Iroquois Senior High School, Elma NY

Original Research by School Decision on Iroquois Senior High School

Iroquois Senior High School is a regular public high school serving grades nine through twelve in Elma, a low-density, car-dependent town in central Erie County about fifteen to twenty miles southeast of Buffalo. The school sits on the main Iroquois Central School District campus at Girdle Road, where the middle and intermediate schools also operate.

The enrollment is modest, with students fairly evenly distributed across the four grades. The student body is predominantly white, with limited racial and ethnic diversity; a small share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a marker of economic need below the national median. Data on students with individualized education plans and English learners was not available.

State assessment results, graduation rates, and chronic absenteeism figures were not provided for this school. The data sections show these metrics as missing at the school level. Without these measures, a reader cannot see how Iroquois performs on state tests or compare its results against other schools in Erie County.

The school is part of a district that has shown institutional commitment to its physical plant. In November 2025, voters approved a capital improvements project with substantial funding for facility upgrades at the high school and primary schools, including roof replacements and modernized heating systems. This work is scheduled to begin in 2027 and is funded through state aid and district reserves without raising school taxes. For families considering the district, this signals that aging building systems are being addressed systematically and that the community has backed that investment.

Elma itself is a bedroom community with an agricultural heritage, serving mainly as a residential area for Buffalo commuters. The town is anchored by Moog Inc., a major aerospace and defense manufacturer headquartered locally. Housing in the area shows a mix of recently built single-family homes and some multi-unit rental development, with home values reflecting modest appreciation over the past year. The real estate market is showing more inventory activity and slightly softer price trends relative to the previous year, though overall affordability remains moderate relative to national benchmarks.

The locale offers parks and outdoor recreation but has no traditional walkable downtown; civic life is dispersed across hamlets and facilities. The Elma Public Library provides computers, Wi-Fi, and meeting space. Regional bus and rail transit serves the area, though Elma is primarily car-dependent given its low density and spread-out layout.

To get a fuller picture of what this high school offers academically and how its students perform, a parent would want to contact the school or district directly about state test proficiency rates, the graduation rate, and the range of programs, courses, and pathways available. The housing market data and community profile provided here show the neighborhood and family context; the academic side requires conversation with the school itself.

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Academic performance

How students graduate and prepare for what comes next.

Graduation rate (ACGR)

>=95%Cohort of 170 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

19 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

6 tested

33.3%

scored 3 or higher

Computer Science A

8 tested · Grade 10

0.0%

scored 3 or higher

Statistics

5 tested

0.0%

scored 3 or higher

Sciences

Biology

8 tested

62.5%

scored 3 or higher

Chemistry

9 tested

55.6%

scored 3 or higher

Environmental Science

4 tested

0.0%

scored 3 or higher

Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism

9 tested

55.6%

scored 3 or higher

Physics C: Mechanics

12 tested

75.0%

scored 3 or higher

History and Social Sciences

European History

8 tested

50.0%

scored 3 or higher

Human Geography

1 tested

0.0%

scored 3 or higher

Macroeconomics

10 tested

80.0%

scored 3 or higher

Psychology

38 tested

73.7%

scored 3 or higher

U.S. History

54 tested

77.8%

scored 3 or higher

World Languages and Cultures

French Language and Culture

2 tested

0.0%

scored 3 or higher

Japanese Language and Culture

1 tested

0.0%

scored 3 or higher

Other

Language and Comp

54 tested

61.1%

scored 3 or higher

Literature and Comp

14 tested

100.0%

scored 3 or higher

U S Government and Politics

13 tested

100.0%

scored 3 or higher

World History

62 tested · Grade 10

67.7%

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
Ela	175	91.0%
Social Studies	155	96.0%
Math	109	96.0%
Science	102	80.0%

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.