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Griffith Institute High School
290 North Buffalo St
Springville NY, 14141, Erie County
Phone: 716-592-3202
Ranking: 
(310 out of 989, top 31%)*
(310 out of 989, top 31%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Springville-Griffith Institute Central School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 39 | 41 | 48 | 49 | 52 | 54 | 49 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 599 | 648 | 657 | 695 | 696 | 694 | 734 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 140 | 23.4% | 160 | 24.7% | 155 | 23.6% | 174 | 25.0% | 163 | 23.4% | 174 | 25.1% | 188 | 25.6% |
| Grade 10: | 151 | 25.2% | 143 | 22.1% | 178 | 27.1% | 163 | 23.5% | 169 | 24.3% | 180 | 25.9% | 170 | 23.2% |
| Grade 11: | 140 | 23.4% | 173 | 26.7% | 163 | 24.8% | 168 | 24.2% | 195 | 28.0% | 174 | 25.1% | 177 | 24.1% |
| Grade 12: | 162 | 27.0% | 161 | 24.8% | 154 | 23.4% | 185 | 26.6% | 169 | 24.3% | 166 | 23.9% | 199 | 27.1% |
| Ungraded: | 6 | 1.0% | 11 | 1.7% | 7 | 1.1% | 5 | 0.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 291 | 48.6% | 305 | 47.1% | 318 | 48.4% | 337 | 48.5% | 338 | 48.6% | 345 | 49.7% | 370 | 50.4% |
| Female: | 308 | 51.4% | 343 | 52.9% | 339 | 51.6% | 358 | 51.5% | 349 | 50.1% | 341 | 49.1% | 360 | 49.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 5 | 0.8% | 7 | 1.1% | 12 | 1.8% | 10 | 1.4% | 7 | 1.0% | 4 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.3% |
| Asian: | 7 | 1.2% | 7 | 1.1% | 6 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.4% |
| Hispanic: | 11 | 1.8% | 4 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.3% |
| Black: | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | 6 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.6% | 5 | 0.7% |
| White: | 564 | 94.2% | 618 | 95.4% | 626 | 95.3% | 672 | 96.7% | 677 | 97.3% | 683 | 98.4% | 722 | 98.4% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 10 | 1.7% | 11 | 1.7% | 7 | 1.1% | 4 | 0.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 81 | 13.5% | 87 | 13.4% | 54 | 8.2% | 106 | 15.3% | 87 | 12.5% | 123 | 17.7% | 124 | 16.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 24 | 4.0% | 41 | 6.3% | 55 | 8.4% | 52 | 7.5% | 46 | 6.6% | 60 | 8.6% | 57 | 7.8% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.32 | 15.67 | 13.68 | 14.25 | 13.36 | 12.80 | 15.10 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| Regents | ||||||
| 2010 | Algebra 2/Trigonometry | End of course | % met std | 79% | 79% | 65% |
| 2011 | Algebra 2/Trigonometry | End of course | % met std | 84% | 84% | 64% |
| 2012 | Algebra 2/Trigonometry | End of course | % met std | 82% | 82% | 64% |
| 2005 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 79% | 79% | 73% |
| 2006 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 71% | 71% | 75% |
| 2007 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 79% | 79% | 71% |
| 2008 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 90% | 90% | 73% |
| 2009 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 96% | 96% | 74% |
| 2010 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 92% | 92% | 73% |
| 2011 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 78% | 78% | 78% |
| 2012 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 81% | 81% | 78% |
| 2005 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 95% | 95% | 72% |
| 2006 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 97% | 98% | 74% |
| 2007 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 96% | 95% | 72% |
| 2008 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 88% | 91% | 70% |
| 2009 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 89% | 91% | 72% |
| 2010 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 95% | 96% | 74% |
| 2011 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 86% | 88% | 72% |
| 2012 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 85% | 86% | 73% |
| 2005 | English | End of course | % met std | 90% | 90% | 77% |
| 2006 | English | End of course | % met std | 89% | 89% | 78% |
| 2007 | English | End of course | % met std | 95% | 95% | 78% |
| 2008 | English | End of course | % met std | 95% | 95% | 82% |
| 2009 | English | End of course | % met std | 93% | 92% | 82% |
| 2010 | English | End of course | % met std | 93% | 93% | 83% |
| 2011 | English | End of course | % met std | 93% | 93% | 85% |
| 2012 | English | End of course | % met std | 83% | 83% | 82% |
| 2005 | French | End of course | % met std | 100% | 100% | 97% |
| 2006 | French | End of course | % met std | 100% | 100% | 97% |
| 2007 | French | End of course | % met std | 100% | 100% | 98% |
| 2008 | French | End of course | % met std | 97% | 97% | 97% |
| 2009 | French | End of course | % met std | 100% | 100% | 97% |
