearby high schools, such as Pine Bush Senior High School, Onteora High School, and Wallkill Senior High School, Rondout Valley High School generally performs in the middle to lower range, with more pronounced performance gaps between different student subgroups. Despite the school's higher per-student spending, the resources may not be effectively utilized or allocated to address the specific needs of the student population.

Detail:

Public 9-12

122 Kyserike Rd
Accord, NY 12404-0009

(845) 687-2400

District: Rondout Valley Central School District

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $27,005

Feeder schools for Rondout Valley High School:

Elementary:	Kerhonkson Elementary School
	Marbletown Elementary School
Middle:	Rondout Valley Intermediate School
	Rondout Valley Junior High School

Student/teacher ratio: 10.4

Number of students: 567

Racial breakdown:

White:

81.8%

Hispanic:

8.5%

African American:

5.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 42.3%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Rondout Valley High School ranks worse than 57.6% of high schools in New York. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 43.78. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Rondout Valley 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 (81.8%), Hispanic (8.5%), African American (5.1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 42.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Rondout Valley High School is 10.4. (See more...)

Compare Rondout Valley High School employs 54.2 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Rondout Valley High School is $27,005.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Rondout Valley High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Rondout Valley High School 715^th of 1242 New York public high schools. (See Rondout Valley High School in the ranking list.)

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Rank History for Rondout Valley High School

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Rank History for all students at Rondout Valley High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2005	47.13	617^th	935	34.0%
2006	54.23	548^th	986	44.4%
2007	51.35	600^th	1002	40.1%
2008	59.14	491^st	1027	52.2%
2009	52.93	591^st	1086	45.6%
2010	59.12	481^st	1117	56.9%
2011	58.44	538^th	1165	53.8%
2012	53.63	641^st	1198	46.5%
2013	50.68	684^th	1217	43.8%
2014	46.76	701^st	1237	43.3%
2015	49.58	672^nd	1255	46.5%
2016	49.37	660^th	1255	47.4%
2017	48.40	640^th	1221	47.6%
2018	51.23	651^st	1210	46.2%
2019	55.98	602^nd	1207	50.1%
2021	25.73	436^th	519	16.0%
2022	57.12	543^rd	1190	54.4%
2023	50.13	643^rd	1228	47.6%
2024	43.78	715^th	1242	42.4%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Rondout Valley High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	20.29	940^th	1095	14.2%
2019	35.91	711^th	1132	37.2%
2022	53.98	385^th	1038	62.9%
2023	39.01	651^st	1130	42.4%
2024	30.19	820^th	1144	28.3%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Rondout Valley High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	33.72	792^nd	1154	31.4%
2019	44.32	684^th	1179	42.0%
2022	44.44	618^th	1101	43.9%
2023	35.44	745^th	1155	35.5%
2024	28.22	851^st	1170	27.3%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Rondout Valley High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	26.60	463^rd	564	17.9%

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Rank History for Female students at Rondout Valley High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	50.98	634^th	1176	46.1%
2019	52.86	633^rd	1193	46.9%
2022	56.28	537^th	1155	53.5%
2023	40.83	724^th	1197	39.5%
2024	46.85	682^nd	1219	44.1%

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Rank History for Male students at Rondout Valley High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	51.04	621^st	1176	47.2%
2019	57.63	539^th	1190	54.7%
2022	57.20	510^th	1154	55.8%
2023	58.81	504^th	1191	57.7%
2024	49.89	628^th	1211	48.1%

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Rank History for African American students at Rondout Valley High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	71.51	131^st	679	80.7%
2022	28.78	444^th	593	25.1%
2023	25.86	513^th	671	23.5%
2024	31.74	478^th	690	30.7%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Rondout Valley High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	51.96	362^nd	791	54.2%
2019	44.94	423^rd	815	48.1%
2022	63.98	229^th	760	69.9%
2023	44.03	428^th	851	49.7%
2024	45.86	422^nd	865	51.2%

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Rank History for White students at Rondout Valley High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	32.53	595^th	765	22.2%
2019	43.51	499^th	793	37.1%
2022	38.90	503^rd	738	31.8%
2023	31.75	588^th	776	24.2%
2024	26.42	637^th	781	18.4%

