Is Tupper Lake Middle-High School a good school?

Tupper Lake Middle-High School ranks 723 rd of 1228 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Tupper Lake Middle-High School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 409 students attended Tupper Lake Middle-High School.

What is the racial makeup of Tupper Lake Middle-High School?

Students at Tupper Lake Middle-High School are 93% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

What schools feed into Tupper Lake Middle-High School?

Tupper Lake Middle-High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : L P Quinn Elementary School

Tupper Lake Middle-High School

Summary:

Tupper Lake Middle-High School is a public school serving grades 6-12 in the small town of Tupper Lake, New York, with a student population of 409. While the school is part of the Tupper Lake Central School District, which is ranked 802 out of 866 districts in the state, the middle-high school itself has faced significant challenges in recent years.

Academically, Tupper Lake Middle-High School has consistently underperformed compared to the state average on standardized tests, with proficiency rates well below the state levels in English Language Arts, Math, and Science. The school's four-year graduation rate has also fluctuated significantly, ranging from a low of 0% to a high of 89.3% in recent years, and the dropout rate has been relatively high, reaching as much as 9.8%. Additionally, the school has struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, reaching 24% in 2021-2022, which is significantly above the state average.

Interestingly, the nearby Saranac Lake Senior High School, located about 17 miles away, outperforms Tupper Lake Middle-High School in several key metrics, including higher graduation rates, lower dropout rates, and better performance on Regents exams, despite spending significantly less per student. This suggests that the Tupper Lake Central School District may need to re-evaluate its strategies and resource allocation to better support student success at Tupper Lake Middle-High School.

Detail:

Public 6-12

25 Chaney Ave
Tupper Lake, NY 12986-1899

(518) 359-3322

District: Tupper Lake Central School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
723^rd of 1,228 New York High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $35,590

Feeder schools for Tupper Lake Middle-High School:

Elementary:

L P Quinn Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio: 11.6

Number of students: 409

Racial breakdown:

White:

92.7%

Two or more races:

3.4%

Hispanic:

2.2%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 52.1%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Tupper Lake Middle-High School ranks worse than 89.6% of middle schools in New York. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 17.37. (See more...)

Compare Details Tupper Lake Middle-High School ranks worse than 58.9% of high schools in New York. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 40.82. (See more...)

The Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate (ACGR) measures the percentage of Tupper Lake Middle-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 (92.7%), two or more races (3.4%), Hispanic (2.2%). (See more...)

Compare Details 52.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Tupper Lake Middle-High School is 11.6. (See more...)

Compare Tupper Lake Middle-High School employs 35 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Tupper Lake Middle-High School is $35,590.

Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Tupper Lake Middle-High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Tupper Lake Middle-High School 1344^th of 1500 New York public middle schools. (See Tupper Lake Middle-High School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Tupper Lake Middle-High School 723^rd of 1228 New York public high schools. (See Tupper Lake Middle-High School in the ranking list.)

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Tupper Lake Central School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Tupper Lake Central School District 802^nd of 866 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Tupper Lake Middle-High School

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Rank History for all middle school students at Tupper Lake Middle-High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	49.74	657^th	1095	40.0%
2007	58.56	567^th	1123	49.5%
2008	56.40	661^st	1185	44.2%
2009	71.40	399^th	1224	67.4%
2010	66.39	481^st	1243	61.3%
2011	51.83	718^th	1295	44.6%
2012	48.41	766^th	1337	42.7%
2013	40.90	800^th	1373	41.7%
2014	36.26	898^th	1401	35.9%
2015	39.32	852^nd	1407	39.4%
2016	40.53	840^th	1429	41.2%
2017	43.97	802^nd	1455	44.9%
2018	23.81	1154^th	1438	19.7%
2019	30.06	1015^th	1439	29.5%
2021	14.57	1142^nd	1242	8.1%
2022	19.40	1278^th	1479	13.6%
2023	17.37	1344^th	1500	10.4%

