The top reported proficiency rate is 69% in Science. The lowest is 51% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Alfred-almond Junior-senior High School
Alfred-Almond Junior-Senior High School serves grades seven through twelve in the small, economically stable village of Almond, in Allegany County. The school's enrollment is modest, with roughly equal cohorts across the middle and high school grades. Just under two in five students qualify for free or reduced price lunch, and the student body is predominantly white, with small populations of Asian and Hispanic students; data on special education enrollment and English learners were not available.
In state testing this past year, students showed mixed results. Seventh grade math proficiency sat at about half the students meeting standards, while eighth grade math climbed to roughly three in five. English language arts proficiency in both seventh and eighth grade was around half. Science, tested in eighth grade, stood out as the strongest subject, with close to seven in ten students meeting standards. Participation rates were high, ranging from ninety to ninety-six percent across tests. When compared against the other districts in Allegany County, Alfred-Almond's overall proficiency index places it in the top quartile among county schools. A parent may want to look into the school's approach to bolstering seventh grade math, where proficiency dips below eighth grade performance.
A graduation rate for this school was not available in the data. High school course offerings and specific program breadth were not documented.
The school sits in a town with a long history of economic constraint. Almond's population has been essentially flat since the 1840s, when its narrow valley and topography limited further growth; regional commerce shifted to nearby Hornell long ago. Housing in the area is affordable relative to state and national benchmarks, with home values modestly above the national median and monthly mortgage estimates well below the state average. Rents are similarly low. No major new housing developments have taken root in Almond itself, though the region has seen renewed industrial investment through a rail-car manufacturing expansion in Hornell completed in 2025.
The district is in the midst of substantial capital investment. Voters approved a major project in May 2024 that is now under active construction at both the elementary and middle-high school buildings and outdoor facilities. In June 2025, the board adopted a further capital improvement bond resolution, signaling the district's commitment to ongoing facility upgrades. This level of sustained investment reflects a community choosing to modernize its infrastructure, with corresponding implications for local tax commitments and the school environment families would encounter.
The village itself is small and quieter than many suburban communities. It has a public library connected to a network of forty-eight libraries across the Southern Tier, and the Almond Historical Society maintains a museum. Public transit in the form of fixed-route bus service does not appear to serve the village; Interstate 86 and New York State Route 21 provide highway access. This is a rural to very small-town setting with a straightforward K-12 pathway and a community willing to fund facility modernization despite modest growth or economic expansion.
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