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Briarcliff High School

Summary:

Briarcliff High School is a public high school serving grades 9-12 in Briarcliff Manor, New York, with a student population of 488. The school is part of the Briarcliff Manor Union Free School District, which is ranked 25th out of 865 districts in New York and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Briarcliff High School consistently ranks among the top high schools in New York, ranking 9th out of 1,242 schools in the 2023-2024 school year. This is reflected in its exceptional performance on Regents/Common Core exams, with proficiency rates well above the state averages across all subjects. The school also excels in supporting the academic achievement of various student subgroups, ranking highly for female, male, Asian, Hispanic, and white students, as well as for special education students. Briarcliff High School has a four-year graduation rate of over 99% and a dropout rate of 0% in recent years, significantly outperforming the state averages.

While Briarcliff High School has experienced higher chronic absenteeism rates in recent years, the school's overall rate of 4.9% in 2022-2023 is still considerably lower than the state average. Briarcliff High School's academic performance and student outcomes significantly outshine those of many nearby high schools, such as Alexander Hamilton High School, Sleepy Hollow High School, and Ossining High School. This level of sustained excellence is a testament to the school's commitment to continuous improvement and the effective implementation of its educational programs.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 444 Pleasantville Rd
       Briarcliff Manor, NY  10510-1922

(914) 488-8325

District: Briarcliff Manor Union Free School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
9th of 1,242 New York High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $29,248 Help


Feeder schools for Briarcliff High School:

Elementary:    Todd Elementary School
Middle:    Briarcliff Middle School

Student/teacher ratio:  8.6 Help
Number of students:  488

Racial breakdown:

White:
64.3%
Asian:
16.8%
Hispanic:
11.3%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  4.9% Help


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Compare Details Briarcliff High School ranks better than 99.3% of high schools in New York. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 88.59. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Briarcliff High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
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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
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (64.3%), Asian (16.8%), Hispanic (11.3%). (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Briarcliff High School is 8.6. (See more...)
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Compare Briarcliff High School employs 56.7 full-time teachers.
Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Briarcliff High School is $29,248.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Briarcliff High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Briarcliff High School 9th of 1242 New York public high schools. (See Briarcliff High School in the ranking list.)

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Briarcliff Manor Union Free School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Briarcliff Manor Union Free School District 25th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Briarcliff High School

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Rank History for all students at Briarcliff High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2005 78.21 21st 935 97.8%
2006 77.43 36th 986 96.3%
2007 79.78 14th 1002 98.6%
2008 77.86 34th 1027 96.7%
2009 81.87 5th 1086 99.5%
2010 82.41 7th 1117 99.4%
2011 83.61 7th 1165 99.4%
2012 84.97 8th 1198 99.3%
2013 84.41 20th 1217 98.4%
2014 85.84 14th 1237 98.9%
2015 88.65 10th 1255 99.2%
2016 87.68 16th 1255 98.7%
2017 89.62 13th 1221 98.9%
2018 86.24 9th 1210 99.3%
2019 85.83 13th 1207 98.9%
2022 88.84 7th 1190 99.4%
2023 89.70 6th 1228 99.5%
2024 88.59 9th 1242 99.3%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Briarcliff High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 93.70 16th 1095 98.5%
2019 93.56 26th 1132 97.7%
2022 96.82 7th 1038 99.3%
2023 90.51 48th 1130 95.8%
2024 87.62 68th 1144 94.1%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Briarcliff High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 75.27 121st 1154 89.5%
2019 65.12 322nd 1179 72.7%
2023 80.04 73rd 1155 93.7%
2024 72.46 186th 1170 84.1%
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Rank History for Female students at Briarcliff High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 84.72 15th 1176 98.7%
2019 85.28 12th 1193 99.0%
2022 88.05 9th 1155 99.2%
2023 89.49 9th 1197 99.2%
2024 88.19 7th 1219 99.4%
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Rank History for Male students at Briarcliff High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 86.45 4th 1176 99.7%
2019 84.87 16th 1190 98.7%
2022 88.41 8th 1154 99.3%
2023 89.24 8th 1191 99.3%
2024 88.18 8th 1211 99.3%
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Rank History for Asian students at Briarcliff High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 81.03 10th 426 97.7%
2019 79.06 17th 447 96.2%
2022 80.48 17th 386 95.6%
2023 82.55 6th 424 98.6%
2024 80.94 15th 426 96.5%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Briarcliff High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 87.44 29th 791 96.3%
2019 80.06 93rd 815 88.6%
2022 91.30 16th 760 97.9%
2023 93.40 12th 851 98.6%
2024 91.12 19th 865 97.8%
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Rank History for White students at Briarcliff High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 82.01 13th 765 98.3%
2019 80.82 17th 793 97.9%
2022 84.60 8th 738 98.9%
2023 84.95 9th 776 98.8%
2024 83.71 11th 781 98.6%
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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.

