Summary:
The Falconer Central School District in New York is home to a single high school, Falconer Middle/High School, which serves students in grades 6-12. While the school has some areas of strength, such as relatively high proficiency rates on certain Regents exams, it also faces significant challenges that have contributed to its middle-of-the-pack statewide ranking and below-average performance on key metrics.
Falconer Middle/High School's graduation rate of 84.3% is below the state average, and its dropout rate of 4.9% is higher than desired. Chronic absenteeism is a major issue, with 34.1% of students chronically absent. The school's performance on state assessments in English Language Arts and Math is well below state averages, particularly in the earlier grade levels. However, the school does show strength in some Regents exams, such as Algebra II and Chemistry, suggesting pockets of excellence that could be leveraged and expanded upon.
With half of the student population qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, the school likely faces challenges related to poverty and its impact on student learning and achievement. The school's statewide ranking has also declined in recent years, dropping from 411 in 2021-2022 to 516 in 2023-2024. Addressing the issues of chronic absenteeism, uneven academic performance, and socioeconomic challenges should be the focus of the school's improvement efforts as it works to better serve the students and families of the Falconer Central School District.
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