Is Pierson Middle/High School a good school?

Yes. Pierson Middle/High School ranks in the top 7.0% of New York high schools.

How many students attend Pierson Middle/High School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 519 students attended Pierson Middle/High School.

What is the racial makeup of Pierson Middle/High School?

Students at Pierson Middle/High School are 73% White, 23% Hispanic, 2% African American, 2% Asian.

What schools feed into Pierson Middle/High School?

Pierson Middle/High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Sag Harbor Elementary School

Pierson Middle/High School

Summary:

Pierson Middle/High School is a public school located in Sag Harbor, New York, serving grades 6-12 with a total enrollment of 525 students. This exceptional institution consistently ranks among the top high schools in New York, with a statewide ranking between 87-162 over the past several years and a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating excellent academic performance.

Pierson Middle/High School's strong academic outcomes are evident across various metrics. The school performs exceptionally well across student subgroups, ranking in the top 100 New York high schools for female students, white students, and English Language Learners. Additionally, the school maintains a robust 4-year graduation rate, ranging from 84.3% to 92.4% in recent years, and a low dropout rate typically below 5%. Pierson Middle/High School students consistently outperform the state and district averages on New York State Assessments and Regents exams across subjects, including English Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies.

While Pierson Middle/High School's academic performance is exceptional, the school has experienced relatively high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 26.8% to 37.8% in recent years, an area the school may want to address. Interestingly, Pierson Middle/High School spends significantly more per student ($27,844 to $31,427) compared to nearby schools like Hampton Bays High School ($19,744) and Greenport High School ($21,481), which may contribute to its strong academic outcomes. Additionally, the school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 7.4 to 8.1, which is lower than the nearby schools examined.

Detail:

Public 6-12

200 Jermain Ave
Sag Harbor, NY 11963-3549

(631) 725-5302

District: Sag Harbor Union Free School District

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $31,427

Feeder schools for Pierson Middle/High School:

Elementary:

Sag Harbor Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio: 7.2

Number of students: 519

Racial breakdown:

White:

73.0%

Hispanic:

22.7%

African American:

2.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 26.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Pierson Middle/High School ranks better than 80.3% of middle schools in New York. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 75.17. (See more...)

Compare Details Pierson Middle/High School ranks better than 93% of high schools in New York. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 81.91. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Pierson Middle/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 (73%), Hispanic (22.7%), African American (2.3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 26.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Pierson Middle/High School is 7.2. (See more...)

Compare Pierson Middle/High School employs 72 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Pierson Middle/High School is $31,427.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Pierson Middle/High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Pierson Middle/High School 296^th of 1504 New York public middle schools. (See Pierson Middle/High School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Pierson Middle/High School 87^th of 1242 New York public high schools. (See Pierson Middle/High School in the ranking list.)

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Sag Harbor Union Free School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Sag Harbor Union Free School District 125^th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Pierson Middle/High School

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Rank History for all middle school students at Pierson Middle/High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	79.30	212^th	1095	80.6%
2007	79.69	210^th	1123	81.3%
2008	79.78	205^th	1185	82.7%
2009	76.34	263^rd	1224	78.5%
2010	78.00	266^th	1243	78.6%
2011	78.23	279^th	1295	78.5%
2012	78.91	266^th	1337	80.1%
2013	74.56	286^th	1373	79.2%
2014	63.73	415^th	1401	70.4%
2015	75.13	268^th	1407	81.0%
2016	55.84	563^rd	1429	60.6%
2017	71.90	336^th	1455	76.9%
2018	73.72	324^th	1438	77.5%
2019	70.92	366^th	1439	74.6%
2021	64.76	351^st	1242	71.7%
2022	73.26	303^rd	1479	79.5%
2023	79.02	260^th	1500	82.7%
2024	75.17	296^th	1504	80.3%

