📍 1072 Elm St, Peekskill, Westchester County, 10566
Peekskill High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Peekskill, Westchester County. The school has 1,017 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Peekskill City School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 91.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.1:1. 45% of students are proficient in reading. 79% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 78%. The school offers 6 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Peekskill High School enrolls 1,017 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 91.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 74% Hispanic or Latino, 16% Black or African American and 5.5% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 750 | 74% |
| Black or African American | 166 | 16% |
| White | 56 | 5.5% |
| Two or more races | 35 | 3.4% |
| Asian | 10 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
613 of the school's 1,017 students (60%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 613 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Peekskill High School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NY At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 40, state house district 95.
Peekskill High School is one of 6 schools in PEEKSKILL CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in PEEKSKILL, New York. The district serves 3,884 students district-wide and employs 298 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,017 students, Peekskill High School is larger than the district average of about 647 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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