Is Grand Island Senior High School a good school?

Grand Island Senior High School ranks 150 th of 1242 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Grand Island Senior High School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 883 students attended Grand Island Senior High School.

What is the racial makeup of Grand Island Senior High School?

Students at Grand Island Senior High School are 86% White, 5% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 2% African American.

What schools feed into Grand Island Senior High School?

Grand Island Senior High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Charlotte Sidway School Elementary : Huth Road School Elementary : Kaegebein School Middle : Veronica E Connor Middle School

Grand Island Senior High School

Summary:

Grand Island Senior High School is a public high school in Grand Island, NY, serving 868 students in grades 9-12 and part of the Grand Island Central School District, which is ranked 253 out of 865 school districts in New York and has a 4-star rating.

Grand Island Senior High School consistently ranks among the top 20% of high schools in New York, with students performing exceptionally well on Regents/Common Core exams, significantly outpacing the state average across all subject areas. The school maintains a high 4-year graduation rate, ranging from 84.3% to 94.9% over the past 5 years, and low dropout rates, outperforming the state average. The school's performance is particularly strong for Hispanic, multi-racial, and female students, who consistently rank in the top 25%, top 15%, and top 10-15% of high schools in New York, respectively.

The presence of other high-performing high schools within a 7-mile radius, such as Niagara-Wheatfield Senior High School and Kenmore West Senior High School, suggests a healthy academic environment and competition that may contribute to Grand Island Senior High School's overall excellence. This exceptional public high school consistently delivers outstanding academic outcomes for its students, making it a standout institution in the region.

Detail:

Public 9-12

1100 Ransom Rd
Grand Island, NY 14072-1460

(716) 773-8820

District: Grand Island Central School District

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $18,263

Feeder schools for Grand Island Senior High School:

Elementary:	Charlotte Sidway School
	Huth Road School
	Kaegebein School
Middle:	Veronica E Connor Middle School

Student/teacher ratio: 11.1

Number of students: 883

Racial breakdown:

White:

85.6%

Hispanic:

4.9%

Two or more races:

4.2%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 28.7%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Grand Island Senior High School ranks better than 87.9% of high schools in New York. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 78.85. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Grand Island 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 (85.6%), Hispanic (4.9%), two or more races (4.2%). (See more...)

Compare Details 28.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Grand Island Senior High School is 11.1. (See more...)

Compare Grand Island Senior High School employs 79 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Grand Island Senior High School is $18,263.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Grand Island Senior High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Grand Island Senior High School 150^th of 1242 New York public high schools. (See Grand Island Senior High School in the ranking list.)

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Grand Island Central School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Grand Island Central School District 253^rd of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Grand Island Senior High School

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Rank History for all students at Grand Island Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2005	74.67	84^th	935	91.0%
2006	72.70	139^th	986	85.9%
2007	75.67	73^rd	1002	92.7%
2008	73.92	116^th	1027	88.7%
2009	74.20	116^th	1086	89.3%
2010	69.24	247^th	1117	77.9%
2011	71.32	224^th	1165	80.8%
2012	74.40	204^th	1198	83.0%
2013	74.58	210^th	1217	82.7%
2014	74.01	160^th	1237	87.1%
2015	69.32	242^nd	1255	80.7%
2016	71.05	215^th	1255	82.9%
2017	73.39	216^th	1221	82.3%
2018	70.96	303^rd	1210	75.0%
2019	74.70	224^th	1207	81.4%
2021	74.19	96^th	519	81.5%
2022	77.46	161^st	1190	86.5%
2023	76.90	191^st	1228	84.4%
2024	78.85	150^th	1242	87.9%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Grand Island Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	64.75	51^st	157	67.5%
2022	67.08	57^th	212	73.1%
2023	68.02	77^th	272	71.7%
2024	76.90	47^th	306	84.6%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Grand Island Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	64.50	308^th	1095	71.9%
2019	70.77	251^st	1132	77.8%
2022	74.09	175^th	1038	83.1%
2023	70.34	232^nd	1130	79.5%
2024	68.76	259^th	1144	77.4%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Grand Island Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	65.33	281^st	1154	75.6%
2019	70.51	207^th	1179	82.4%
2022	75.63	115^th	1101	89.6%
2023	69.38	225^th	1155	80.5%
2024	72.91	176^th	1170	85.0%

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Rank History for Female students at Grand Island Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	70.49	302^nd	1176	74.3%
2019	73.12	269^th	1193	77.5%
2021	72.88	60^th	290	79.3%
2022	79.63	118^th	1155	89.8%
2023	79.82	126^th	1197	89.5%
2024	79.36	132^nd	1219	89.2%

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Rank History for Male students at Grand Island Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	69.69	301^st	1176	74.4%
2019	74.38	213^th	1190	82.1%
2021	66.16	102^nd	354	71.2%
2022	73.73	214^th	1154	81.5%
2023	73.14	258^th	1191	78.3%
2024	77.20	174^th	1211	85.6%

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Rank History for Asian students at Grand Island Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2019	72.29	110^th	447	75.4%
2022	47.42	232^nd	386	39.9%
2023	71.58	104^th	424	75.5%
2024	64.03	154^th	426	63.8%

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Rank History for African American students at Grand Island Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	44.21	353^rd	679	48.0%
2019	70.34	145^th	686	78.9%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Grand Island Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	77.73	107^th	791	86.5%
2019	71.23	182^nd	815	77.7%
2022	83.10	63^rd	760	91.7%
2023	90.27	23^rd	851	97.3%
2024	80.87	92^nd	865	89.4%