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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Pierson Middle/High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	38.31	713^th	1170	39.1%
2019	25.74	1001^st	1139	12.1%
2021	50.73	181^st	522	65.3%
2022	57.44	352^nd	1283	72.6%
2023	58.53	369^th	1307	71.8%
2024	55.71	422^nd	1303	67.6%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Pierson Middle/High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	47.89	564^th	1245	54.7%
2019	41.77	652^nd	1241	47.5%
2021	37.96	566^th	935	39.5%
2022	36.81	813^th	1306	37.7%
2023	46.33	643^rd	1288	50.1%
2024	30.04	959^th	1296	26.0%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Pierson Middle/High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	69.89	378^th	1353	72.1%
2019	72.78	326^th	1370	76.2%
2021	67.16	272^nd	1066	74.5%
2022	70.41	342^nd	1454	76.5%
2023	77.81	265^th	1463	81.9%
2024	75.62	299^th	1465	79.6%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Pierson Middle/High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	77.21	249^th	1352	81.6%
2019	71.75	307^th	1366	77.5%
2021	57.06	392^nd	1071	63.4%
2022	72.96	292^nd	1455	79.9%
2023	77.06	269^th	1464	81.6%
2024	72.59	313^th	1464	78.6%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Pierson Middle/High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2021	50.23	184^th	449	59.0%
2022	22.15	781^st	914	14.6%
2024	39.68	573^rd	953	39.9%

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Rank History for middle school White students at Pierson Middle/High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	74.10	162^nd	763	78.8%
2019	65.07	254^th	716	64.5%
2021	63.96	200^th	614	67.4%
2022	73.80	163^rd	748	78.2%
2023	77.17	160^th	772	79.3%
2024	76.55	156^th	778	79.9%

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

Rank History for Pierson Middle/High School

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Rank History for all high school students at Pierson Middle/High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2005	70.90	155^th	935	83.4%
2006	72.01	152^nd	986	84.6%
2007	69.87	193^rd	1002	80.7%
2008	77.77	35^th	1027	96.6%
2009	72.54	158^th	1086	85.5%
2010	76.39	80^th	1117	92.8%
2011	69.51	264^th	1165	77.3%
2012	70.33	308^th	1198	74.3%
2013	73.46	240^th	1217	80.3%
2014	76.72	111^th	1237	91.0%
2015	76.58	109^th	1255	91.3%
2016	78.14	100^th	1255	92.0%
2017	77.02	150^th	1221	87.7%
2018	75.86	187^th	1210	84.5%
2019	79.30	112^th	1207	90.7%
2021	68.71	161^st	519	69.0%
2022	79.85	114^th	1190	90.4%
2023	77.87	162^nd	1228	86.8%
2024	81.91	87^th	1242	93.0%

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Rank History for high school English Language Learner students at Pierson Middle/High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	67.04	128^th	546	76.6%
2023	70.62	91^st	583	84.4%
2024	87.78	23^rd	637	96.4%

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Rank History for high school Special Education students at Pierson Middle/High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	53.09	461^st	1095	57.9%
2019	82.46	123^rd	1132	89.1%
2021	55.10	62^nd	137	54.7%
2022	63.08	288^th	1038	72.3%
2023	68.45	246^th	1130	78.2%
2024	70.81	242^nd	1144	78.8%

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Rank History for high school Low Socio Economic Status students at Pierson Middle/High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	76.96	96^th	1154	91.7%
2019	77.39	102^nd	1179	91.3%
2021	59.49	106^th	289	63.3%
2022	80.87	57^th	1101	94.8%
2023	63.91	315^th	1155	72.7%
2024	76.12	124^th	1170	89.4%

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Rank History for high school Female students at Pierson Middle/High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	72.50	264^th	1176	77.6%
2019	73.74	255^th	1193	78.6%
2022	81.60	76^th	1155	93.4%
2023	80.12	120^th	1197	90.0%
2024	82.22	77^th	1219	93.7%

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Rank History for high school Male students at Pierson Middle/High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	77.58	122^nd	1176	89.6%
2019	82.40	50^th	1190	95.8%
2021	60.55	145^th	354	59.0%
2022	76.54	162^nd	1154	86.0%
2023	75.18	209^th	1191	82.5%
2024	80.21	113^th	1211	90.7%

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Rank History for high school Hispanic students at Pierson Middle/High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	72.19	166^th	791	79.0%
2019	74.63	155^th	815	81.0%

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Rank History for high school White students at Pierson Middle/High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	72.29	116^th	765	84.8%
2019	75.78	70^th	793	91.2%
2021	62.47	49^th	133	63.2%
2022	73.33	101^st	738	86.3%
2023	72.96	120^th	776	84.5%
2024	76.46	70^th	781	91.0%

