Is Berne-Knox-Westerlo Junior-Senior High School a good school?

Berne-Knox-Westerlo Junior-Senior High School ranks 444 th of 1242 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Berne-Knox-Westerlo Junior-Senior High School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 328 students attended Berne-Knox-Westerlo Junior-Senior High School.

What is the racial makeup of Berne-Knox-Westerlo Junior-Senior High School?

Students at Berne-Knox-Westerlo Junior-Senior High School are 93% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

What schools feed into Berne-Knox-Westerlo Junior-Senior High School?

Berne-Knox-Westerlo Junior-Senior High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Berne-Knox-Westerlo Elementary School

Berne-Knox-Westerlo Junior-Senior High School

Summary:

Berne-Knox-Westerlo Junior-Senior High School is a public high school serving grades 7-12 in the Berne-Knox-Westerlo Central School District, located in Berne, NY. The school has 320 students and is ranked 215 out of 865 districts in New York, with a rating of 4 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger.

Academically, Berne-Knox-Westerlo Junior-Senior High School has consistently ranked in the top half of New York high schools, with a current ranking of 444 out of 1,242 schools (3 out of 5 stars). The school's performance on state assessments and Regents exams is generally above the state average, particularly in English Language Arts and some math and science subjects. However, the school has experienced relatively high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 18-37.8% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, the school serves a higher proportion of economically disadvantaged students, with 26.91-38.46% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in recent years.

Compared to nearby schools, Berne-Knox-Westerlo Junior-Senior High School generally performs better than some, such as Middleburgh Junior/Senior High School and Schoharie High School, on state assessments and Regents exams. However, it lags behind higher-performing schools in the region, such as Bethlehem Central Senior High School and Clayton A Bouton High School, which consistently rank among the top schools in the state.

Detail:

Public 7-12

1738 Helderberg Trail
Berne, NY 12023-2926

(518) 872-1482

District: Berne-Knox-Westerlo Central School District

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $23,308

Feeder schools for Berne-Knox-Westerlo Junior-Senior High School:

Elementary:

Berne-Knox-Westerlo Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio: 8.6

Number of students: 328

Racial breakdown:

White:

93.3%

Hispanic:

3.7%

Two or more races:

2.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 39%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Berne-Knox-Westerlo Junior-Senior High School ranks better than 67.8% of middle schools in New York. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 63.35. (See more...)

Compare Details Berne-Knox-Westerlo Junior-Senior High School ranks better than 64.3% of high schools in New York. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 64.71. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Berne-Knox-Westerlo Junior-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 Racial makeup is: White (93.3%), Hispanic (3.7%), two or more races (2.1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 39% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Berne-Knox-Westerlo Junior-Senior High School is 8.6. (See more...)

Compare Berne-Knox-Westerlo Junior-Senior High School employs 38.1 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Berne-Knox-Westerlo Junior-Senior High School is $23,308.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Berne-Knox-Westerlo Junior-Senior High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Berne-Knox-Westerlo Junior-Senior High School 484^th of 1504 New York public middle schools. (See Berne-Knox-Westerlo Junior-Senior High School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Berne-Knox-Westerlo Junior-Senior High School 444^th of 1242 New York public high schools. (See Berne-Knox-Westerlo Junior-Senior High School in the ranking list.)

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Berne-Knox-Westerlo Central School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Berne-Knox-Westerlo Central School District 215^th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Berne-Knox-Westerlo Junior-Senior High School

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Rank History for all middle school students at Berne-Knox-Westerlo Junior-Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	53.23	604^th	1095	44.8%
2007	63.21	486^th	1123	56.7%
2008	64.28	530^th	1185	55.3%
2009	64.87	557^th	1224	54.5%
2010	43.29	802^nd	1243	35.5%
2011	39.33	856^th	1295	33.9%
2012	37.22	918^th	1337	31.3%
2013	42.95	767^th	1373	44.1%
2014	33.77	934^th	1401	33.3%
2015	44.74	760^th	1407	46.0%
2016	50.12	663^rd	1429	53.6%
2017	45.80	773^rd	1455	46.9%
2018	53.75	615^th	1438	57.2%
2019	48.88	666^th	1439	53.7%
2021	41.22	721^st	1242	41.9%
2022	60.66	508^th	1479	65.7%
2023	56.48	593^rd	1500	60.5%
2024	63.35	484^th	1504	67.8%

