Peekskill High School

1072 Elm St, Peekskill NY, 10566 | Peekskill City School District | 914-737-0201
  • grades 9-12
  • students 1054
  • type High
PROFICIENCY 86% 53% higher than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 6 in Peekskill
  • Ranked #0 of 6246 in New York
Proficiency Averages
44%Peekskill
56%New York

Peekskill High School is a school servicing grades 9 to 12 and is located in the district of "Peekskill City School District" in Peekskill, NY. There are a total of 1,054 students and 63 teachers at Peekskill High School, for a student to teacher ratio of 17 to 1.

Peekskill High School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 86.0%, which is 53% higher than the New York average.

Peekskill High School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students1054
Teachers63
Student/Teacher ratio17:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollmentn/a
Taking some coursesn/a
Taking some courses (not tests)n/a
Passing some coursesn/a
Passing no coursesn/a

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Peekskill High School, there are a total of n/a students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with n/a taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All85%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School85-89%

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All87%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School85-89%

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Peekskill High School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictNew YorkNational
White 10.2% 10.0% 64.4% 51.1%
Black 38.4% 30.2% 13.2% 15.9%
Asian 2.2% 2.2% 4.5% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 48.5% 56.3% 15.2% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.0% 0.2% 0.6% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% 0.4%
Multiracial 0.5% 1.0% 2.0% 3.1%

Peekskill demographics profile

StatisticPeekskillNew YorkNational
Population24,11119,453,561328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)5,55041391
Median age39.638.237.7
Male/Female ratio0.9:10.9:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)47%52%55%
Speak English58%70%79%
Speak Spanish34%15%13%

Education level achieved in Peekskill

IndexPeekskillNew YorkNational
Completed 8th grade78.9%83.5%84.3%
Completed high school77.3%82.1%83.0%
Completed some college49.5%59.5%59.4%
Completed associate degree33.8%43.4%38.5%
Completed bachelors27.4%34.7%30.3%
Completed masters11.5%15.1%11.5%
Completed professional degree3.0%4.2%3.3%
Completed doctorate1.3%1.5%1.3%
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Source: The Peekskill High School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.