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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 Pierson Middle/High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1989	242	11	2	3	0	n/a	n/a	258
1990	220	9	8	5	0	n/a	n/a	242
1991	231	11	3	6	0	n/a	n/a	251
1992	235	12	1	7	0	n/a	n/a	255
1993	295	24	0	4	0	n/a	n/a	323
1994	302	22	2	3	0	n/a	n/a	329
1995	309	24	6	7	1	n/a	n/a	347
1996	309	24	6	7	1	n/a	n/a	347
1997	311	23	5	9	1	n/a	n/a	349
1998	315	17	6	13	1	n/a	n/a	352
1999	314	18	8	20	1	n/a	n/a	361
2000	333	18	10	21	1	n/a	n/a	383
2001	389	14	15	19	1	n/a	n/a	438
2002	411	19	13	53	0	n/a	n/a	496
2003	411	19	13	53	0	n/a	n/a	496
2004	446	20	12	59	0	n/a	n/a	537
2005	432	19	10	41	0	n/a	n/a	502
2006	436	18	7	44	0	n/a	n/a	505
2007	413	15	10	48	0	n/a	n/a	486
2008	410	15	7	44	3	n/a	n/a	479
2009	414	11	4	50	2	n/a	n/a	481
2010	428	9	6	69	2	n/a	n/a	514
2011	433	12	5	79	0	0	0	529
2012	432	13	4	75	1	1	0	526
2013	431	14	7	79	1	0	0	532
2014	440	14	6	77	3	0	0	540
2015	427	12	6	88	2	0	0	535
2016	415	20	9	95	1	0	0	540
2017	383	16	8	94	1	1	0	503
2018	406	17	9	107	1	2	0	542
2019	380	18	8	121	1	0	0	528
2020	384	15	8	128	0	0	0	535
2021	374	15	13	127	0	0	0	529
2022	379	12	11	120	0	0	0	522
2023	390	7	8	120	0	0	0	525
2024	379	12	10	118	0	0	0	519

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 Pierson Middle/High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	258	32.9	7.8	n/a
1990	242	28.7	8.4	n/a
1991	251	32.9	7.6	n/a
1992	255	32.9	7.7	n/a
1993	323	29.8	10.8	n/a
1994	329	34.2	9.6	1.2
1995	347	33.6	10.3	0
1996	347	33.6	10.3	0
1997	349	37.7	9.3	0
1998	352	37.8	9.3	0
1999	361	39.2	9.2	0
2000	383	42.7	9.0	0
2001	438	44.8	9.8	0
2002	496	47.8	10.4	0
2003	496	47.8	10.4	0
2004	537	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	502	53.2	9.4	3.4
2006	505	52.0	9.7	5
2007	486	56.6	8.6	4.5
2008	479	56.2	8.5	3.8
2009	481	58.4	8.2	4.4
2010	514	57.0	9.0	3.9
2011	529	54.6	9.6	6.2
2012	526	56.8	9.2	7.6
2013	532	57.8	9.2	7.5
2014	540	57.8	9.3	8
2015	535	60.0	8.9	11.4
2016	540	61.0	8.8	15.6
2017	503	58.0	8.6	11.5
2018	542	60.0	9.0	13.7
2019	528	62.0	8.5	17.4
2020	535	66.6	8.0	19.3
2021	529	64.5	8.1	23.3
2022	522	69.0	7.5	19.2
2023	525	70.4	7.4	24.8
2024	519	72.0	7.2	26.8

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 Pierson Middle/High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	258	32.9	7.8	n/a
1990	242	28.7	8.4	n/a
1991	251	32.9	7.6	n/a
1992	255	32.9	7.7	n/a
1993	323	29.8	10.8	n/a
1994	329	34.2	9.6	1.2
1995	347	33.6	10.3	0
1996	347	33.6	10.3	0
1997	349	37.7	9.3	0
1998	352	37.8	9.3	0
1999	361	39.2	9.2	0
2000	383	42.7	9.0	0
2001	438	44.8	9.8	0
2002	496	47.8	10.4	0
2003	496	47.8	10.4	0
2004	537	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	502	53.2	9.4	3.4
2006	505	52.0	9.7	5
2007	486	56.6	8.6	4.5
2008	479	56.2	8.5	3.8
2009	481	58.4	8.2	4.4
2010	514	57.0	9.0	3.9
2011	529	54.6	9.6	6.2
2012	526	56.8	9.2	7.6
2013	532	57.8	9.2	7.5
2014	540	57.8	9.3	8
2015	535	60.0	8.9	11.4
2016	540	61.0	8.8	15.6
2017	503	58.0	8.6	11.5
2018	542	60.0	9.0	13.7
2019	528	62.0	8.5	17.4
2020	535	66.6	8.0	19.3
2021	529	64.5	8.1	23.3
2022	522	69.0	7.5	19.2
2023	525	70.4	7.4	24.8
2024	519	72.0	7.2	26.8

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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