Is Lake Placid Junior-Senior High School a good school?

Lake Placid Junior-Senior High School ranks 272 nd of 1242 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Lake Placid Junior-Senior High School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 311 students attended Lake Placid Junior-Senior High School.

What is the racial makeup of Lake Placid Junior-Senior High School?

Students at Lake Placid Junior-Senior High School are 92% White, 5% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

What schools feed into Lake Placid Junior-Senior High School?

Lake Placid Junior-Senior High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Lake Placid Elementary School

Lake Placid Junior-Senior High School

Summary:

Lake Placid Junior-Senior High School is a public school serving grades 6-12 in the Lake Placid Central School District, with 294 students located in Lake Placid, NY. The district is ranked 294 out of 865 in New York and is rated 3 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Lake Placid Junior-Senior High School consistently outperforms the state average on Regents exams, with significantly higher proficiency rates in subjects like Chemistry, Common Core Algebra II, and Common Core English Language Arts. However, the school struggles in 7th and 8th grade Math, with proficiency rates well below the state average. Female students at the school consistently outperform their male counterparts, and the school also performs relatively well for its Special Education and Low Socioeconomic Status students. Compared to the nearby Mountain View Campus and Saranac Lake Senior High School, Lake Placid Junior-Senior High School generally outperforms these schools on Regents exams and state assessments.

Despite the school's overall strong academic performance, it has a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 25.8% to 37.8% in recent years, which is significantly above the state average. The school should investigate the root causes of this issue and implement strategies to improve student attendance. Overall, Lake Placid Junior-Senior High School is a solid-performing school with some areas of strength, but it should continue to explore ways to improve equity and outcomes for all students.

Detail:

Public 6-12

34 School St
Lake Placid, NY 12946-1500

(518) 523-2474

District: Lake Placid Central School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
272^nd of 1,242 New York High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $31,813

Feeder schools for Lake Placid Junior-Senior High School:

Elementary:

Lake Placid Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio: 7.1

Number of students: 311

Racial breakdown:

White:

92.3%

Hispanic:

4.5%

Two or more races:

2.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 34.1%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Lake Placid Junior-Senior High School ranks better than 54.3% of middle schools in New York. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 51.55. (See more...)

Compare Details Lake Placid Junior-Senior High School ranks better than 78.1% of high schools in New York. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 73.57. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Lake Placid 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 (92.3%), Hispanic (4.5%), two or more races (2.3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 34.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Lake Placid Junior-Senior High School is 7.1. (See more...)

Compare Lake Placid Junior-Senior High School employs 43.5 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Lake Placid Junior-Senior High School is $31,813.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Lake Placid Junior-Senior High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Lake Placid Junior-Senior High School 687^th of 1504 New York public middle schools. (See Lake Placid Junior-Senior High School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Lake Placid Junior-Senior High School 272^nd of 1242 New York public high schools. (See Lake Placid Junior-Senior High School in the ranking list.)

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Lake Placid Central School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Lake Placid Central School District 294^th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Lake Placid Junior-Senior High School

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Rank History for all middle school students at Lake Placid Junior-Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	73.93	290^th	1095	73.5%
2007	73.53	310^th	1123	72.4%
2008	69.52	419^th	1185	64.6%
2009	71.18	411^th	1224	66.4%
2010	67.71	462^nd	1243	62.8%
2011	70.03	412^th	1295	68.2%
2012	56.53	641^st	1337	52.1%
2013	54.91	586^th	1373	57.3%
2014	43.74	782^nd	1401	44.2%
2015	50.25	657^th	1407	53.3%
2016	45.33	757^th	1429	47.0%
2017	48.91	717^th	1455	50.7%
2018	33.37	982^nd	1438	31.7%
2019	25.63	1105^th	1439	23.2%
2021	37.16	795^th	1242	36.0%
2022	32.74	1015^th	1479	31.4%
2023	47.30	782^nd	1500	47.9%
2024	51.55	687^th	1504	54.3%

