Is Pawling High School a good school?

Pawling High School ranks 365 th of 1228 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Pawling High School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 357 students attended Pawling High School.

What is the racial makeup of Pawling High School?

Students at Pawling High School are 65% White, 29% Hispanic, 3% African American, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

What schools feed into Pawling High School?

Pawling High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Pawling Elementary School Middle : Pawling Middle School

Pawling High School

Summary:

Pawling High School is a public high school serving 357 students in grades 9-12 in Pawling, New York. The school is part of the Pawling Central School District, which is ranked 333 out of 866 districts in New York and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Pawling High School has a predominantly white student population, though the percentage has decreased from 76.24% in 2020-2021 to 65.27% in 2022-2023, while the Hispanic student population has increased from 20.1% to 28.85% over the same period. The school's statewide ranking has fluctuated, dropping from 47th in 2018-2019 to 365th in 2022-2023, and its SchoolDigger rating has declined from 5 stars to 4 stars. However, Pawling High School maintains a strong four-year graduation rate, ranging from 92.2% to 97.0% in recent years, though its dropout rate has been as high as 4.4% in 2022-2023.

Academically, Pawling High School generally performs well on Regents exams, with proficiency rates exceeding state averages in many subject areas. The school ranks highly for female students (259th out of 1,197 in 2022-2023) and English Language Learners (167th out of 583 in 2022-2023), but lower for special education students (659th out of 1,130 in 2022-2023) and low socioeconomic status students (477th out of 1,155 in 2022-2023). Compared to nearby schools like Mahopac High School and North Salem Middle School/High School, Pawling High School has a higher chronic absenteeism rate, but also spends more per student ($22,855 in 2022-2023) than some of its neighbors.

Detail:

Public 9-12

30 Wagner Rd
Pawling, NY 12564

(845) 855-4620

District: Pawling Central School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
365^th of 1,228 New York High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $22,855

Feeder schools for Pawling High School:

Elementary:	Pawling Elementary School
Middle:	Pawling Middle School

Student/teacher ratio: 11.3

Number of students: 357

Racial breakdown:

White:

65.3%

Hispanic:

28.9%

African American:

2.8%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 35%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Pawling High School ranks better than 70.3% of high schools in New York. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 68.53. (See more...)

The Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate (ACGR) measures the percentage of Pawling High School freshmen who graduate within four years, adjusting for students who transfer in or out.

The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.

Chronic absenteeism in a high 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 (65.3%), Hispanic (28.9%), African American (2.8%). (See more...)

Compare Details 35% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Pawling High School is 11.3. (See more...)

Compare Pawling High School employs 31.4 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Pawling High School is $22,855.

Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Pawling High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Pawling High School 365^th of 1228 New York public high schools. (See Pawling High School in the ranking list.)

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Pawling Central School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Pawling Central School District 333^rd of 866 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Pawling High School

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Rank History for all students at Pawling High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2005	63.09	337^th	935	64.0%
2006	67.97	241^st	986	75.6%
2007	62.58	392^nd	1002	60.9%
2008	69.39	237^th	1027	76.9%
2009	67.51	274^th	1086	74.8%
2010	63.86	383^rd	1117	65.7%
2011	62.04	447^th	1165	61.6%
2012	70.30	309^th	1198	74.2%
2013	76.88	153^rd	1217	87.4%
2014	74.50	155^th	1237	87.5%
2015	68.15	265^th	1255	78.9%
2016	68.00	274^th	1255	78.2%
2017	75.16	178^th	1221	85.4%
2018	78.95	109^th	1210	91.0%
2019	82.95	47^th	1207	96.1%
2021	56.28	262^nd	519	49.5%
2022	70.94	292^nd	1190	75.5%
2023	68.53	365^th	1228	70.3%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Pawling High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	58.37	167^th	583	71.4%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Pawling High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	73.40	204^th	1095	81.4%
2019	82.51	121^st	1132	89.3%
2022	54.09	384^th	1038	63.0%
2023	38.24	659^th	1130	41.7%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	78.29	77^th	1154	93.3%
2019	79.87	72^nd	1179	93.9%
2021	44.45	185^th	289	36.0%
2022	68.62	219^th	1101	80.1%
2023	54.65	477^th	1155	58.7%

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Rank History for Female students at Pawling High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	75.37	192^nd	1176	83.7%
2019	80.81	78^th	1193	93.5%
2021	42.08	191^st	290	34.1%
2022	70.78	297^th	1155	74.3%
2023	73.48	259^th	1197	78.4%

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Rank History for Male students at Pawling High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	81.16	54^th	1176	95.4%
2019	83.31	38^th	1190	96.8%
2021	58.00	161^st	354	54.5%
2022	70.29	287^th	1154	75.1%
2023	69.05	320^th	1191	73.1%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Pawling High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	87.42	30^th	791	96.2%
2023	60.05	277^th	851	67.5%

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Rank History for White students at Pawling High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	71.70	122^nd	765	84.1%
2019	77.97	41^st	793	94.8%
2021	43.37	89^th	133	33.1%
2022	56.94	297^th	738	59.8%
2023	60.48	271^st	776	65.1%