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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Tupper Lake Middle-High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	35.41	781^st	1170	33.2%
2019	42.76	547^th	1139	52.0%
2021	38.50	299^th	522	42.7%
2022	25.38	1121^st	1283	12.6%
2023	26.65	1064^th	1307	18.6%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Tupper Lake Middle-High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	20.55	1116^th	1245	10.4%
2019	27.04	964^th	1241	22.3%
2021	18.16	858^th	935	8.2%
2022	14.73	1229^th	1306	5.9%
2023	13.10	1220^th	1288	5.3%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Tupper Lake Middle-High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	21.25	1164^th	1353	14.0%
2019	23.13	1123^rd	1370	18.0%
2021	8.26	1044^th	1066	2.1%
2022	17.15	1302^nd	1454	10.5%
2023	16.04	1330^th	1463	9.1%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Tupper Lake Middle-High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	25.95	1069^th	1352	20.9%
2019	39.00	806^th	1366	41.0%
2021	20.58	921^st	1071	14.0%
2022	23.81	1186^th	1455	18.5%
2023	22.05	1242^nd	1464	15.2%

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Rank History for middle school White students at Tupper Lake Middle-High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2021	6.84	605^th	614	1.5%

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

Rank History for Tupper Lake Middle-High School

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Rank History for all high school students at Tupper Lake Middle-High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2005	50.78	583^rd	935	37.6%
2006	60.90	418^th	986	57.6%
2007	58.45	476^th	1002	52.5%
2008	57.93	516^th	1027	49.8%
2009	64.58	361^st	1086	66.8%
2010	66.43	317^th	1117	71.6%
2011	60.95	482^nd	1165	58.6%
2012	62.02	496^th	1198	58.6%
2013	68.26	383^rd	1217	68.5%
2014	58.15	523^rd	1237	57.7%
2015	54.99	583^rd	1255	53.5%
2016	51.55	621^st	1255	50.5%
2017	61.87	425^th	1221	65.2%
2018	66.25	394^th	1210	67.4%
2019	64.67	449^th	1207	62.8%
2021	48.29	323^rd	519	37.8%
2022	46.68	651^st	1190	45.3%
2023	40.82	723^rd	1228	41.1%

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Rank History for high school Special Education students at Tupper Lake Middle-High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	93.59	17^th	1095	98.4%
2019	48.92	521^st	1132	54.0%
2022	37.12	616^th	1038	40.7%
2023	27.69	850^th	1130	24.8%

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Rank History for high school Low Socio Economic Status students at Tupper Lake Middle-High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	65.43	279^th	1154	75.8%
2019	57.59	475^th	1179	59.7%
2021	49.14	150^th	289	48.1%
2022	36.21	716^th	1101	35.0%
2023	35.02	751^st	1155	35.0%

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Rank History for high school Female students at Tupper Lake Middle-High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	66.07	390^th	1176	66.8%
2019	63.87	459^th	1193	61.5%
2021	47.48	168^th	290	42.1%
2022	48.64	630^th	1155	45.5%
2023	43.50	694^th	1197	42.0%

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Rank History for high school Male students at Tupper Lake Middle-High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	63.13	438^th	1176	62.8%
2019	64.48	430^th	1190	63.9%
2021	46.93	216^th	354	39.0%
2022	39.30	697^th	1154	39.6%
2023	38.52	727^th	1191	39.0%

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Rank History for high school White students at Tupper Lake Middle-High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	50.37	415^th	765	45.8%
2022	28.54	593^rd	738	19.6%
2023	13.65	712^th	776	8.2%

