Is Indian Lake Central School a good school?

Indian Lake Central School ranks 1656 th of 2445 New York alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Indian Lake Central School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 121 students attended Indian Lake Central School.

What is the racial makeup of Indian Lake Central School?

Students at Indian Lake Central School are 95% White, 4% African American.

Indian Lake Central School

Summary:

Indian Lake Central School is an alternative public school serving grades PK-12 in Indian Lake, NY, with 126 students and a relatively small student-teacher ratio of 5.7. This high-performing school consistently outshines the state average in several key areas.

Indian Lake Central School boasts impressive graduation rates, ranging from 84.3% to 92.3% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average. Its dropout rates are also relatively low, ranging from 0% to 10% in recent years. The school's students excel on standardized tests, particularly in Math and Science, with 60% of 3rd graders proficient in Math compared to the state average of 53.93%. Additionally, the school's students perform exceptionally well on Regents exams, with proficiency rates often exceeding 70% and even reaching 100% in some subjects like Earth Science and Global History.

While Indian Lake Central School's academic achievements are noteworthy, it faces a challenge with relatively high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 32.4% to 37.8% in recent years. When compared to nearby schools, such as Minerva Central, Johnsburg Central, Long Lake Central, and Newcomb Central, Indian Lake Central School generally outperforms them on standardized test scores and Regents exam proficiency rates. However, the nearby schools have lower chronic absenteeism rates, which may be an area of strength for them. With its higher spending per student, ranging from $29,000 to $30,000, and a smaller student-teacher ratio of 5.7, Indian Lake Central School's academic success may be attributed to these factors.

Detail:

Public, Alternative PK, KG-12

6345 Nys Rt 30
Indian Lake, NY 12842-9716

(518) 648-5024

District: Indian Lake Central School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
1656^th of 2,445 New York Alternative Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $29,981

Student/teacher ratio: 6.0

Number of students: 121

Racial breakdown:

White:

95.0%

African American:

4.1%

Two or more races:

0.8%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 47.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Indian Lake Central School ranks worse than 67.7% of elementary schools in New York. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 32.89. (See more...)

Compare Details Indian Lake Central School ranks worse than 54.9% of middle schools in New York. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 44.21. (See more...)

Compare Details Indian Lake Central School ranks better than 56.6% of high schools in New York. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 58.67. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Indian Lake Central 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 (95%), African American (4.1%), two or more races (0.8%). (See more...)

Compare Details 47.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Indian Lake Central School is 6. (See more...)

Compare Indian Lake Central School employs 20 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Indian Lake Central School is $29,981.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Indian Lake Central School:

SchoolDigger ranks Indian Lake Central School 1656^th of 2445 New York public elementary schools. (See Indian Lake Central School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Indian Lake Central School 825^th of 1504 New York public middle schools. (See Indian Lake Central School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Indian Lake Central School 539^th of 1242 New York public high schools. (See Indian Lake Central School in the ranking list.)

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Rank History for Indian Lake Central School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Indian Lake Central School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	38.13	1596^th	2206	27.7%
2007	59.12	1101^st	2219	50.4%
2008	54.73	1240^th	2227	44.3%
2009	42.51	1580^th	2257	30.0%
2010	46.70	1380^th	2263	39.0%
2011	47.09	1358^th	2286	40.6%
2012	55.76	1156^th	2320	50.2%
2013	52.83	1037^th	2325	55.4%
2014	62.83	824^th	2345	64.9%
2015	50.93	1132^nd	2352	51.9%
2016	26.61	1803^rd	2366	23.8%
2017	48.96	1199^th	2386	49.7%
2018	54.62	1077^th	2395	55.0%
2019	53.05	1090^th	2413	54.8%
2021	42.17	1304^th	2201	40.8%
2022	43.97	1344^th	2434	44.8%
2023	31.62	1700^th	2439	30.3%
2024	32.89	1656^th	2445	32.3%

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Rank History for elementary school White students at Indian Lake Central School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	43.83	850^th	1408	39.6%
2019	45.41	748^th	1338	44.1%
2021	30.59	910^th	1224	25.7%
2022	27.72	1091^st	1399	22.0%
2023	20.08	1130^th	1337	15.5%
2024	10.58	1308^th	1392	6.0%

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Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Rank History for all middle school students at Indian Lake Central School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	39.65	752^nd	1095	31.3%
2007	47.36	705^th	1123	37.2%
2008	46.02	784^th	1185	33.8%
2009	65.31	546^th	1224	55.4%
2010	29.38	933^rd	1243	24.9%
2011	51.70	721^st	1295	44.3%
2012	38.11	906^th	1337	32.2%
2013	53.22	607^th	1373	55.8%
2014	51.85	610^th	1401	56.5%
2015	60.11	493^rd	1407	65.0%
2016	58.52	527^th	1429	63.1%
2017	50.40	690^th	1455	52.6%
2018	41.03	839^th	1438	41.7%
2019	44.68	740^th	1439	48.6%
2021	50.38	569^th	1242	54.2%
2022	45.86	776^th	1479	47.5%
2023	55.10	622^nd	1500	58.5%
2024	44.21	825^th	1504	45.1%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Indian Lake Central School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	52.32	545^th	1296	57.9%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Indian Lake Central School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	52.09	673^rd	1465	54.1%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Indian Lake Central School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	70.48	344^th	1464	76.5%

