Is Beacon High School a good school?

Beacon High School ranks 649 th of 1242 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Beacon High School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 830 students attended Beacon High School.

What is the racial makeup of Beacon High School?

Students at Beacon High School are 43% White, 30% Hispanic, 16% African American, 7% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

What schools feed into Beacon High School?

Beacon High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Glenham School Elementary : J V Forrestal Elementary School Elementary : Sargent School Elementary : South Avenue School Middle : Rombout Middle School

Beacon High School

Summary:

Beacon High School is a public high school located in Beacon, New York, serving around 830 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Beacon City School District, which is ranked 590 out of 865 school districts in New York and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Beacon High School has consistently ranked in the middle-to-lower range of New York high schools, typically between 400-700 out of around 1,200 schools. The school's performance on Regents/Common Core exams is mixed, with some subjects like English Language Arts and Global History and Geography performing above the state average, while others like Algebra I, Chemistry, and Living Environment are below the state average. Beacon High School's four-year graduation rate has ranged from 84.0% to 88.5% over the past few years, which is slightly below the state average, and the school's dropout rate has fluctuated between 4.9% and 10.0%, which is higher than the state average. Additionally, Beacon High School has a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 28.9% to 37.8% in recent years, significantly higher than the state average.

Beacon High School's performance is generally on par with or slightly below the nearby James I. O'Neill High School and Spackenkill High School, but lags behind higher-performing schools like Cornwall Central High School and Haldane High School. The school's high chronic absenteeism and dropout rates, as well as the significant differences in performance between its Asian students and other racial/ethnic groups, suggest that Beacon High School may need to address equity and opportunity gaps to improve overall academic achievement.

Detail:

Public 9-12

101 Matteawan Rd
Beacon, NY 12508-2099

(845) 838-6900

District: Beacon City School District

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $19,393

Feeder schools for Beacon High School:

Elementary:	Glenham School
	J V Forrestal Elementary School
	Sargent School
	South Avenue School
Middle:	Rombout Middle School

Student/teacher ratio: 10.1

Number of students: 830

Racial breakdown:

White:

43.5%

Hispanic:

30.2%

African American:

15.8%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 43.1%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Beacon High School ranks worse than 52.3% of high schools in New York. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 49.57. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Beacon 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 Beacon High School is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (43.5%), Hispanic (30.2%), African American (15.8%). (See more...)

Compare Details 43.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Beacon High School is 10.1. (See more...)

Compare Beacon High School employs 81.5 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Beacon High School is $19,393.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Beacon High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Beacon High School 649^th of 1242 New York public high schools. (See Beacon High School in the ranking list.)

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Beacon City School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Beacon City School District 590^th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Beacon High School

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Rank History for all students at Beacon High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2005	40.63	680^th	935	27.3%
2006	45.65	650^th	986	34.1%
2007	39.17	719^th	1002	28.2%
2008	39.32	722^nd	1027	29.7%
2009	36.41	760^th	1086	30.0%
2010	33.04	796^th	1117	28.7%
2011	49.03	681^st	1165	41.5%
2012	49.41	689^th	1198	42.5%
2013	48.51	709^th	1217	41.7%
2014	48.06	679^th	1237	45.1%
2015	44.11	740^th	1255	41.0%
2016	45.93	700^th	1255	44.2%
2017	45.36	680^th	1221	44.3%
2018	54.49	608^th	1210	49.8%
2019	53.16	639^th	1207	47.1%
2022	63.59	435^th	1190	63.4%
2023	51.24	631^st	1228	48.6%
2024	49.57	649^th	1242	47.7%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Beacon High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	57.14	95^th	212	55.2%
2024	51.05	152^nd	306	50.3%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Beacon High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	33.43	376^th	546	31.1%
2019	47.98	245^th	565	56.6%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Beacon High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	49.75	509^th	1095	53.5%
2019	39.67	657^th	1132	42.0%
2022	67.95	243^rd	1038	76.6%
2023	54.90	415^th	1130	63.3%
2024	55.44	413^th	1144	63.9%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Beacon High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	43.88	672^nd	1154	41.8%
2019	41.73	719^th	1179	39.0%
2022	54.70	460^th	1101	58.2%
2023	41.91	667^th	1155	42.3%
2024	42.66	662^nd	1170	43.4%

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Rank History for Female students at Beacon High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	52.79	618^th	1176	47.4%
2019	55.16	604^th	1193	49.4%
2022	66.14	372^nd	1155	67.8%
2023	50.68	629^th	1197	47.5%
2024	52.33	610^th	1219	50.0%

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Rank History for Male students at Beacon High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	55.43	565^th	1176	52.0%
2019	49.67	641^st	1190	46.1%
2022	58.92	482^nd	1154	58.2%
2023	49.53	626^th	1191	47.4%
2024	38.65	746^th	1211	38.4%

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Rank History for Asian students at Beacon High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	82.13	7^th	386	98.2%
2024	79.98	25^th	426	94.1%

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Rank History for African American students at Beacon High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	55.66	258^th	679	62.0%
2019	51.46	304^th	686	55.7%
2022	61.21	182^nd	593	69.3%
2023	47.03	307^th	671	54.2%
2024	43.36	369^th	690	46.5%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Beacon High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	55.70	326^th	791	58.8%
2019	48.46	392^nd	815	51.9%
2022	66.02	208^th	760	72.6%
2023	51.16	362^nd	851	57.5%
2024	51.36	372^nd	865	57.0%