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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Berne-Knox-Westerlo Junior-Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	42.73	600^th	1170	48.7%
2019	41.63	574^th	1139	49.6%
2021	31.19	369^th	522	29.3%
2022	33.14	914^th	1283	28.8%
2023	39.78	744^th	1307	43.1%
2024	31.58	928^th	1303	28.8%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Berne-Knox-Westerlo Junior-Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	45.91	603^rd	1245	51.6%
2019	42.38	640^th	1241	48.4%
2021	31.29	690^th	935	26.2%
2022	52.90	495^th	1306	62.1%
2023	38.08	820^th	1288	36.3%
2024	69.00	303^rd	1296	76.6%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Berne-Knox-Westerlo Junior-Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	42.98	796^th	1353	41.2%
2019	61.27	475^th	1370	65.3%
2021	35.44	730^th	1066	31.5%
2022	58.37	540^th	1454	62.9%
2023	57.88	578^th	1463	60.5%
2024	72.67	335^th	1465	77.1%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Berne-Knox-Westerlo Junior-Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	60.82	465^th	1352	65.6%
2019	40.55	767^th	1366	43.9%
2021	44.93	565^th	1071	47.2%
2022	62.82	442^nd	1455	69.6%
2023	54.02	613^th	1464	58.1%
2024	50.54	665^th	1464	54.6%

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Rank History for middle school White students at Berne-Knox-Westerlo Junior-Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	46.23	416^th	763	45.5%

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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 Berne-Knox-Westerlo Junior-Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2005	60.02	406^th	935	56.6%
2006	63.98	341^st	986	65.4%
2007	58.89	470^th	1002	53.1%
2008	39.01	726^th	1027	29.3%
2009	65.18	342^nd	1086	68.5%
2010	58.00	504^th	1117	54.9%
2011	67.89	306^th	1165	73.7%
2012	65.79	401^st	1198	66.5%
2013	69.71	343^rd	1217	71.8%
2014	64.16	394^th	1237	68.1%
2015	59.34	477^th	1255	62.0%
2016	62.43	393^rd	1255	68.7%
2017	60.80	444^th	1221	63.6%
2018	60.93	508^th	1210	58.0%
2019	56.70	587^th	1207	51.4%
2021	59.61	236^th	519	54.5%
2022	64.90	413^th	1190	65.3%
2023	65.38	414^th	1228	66.3%
2024	64.71	444^th	1242	64.3%

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Rank History for high school Special Education students at Berne-Knox-Westerlo Junior-Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	68.12	254^th	1095	76.8%
2019	33.57	757^th	1132	33.1%
2022	56.59	356^th	1038	65.7%
2023	42.98	582^nd	1130	48.5%
2024	41.18	618^th	1144	46.0%

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Rank History for high school Low Socio Economic Status students at Berne-Knox-Westerlo Junior-Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	46.09	650^th	1154	43.7%
2019	46.10	661^st	1179	43.9%
2021	41.19	192^nd	289	33.6%
2022	57.99	401^st	1101	63.6%
2023	51.50	520^th	1155	55.0%
2024	50.17	539^th	1170	53.9%

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Rank History for high school Female students at Berne-Knox-Westerlo Junior-Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	55.05	594^th	1176	49.5%
2019	47.06	707^th	1193	40.7%
2022	65.62	385^th	1155	66.7%
2023	64.56	449^th	1197	62.5%
2024	66.27	414^th	1219	66.0%

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Rank History for high school Male students at Berne-Knox-Westerlo Junior-Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	64.77	407^th	1176	65.4%
2019	66.40	376^th	1190	68.4%
2021	69.89	74^th	354	79.1%
2022	62.35	430^th	1154	62.7%
2023	65.19	390^th	1191	67.3%
2024	61.23	464^th	1211	61.7%

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Rank History for high school White students at Berne-Knox-Westerlo Junior-Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	44.42	489^th	793	38.3%