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Enrollment information for Briarcliff High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 402 12 50 8 0 n/a n/a 0 472
1990 422 11 56 1 0 n/a n/a 0 490
1991 438 4 23 1 0 n/a n/a 0 466
1992 436 11 31 6 0 n/a n/a 0 484
1993 423 8 28 4 0 n/a n/a 0 463
1994 421 17 31 2 0 n/a n/a 0 471
1995 382 6 37 9 0 n/a n/a 0 434
1996 382 6 37 9 0 n/a n/a 0 434
1997 256 7 28 10 0 n/a n/a 0 301
1998 273 7 27 7 0 n/a n/a 0 314
1999 292 13 30 12 0 n/a n/a 0 347
2000 331 16 39 11 0 n/a n/a 0 397
2001 376 19 36 8 0 n/a n/a 0 439
2002 452 15 36 10 0 n/a n/a 0 513
2003 452 15 36 10 0 n/a n/a 0 513
2004 472 14 45 10 0 n/a n/a 0 541
2005 496 16 55 15 0 n/a n/a 0 582
2006 543 19 59 30 0 n/a n/a 0 651
2007 545 22 65 25 0 n/a n/a 0 657
2008 538 22 57 25 0 n/a n/a 0 642
2009 528 22 55 21 0 n/a n/a 0 626
2010 491 22 56 9 0 n/a n/a 0 578
2011 483 18 51 14 0 0 0 0 566
2012 492 22 53 22 0 3 0 0 592
2013 448 24 54 29 0 2 1 0 558
2014 473 17 59 34 0 0 1 0 584
2015 472 16 63 38 0 0 3 0 592
2016 434 24 61 39 0 0 3 0 561
2017 450 20 66 40 0 1 4 0 581
2018 410 24 73 38 0 0 6 0 551
2019 410 25 83 45 0 0 5 0 568
2020 394 25 89 47 0 0 4 0 559
2021 378 21 88 49 0 0 9 0 545
2022 359 17 88 51 0 1 17 0 533
2023 314 13 82 55 0 1 23 0 488

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 Briarcliff High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 472 43.2 10.9 n/a
1990 490 44.8 10.9 n/a
1991 466 37.0 12.5 n/a
1992 484 36.1 13.4 n/a
1993 463 39.5 11.7 n/a
1994 471 40.4 11.7 3.2
1995 434 39.5 11.0 2.3
1996 434 39.5 11.0 2.3
1997 301 15.0 20.1 3.3
1998 314 18.0 17.4 2.9
1999 347 22.4 15.5 2
2000 397 27.4 14.5 2
2001 439 33.0 13.3 1.8
2002 513 38.0 13.5 1
2003 513 38.0 13.5 1
2004 541 n/a n/a n/a
2005 582 44.8 13.0 0.5
2006 651 52.0 12.5 2.2
2007 657 49.0 13.4 1.7
2008 642 56.6 11.3 2.5
2009 626 58.1 10.8 1.4
2010 578 54.1 10.6 2.9
2011 566 54.3 10.4 3
2012 592 50.3 11.7 4.6
2013 558 51.5 10.8 3.6
2014 584 48.7 11.9 1
2015 592 47.0 12.5 3
2016 561 48.0 11.6 2.5
2017 581 45.8 12.6 8.8
2018 551 48.7 11.3 3.1
2019 568 49.0 11.5 4.9
2020 559 66.2 8.4 n/a
2021 545 57.9 9.3 n/a
2022 533 57.6 9.2 n/a
2023 488 56.7 8.6 n/a

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 Briarcliff High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 472 43.2 10.9 n/a
1990 490 44.8 10.9 n/a
1991 466 37.0 12.5 n/a
1992 484 36.1 13.4 n/a
1993 463 39.5 11.7 n/a
1994 471 40.4 11.7 3.2
1995 434 39.5 11.0 2.3
1996 434 39.5 11.0 2.3
1997 301 15.0 20.1 3.3
1998 314 18.0 17.4 2.9
1999 347 22.4 15.5 2
2000 397 27.4 14.5 2
2001 439 33.0 13.3 1.8
2002 513 38.0 13.5 1
2003 513 38.0 13.5 1
2004 541 n/a n/a n/a
2005 582 44.8 13.0 0.5
2006 651 52.0 12.5 2.2
2007 657 49.0 13.4 1.7
2008 642 56.6 11.3 2.5
2009 626 58.1 10.8 1.4
2010 578 54.1 10.6 2.9
2011 566 54.3 10.4 3
2012 592 50.3 11.7 4.6
2013 558 51.5 10.8 3.6
2014 584 48.7 11.9 1
2015 592 47.0 12.5 3
2016 561 48.0 11.6 2.5
2017 581 45.8 12.6 8.8
2018 551 48.7 11.3 3.1
2019 568 49.0 11.5 4.9
2020 559 66.2 8.4 n/a
2021 545 57.9 9.3 n/a
2022 533 57.6 9.2 n/a
2023 488 56.7 8.6 n/a

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.

