Beacon High School

101 Matteawan Rd, Beacon NY, 12508 | Beacon City School District | 845-838-6900
  • grades 9-12
  • students 891
  • type High
PROFICIENCY 90% 59% higher than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 6 in Beacon
  • Ranked #0 of 6246 in New York
Proficiency Averages
57%Beacon
56%New York

Beacon High School is a school servicing grades 9 to 12 and is located in the district of "Beacon City School District" in Beacon, NY. There are a total of 891 students and 73 teachers at Beacon High School, for a student to teacher ratio of 13 to 1.

Beacon High School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 89.5%, which is 59% higher than the New York average.

Beacon High School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students891
Teachers73
Student/Teacher ratio13:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollment79
Taking some courses18
Taking some courses (not tests)61
Passing some courses12
Passing no courses4

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 Beacon High School, there are a total of 79 students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with 18 taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

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

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All92%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School90-94%

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.

Beacon High School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictNew YorkNational
White 46.1% 46.4% 64.4% 51.1%
Black 24.5% 19.3% 13.2% 15.9%
Asian 2.3% 2.5% 4.5% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 23.9% 27.3% 15.2% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.0% 0.1% 0.6% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.4%
Multiracial 3.2% 4.3% 2.0% 3.1%

Beacon demographics profile

StatisticBeaconNew YorkNational
Population13,72319,453,561328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)2,89641391
Median age39.338.237.7
Male/Female ratio0.9:10.9:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)48%52%55%
Speak English82%70%79%
Speak Spanish12%15%13%

Education level achieved in Beacon

IndexBeaconNew YorkNational
Completed 8th grade82.5%83.5%84.3%
Completed high school82.2%82.1%83.0%
Completed some college64.2%59.5%59.4%
Completed associate degree42.1%43.4%38.5%
Completed bachelors33.0%34.7%30.3%
Completed masters13.2%15.1%11.5%
Completed professional degree2.7%4.2%3.3%
Completed doctorate1.5%1.5%1.3%
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Source: The Beacon High School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.