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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Lake Placid Junior-Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	40.12	677^th	1170	42.1%
2021	62.26	116^th	522	77.8%
2022	50.14	477^th	1283	62.8%
2023	37.94	786^th	1307	39.9%
2024	37.70	767^th	1303	41.1%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Lake Placid Junior-Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	30.88	913^th	1245	26.7%
2019	15.39	1180^th	1241	4.9%
2021	33.61	647^th	935	30.8%
2022	24.99	1087^th	1306	16.8%
2023	30.04	978^th	1288	24.1%
2024	38.54	806^th	1296	37.8%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Lake Placid Junior-Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	36.14	911^th	1353	32.7%
2019	21.54	1151^st	1370	16.0%
2021	45.03	569^th	1066	46.6%
2022	36.88	930^th	1454	36.0%
2023	39.98	895^th	1463	38.8%
2024	49.78	718^th	1465	51.0%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Lake Placid Junior-Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	32.54	941^st	1352	30.4%
2019	31.27	940^th	1366	31.2%
2021	29.84	789^th	1071	26.3%
2022	29.42	1074^th	1455	26.2%
2023	54.80	601^st	1464	58.9%
2024	50.66	660^th	1464	54.9%

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Rank History for middle school White students at Lake Placid Junior-Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	43.77	446^th	778	42.7%

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

Rank History for Lake Placid Junior-Senior High School

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Rank History for all high school students at Lake Placid Junior-Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2005	59.68	416^th	935	55.5%
2006	61.40	406^th	986	58.8%
2007	57.50	498^th	1002	50.3%
2008	61.43	443^rd	1027	56.9%
2009	66.03	320^th	1086	70.5%
2010	57.01	523^rd	1117	53.2%
2011	63.12	410^th	1165	64.8%
2012	66.16	394^th	1198	67.1%
2013	67.88	391^st	1217	67.9%
2014	65.68	360^th	1237	70.9%
2015	64.93	340^th	1255	72.9%
2016	62.02	405^th	1255	67.7%
2017	62.41	414^th	1221	66.1%
2018	63.25	454^th	1210	62.5%
2019	60.36	532^nd	1207	55.9%
2021	63.21	211^th	519	59.3%
2022	56.48	551^st	1190	53.7%
2023	65.69	408^th	1228	66.8%
2024	73.57	272^nd	1242	78.1%

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Rank History for high school Special Education students at Lake Placid Junior-Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	55.65	417^th	1095	61.9%
2019	43.13	620^th	1132	45.2%
2021	53.76	66^th	137	51.8%
2022	48.22	458^th	1038	55.9%
2023	43.39	572^nd	1130	49.4%
2024	78.39	168^th	1144	85.3%

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Rank History for high school Low Socio Economic Status students at Lake Placid Junior-Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	45.95	651^st	1154	43.6%
2019	43.32	697^th	1179	40.9%
2021	48.38	155^th	289	46.4%
2022	22.21	866^th	1101	21.3%
2023	37.82	723^rd	1155	37.4%
2024	74.93	144^th	1170	87.7%

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Rank History for high school Female students at Lake Placid Junior-Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	62.69	455^th	1176	61.3%
2019	57.11	573^rd	1193	52.0%
2021	59.05	121^st	290	58.3%
2022	59.66	483^rd	1155	58.2%
2023	73.31	262^nd	1197	78.1%
2024	77.77	167^th	1219	86.3%

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Rank History for high school Male students at Lake Placid Junior-Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	62.69	450^th	1176	61.7%
2019	61.96	471^st	1190	60.4%
2021	67.53	86^th	354	75.7%
2022	51.15	589^th	1154	49.0%
2023	57.68	524^th	1191	56.0%
2024	66.87	375^th	1211	69.0%

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Rank History for high school White students at Lake Placid Junior-Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	44.36	482^nd	765	37.0%
2019	41.14	522^nd	793	34.2%
2022	33.64	556^th	738	24.7%
2023	46.10	452^nd	776	41.8%
2024	57.44	339^th	781	56.6%

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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.