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Rank History for middle school White students at Indian Lake Central School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	25.70	613^th	763	19.7%
2019	33.33	498^th	716	30.4%
2021	17.67	544^th	614	11.4%
2022	29.43	558^th	748	25.4%
2023	32.69	549^th	772	28.9%
2024	6.14	765^th	778	1.7%

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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 Indian Lake Central School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2005	54.33	517^th	935	44.7%
2006	51.69	576^th	986	41.6%
2007	63.02	380^th	1002	62.1%
2008	55.39	554^th	1027	46.1%
2009	53.35	584^th	1086	46.2%
2010	49.09	659^th	1117	41.0%
2011	62.36	433^rd	1165	62.8%
2012	55.64	610^th	1198	49.1%
2013	58.57	582^nd	1217	52.2%
2014	70.21	252^nd	1237	79.6%
2015	61.38	429^th	1255	65.8%
2016	70.39	227^th	1255	81.9%
2017	73.63	209^th	1221	82.9%
2018	84.30	27^th	1210	97.8%
2019	76.83	181^st	1207	85.0%
2022	55.13	562^nd	1190	52.8%
2023	50.10	645^th	1228	47.5%
2024	58.67	539^th	1242	56.6%

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Rank History for high school White students at Indian Lake Central School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	78.11	43^rd	765	94.4%
2024	47.54	444^th	781	43.1%

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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 Indian Lake Central School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	232	1	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	233
1990	210	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	210
1991	231	0	1	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	233
1992	230	0	1	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	235
1993	229	0	1	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	232
1994	220	0	1	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	223
1995	213	1	2	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	218
1996	213	1	2	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	218
1997	217	1	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	218
1998	208	2	2	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	214
1999	223	0	2	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	226
2000	210	3	3	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	216
2001	217	5	2	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	224
2002	192	5	2	1	1	n/a	n/a	0	201
2003	192	5	2	1	1	n/a	n/a	0	201
2004	201	3	1	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	206
2005	191	3	1	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	196
2006	184	4	1	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	190
2007	0	2	1	0	0	n/a	n/a	174	177
2008	159	4	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	163
2009	145	1	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	146
2010	163	2	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	166
2011	151	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	153
2012	145	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	148
2013	129	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	131
2014	122	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	124
2015	119	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	123
2016	107	1	3	3	0	0	1	0	115
2017	111	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	116
2018	116	1	1	3	0	0	1	0	122
2019	111	1	4	0	0	0	2	0	118
2020	101	1	2	2	0	0	2	0	108
2021	104	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	108
2022	116	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	119
2023	119	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	126
2024	115	5	0	0	0	0	1	0	121

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 Indian Lake Central School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	233	22.9	10.1	n/a
1990	210	21.4	9.8	n/a
1991	233	21.4	10.8	n/a
1992	235	22.5	10.4	n/a
1993	232	18.0	12.9	n/a
1994	223	18.0	12.4	16.1
1995	218	17.7	12.3	25.7
1996	218	17.7	12.3	25.7
1997	218	19.0	11.5	19.3
1998	214	19.4	11.0	17.8
1999	226	20.4	11.1	18.6
2000	216	20.4	10.6	21.3
2001	224	20.0	11.2	20.1
2002	201	20.0	10.1	14.9
2003	201	20.0	10.1	14.9
2004	206	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	196	21.0	9.3	20.9
2006	190	20.0	9.5	26.3
2007	177	21.0	8.4	1633.3
2008	163	21.0	7.8	23.3
2009	146	16.0	9.1	25.3
2010	166	17.0	9.7	34.3
2011	153	25.0	6.1	30.1
2012	148	17.9	8.2	31.8
2013	131	16.4	7.9	34.4
2014	124	17.4	7.0	n/a
2015	123	23.0	5.3	40.7
2016	115	20.0	5.7	30.4
2017	116	23.9	4.8	0
2018	122	21.9	5.5	41.8
2019	118	23.0	5.1	40.7
2020	108	22.0	4.9	39.8
2021	108	21.0	5.1	38
2022	119	23.0	5.1	35.3
2023	126	21.8	5.7	39.7
2024	121	20.0	6.0	47.9

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 Indian Lake Central School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	233	22.9	10.1	n/a
1990	210	21.4	9.8	n/a
1991	233	21.4	10.8	n/a
1992	235	22.5	10.4	n/a
1993	232	18.0	12.9	n/a
1994	223	18.0	12.4	16.1
1995	218	17.7	12.3	25.7
1996	218	17.7	12.3	25.7
1997	218	19.0	11.5	19.3
1998	214	19.4	11.0	17.8
1999	226	20.4	11.1	18.6
2000	216	20.4	10.6	21.3
2001	224	20.0	11.2	20.1
2002	201	20.0	10.1	14.9
2003	201	20.0	10.1	14.9
2004	206	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	196	21.0	9.3	20.9
2006	190	20.0	9.5	26.3
2007	177	21.0	8.4	1633.3
2008	163	21.0	7.8	23.3
2009	146	16.0	9.1	25.3
2010	166	17.0	9.7	34.3
2011	153	25.0	6.1	30.1
2012	148	17.9	8.2	31.8
2013	131	16.4	7.9	34.4
2014	124	17.4	7.0	n/a
2015	123	23.0	5.3	40.7
2016	115	20.0	5.7	30.4
2017	116	23.9	4.8	0
2018	122	21.9	5.5	41.8
2019	118	23.0	5.1	40.7
2020	108	22.0	4.9	39.8
2021	108	21.0	5.1	38
2022	119	23.0	5.1	35.3
2023	126	21.8	5.7	39.7
2024	121	20.0	6.0	47.9

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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