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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 Rondout Valley High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	738	15	4	10	1	n/a	n/a	0	768
1990	702	8	5	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	719
1991	682	12	7	8	1	n/a	n/a	0	710
1992	669	15	4	12	1	n/a	n/a	0	701
1993	669	17	3	7	0	n/a	n/a	0	696
1994	672	17	0	6	0	n/a	n/a	0	695
1995	694	26	4	13	0	n/a	n/a	0	737
1996	694	26	4	13	0	n/a	n/a	0	737
1997	761	22	2	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	788
1998	743	27	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	771
1999	814	30	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	845
2000	794	12	3	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	812
2001	785	19	7	9	0	n/a	n/a	0	820
2002	798	18	14	14	0	n/a	n/a	0	844
2003	798	18	14	14	0	n/a	n/a	0	844
2004	812	27	13	22	1	n/a	n/a	0	875
2005	884	31	8	28	7	n/a	n/a	0	958
2006	882	30	10	35	2	n/a	n/a	0	959
2007	892	28	10	47	2	n/a	n/a	4	983
2008	916	23	8	54	1	n/a	n/a	0	1002
2009	844	21	8	51	2	n/a	n/a	0	926
2010	765	27	5	48	3	n/a	n/a	1	849
2011	723	26	7	43	3	0	0	0	802
2012	639	16	8	43	2	0	3	0	711
2013	622	14	9	37	1	1	6	0	690
2014	609	14	9	34	2	0	4	0	672
2015	568	21	7	27	5	0	3	0	631
2016	558	20	8	22	6	0	4	0	618
2017	548	16	9	24	9	1	3	0	610
2018	560	17	11	29	10	1	4	0	632
2019	582	22	10	36	5	1	4	0	660
2020	561	21	14	42	4	1	5	0	648
2021	530	23	13	38	3	1	5	0	613
2022	507	26	12	45	2	1	5	0	598
2023	480	21	19	42	2	0	4	1	569
2024	464	29	17	48	2	0	7	0	567

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 Rondout Valley High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	768	59.0	13.0	n/a
1990	719	54.4	13.2	n/a
1991	710	52.8	13.4	n/a
1992	701	53.4	13.1	n/a
1993	696	51.8	13.4	n/a
1994	695	52.4	13.3	8.5
1995	737	49.2	15.0	7.5
1996	737	49.2	15.0	7.5
1997	788	49.5	15.9	6.9
1998	771	51.0	15.1	8.6
1999	845	54.8	15.4	9.5
2000	812	54.4	14.9	12.6
2001	820	55.9	14.7	10.5
2002	844	58.8	14.4	11.1
2003	844	58.8	14.4	11.1
2004	875	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	958	66.0	14.5	17.3
2006	959	73.0	13.1	22.8
2007	983	73.0	13.5	26.8
2008	1002	77.0	13.0	21.4
2009	926	71.0	13.0	20.4
2010	849	77.0	11.0	32.7
2011	802	74.9	10.7	21.1
2012	711	65.2	10.9	38
2013	690	62.7	11.0	27.7
2014	672	61.1	10.9	37.4
2015	631	60.0	10.5	40.6
2016	618	57.0	10.8	41.7
2017	610	53.7	11.3	42
2018	632	51.6	12.2	42.4
2019	660	55.9	11.8	45
2020	648	64.9	9.9	44
2021	613	53.4	11.4	41.8
2022	598	55.0	10.8	38
2023	569	54.0	10.5	40.6
2024	567	54.2	10.4	42.3

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 Rondout Valley High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	768	59.0	13.0	n/a
1990	719	54.4	13.2	n/a
1991	710	52.8	13.4	n/a
1992	701	53.4	13.1	n/a
1993	696	51.8	13.4	n/a
1994	695	52.4	13.3	8.5
1995	737	49.2	15.0	7.5
1996	737	49.2	15.0	7.5
1997	788	49.5	15.9	6.9
1998	771	51.0	15.1	8.6
1999	845	54.8	15.4	9.5
2000	812	54.4	14.9	12.6
2001	820	55.9	14.7	10.5
2002	844	58.8	14.4	11.1
2003	844	58.8	14.4	11.1
2004	875	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	958	66.0	14.5	17.3
2006	959	73.0	13.1	22.8
2007	983	73.0	13.5	26.8
2008	1002	77.0	13.0	21.4
2009	926	71.0	13.0	20.4
2010	849	77.0	11.0	32.7
2011	802	74.9	10.7	21.1
2012	711	65.2	10.9	38
2013	690	62.7	11.0	27.7
2014	672	61.1	10.9	37.4
2015	631	60.0	10.5	40.6
2016	618	57.0	10.8	41.7
2017	610	53.7	11.3	42
2018	632	51.6	12.2	42.4
2019	660	55.9	11.8	45
2020	648	64.9	9.9	44
2021	613	53.4	11.4	41.8
2022	598	55.0	10.8	38
2023	569	54.0	10.5	40.6
2024	567	54.2	10.4	42.3

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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