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Rank History for White students at Grand Island Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	58.91	299^th	765	60.9%
2019	64.70	230^th	793	71.0%
2021	67.87	36^th	133	72.9%
2022	65.83	193^rd	738	73.8%
2023	62.31	246^th	776	68.3%
2024	66.77	209^th	781	73.2%

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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 Grand Island 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	968	28	0	6	3	n/a	n/a	0	1005
1990	898	24	10	6	3	n/a	n/a	0	941
1991	884	27	3	6	6	n/a	n/a	0	926
1992	881	27	6	9	2	n/a	n/a	0	925
1993	870	18	26	7	1	n/a	n/a	0	922
1994	875	21	25	20	1	n/a	n/a	0	942
1995	880	23	15	8	2	n/a	n/a	0	928
1996	880	23	15	8	2	n/a	n/a	0	928
1997	864	27	21	8	14	n/a	n/a	0	934
1998	893	19	16	6	1	n/a	n/a	0	935
1999	885	19	15	5	6	n/a	n/a	0	930
2000	957	14	15	9	3	n/a	n/a	0	998
2001	986	9	14	6	6	n/a	n/a	0	1021
2002	975	11	22	10	1	n/a	n/a	0	1019
2003	975	11	22	10	1	n/a	n/a	0	1019
2004	982	18	15	4	3	n/a	n/a	0	1022
2005	987	14	20	11	1	n/a	n/a	0	1033
2006	1028	21	12	10	2	n/a	n/a	0	1073
2007	1034	21	16	17	5	n/a	n/a	0	1093
2008	1018	19	14	17	2	n/a	n/a	0	1070
2009	996	36	21	19	3	n/a	n/a	0	1075
2010	973	30	27	12	3	n/a	n/a	1	1046
2011	945	21	30	17	1	0	14	0	1028
2012	946	16	34	25	2	0	19	0	1042
2013	940	14	32	30	3	0	21	0	1040
2014	939	16	32	31	4	0	23	0	1045
2015	916	22	33	38	5	0	25	0	1039
2016	874	22	26	41	7	0	25	0	995
2017	869	18	24	37	8	0	21	0	977
2018	863	18	26	43	8	0	20	0	978
2019	856	21	28	40	7	0	22	0	974
2020	818	19	34	49	4	0	32	0	956
2021	817	15	33	37	3	0	37	0	942
2022	794	16	30	48	3	0	38	0	929
2023	742	14	30	47	2	0	33	0	868
2024	756	15	29	43	3	0	37	0	883

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 Grand Island Senior High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	1005	60.6	16.5	n/a
1990	941	63.7	14.7	n/a
1991	926	62.6	14.7	n/a
1992	925	60.0	15.4	n/a
1993	922	52.2	17.7	n/a
1994	942	53.4	17.6	3.3
1995	928	57.7	16.1	1.3
1996	928	57.7	16.1	1.3
1997	934	60.5	15.4	4
1998	935	59.4	15.7	5.7
1999	930	59.5	15.6	4.9
2000	998	67.0	14.9	10
2001	1021	67.4	15.1	6.6
2002	1019	70.0	14.6	9.6
2003	1019	70.0	14.6	9.6
2004	1022	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	1033	67.6	15.3	8.6
2006	1073	67.0	16.0	10.7
2007	1093	70.4	15.5	8.9
2008	1070	72.0	14.9	9.3
2009	1075	69.2	15.5	14
2010	1046	69.7	15.0	15.6
2011	1028	69.3	14.8	14.2
2012	1042	70.7	14.7	22.6
2013	1040	71.3	14.5	17.8
2014	1045	68.3	15.2	17.1
2015	1039	73.0	14.2	19.7
2016	995	73.0	13.6	20.6
2017	977	69.8	13.9	16.3
2018	978	73.0	13.3	20.3
2019	974	61.0	15.9	24.9
2020	956	82.6	11.5	24.4
2021	942	78.5	11.9	n/a
2022	929	78.9	11.7	21.3
2023	868	84.7	10.2	26.3
2024	883	79.0	11.1	28.7

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 Grand Island Senior High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	1005	60.6	16.5	n/a
1990	941	63.7	14.7	n/a
1991	926	62.6	14.7	n/a
1992	925	60.0	15.4	n/a
1993	922	52.2	17.7	n/a
1994	942	53.4	17.6	3.3
1995	928	57.7	16.1	1.3
1996	928	57.7	16.1	1.3
1997	934	60.5	15.4	4
1998	935	59.4	15.7	5.7
1999	930	59.5	15.6	4.9
2000	998	67.0	14.9	10
2001	1021	67.4	15.1	6.6
2002	1019	70.0	14.6	9.6
2003	1019	70.0	14.6	9.6
2004	1022	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	1033	67.6	15.3	8.6
2006	1073	67.0	16.0	10.7
2007	1093	70.4	15.5	8.9
2008	1070	72.0	14.9	9.3
2009	1075	69.2	15.5	14
2010	1046	69.7	15.0	15.6
2011	1028	69.3	14.8	14.2
2012	1042	70.7	14.7	22.6
2013	1040	71.3	14.5	17.8
2014	1045	68.3	15.2	17.1
2015	1039	73.0	14.2	19.7
2016	995	73.0	13.6	20.6
2017	977	69.8	13.9	16.3
2018	978	73.0	13.3	20.3
2019	974	61.0	15.9	24.9
2020	956	82.6	11.5	24.4
2021	942	78.5	11.9	n/a
2022	929	78.9	11.7	21.3
2023	868	84.7	10.2	26.3
2024	883	79.0	11.1	28.7

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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