Nyack Senior High School

360 Christian Herald Rd, Valley Cottage NY, 10960 | Nyack Union Free School District | 845-353-7100
  • grades 9-12
  • students 1005
  • type High
PROFICIENCY 95% 68% higher than state average
School Rankings Proficiency Averages
60%Valley Cottage
56%New York

Nyack Senior High School is a school servicing grades 9 to 12 and is located in the district of "Nyack Union Free School District" in Valley Cottage, NY. There are a total of 1,005 students and 90 teachers at Nyack Senior High School, for a student to teacher ratio of 12 to 1.

Nyack Senior High School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 94.5%, which is 68% higher than the New York average.

Nyack Senior High School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students1005
Teachers90
Student/Teacher ratio12:1

 

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 Nyack Senior 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
All93%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School90-94%

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All96%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School>= 95%

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.

Nyack Senior High School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictNew YorkNational
White 50.3% 49.8% 64.4% 51.1%
Black 21.3% 19.1% 13.2% 15.9%
Asian 8.6% 7.7% 4.5% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 16.7% 19.1% 15.2% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.2% 0.3% 0.6% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.4% 0.6% 0.1% 0.4%
Multiracial 2.4% 3.3% 2.0% 3.1%

Valley Cottage demographics profile

StatisticValley CottageNew YorkNational
Population8,86119,453,561328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)2,01541391
Median age52.738.237.7
Male/Female ratio0.9:10.9:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)65%52%55%
Speak English74%70%79%
Speak Spanish7%15%13%

Education level achieved in Valley Cottage

IndexValley CottageNew YorkNational
Completed 8th grade90.5%83.5%84.3%
Completed high school90.4%82.1%83.0%
Completed some college67.9%59.5%59.4%
Completed associate degree54.6%43.4%38.5%
Completed bachelors46.0%34.7%30.3%
Completed masters19.8%15.1%11.5%
Completed professional degree4.1%4.2%3.3%
Completed doctorate2.0%1.5%1.3%
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Source: The Nyack Senior High School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.