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Saranac Lake Senior High School
79 Canaras Ave
Saranac Lake NY, 12983, Franklin County
Phone: 518-891-4450
Ranking: 
(201 out of 989, top 20%)*
(201 out of 989, top 20%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Saranac Lake 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 | 42 | 45 | 45 | 48 | 50 | 48 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 444 | 445 | 483 | 510 | 499 | 511 | 525 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 123 | 27.7% | 99 | 22.2% | 96 | 19.9% | 131 | 25.7% | 120 | 24.0% | 142 | 27.8% | 149 | 28.4% |
| Grade 10: | 92 | 20.7% | 100 | 22.5% | 130 | 26.9% | 118 | 23.1% | 131 | 26.3% | 140 | 27.4% | 137 | 26.1% |
| Grade 11: | 97 | 21.8% | 121 | 27.2% | 121 | 25.1% | 132 | 25.9% | 131 | 26.3% | 126 | 24.7% | 103 | 19.6% |
| Grade 12: | 128 | 28.8% | 119 | 26.7% | 130 | 26.9% | 129 | 25.3% | 117 | 23.4% | 103 | 20.2% | 136 | 25.9% |
| Ungraded: | 4 | 0.9% | 6 | 1.3% | 6 | 1.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 227 | 51.1% | 222 | 49.9% | 250 | 51.8% | 257 | 50.4% | 238 | 47.7% | 251 | 49.1% | 259 | 49.3% |
| Female: | 217 | 48.9% | 223 | 50.1% | 233 | 48.2% | 253 | 49.6% | 253 | 50.7% | 252 | 49.3% | 262 | 49.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 3 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.8% | 5 | 1.0% | 3 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.6% |
| Hispanic: | 4 | 0.9% | 4 | 0.9% | 5 | 1.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 5 | 1.0% | 4 | 0.8% | 6 | 1.1% |
| Black: | 5 | 1.1% | 8 | 1.8% | 7 | 1.4% | 5 | 1.0% | 5 | 1.0% | 4 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.4% |
| White: | 431 | 97.1% | 429 | 96.4% | 466 | 96.5% | 500 | 98.0% | 485 | 97.2% | 499 | 97.7% | 513 | 97.7% |
| 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: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 98 | 22.1% | 87 | 19.6% | 104 | 21.5% | 80 | 15.7% | 61 | 12.2% | 64 | 12.5% | 112 | 21.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 29 | 6.5% | 32 | 7.2% | 42 | 8.7% | 34 | 6.7% | 21 | 4.2% | 38 | 7.4% | 51 | 9.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 11.36 | 10.59 | 10.73 | 11.31 | 10.39 | 10.30 | 11.00 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| Regents | ||||||
| 2011 | Algebra 2/Trigonometry | End of course | % met std | 89% | 89% | 64% |
| 2012 | Algebra 2/Trigonometry | End of course | % met std | 97% | 97% | 64% |
| 2005 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 100% | 100% | 73% |
| 2006 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 97% | 97% | 75% |
| 2007 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 95% | 95% | 71% |
| 2008 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 93% | 93% | 73% |
| 2009 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 92% | 92% | 74% |
| 2010 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 92% | 92% | 73% |
| 2011 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 86% | 86% | 78% |
| 2012 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 89% | 89% | 78% |
| 2005 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 81% | 85% | 72% |
| 2006 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 90% | 92% | 74% |
| 2007 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 92% | 92% | 72% |
| 2008 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 91% | 91% | 70% |
| 2009 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 89% | 92% | 72% |
| 2010 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 85% | 89% | 74% |
| 2011 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 83% | 87% | 72% |
| 2012 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 72% | 77% | 73% |
| 2005 | English | End of course | % met std | 83% | 83% | 77% |
| 2006 | English | End of course | % met std | 88% | 88% | 78% |
| 2007 | English | End of course | % met std | 88% | 88% | 78% |
| 2008 | English | End of course | % met std | 90% | 90% | 82% |
| 2009 | English | End of course | % met std | 94% | 94% | 82% |
| 2010 | English | End of course | % met std | 94% | 94% | 83% |
| 2011 | English | End of course | % met std | 94% | 94% | 85% |
| 2012 | English | End of course | % met std | 86% | 86% | 82% |
| 2005 | French | End of course | % met std | 90% | 90% | 97% |
| 2006 | French | End of course | % met std | 92% | 92% | 97% |
| 2007 | French | End of course | % met std | 100% | 100% | 98% |
| 2008 | French | End of course | % met std | 100% | 100% | 97% |
| 2009 | French | End of course | % met std | 100% | 100% | 97% |
| 2010 | French | End of course | % met std | 73% | 73% | 94% |
| 2011 | French | End of course | % met std | 91% | 91% | 95% |
| 2010 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 100% | 100% | 72% |
| 2011 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 89% | 89% | 75% |
| 2012 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 96% | 96% | 75% |
| 2005 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 90% | 90% | 70% |
| 2006 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 85% | 85% | 67% |
| 2007 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 78% | 78% | 63% |
| 2008 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 95% | 95% | 67% |
| 2009 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 87% | 87% | 71% |
| 2010 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 87% | 87% | 69% |
| 2011 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 77% | 77% | 70% |
| 2012 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 78% | 78% | 71% |
| 2010 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 91% | 91% | 72% |
| 2011 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 85% | 88% | 73% |
| 2012 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 85% | 87% | 72% |
| 2005 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 94% | 94% | 75% |
| 2006 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 89% | 89% | 75% |
| 2007 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 88% | 88% | 75% |
| 2008 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 94% | 94% | 75% |
| 2009 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 90% | 90% | 80% |
| 2010 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 95% | 95% | 79% |
| 2011 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 86% | 86% | 81% |
| 2012 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 91% | 91% | 78% |
| 2005 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 90% | 90% | 77% |
| 2006 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 97% | 97% | 79% |
| 2007 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 99% | 99% | 77% |
| 2008 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 95% | 95% | 76% |
| 2009 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 98% | 98% | 61% |
| 2005 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 77% | 77% | 66% |
| 2006 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 82% | 82% | 68% |
| 2007 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 81% | 81% | 70% |
| 2008 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 82% | 82% | 70% |
| 2009 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 92% | 92% | 68% |
| 2010 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 84% | 84% | 61% |
| 2005 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 100% | 100% | 81% |
| 2006 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 89% | 89% | 80% |
| 2007 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 80% | 80% | 79% |
| 2008 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 71% | 71% | 77% |
| 2009 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 82% | 82% | 77% |
| 2010 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 72% | 72% | 82% |
| 2011 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 58% | 58% | 79% |
| 2012 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 82% | 82% | 79% |
| 2005 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 99% | 99% | 96% |
| 2006 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 93% | 93% | 96% |
| 2007 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 94% | 94% | 97% |
| 2008 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 96% | 96% | 95% |
| 2009 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 94% | 94% | 96% |
| 2010 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 94% | 94% | 95% |
| 2011 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 96% | 96% | 94% |
| 2005 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 93% | 93% | 76% |
| 2006 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 95% | 95% | 79% |
| 2007 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 94% | 94% | 79% |
| 2008 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 95% | 95% | 83% |
| 2009 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 100% | 100% | 80% |
| 2010 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 94% | 94% | 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 | 83% | 83% | 79% |
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* Saranac Lake Senior High School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.