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Beacon High School
Public High School
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Grade 9-12
101 Matteawan Rd,
Beacon, NY
Beacon City School District
School Details
Head of School
Acting Principal - Dr. John Sieverding
Student Teacher Ratio
11:1
Average SAT Score
1240
Average ACT Score
29
Math Proficiency
95%
Reading Proficiency
92%
Average GPA
3.52
Graduation Rate
89%
Niche Grade
A-
A-
B+
B-
B+
A-
B+
B-
Source: Niche
Niche Grade Details
Academics
Average GPA
3.52
Reading Proficiency
92%
Math Proficiency
95%
Teachers
Student Teacher Ratio
11:1
Teachers
78
Full Time Teachers
78
Teachers in First or Second Year
2.6%
College Prep
Average SAT
1240
Math
610
Verbal
620
Average ACT
29
Math
28
English
30
Reading
30
Science
28
Number of AP Courses
5
AP Pass Rate
66.7%
AP Math Enrollment
Low
AP Science Enrollment
Low
Other AP Enrollment
Low
Clubs and Activities
Girls Athletic Participation
High
Boys Athletic Participation
Very High
GreatSchools Rating
Source: GreatSchools
GreatSchools Rating Details
Teachers and Staff
Students Per Counselor
216:1
Student Diversity
Male
51%
Female
49%
White
44.6%
Hispanic
29.2%
Black
17%
Two or more races
6.6%
Asian or Pacific Islander
2.5%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
<1%
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Specialty School Programs
AP Programs Offered
IB Programs Offered
Free/Reduced Lunch Offered
Athletics Program
Colleges Students are Considering
Students are most interested in or go on to attend these colleges.
New York University
208 Students
Binghamton University, SUNY
175 Students
Stony Brook University
165 Students
Boston University
142 Students
Pace University
138 Students
Cornell University
122 Students
Syracuse University
114 Students
Fordham University
110 Students
SUNY New Paltz
109 Students
Dutchess Community College (SUNY)
108 Students
What Students Want to Study
Niche users from this school are most interested in the following majors.
Psychology
153 Students
Business
118 Students
Biology
115 Students
Nursing
78 Students
Pre-Medicine Studies
70 Students
Computer Science
63 Students
Political Science and Government
60 Students
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Administration
41 Students
Finance
38 Students
Criminology
37 Students
This School’s Reviews
Niche Reviews
5/13/2024
I feel like Beacon is a good school but over the last couple of years things definitely went down hill with the switch in principals and the new students.
2/27/2024
Great experience but can use a bit of work in certain areas, overall challenging academic school but a great way to develop maturity for college.
2/22/2024
I feel that Beacon was the best fit for me as an academic student who values rigor and flexibility in my education.
GreatSchools Reviews
7/20/2024
The teacher and staff are constantly taking sides and all this school looks for is to try and pin a student to the corner and get him/her in trouble with whatever stupid “rule” they come up with. Whenever a student or parent speaks up they either get made fun of by the administrators or they get tal...
8/8/2023
My daughter graduated from BHS with Honors in 2018 and went on to be on the Deans List student at SUNY New Paltz where she majored in Education and minored in History. She also won a NY State Chancellors Award for creating a history app of the Hudson Valley. Now she is attending Teacher’s College at...
10/18/2020
this school is honestly the fricken worst
5/17/2017
As a parent of student about to graduate this school has excellent programs that help the student figure out what they like/dislike and I will be sad myself to say goodbye.
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