Frewsburg Junior-senior High School, Frewsburg NY

Original Research by School Decision on Frewsburg Junior-senior High School

Frewsburg Junior-Senior High School serves grades seven through twelve in a small rural hamlet in the southeastern corner of Chautauqua County. The school is part of Frewsburg Central School District, which operates on a single campus at 26 Institute Street that houses both the elementary building and the middle and high school, making it a tightly integrated facility in the community rather than a dispersed set of buildings.

The school's recent state test results show mixed performance across the tested grades. In seventh-grade mathematics, about half of students scored at proficiency, while eighth-grade mathematics proficiency was substantially lower, with only a small fraction meeting the standard. Participation in eighth-grade math testing was notably below full enrollment, which may reflect scheduling, transfer, or absence patterns worth exploring with the school. Seventh-grade English language arts proficiency was somewhat below half; eighth-grade ELA was closer to half. Eighth-grade science showed proficiency rates somewhat above half. Across all tested grades and subjects, the school's overall proficiency index places it below the midpoint among the county's other districts. A parent may want to discuss with the school how it is addressing the particularly low math proficiency in grade eight, whether there are specific interventions in place, and whether the testing participation gaps signal underlying attendance or scheduling concerns.

The school has no reported four-year graduation rate in the available data, which suggests either that the data was not released or that the school's recent class data is not yet public. State testing data for high school grades was not provided, so the full academic picture for students in grades nine through twelve is not visible here. A parent of a high school student would want to request information directly from the school about course offerings, advanced placement availability, dual-credit opportunities, and outcomes for recent graduating classes.

Enrollment is small and stable, with roughly balanced cohorts across the six grades served. Just under forty percent of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a working-class community with modest economic diversity. The student body is predominantly white, with very small numbers of students of other racial and ethnic backgrounds. Data on special education and English learner enrollment were not available, so parents with students in those categories should contact the school directly.

Frewsburg itself is a compact hamlet with a walkable Main Street core where the post office and a grocery store sit near residential blocks of modest homes set close together. Employment is primarily based on commuting to Jamestown, New York, or Warren, Pennsylvania, with the school district itself being one of the local employers. Housing values are relatively modest for the region, and the market has seen recent activity, including new-build subdivisions with ranch and timber-frame homes and some proposed multifamily development. The district's capital improvement project, approved in late 2023, has funded renovations to instructional spaces, science rooms, kitchen and electrical upgrades, and an athletic complex with a new six-lane track, work that will continue through 2026. These facility investments signal the district's commitment to the physical plant.

The district has faced recent budget pressures that led to the elimination of several positions, including an assistant principal, special education teachers, a secondary math teacher, and several support staff roles. A rising tax levy and constrained state aid are ongoing considerations for families weighing a move to the area. For prospective residents, housing in Frewsburg is affordable relative to state and national benchmarks, and the school sits within the small civic fabric of the hamlet rather than on a remote campus, positioning it as an anchor institution in the community's daily life.

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Academic performance

State test results and graduation outcomes.

Graduation rate (ACGR)

>=90%Cohort of 60 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.

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
Science	60	77.0%
Ela	52	87.0%
Social Studies	52	83.0%
Math	28	82.0%

Math

Grade 753%

School 53% · District 51% · ▲ 2 pts above district

even with state median · ▲ 8 pts above county median

Grade 89%

School 9% · District 9%

▼ 28 pts below state median · ▼ 31 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 745%

School 45% · District 44% · ▲ 2 pts above district

▼ 2 pts below state median · ▲ 4 pts above county median

Grade 854%

School 54% · District 54%

▲ 6 pts above state median · ▲ 10 pts above county median

Science

Grade 857%

School 57% · District 57%

▲ 24 pts above state median · ▲ 7 pts above county median

This schoolFREWSBURG CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, same grade

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.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 7Lower-income32%Higher-income57%25 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income44%Higher-income65%21 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 7Lower-income40%Higher-income64%24 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income5%Higher-income13%8 pp gap