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Rank History for White students at Beacon High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	58.39	313^th	765	59.1%
2019	57.38	330^th	793	58.4%
2022	60.17	261^st	738	64.6%
2023	50.32	401^st	776	48.3%
2024	44.35	467^th	781	40.2%

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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 Beacon High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	384	81	0	78	0	n/a	n/a	0	543
1990	370	87	0	78	0	n/a	n/a	0	535
1991	355	80	5	92	0	n/a	n/a	0	532
1992	478	124	12	142	5	n/a	n/a	0	761
1993	450	148	18	133	0	n/a	n/a	0	749
1994	440	167	12	132	2	n/a	n/a	0	753
1995	434	139	12	147	1	n/a	n/a	0	733
1996	434	139	12	147	1	n/a	n/a	0	733
1997	419	129	5	119	1	n/a	n/a	0	673
1998	411	163	2	122	6	n/a	n/a	0	704
1999	459	181	0	143	7	n/a	n/a	0	790
2000	497	189	8	139	0	n/a	n/a	0	833
2001	533	223	11	138	4	n/a	n/a	0	909
2002	589	252	20	166	16	n/a	n/a	0	1043
2003	589	252	20	166	16	n/a	n/a	0	1043
2004	634	261	13	184	1	n/a	n/a	0	1093
2005	666	262	13	183	1	n/a	n/a	0	1125
2006	678	293	11	190	3	n/a	n/a	0	1175
2007	617	282	11	203	2	n/a	n/a	5	1120
2008	597	265	17	216	2	n/a	n/a	0	1097
2009	570	284	21	225	0	n/a	n/a	4	1104
2010	567	276	23	246	0	n/a	n/a	17	1129
2011	526	261	26	233	0	0	28	0	1074
2012	519	259	28	224	0	0	11	0	1041
2013	485	261	22	242	0	2	23	0	1035
2014	449	238	20	233	0	0	32	0	972
2015	427	222	18	227	1	0	29	0	924
2016	389	212	16	241	1	0	34	0	893
2017	386	204	13	243	1	2	30	0	879
2018	400	186	11	260	1	1	32	0	891
2019	419	183	11	281	0	2	40	0	936
2020	423	156	18	255	0	0	48	0	900
2021	409	143	21	239	0	0	51	0	863
2022	391	147	23	246	0	0	56	0	863
2023	370	141	21	242	0	1	55	0	830
2024	361	131	22	251	0	1	62	2	830

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 Beacon High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	543	49.8	10.9	n/a
1990	535	50.8	10.5	n/a
1991	532	52.4	10.1	n/a
1992	761	59.4	12.8	n/a
1993	749	48.4	15.5	n/a
1994	753	47.5	15.9	31.5
1995	733	51.4	14.3	23.7
1996	733	51.4	14.3	23.7
1997	673	48.9	13.8	23.9
1998	704	51.4	13.7	31.5
1999	790	55.4	14.3	36.2
2000	833	60.2	13.8	36.4
2001	909	65.5	13.9	20.1
2002	1043	70.9	14.7	27.2
2003	1043	70.9	14.7	27.2
2004	1093	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	1125	76.6	14.7	25.3
2006	1175	74.0	15.9	21.7
2007	1120	75.5	14.8	20.4
2008	1097	76.6	14.3	27
2009	1104	76.0	14.5	27
2010	1129	77.0	14.6	24.7
2011	1074	66.5	16.1	52.6
2012	1041	75.0	13.8	37
2013	1035	73.6	14.0	46.6
2014	972	72.1	13.4	44
2015	924	72.0	12.8	42.6
2016	893	68.0	13.1	46.6
2017	879	73.9	11.8	46.9
2018	891	72.9	12.2	47.9
2019	936	65.9	14.1	41.1
2020	900	74.0	12.1	44.2
2021	863	78.5	10.9	39.9
2022	863	78.2	11.0	n/a
2023	830	78.2	10.6	46.9
2024	830	81.5	10.1	43.1

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 Beacon High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	543	49.8	10.9	n/a
1990	535	50.8	10.5	n/a
1991	532	52.4	10.1	n/a
1992	761	59.4	12.8	n/a
1993	749	48.4	15.5	n/a
1994	753	47.5	15.9	31.5
1995	733	51.4	14.3	23.7
1996	733	51.4	14.3	23.7
1997	673	48.9	13.8	23.9
1998	704	51.4	13.7	31.5
1999	790	55.4	14.3	36.2
2000	833	60.2	13.8	36.4
2001	909	65.5	13.9	20.1
2002	1043	70.9	14.7	27.2
2003	1043	70.9	14.7	27.2
2004	1093	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	1125	76.6	14.7	25.3
2006	1175	74.0	15.9	21.7
2007	1120	75.5	14.8	20.4
2008	1097	76.6	14.3	27
2009	1104	76.0	14.5	27
2010	1129	77.0	14.6	24.7
2011	1074	66.5	16.1	52.6
2012	1041	75.0	13.8	37
2013	1035	73.6	14.0	46.6
2014	972	72.1	13.4	44
2015	924	72.0	12.8	42.6
2016	893	68.0	13.1	46.6
2017	879	73.9	11.8	46.9
2018	891	72.9	12.2	47.9
2019	936	65.9	14.1	41.1
2020	900	74.0	12.1	44.2
2021	863	78.5	10.9	39.9
2022	863	78.2	11.0	n/a
2023	830	78.2	10.6	46.9
2024	830	81.5	10.1	43.1

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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