Is Saint Lawrence High School a good school?

Saint Lawrence High School ranks 663 rd of 1242 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Saint Lawrence High School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 308 students attended Saint Lawrence High School.

What is the racial makeup of Saint Lawrence High School?

Students at Saint Lawrence High School are 90% White, 3% Hispanic, 3% American Indian, 2% Two or more races.

What schools feed into Saint Lawrence High School?

Saint Lawrence High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Saint Lawrence Elementary School Middle : St Lawrence Middle School

Saint Lawrence High School

Summary:

Saint Lawrence High School is a public high school located in Brasher Falls, New York, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 308 students. The school is part of the Brasher Falls Central School District, which is ranked 705 out of 865 districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Saint Lawrence High School has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past several years, dropping from 194 out of 519 New York high schools in 2020-2021 to 663 out of 1,242 in 2023-2024. The school's performance on Regents/Common Core exams is mixed, with some subjects like Chemistry and Algebra II performing above the state average, while others like Algebra I and Geometry are below the state average. Compared to nearby schools like Madrid-Waddington Junior-Senior High School and Salmon River High School, Saint Lawrence High School generally performs worse on state assessments and Regents exams, particularly in math and English language arts.

The school's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated, ranging from 84.3% to 94.7% over the past few years, and the dropout rate has also varied, from a low of 2.6% to a high of 10% in recent years. These rates are generally on par with or slightly worse than the nearby schools. Saint Lawrence High School has a higher percentage of white students (around 90%) compared to the state average and nearby schools, as well as a higher percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with around 50-60% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. The school also has a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 22.1% to 37.8% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state average and the nearby schools.

Detail:

Public 9-12

1039 State Hwy 11c
Brasher Falls, NY 13613-0307

(315) 389-5131

District: Brasher Falls Central School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
663^rd of 1,242 New York High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $15,127

Feeder schools for Saint Lawrence High School:

Elementary:	Saint Lawrence Elementary School
Middle:	St Lawrence Middle School

Student/teacher ratio: 11.7

Number of students: 308

Racial breakdown:

White:

90.3%

Hispanic:

2.9%

American Indian:

2.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 58.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Saint Lawrence High School ranks worse than 53.4% of high schools in New York. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 47.75. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Saint Lawrence 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 (90.3%), Hispanic (2.9%), American Indian (2.6%). (See more...)

Compare Details 58.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Saint Lawrence High School is 11.7. (See more...)

Compare Saint Lawrence High School employs 26.2 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Saint Lawrence High School is $15,127.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Saint Lawrence High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Saint Lawrence High School 663^rd of 1242 New York public high schools. (See Saint Lawrence High School in the ranking list.)

High School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Brasher Falls Central School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Brasher Falls Central School District 705^th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Saint Lawrence High School

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Rank History for all students at Saint Lawrence High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2005	54.80	507^th	935	45.8%
2006	45.91	647^th	986	34.4%
2007	55.13	542^nd	1002	45.9%
2008	54.52	568^th	1027	44.7%
2009	51.58	604^th	1086	44.4%
2010	48.91	661^st	1117	40.8%
2011	49.84	672^nd	1165	42.3%
2012	52.56	652^nd	1198	45.6%
2013	49.22	701^st	1217	42.4%
2014	45.29	717^th	1237	42.0%
2015	36.61	817^th	1255	34.9%
2016	50.45	644^th	1255	48.7%
2017	49.74	626^th	1221	48.7%
2018	51.52	647^th	1210	46.5%
2019	62.62	495^th	1207	59.0%
2021	65.14	194^th	519	62.6%
2022	61.75	467^th	1190	60.8%
2023	57.91	549^th	1228	55.3%
2024	47.75	663^rd	1242	46.6%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Saint Lawrence High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	35.88	683^rd	1095	37.6%
2019	23.88	907^th	1132	19.9%
2022	39.54	581^st	1038	44.0%
2023	56.33	394^th	1130	65.1%
2024	51.74	462^nd	1144	59.6%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Saint Lawrence High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	44.77	664^th	1154	42.5%
2019	59.01	446^th	1179	62.2%
2021	68.20	68^th	289	76.5%
2022	56.47	426^th	1101	61.3%
2023	58.72	418^th	1155	63.8%
2024	46.12	608^th	1170	48.0%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Saint Lawrence High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	58.58	168^th	498	66.3%

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Rank History for Female students at Saint Lawrence High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	46.47	700^th	1176	40.5%
2019	60.93	513^th	1193	57.0%
2022	63.66	418^th	1155	63.8%
2023	70.54	337^th	1197	71.8%
2024	57.94	536^th	1219	56.0%

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Rank History for Male students at Saint Lawrence High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	56.53	552^nd	1176	53.1%
2019	63.19	456^th	1190	61.7%
2021	52.37	185^th	354	47.7%
2022	56.98	516^th	1154	55.3%
2023	54.73	556^th	1191	53.3%
2024	42.97	704^th	1211	41.9%

