Beacon High School
101 Matteawan Rd
Beacon NY, 12508, Dutchess County
Phone: 845-838-6900
Ranking: (677 out of 989, bottom 32%)*
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Beacon City 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: | 72 | 74 | 75 | 67 | 77 | 76 | 77 | |||||||
Total Students: | 972 | 1,035 | 1,041 | 1,074 | 1,129 | 1,104 | 1,097 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 243 | 25.0% | 265 | 25.6% | 277 | 26.6% | 292 | 27.2% | 298 | 26.4% | 285 | 25.8% | 289 | 26.3% |
Grade 10: | 240 | 24.7% | 259 | 25.0% | 286 | 27.5% | 266 | 24.8% | 276 | 24.4% | 282 | 25.5% | 305 | 27.8% |
Grade 11: | 227 | 23.4% | 268 | 25.9% | 243 | 23.3% | 241 | 22.4% | 276 | 24.4% | 279 | 25.3% | 238 | 21.7% |
Grade 12: | 260 | 26.7% | 237 | 22.9% | 232 | 22.3% | 275 | 25.6% | 279 | 24.7% | 258 | 23.4% | 265 | 24.2% |
Ungraded: | 2 | 0.2% | 6 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 479 | 49.3% | 511 | 49.4% | 525 | 50.4% | 538 | 50.1% | 564 | 50.0% | 547 | 49.5% | 534 | 48.7% |
Female: | 493 | 50.7% | 524 | 50.6% | 516 | 49.6% | 536 | 49.9% | 540 | 47.8% | 545 | 49.4% | 559 | 51.0% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.2% |
Asian: | 20 | 2.1% | 22 | 2.1% | 28 | 2.7% | 26 | 2.4% | 23 | 2.0% | 21 | 1.9% | 17 | 1.5% |
Hispanic: | 233 | 24.0% | 242 | 23.4% | 224 | 21.5% | 233 | 21.7% | 246 | 21.8% | 225 | 20.4% | 216 | 19.7% |
Black: | 238 | 24.5% | 261 | 25.2% | 259 | 24.9% | 261 | 24.3% | 276 | 24.4% | 284 | 25.7% | 265 | 24.2% |
White: | 449 | 46.2% | 485 | 46.9% | 519 | 49.9% | 526 | 49.0% | 567 | 50.2% | 570 | 51.6% | 597 | 54.4% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 32 | 3.3% | 23 | 2.2% | 11 | 1.1% | 28 | 2.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 330 | 34.0% | 376 | 36.3% | 279 | 26.8% | 403 | 37.5% | 167 | 14.8% | 176 | 15.9% | 189 | 17.2% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 98 | 10.1% | 106 | 10.2% | 106 | 10.2% | 162 | 15.1% | 108 | 9.6% | 121 | 11.0% | 107 | 9.8% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.46 | 14.05 | 13.88 | 16.13 | 14.66 | 14.50 | 14.30 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
Regents | ||||||
2010 | Algebra 2/Trigonometry | End of course | % met std | 51% | 51% | 65% |
2011 | Algebra 2/Trigonometry | End of course | % met std | 68% | 68% | 64% |
2012 | Algebra 2/Trigonometry | End of course | % met std | 60% | 60% | 64% |
2005 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 68% | 68% | 73% |
2006 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 68% | 68% | 75% |
2007 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 65% | 65% | 71% |
2008 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 70% | 70% | 73% |
2009 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 59% | 59% | 74% |
2010 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 70% | 70% | 73% |
2011 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 81% | 81% | 78% |
2012 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 62% | 62% | 78% |
2005 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 75% | 75% | 72% |
2006 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 77% | 77% | 74% |
2007 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 68% | 68% | 72% |
2008 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 62% | 68% | 70% |
2009 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 67% | 72% | 72% |
2010 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 74% | 77% | 74% |
2011 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 64% | 72% | 72% |
2012 | Earth Science | End of course | % met std | 68% | 74% | 73% |
2005 | English | End of course | % met std | 81% | 81% | 77% |
2006 | English | End of course | % met std | 88% | 88% | 78% |
2007 | English | End of course | % met std | 78% | 78% | 78% |
2008 | English | End of course | % met std | 92% | 91% | 82% |
2009 | English | End of course | % met std | 87% | 87% | 82% |
2010 | English | End of course | % met std | 82% | 82% | 83% |
2011 | English | End of course | % met std | 75% | 75% | 85% |
2012 | English | End of course | % met std | 77% | 76% | 82% |
2005 | French | End of course | % met std | 93% | 93% | 97% |
2006 | French | End of course | % met std | 81% | 81% | 97% |
2007 | French | End of course | % met std | 84% | 84% | 98% |
2008 | French | End of course | % met std | 90% | 90% | 97% |
2009 | French | End of course | % met std | 90% | 90% | 97% |
2010 | French | End of course | % met std | 89% | 89% | 94% |
2011 | French | End of course | % met std | 100% | 100% | 95% |
2009 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 73% | 73% | 74% |
2010 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 70% | 70% | 72% |
2011 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 78% | 78% | 75% |
2012 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 83% | 83% | 75% |
2005 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 66% | 66% | 70% |
2006 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 70% | 70% | 67% |
2007 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 52% | 52% | 63% |
2008 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 53% | 53% | 67% |
2009 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 57% | 57% | 71% |
2010 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 54% | 54% | 69% |
2011 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 68% | 68% | 70% |
2012 | Global History and Geography | End of course | % met std | 74% | 72% | 71% |
2009 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 59% | 63% | 72% |
2010 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 55% | 58% | 72% |
2011 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 67% | 69% | 73% |
2012 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 75% | 76% | 72% |
2005 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 81% | 81% | 75% |
2006 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 80% | 80% | 75% |
2007 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 82% | 82% | 75% |
2008 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 76% | 76% | 75% |
2009 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 79% | 79% | 80% |
2010 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 76% | 76% | 79% |
2011 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 84% | 83% | 81% |
2012 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 79% | 78% | 78% |
2005 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 81% | 81% | 77% |
2006 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 87% | 86% | 79% |
2007 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 85% | 85% | 77% |
2008 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 80% | 80% | 76% |
2009 | Mathematics A | End of course | % met std | 55% | 55% | 61% |
2005 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 64% | 64% | 66% |
2006 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 72% | 72% | 68% |
2007 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 53% | 53% | 70% |
2008 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 57% | 57% | 70% |
2009 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 54% | 54% | 68% |
2010 | Mathematics B | End of course | % met std | 18% | 18% | 61% |
2005 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 77% | 77% | 81% |
2006 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 79% | 79% | 80% |
2007 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 82% | 82% | 79% |
2008 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 60% | 60% | 77% |
2009 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 52% | 52% | 77% |
2010 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 75% | 75% | 82% |
2011 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 85% | 85% | 79% |
2012 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 78% | 78% | 79% |
2005 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 86% | 86% | 96% |
2006 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 91% | 91% | 96% |
2007 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 93% | 93% | 97% |
2008 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 90% | 90% | 95% |
2009 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 97% | 98% | 96% |
2010 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 82% | 82% | 95% |
2011 | Spanish | End of course | % met std | 87% | 87% | 94% |
2005 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 69% | 69% | 76% |
2006 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 74% | 74% | 79% |
2007 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 77% | 77% | 79% |
2008 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 82% | 82% | 83% |
2009 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 80% | 80% | 80% |
2010 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 74% | 74% | 83% |
2011 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 79% | 79% | 80% |
2012 | U.S. History and Govt | End of course | % met std | 81% | 80% | 79% |
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* Beacon High School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.