Beekmantown High School, West Chazy NY

Original Research by School Decision on Beekmantown High School

Beekmantown High School is a regular public high school serving grades nine through twelve in West Chazy, a quiet rural hamlet in Clinton County's North Country. The school sits on a consolidated campus with the district's elementary and middle schools at a single address, a model common in rural districts where dispersed communities call for centered facilities rather than neighborhood-based schools.

The student body is small to mid-sized for a four-year high school, with relatively balanced enrollment across grades. A substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting the economic profile of the surrounding rural area. The student population is predominantly white, with small numbers of Hispanic, Black, Asian, and Native American students. Data on students receiving special education services or classified as English learners were not publicly available.

West Chazy itself is an agricultural and residential community, home to family-run farms and small local businesses, situated about a short drive north of Plattsburgh. The region is characterized by rolling farmland, limited commercial development, and a low-density, car-dependent built environment. Housing values in the area have been rising over the past year, and the local market reflects modest residential growth as families take advantage of proximity to Plattsburgh while seeking rural or semi-rural living. The broader economic context shows steady employment and household incomes that support stable homeownership, though residents are sensitive to property tax increases tied to school district budgets.

State assessment results, graduation rates, and detailed academic performance metrics for Beekmantown High School were not available in the data provided. Without those figures, a parent cannot compare this school's proficiency or completion rates against its district peers or regional benchmarks. The district does maintain four schools across the area, so families have a K-12 pathway within the same system, and the district is currently undertaking a substantial capital project that includes construction and renovations at the elementary buildings. The district's annual budgets have trended upward in recent years, with property tax levies rising to fund operations and capital work. A parent considering this school would want to request current testing data, graduation rates, and course offerings directly from the school or district to build a full picture of academic pathways and outcomes.

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Academic performance

How students graduate and prepare for what comes next.

Graduation rate (ACGR)

90-94%Cohort of 155 students · Class of 2021

The federal source publishes a banded range instead of an exact rate when the graduating cohort is small enough that an exact number could risk identifying individual students.

How this school compares to all schools in this state

Each dot is one school’s SY 2020-21 graduation rate, binned by integer rate. Taller columns mean more schools at that rate. This school is highlighted.

1,253 schools plotted. 14 additional schools' rates are federally suppressed and not shown. Data: EDFacts SY 2020-21.

Advanced Placement & IB

10 subjects offered · 2023-24

Each card is one AP or IB subject. The headline number is the share of students scoring 3 or higher on the exam — the threshold for college credit at most universities. The bar below each rate shows the underlying distribution across performance levels.

Score:12· no credit345· extremely well qualified

Math and Computer Science

Calculus AB

17 tested

70.6%

scored 3 or higher

Calculus BC

14 tested

42.9%

scored 3 or higher

Computer Science Principles

8 tested · Grade 10

62.5%

scored 3 or higher

Statistics

20 tested

30.0%

scored 3 or higher

English

Seminar

21 tested · Grade 10

90.5%

scored 3 or higher

History and Social Sciences

U.S. History

32 tested

71.9%

scored 3 or higher

Arts

Music Theory

1 tested

0.0%

scored 3 or higher

Other

Language and Comp

30 tested

40.0%

scored 3 or higher

Literature and Comp

6 tested

100.0%

scored 3 or higher

World History

45 tested · Grade 10

77.8%

scored 3 or higher

New York Regents Exams

4 courses reported · 2024-25

End-of-course exams required for a New York Regents diploma. Each row shows the cohort size and the share of students scoring at the proficient level or higher.

Course	Students tested	% proficient
Social Studies	139	88.0%
Ela	132	89.0%
Math	90	49.0%
Science	52	77.0%

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.