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Rank History for White students at Saint Lawrence High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	31.42	609^th	765	20.4%
2019	42.90	504^th	793	36.4%
2022	37.90	518^th	738	29.8%
2023	35.73	554^th	776	28.6%
2024	24.72	648^th	781	17.0%

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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 Saint Lawrence High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	540	2	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	543
1990	518	2	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	521
1991	520	2	0	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	524
1992	525	2	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	527
1993	504	4	0	4	13	n/a	n/a	0	525
1994	495	6	1	9	34	n/a	n/a	0	545
1995	489	1	3	6	13	n/a	n/a	0	512
1996	489	1	3	6	13	n/a	n/a	0	512
1997	478	3	4	4	7	n/a	n/a	0	496
1998	503	2	5	4	5	n/a	n/a	0	519
1999	495	0	4	1	5	n/a	n/a	0	505
2000	487	3	0	0	5	n/a	n/a	0	495
2001	466	2	3	0	7	n/a	n/a	0	478
2002	268	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	268
2003	268	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	268
2004	299	0	1	0	2	n/a	n/a	0	302
2005	302	0	1	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	305
2006	317	1	0	2	1	n/a	n/a	0	321
2007	309	0	1	2	3	n/a	n/a	0	315
2008	330	1	0	3	3	n/a	n/a	0	337
2009	330	1	0	2	5	n/a	n/a	0	338
2010	337	2	0	4	6	n/a	n/a	0	349
2011	346	6	0	5	7	0	0	0	364
2012	330	6	1	5	9	1	0	0	352
2013	320	5	1	8	11	1	0	0	346
2014	286	3	2	6	12	0	1	0	310
2015	287	2	3	6	14	0	0	0	312
2016	305	4	3	9	16	0	0	0	337
2017	310	4	1	8	17	2	3	0	345
2018	315	3	1	8	19	2	4	0	352
2019	276	5	1	5	13	1	3	0	304
2020	265	4	1	5	11	0	0	0	286
2021	263	2	0	9	8	0	2	0	284
2022	251	2	1	8	8	0	6	3	279
2023	278	2	1	9	8	0	7	3	308

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 Saint Lawrence High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	543	43.8	12.3	n/a
1990	521	42.7	12.2	n/a
1991	524	42.2	12.4	n/a
1992	527	40.3	13.0	n/a
1993	525	40.3	13.0	n/a
1994	545	38.5	14.2	27
1995	512	36.2	14.1	29.3
1996	512	36.2	14.1	29.3
1997	496	38.6	12.8	30.6
1998	519	38.1	13.6	30.4
1999	505	39.5	12.8	26.7
2000	495	42.6	11.6	61.2
2001	478	41.2	11.6	39.7
2002	268	18.5	14.5	64.2
2003	268	18.5	14.5	64.2
2004	302	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	305	18.6	16.4	34.4
2006	321	18.0	17.8	58.3
2007	315	17.0	18.5	37.1
2008	337	21.0	16.0	35
2009	338	21.0	16.1	35.8
2010	349	22.0	15.8	41.8
2011	364	23.5	15.4	39.6
2012	352	17.0	20.7	40.1
2013	346	17.0	20.3	37.9
2014	310	15.0	20.6	50.6
2015	312	14.0	22.2	52.2
2016	337	16.0	21.0	54.3
2017	345	18.0	19.0	52.5
2018	352	19.0	18.5	54.8
2019	304	19.6	15.4	52
2020	286	28.0	10.2	49
2021	284	24.8	11.4	52.5
2022	279	25.5	10.9	52
2023	308	26.2	11.7	58.8

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 Saint Lawrence High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	543	43.8	12.3	n/a
1990	521	42.7	12.2	n/a
1991	524	42.2	12.4	n/a
1992	527	40.3	13.0	n/a
1993	525	40.3	13.0	n/a
1994	545	38.5	14.2	27
1995	512	36.2	14.1	29.3
1996	512	36.2	14.1	29.3
1997	496	38.6	12.8	30.6
1998	519	38.1	13.6	30.4
1999	505	39.5	12.8	26.7
2000	495	42.6	11.6	61.2
2001	478	41.2	11.6	39.7
2002	268	18.5	14.5	64.2
2003	268	18.5	14.5	64.2
2004	302	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	305	18.6	16.4	34.4
2006	321	18.0	17.8	58.3
2007	315	17.0	18.5	37.1
2008	337	21.0	16.0	35
2009	338	21.0	16.1	35.8
2010	349	22.0	15.8	41.8
2011	364	23.5	15.4	39.6
2012	352	17.0	20.7	40.1
2013	346	17.0	20.3	37.9
2014	310	15.0	20.6	50.6
2015	312	14.0	22.2	52.2
2016	337	16.0	21.0	54.3
2017	345	18.0	19.0	52.5
2018	352	19.0	18.5	54.8
2019	304	19.6	15.4	52
2020	286	28.0	10.2	49
2021	284	24.8	11.4	52.5
2022	279	25.5	10.9	52
2023	308	26.2	11.7	58.8

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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