| 2010 | French | End of course | % met std | 100% | 100% | 94% |
| 2011 | French | End of course | % met std | 100% | 100% | 95% |
| 2009 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 99% | 99% | 74% |
| 2010 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 95% | 95% | 72% |
| 2011 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 97% | 97% | 75% |
| 2012 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 92% | 92% | 75% |
| 2005 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 95% | 95% | 70% |
| 2006 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 93% | 93% | 67% |
| 2007 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 92% | 89% | 63% |
| 2008 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 91% | 90% | 67% |
| 2009 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 83% | 81% | 71% |
| 2010 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 80% | 80% | 69% |
| 2011 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 90% | 88% | 70% |
| 2012 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 89% | 88% | 71% |
| 2009 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 84% | 86% | 72% |
| 2010 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 92% | 93% | 72% |
| 2011 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 85% | 86% | 73% |
| 2012 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 89% | 90% | 72% |
| 2005 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 93% | 93% | 75% |
| 2006 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 95% | 94% | 75% |
| 2007 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 95% | 93% | 75% |
| 2008 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 95% | 95% | 75% |
| 2009 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 95% | 95% | 80% |
| 2010 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 96% | 96% | 79% |
| 2011 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 99% | 99% | 81% |
| 2012 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 97% | 97% | 78% |
| 2005 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 98% | 98% | 77% |
| 2006 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 98% | 96% | 79% |
| 2007 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 97% | 96% | 77% |
| 2008 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 98% | 97% | 76% |
| 2009 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 60% | 50% | 61% |
| 2005 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 74% | 74% | 66% |
| 2006 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 73% | 73% | 68% |
| 2007 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 71% | 71% | 70% |
| 2008 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 88% | 88% | 70% |
| 2009 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 89% | 89% | 68% |
| 2010 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 20% | 20% | 61% |
| 2005 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 88% | 88% | 81% |
| 2006 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 92% | 92% | 80% |
| 2007 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 88% | 88% | 79% |
| 2008 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 98% | 98% | 77% |
| 2009 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 91% | 91% | 77% |
| 2010 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 100% | 100% | 82% |
| 2011 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 94% | 94% | 79% |
| 2012 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 90% | 90% | 79% |
| 2005 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 97% | 97% | 96% |
| 2006 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 100% | 100% | 96% |
| 2007 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 100% | 100% | 97% |
| 2008 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 100% | 100% | 95% |
| 2009 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 98% | 98% | 96% |
| 2010 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 99% | 99% | 95% |
| 2011 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 99% | 99% | 94% |
| 2005 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 89% | 89% | 76% |
| 2006 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 96% | 95% | 79% |
| 2007 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 91% | 91% | 79% |
| 2008 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 98% | 98% | 83% |
| 2009 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 95% | 93% | 80% |
| 2010 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 87% | 87% | 83% |
| 2011 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 92% | 92% | 80% |
| 2012 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 93% | 94% | 79% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Griffith Institute High School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.