Immunization Rates

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YearCompletely ImmunizedReligious ExemptionMedical ExemptionPolioMeaslesMumpsRubellaDiphtheriaHepatitis BVaricella
2013100.0%0.0%0.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%
201499.8%0.0%0.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%99.8%100.0%
2015100.0%0.0%0.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%
201699.8%0.2%0.0%99.8%99.8%99.8%99.8%99.8%99.8%99.8%
201799.1%0.9%0.0%99.5%99.5%99.5%99.5%99.5%99.5%99.5%
201899.3%0.7%0.0%99.3%99.3%99.3%99.3%99.3%99.3%99.3%
201998.9%0.0%0.0%98.9%98.9%98.9%98.9%98.9%98.9%98.9%
202099.3%0.0%99.3%100.0%100.0%100.0%99.5%99.5%99.8%

Data source: New York State Department of Health
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Briarcliff High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $176 (0.8%) $23,091 (99.2%) $23,267
2020 $143 (0.6%) $24,028 (99.4%) $24,170
2021 $92 (0.4%) $25,073 (99.6%) $25,165
2022 $326 (1.3%) $25,570 (98.7%) $25,896
2023 $276 (0.9%) $28,973 (99.1%) $29,248

Data source: New York Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Briarcliff High School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Ranks 13th of 1207 High schoolsRanks 6th of 1228 High schools
 0.6%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 % proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
End of Course Common Core Algebra I (Briarcliff High School)97.397.8
 0.5%
   End of Course Common Core Algebra I (Briarcliff Manor Union Free School District)97.898.9
 1.1%
   End of Course Common Core Algebra I (New York)71.164.6
 6.5%
End of Course Chemistry (Briarcliff High School)100100
   End of Course Chemistry (Briarcliff Manor Union Free School District)100100
   End of Course Chemistry (New York)73.165.2
 7.9%
End of Course Common Core Algebra II (Briarcliff High School)100100
   End of Course Common Core Algebra II (Briarcliff Manor Union Free School District)100100
   End of Course Common Core Algebra II (New York)82.764.1
 18.5%
End of Course Common Core English Language Arts (Briarcliff High School)99.299.3
 0%
   End of Course Common Core English Language Arts (Briarcliff Manor Union Free School District)98.599.3
 0.8%
   End of Course Common Core English Language Arts (New York)83.976.9
 6.9%
End of Course Common Core Geometry (Briarcliff High School)99.199
 0.2%
   End of Course Common Core Geometry (Briarcliff Manor Union Free School District)99.199
 0.2%
   End of Course Common Core Geometry (New York)70.153.2
 17%
End of Course Earth Science (Briarcliff High School)90.296
 5.8%
   End of Course Earth Science (Briarcliff Manor Union Free School District)90.296
 5.8%
   End of Course Earth Science (New York)68.965
 3.9%
End of Course Global History and Geography (Briarcliff High School)99.398.5
 0.8%
   End of Course Global History and Geography (Briarcliff Manor Union Free School District)99.398.5
 0.8%
   End of Course Global History and Geography (New York)78.873.6
 5.2%
End of Course Living Environment (Briarcliff High School)95.993.9
 2%
   End of Course Living Environment (Briarcliff Manor Union Free School District)9694
 2%
   End of Course Living Environment (New York)73.265.7
 7.5%
End of Course U.S. History and Government (Briarcliff High School)99.2100
 0.8%
   End of Course U.S. History and Government (Briarcliff Manor Union Free School District)99.2100
 0.8%
   End of Course U.S. History and Government (New York)76.979.7
 2.8%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Total Students568488
 14.1%
African American2513
 48%
American Indian00
Asian8382
 1.2%
Hispanic4555
 22.2%
Pacific Islander01
White410314
 23.4%
Two or More Races523
 360%

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Frequently Asked Questions about Briarcliff High School

Briarcliff High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Todd Elementary School
Middle : Briarcliff Middle School

Students at Briarcliff High School are 64% White, 17% Asian, 11% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 3% African American.

In the 2022-23 school year, 488 students attended Briarcliff High School.

Yes! Briarcliff High School is one of the best high schools in the state. It ranks 9th of 1242 New York high schools.


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