Data source: NY State Education Department

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Enrollment information for Lake Placid 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	314	5	7	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	328
1990	316	2	3	4	1	n/a	n/a	0	326
1991	332	3	1	7	0	n/a	n/a	0	343
1992	346	2	3	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	351
1993	335	1	3	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	342
1994	360	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	360
1995	509	5	0	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	518
1996	509	5	0	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	518
1997	508	4	6	5	0	n/a	n/a	0	523
1998	522	6	6	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	535
1999	529	12	7	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	549
2000	538	4	5	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	548
2001	537	2	4	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	543
2002	537	6	5	1	1	n/a	n/a	0	550
2003	537	6	5	1	1	n/a	n/a	0	550
2004	512	5	2	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	522
2005	493	4	5	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	502
2006	478	8	5	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	492
2007	460	2	4	1	0	n/a	n/a	3	470
2008	420	7	1	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	431
2009	409	6	2	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	420
2010	405	7	6	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	420
2011	395	8	7	3	1	0	1	0	415
2012	377	2	11	2	2	0	10	0	404
2013	380	2	12	2	2	0	8	0	406
2014	346	3	10	1	1	0	9	0	370
2015	352	2	9	1	1	0	9	0	374
2016	352	1	9	2	1	0	11	0	376
2017	343	1	8	5	1	0	11	0	369
2018	348	6	7	5	0	0	13	0	379
2019	326	7	6	5	1	0	10	0	355
2020	311	7	3	1	0	0	7	0	329
2021	311	5	4	1	0	0	9	0	330
2022	294	4	3	4	0	0	7	1	313
2023	277	1	1	6	0	0	7	2	294
2024	287	0	2	14	0	0	7	1	311

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 Lake Placid Junior-Senior High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	328	27.4	11.9	n/a
1990	326	33.4	9.7	n/a
1991	343	38.9	8.8	n/a
1992	351	35.4	9.9	n/a
1993	342	29.0	11.8	n/a
1994	360	30.1	12.0	13.6
1995	518	34.6	15.0	15.6
1996	518	34.6	15.0	15.6
1997	523	35.6	14.7	17.6
1998	535	36.0	14.9	14
1999	549	39.3	14.0	14
2000	548	39.3	13.9	20.8
2001	543	40.9	13.3	18.4
2002	550	46.6	11.8	19.5
2003	550	46.6	11.8	19.5
2004	522	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	502	48.0	10.5	22.3
2006	492	50.0	9.8	16.5
2007	470	50.0	9.4	17.6
2008	431	51.0	8.5	17.6
2009	420	48.0	8.8	17.4
2010	420	50.0	8.3	14.8
2011	415	44.4	9.3	19
2012	404	46.0	8.7	24.5
2013	406	45.0	9.0	32
2014	370	44.5	8.3	29.5
2015	374	44.0	8.5	34.2
2016	376	41.0	9.1	32.4
2017	369	44.1	8.3	41.5
2018	379	43.0	8.8	39.8
2019	355	45.0	7.8	38.9
2020	329	45.0	7.3	41
2021	330	49.5	6.6	40
2022	313	48.0	6.5	32.9
2023	294	46.0	6.3	35.7
2024	311	43.5	7.1	34.1

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 Lake Placid Junior-Senior High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	328	27.4	11.9	n/a
1990	326	33.4	9.7	n/a
1991	343	38.9	8.8	n/a
1992	351	35.4	9.9	n/a
1993	342	29.0	11.8	n/a
1994	360	30.1	12.0	13.6
1995	518	34.6	15.0	15.6
1996	518	34.6	15.0	15.6
1997	523	35.6	14.7	17.6
1998	535	36.0	14.9	14
1999	549	39.3	14.0	14
2000	548	39.3	13.9	20.8
2001	543	40.9	13.3	18.4
2002	550	46.6	11.8	19.5
2003	550	46.6	11.8	19.5
2004	522	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	502	48.0	10.5	22.3
2006	492	50.0	9.8	16.5
2007	470	50.0	9.4	17.6
2008	431	51.0	8.5	17.6
2009	420	48.0	8.8	17.4
2010	420	50.0	8.3	14.8
2011	415	44.4	9.3	19
2012	404	46.0	8.7	24.5
2013	406	45.0	9.0	32
2014	370	44.5	8.3	29.5
2015	374	44.0	8.5	34.2
2016	376	41.0	9.1	32.4
2017	369	44.1	8.3	41.5
2018	379	43.0	8.8	39.8
2019	355	45.0	7.8	38.9
2020	329	45.0	7.3	41
2021	330	49.5	6.6	40
2022	313	48.0	6.5	32.9
2023	294	46.0	6.3	35.7
2024	311	43.5	7.1	34.1

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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