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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 Pawling High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	375	8	5	9	0	n/a	n/a	0	397
1990	337	8	6	6	0	n/a	n/a	0	357
1991	363	15	5	9	0	n/a	n/a	0	392
1992	358	15	8	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	384
1993	368	13	5	8	1	n/a	n/a	0	395
1994	404	12	3	7	2	n/a	n/a	0	428
1995	469	9	3	7	0	n/a	n/a	0	488
1996	469	9	3	7	0	n/a	n/a	0	488
1997	488	4	6	8	0	n/a	n/a	0	506
1998	515	6	7	9	0	n/a	n/a	0	537
1999	322	3	3	5	0	n/a	n/a	0	333
2000	328	3	3	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	338
2001	351	2	4	8	0	n/a	n/a	0	365
2002	366	8	2	7	0	n/a	n/a	0	383
2003	366	8	2	7	0	n/a	n/a	0	383
2004	381	7	1	20	0	n/a	n/a	0	409
2005	360	10	3	28	0	n/a	n/a	0	401
2006	388	11	3	43	4	n/a	n/a	0	449
2007	386	12	8	46	0	n/a	n/a	0	452
2008	393	15	6	50	0	n/a	n/a	0	464
2009	386	14	9	43	0	n/a	n/a	0	452
2010	379	11	7	37	0	n/a	n/a	0	434
2011	403	9	4	0	0	0	0	0	416
2012	365	10	5	40	0	0	1	0	421
2013	373	11	10	37	0	0	2	0	433
2014	353	10	13	43	1	0	2	0	422
2015	321	7	16	48	1	0	1	0	394
2016	308	6	17	56	1	0	2	0	390
2017	287	5	16	55	1	0	3	0	367
2018	300	4	13	50	0	0	4	0	371
2019	306	4	9	59	0	0	7	0	385
2020	298	2	10	64	0	0	4	0	378
2021	292	5	7	77	0	0	2	0	383
2022	256	8	7	89	0	0	3	1	364
2023	233	10	6	103	0	0	5	0	357

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 Pawling High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	397	38.9	10.2	n/a
1990	357	37.7	9.4	n/a
1991	392	35.9	10.9	n/a
1992	384	35.5	10.8	n/a
1993	395	34.6	11.4	n/a
1994	428	33.9	12.6	4.2
1995	488	36.5	13.4	5.3
1996	488	36.5	13.4	5.3
1997	506	36.3	13.9	5.3
1998	537	38.8	13.8	4.7
1999	333	15.8	21.1	3.9
2000	338	16.8	20.1	6.2
2001	365	15.8	23.1	4.1
2002	383	25.4	15.1	8.4
2003	383	25.4	15.1	8.4
2004	409	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	401	28.9	13.9	4.7
2006	449	33.0	13.6	3.3
2007	452	33.2	13.6	4.4
2008	464	35.2	13.2	4.3
2009	452	33.4	13.5	6.4
2010	434	37.8	11.4	12
2011	416	31.5	13.1	5.5
2012	421	30.1	13.9	9.7
2013	433	29.0	14.9	9.9
2014	422	29.8	14.1	14.5
2015	394	29.0	13.5	16.2
2016	390	31.0	12.5	21
2017	367	26.0	14.0	18.8
2018	371	28.6	12.9	20.5
2019	385	24.1	15.9	23.6
2020	378	35.4	10.6	25.4
2021	383	29.7	12.8	27.4
2022	364	31.0	11.7	30.5
2023	357	31.4	11.3	35

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 Pawling High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	397	38.9	10.2	n/a
1990	357	37.7	9.4	n/a
1991	392	35.9	10.9	n/a
1992	384	35.5	10.8	n/a
1993	395	34.6	11.4	n/a
1994	428	33.9	12.6	4.2
1995	488	36.5	13.4	5.3
1996	488	36.5	13.4	5.3
1997	506	36.3	13.9	5.3
1998	537	38.8	13.8	4.7
1999	333	15.8	21.1	3.9
2000	338	16.8	20.1	6.2
2001	365	15.8	23.1	4.1
2002	383	25.4	15.1	8.4
2003	383	25.4	15.1	8.4
2004	409	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	401	28.9	13.9	4.7
2006	449	33.0	13.6	3.3
2007	452	33.2	13.6	4.4
2008	464	35.2	13.2	4.3
2009	452	33.4	13.5	6.4
2010	434	37.8	11.4	12
2011	416	31.5	13.1	5.5
2012	421	30.1	13.9	9.7
2013	433	29.0	14.9	9.9
2014	422	29.8	14.1	14.5
2015	394	29.0	13.5	16.2
2016	390	31.0	12.5	21
2017	367	26.0	14.0	18.8
2018	371	28.6	12.9	20.5
2019	385	24.1	15.9	23.6
2020	378	35.4	10.6	25.4
2021	383	29.7	12.8	27.4
2022	364	31.0	11.7	30.5
2023	357	31.4	11.3	35

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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