Is Lancaster High School a good school?

Lancaster High School ranks 130 th of 1242 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Lancaster High School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 1,646 students attended Lancaster High School.

What is the racial makeup of Lancaster High School?

Students at Lancaster High School are 89% White, 5% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What schools feed into Lancaster High School?

Lancaster High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Como Park Elementary School Elementary : Court Street Elementary School Elementary : Hillview Elementary School Elementary : John A Sciole Elementary School Middle : Lancaster Middle School Middle : William Street School

Lancaster High School

Summary:

Lancaster High School is a public high school located in Lancaster, NY, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,652 students. It is part of the Lancaster Central School District and has a strong academic reputation, consistently ranking among the top high schools in New York state.

Lancaster High School consistently outperforms the state and district averages in Regents/Common Core exams across various subjects, with proficiency rates often 10-20 percentage points higher. The school also maintains a high 4-year graduation rate, ranging from 84.3% to 97.2%, and exceptionally low dropout rates, significantly lower than the state and district averages. Additionally, the school's performance across different student subgroups, such as female, male, Asian, African American, Hispanic, White, multi-racial, special education, and low socioeconomic status students, is consistently strong, with many subgroups ranking among the top in the state.

When compared to nearby high schools, such as Clarence Senior High School, Williamsville East High School, and Williamsville South High School, Lancaster High School consistently outperforms these schools in many subject areas, demonstrating its exceptional academic performance. Despite having a relatively low percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, Lancaster High School is able to maintain this high level of achievement across all student subgroups, suggesting the school has effective strategies and resources in place to support the success of diverse student populations.

Detail:

Public 9-12

1 Forton Dr
Lancaster, NY 14086-1199

(716) 686-3250

District: Lancaster Central School District

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $15,641

Feeder schools for Lancaster High School:

Elementary:	Como Park Elementary School
	Court Street Elementary School
	Hillview Elementary School
	John A Sciole Elementary School
Middle:	Lancaster Middle School
	William Street School

Student/teacher ratio: 12.0

Number of students: 1,646

Racial breakdown:

White:

89.1%

Hispanic:

4.6%

Two or more races:

3.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 26.2%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Lancaster High School ranks better than 89.5% of high schools in New York. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 79.87. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Lancaster 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 (89.1%), Hispanic (4.6%), two or more races (3.1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 26.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Lancaster High School is 12. (See more...)

Compare Lancaster High School employs 136.2 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Lancaster High School is $15,641.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Lancaster High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Lancaster High School 130^th of 1242 New York public high schools. (See Lancaster High School in the ranking list.)

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Rank History for Lancaster High School

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Rank History for all students at Lancaster High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2005	64.73	289^th	935	69.1%
2006	70.08	191^st	986	80.6%
2007	66.91	272^nd	1002	72.9%
2008	68.96	256^th	1027	75.1%
2009	68.89	243^rd	1086	77.6%
2010	76.26	85^th	1117	92.4%
2011	75.24	127^th	1165	89.1%
2012	78.92	96^th	1198	92.0%
2013	81.28	63^rd	1217	94.8%
2014	76.74	110^th	1237	91.1%
2015	77.77	94^th	1255	92.5%
2016	76.03	122^nd	1255	90.3%
2017	80.93	96^th	1221	92.1%
2018	78.52	121^st	1210	90.0%
2019	77.71	158^th	1207	86.9%
2021	53.15	287^th	519	44.7%
2022	81.81	77^th	1190	93.5%
2023	82.46	78^th	1228	93.6%
2024	79.87	130^th	1242	89.5%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Lancaster High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	78.34	26^th	157	83.4%
2019	51.71	91^st	165	44.8%
2022	57.21	94^th	212	55.7%
2023	65.47	86^th	272	68.4%
2024	65.18	92^nd	306	69.9%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Lancaster High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	85.27	88^th	1095	92.0%
2019	83.31	111^th	1132	90.2%
2021	71.61	31^st	137	77.4%
2022	90.85	37^th	1038	96.4%
2023	91.41	41^st	1130	96.4%
2024	88.69	64^th	1144	94.4%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Lancaster High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	74.32	134^th	1154	88.4%
2019	75.15	143^rd	1179	87.9%
2021	36.40	212^th	289	26.6%
2022	81.89	47^th	1101	95.7%
2023	81.40	53^rd	1155	95.4%
2024	73.67	164^th	1170	86.0%

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Rank History for Female students at Lancaster High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	77.39	140^th	1176	88.1%
2019	76.83	176^th	1193	85.2%
2021	46.93	175^th	290	39.7%
2022	81.12	85^th	1155	92.6%
2023	82.92	68^th	1197	94.3%
2024	80.16	119^th	1219	90.2%

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Rank History for Male students at Lancaster High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	78.39	104^th	1176	91.2%
2019	77.09	149^th	1190	87.5%
2021	59.92	150^th	354	57.6%
2022	81.20	79^th	1154	93.2%
2023	81.50	86^th	1191	92.8%
2024	79.39	132^nd	1211	89.1%

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Rank History for Asian students at Lancaster High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2019	68.84	144^th	447	67.8%
2022	75.68	60^th	386	84.5%
2024	51.56	226^th	426	46.9%

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Rank History for African American students at Lancaster High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	38.54	401^st	679	40.9%
2019	49.52	322^nd	686	53.1%
2022	77.73	83^rd	593	86.0%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Lancaster High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	84.96	49^th	791	93.8%
2019	82.44	72^nd	815	91.2%
2022	89.68	25^th	760	96.7%
2023	90.80	21^st	851	97.5%
2024	87.94	33^rd	865	96.2%