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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 Tupper Lake Middle-High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1989	482	6	1	0	0	n/a	n/a	489
1990	448	3	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	451
1991	464	4	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	468
1992	496	3	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	499
1993	476	3	0	0	2	n/a	n/a	481
1994	501	1	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	502
1995	550	3	0	0	2	n/a	n/a	555
1996	550	3	0	0	2	n/a	n/a	555
1997	571	5	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	576
1998	569	9	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	578
1999	556	8	0	1	1	n/a	n/a	566
2000	580	4	0	0	2	n/a	n/a	586
2001	578	3	2	0	0	n/a	n/a	583
2002	552	3	4	1	1	n/a	n/a	561
2003	552	3	4	1	1	n/a	n/a	561
2004	547	4	14	0	1	n/a	n/a	566
2005	530	4	4	3	0	n/a	n/a	541
2006	522	6	2	2	1	n/a	n/a	533
2007	510	6	1	2	1	n/a	n/a	520
2008	491	9	3	2	2	n/a	n/a	507
2009	463	8	2	4	2	n/a	n/a	479
2010	421	4	3	3	2	n/a	n/a	433
2011	416	5	2	2	1	0	0	426
2012	392	3	1	1	1	2	0	400
2013	376	2	0	1	1	2	0	382
2014	374	2	3	1	1	0	0	381
2015	364	1	2	2	1	0	1	371
2016	334	2	3	4	0	0	3	346
2017	314	0	2	4	0	1	4	325
2018	304	2	3	5	0	0	7	321
2019	288	1	3	5	2	0	6	305
2020	291	1	3	6	3	0	9	313
2021	350	1	3	7	2	0	12	375
2022	362	1	2	8	3	0	11	387
2023	379	1	2	9	4	0	14	409

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 Tupper Lake Middle-High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	489	38.5	12.7	n/a
1990	451	33.8	13.3	n/a
1991	468	35.6	13.1	n/a
1992	499	34.3	14.5	n/a
1993	481	36.1	13.3	n/a
1994	502	38.1	13.2	14.9
1995	555	36.9	15.0	15.7
1996	555	36.9	15.0	15.7
1997	576	38.9	14.8	16.8
1998	578	38.9	14.9	14.2
1999	566	37.9	14.9	14.8
2000	586	40.9	14.3	19.3
2001	583	44.3	13.2	18.7
2002	561	44.2	12.7	20.1
2003	561	44.2	12.7	20.1
2004	566	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	541	44.0	12.3	23.5
2006	533	44.0	12.1	25
2007	520	43.9	11.8	23.7
2008	507	45.9	11.0	26
2009	479	45.9	10.4	27.8
2010	433	44.8	9.6	27.5
2011	426	28.6	14.8	32.4
2012	400	32.8	12.1	n/a
2013	382	32.8	11.6	47.9
2014	381	29.0	13.1	40.4
2015	371	29.0	12.7	46.4
2016	346	30.0	11.5	43.4
2017	325	29.9	10.8	46.5
2018	321	30.0	10.6	51.4
2019	305	30.0	10.1	52.5
2020	313	35.9	8.7	51.4
2021	375	32.4	11.5	50.1
2022	387	35.9	10.7	45.2
2023	409	35.0	11.6	52.1

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 Tupper Lake Middle-High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	489	38.5	12.7	n/a
1990	451	33.8	13.3	n/a
1991	468	35.6	13.1	n/a
1992	499	34.3	14.5	n/a
1993	481	36.1	13.3	n/a
1994	502	38.1	13.2	14.9
1995	555	36.9	15.0	15.7
1996	555	36.9	15.0	15.7
1997	576	38.9	14.8	16.8
1998	578	38.9	14.9	14.2
1999	566	37.9	14.9	14.8
2000	586	40.9	14.3	19.3
2001	583	44.3	13.2	18.7
2002	561	44.2	12.7	20.1
2003	561	44.2	12.7	20.1
2004	566	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	541	44.0	12.3	23.5
2006	533	44.0	12.1	25
2007	520	43.9	11.8	23.7
2008	507	45.9	11.0	26
2009	479	45.9	10.4	27.8
2010	433	44.8	9.6	27.5
2011	426	28.6	14.8	32.4
2012	400	32.8	12.1	n/a
2013	382	32.8	11.6	47.9
2014	381	29.0	13.1	40.4
2015	371	29.0	12.7	46.4
2016	346	30.0	11.5	43.4
2017	325	29.9	10.8	46.5
2018	321	30.0	10.6	51.4
2019	305	30.0	10.1	52.5
2020	313	35.9	8.7	51.4
2021	375	32.4	11.5	50.1
2022	387	35.9	10.7	45.2
2023	409	35.0	11.6	52.1

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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