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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 Berne-Knox-Westerlo Junior-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	476	3	0	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	482
1990	466	0	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	467
1991	472	1	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	473
1992	506	4	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	510
1993	507	2	2	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	512
1994	517	1	2	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	521
1995	548	1	1	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	551
1996	548	1	1	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	551
1997	673	1	3	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	679
1998	664	4	2	2	2	n/a	n/a	0	674
1999	665	2	1	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	668
2000	652	2	2	2	3	n/a	n/a	0	661
2001	651	2	1	2	1	n/a	n/a	0	657
2002	632	8	4	5	1	n/a	n/a	0	650
2003	632	8	4	5	1	n/a	n/a	0	650
2004	629	10	2	13	3	n/a	n/a	0	657
2005	646	11	2	8	3	n/a	n/a	0	670
2006	624	13	4	6	1	n/a	n/a	0	648
2007	658	11	0	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	671
2008	606	10	3	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	621
2009	580	6	3	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	593
2010	489	5	2	2	0	n/a	n/a	2	500
2011	521	8	2	2	0	0	2	0	535
2012	511	5	2	4	0	1	2	0	525
2013	501	5	3	3	0	0	4	0	516
2014	413	3	3	5	0	0	4	0	428
2015	406	5	5	0	1	0	2	0	419
2016	361	5	2	2	1	0	0	0	371
2017	359	3	2	5	1	1	0	0	371
2018	351	2	2	2	1	2	1	0	361
2019	326	3	2	8	1	2	5	0	347
2020	323	4	2	8	1	1	5	0	344
2021	319	2	3	6	1	0	7	0	338
2022	308	2	2	7	0	0	8	0	327
2023	304	2	1	6	0	0	7	0	320
2024	306	2	1	12	0	0	7	0	328

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Berne-Knox-Westerlo Junior-Senior High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	482	44.2	10.9	n/a
1990	467	42.1	11.0	n/a
1991	473	43.3	10.9	n/a
1992	510	39.1	13.0	n/a
1993	512	36.2	14.1	n/a
1994	521	38.2	13.6	11.7
1995	551	42.1	13.1	13.8
1996	551	42.1	13.1	13.8
1997	679	48.4	14.0	14.4
1998	674	45.6	14.8	15.6
1999	668	47.0	14.2	12.4
2000	661	46.9	14.1	20.4
2001	657	49.0	13.4	17.8
2002	650	46.9	13.9	18.5
2003	650	46.9	13.9	18.5
2004	657	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	670	50.1	13.4	23.7
2006	648	52.0	12.5	17.7
2007	671	53.6	12.5	22.2
2008	621	54.0	11.5	20.6
2009	593	53.0	11.2	20.6
2010	500	51.4	9.7	14.7
2011	535	40.7	13.1	22.8
2012	525	41.3	12.6	53
2013	516	36.7	14.0	25.2
2014	428	34.2	12.5	29.9
2015	419	37.0	11.3	32.2
2016	371	37.0	10.0	37.2
2017	371	37.7	9.8	34.8
2018	361	34.2	10.5	35.7
2019	347	38.4	9.0	36.9
2020	344	44.2	7.7	39.5
2021	338	40.1	8.4	38.5
2022	327	39.7	8.2	26.9
2023	320	37.5	8.5	32.5
2024	328	38.1	8.6	39

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 Berne-Knox-Westerlo Junior-Senior High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	482	44.2	10.9	n/a
1990	467	42.1	11.0	n/a
1991	473	43.3	10.9	n/a
1992	510	39.1	13.0	n/a
1993	512	36.2	14.1	n/a
1994	521	38.2	13.6	11.7
1995	551	42.1	13.1	13.8
1996	551	42.1	13.1	13.8
1997	679	48.4	14.0	14.4
1998	674	45.6	14.8	15.6
1999	668	47.0	14.2	12.4
2000	661	46.9	14.1	20.4
2001	657	49.0	13.4	17.8
2002	650	46.9	13.9	18.5
2003	650	46.9	13.9	18.5
2004	657	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	670	50.1	13.4	23.7
2006	648	52.0	12.5	17.7
2007	671	53.6	12.5	22.2
2008	621	54.0	11.5	20.6
2009	593	53.0	11.2	20.6
2010	500	51.4	9.7	14.7
2011	535	40.7	13.1	22.8
2012	525	41.3	12.6	53
2013	516	36.7	14.0	25.2
2014	428	34.2	12.5	29.9
2015	419	37.0	11.3	32.2
2016	371	37.0	10.0	37.2
2017	371	37.7	9.8	34.8
2018	361	34.2	10.5	35.7
2019	347	38.4	9.0	36.9
2020	344	44.2	7.7	39.5
2021	338	40.1	8.4	38.5
2022	327	39.7	8.2	26.9
2023	320	37.5	8.5	32.5
2024	328	38.1	8.6	39

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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