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Rank History for White students at Lancaster High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	70.15	149^th	765	80.5%
2019	69.51	164^th	793	79.3%
2022	73.24	104^th	738	85.9%
2023	73.70	105^th	776	86.5%
2024	69.87	161^st	781	79.4%

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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 Lancaster High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	1396	6	9	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	1413
1990	1305	6	12	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	1323
1991	1272	6	0	0	1	n/a	n/a	0	1279
1992	1286	4	2	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	1292
1993	1310	4	3	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	1317
1994	1387	3	0	0	2	n/a	n/a	0	1392
1995	1561	6	4	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	1572
1996	1561	6	4	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	1572
1997	1593	6	3	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	1606
1998	1562	8	5	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	1577
1999	1665	8	8	3	1	n/a	n/a	0	1685
2000	1669	12	6	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	1691
2001	1706	14	10	6	1	n/a	n/a	0	1737
2002	1854	15	13	10	3	n/a	n/a	0	1895
2003	1854	15	13	10	3	n/a	n/a	0	1895
2004	1898	16	12	10	5	n/a	n/a	0	1941
2005	1935	27	17	9	4	n/a	n/a	0	1992
2006	1991	25	17	12	3	n/a	n/a	0	2048
2007	1980	31	12	11	4	n/a	n/a	0	2038
2008	1986	28	19	17	5	n/a	n/a	0	2055
2009	1962	25	16	17	5	n/a	n/a	0	2025
2010	1932	26	14	27	6	n/a	n/a	0	2005
2011	1909	27	17	26	6	0	1	0	1986
2012	1914	25	14	30	6	2	6	0	1997
2013	1893	25	14	27	6	3	10	0	1978
2014	1845	23	18	28	8	0	15	0	1937
2015	1884	21	26	38	10	0	15	0	1994
2016	1824	24	23	43	7	0	16	0	1937
2017	1798	24	13	56	5	0	21	0	1917
2018	1774	21	17	56	6	0	29	0	1903
2019	1707	27	26	50	5	0	23	0	1838
2020	1677	25	28	55	4	1	30	0	1820
2021	1609	22	34	55	4	1	37	0	1762
2022	1540	21	29	54	2	1	40	0	1687
2023	1484	17	32	68	3	1	47	0	1652
2024	1466	13	36	76	2	0	51	2	1646

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 Lancaster High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	1413	85.6	16.5	n/a
1990	1323	82.5	16.0	n/a
1991	1279	83.8	15.2	n/a
1992	1292	86.8	14.8	n/a
1993	1317	85.9	15.3	n/a
1994	1392	89.2	15.6	0
1995	1572	104.3	15.1	9
1996	1572	104.3	15.1	9
1997	1606	104.3	15.4	7.2
1998	1577	107.9	14.6	7.2
1999	1685	108.6	15.5	6.1
2000	1691	106.6	15.9	12.3
2001	1737	113.4	15.3	12.4
2002	1895	128.1	14.8	10.2
2003	1895	128.1	14.8	10.2
2004	1941	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	1992	134.6	14.8	12.2
2006	2048	134.0	15.3	13.4
2007	2038	138.1	14.8	13.2
2008	2055	143.3	14.3	12.2
2009	2025	147.1	13.8	12.6
2010	2005	149.7	13.3	14.8
2011	1986	145.2	13.6	13.6
2012	1997	138.0	14.4	15.6
2013	1978	135.3	14.6	19.2
2014	1937	132.3	14.6	10.3
2015	1994	132.0	15.1	15.8
2016	1937	129.0	15.0	20.1
2017	1917	141.7	13.5	20.3
2018	1903	130.0	14.6	23.8
2019	1838	134.0	13.7	19.6
2020	1820	143.9	12.6	20.4
2021	1762	136.0	12.9	22.8
2022	1687	135.2	12.4	23.5
2023	1652	134.8	12.2	24
2024	1646	136.2	12.0	26.2

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 Lancaster High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	1413	85.6	16.5	n/a
1990	1323	82.5	16.0	n/a
1991	1279	83.8	15.2	n/a
1992	1292	86.8	14.8	n/a
1993	1317	85.9	15.3	n/a
1994	1392	89.2	15.6	0
1995	1572	104.3	15.1	9
1996	1572	104.3	15.1	9
1997	1606	104.3	15.4	7.2
1998	1577	107.9	14.6	7.2
1999	1685	108.6	15.5	6.1
2000	1691	106.6	15.9	12.3
2001	1737	113.4	15.3	12.4
2002	1895	128.1	14.8	10.2
2003	1895	128.1	14.8	10.2
2004	1941	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	1992	134.6	14.8	12.2
2006	2048	134.0	15.3	13.4
2007	2038	138.1	14.8	13.2
2008	2055	143.3	14.3	12.2
2009	2025	147.1	13.8	12.6
2010	2005	149.7	13.3	14.8
2011	1986	145.2	13.6	13.6
2012	1997	138.0	14.4	15.6
2013	1978	135.3	14.6	19.2
2014	1937	132.3	14.6	10.3
2015	1994	132.0	15.1	15.8
2016	1937	129.0	15.0	20.1
2017	1917	141.7	13.5	20.3
2018	1903	130.0	14.6	23.8
2019	1838	134.0	13.7	19.6
2020	1820	143.9	12.6	20.4
2021	1762	136.0	12.9	22.8
2022	1687	135.2	12.4	23.5
2023	1652	134.8	12.2	24
2024	1646	136.2	12.0	26.2

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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