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Franklyn S Barry Primary School

Public Grades PK, KG-2

417

Students ?

11.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,118

Per pupil spending ?

64%

Free/discounted lunch ?

20 Raymond Ave
Cortland, NY 13045-3392

(607) 758-4150

District: Cortland City School District

Students who attend Franklyn S Barry Primary School usually attend:

Middle:	Cortland Junior High School
	Randall Middle School
High:	Cortland High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

88.0%

African American:

4.3%

Hispanic:

3.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 35th percentile in 2010 → 21st in 2019

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (30% vs 48% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2010

!English Language Arts scores 18 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2018-2019) ?

This school30%

District avg32%

New York avg48%

Not ranked this year

Franklyn S Barry Primary School did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

710^th of 874Cortland City School District among New York districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	23.1	1912 of 2413	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.9	1815 of 2395	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	34.8	1584 of 2386	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	45.4	1295 of 2366	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	56.8	980 of 2352	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	64.2	791 of 2345	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	64.6	736 of 2325	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	50.8	1299 of 2320	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	38.8	1545 of 2286	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	42.9	1470 of 2263	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	45.0	1525 of 2257	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	56.6	1193 of 2227	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	59.8	1085 of 2219	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	57.3	1164 of 2206	47.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	23.5	1897 of 2357	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.2	1725 of 2338	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	18.9	1816 of 2032	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.0	1780 of 2045	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	26.3	1813 of 2358	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.4	1827 of 2340	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	26.4	1513 of 1859	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.6	1342 of 1941	30.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	12.7	1237 of 1338	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.3	1264 of 1408	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Male (2019)23rd percentile~ school

Female (2019)20th percentile~ school

Special Education (2019)19th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2019)11th percentile-10 vs school

White (2019)8th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs New York (2018-2019) ?

Math32%-17 vs state

English Language Arts28%-18 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NY State Assessments English Language Arts (2025)				NY State Assessments Math (2025)				NY State Assessments Science (2025)	% Completely Immunized (2020)	% Polio (2020)	% Measles (2020)	% Mumps (2020)	% Rubella (2020)	% Diphtheria (2020)	% Hepatitis B (2020)	% Varicella (2020)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 4th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 5th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments Math 4th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 5th Grade	% Completely Immunized All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Diphtheria All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Franklyn S Barry Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	20 Raymond Ave	Cortland	13045	Cortland County	Cortland City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 758-4150	417	38	11.1	64.0%	367 (88.0%)	18 (4.3%)	14 (3.4%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.4%)								(n/a)										98.9	99.1	99.6	99.6	99.6	98.9	99.6	99.3	$26,118	$1,653	$24,466
Fe Smith Intermediate School	Public	3-4	33 Wheeler Ave	Cortland	13045	Cortland County	Cortland City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 758-4180	291	25	11.4	61.5%	261 (89.7%)	7 (2.4%)	7 (2.4%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.1%)	14.1	2217^th of 2445 public elementary schools	9.3%		15.1	2217^th of 2445 public elementary schools	9.3%		19.4	33.6			31.3	45.8				99.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7	100.0	100.0	$26,468	$1,712	$24,756
Homer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	9 Central Park Pl	Homer	13077	Cortland County	Homer Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 749-1250	430	37	11.7	31.4%	389 (90.5%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.8%)								(n/a)										100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$25,766	$1,410	$24,356
Homer Intermediate School	Public	3-5	58 Clinton St	Homer	13077	Cortland County	Homer Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 749-1240	443	38	11.6	40.6%	398 (89.8%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.5%)	3 (0.7%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.0%)	27.8	1840^th of 2445 public elementary schools	24.7%		32.6	1668^th of 2445 public elementary schools	31.8%	172	41.5	41.7	48.6		38.7	32.3	42.5		41.4	99.8	100.0	99.8	99.8	99.8	100.0	99.8	99.8	$21,420	$1,139	$20,281
McGraw Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	50 W Academy St	Mc Graw	13101	Cortland County	McGraw Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 836-3650	264	24	11.0	50.4%	250 (94.7%)	2 (0.8%)	5 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.7%)	33.3	1674^th of 2445 public elementary schools	31.5%		52.5	1093^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	55.3%	581	46.7	47.1	36.4	43.3	48.4	52.9	38.2	56.7	29.4	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$24,009	$1,266	$22,743
Cassavant Elementary School	Public	K-3	32 School St	Mc Lean	13102	Tompkins County	Dryden Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 844-8694	85	7	12.4	48.2%	70 (82.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (10.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (7.1%)								(n/a)	42.1				55.6					100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$22,553	$1,300	$21,253
Groton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	516 Elm St	Groton	13073	Tompkins County	Groton Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 898-5853	388	31	12.5	53.9%	328 (84.5%)	2 (0.5%)	36 (9.3%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.6%)	47.1	1268^th of 2445 public elementary schools	48.1%		63.9	804^th of 2445 public elementary schools	67.1%	464	44.0	64.7	62.3		48.0	47.1	56.6		44.2	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$17,659	$2,430	$15,229
Dryden Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	36 Union St	Dryden	13053	Tompkins County	Dryden Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 844-8694	500	59	8.4	43.8%	414 (82.8%)	11 (2.2%)	32 (6.4%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (7.4%)	37.6	1531^st of 2445 public elementary schools	37.4%		33.8	1625^th of 2445 public elementary schools	33.5%	94	42.6	38.1	47.1		55.7	45.4	55.9		45.6	99.4	99.6	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.6	99.4	99.6	$30,772	$1,763	$29,009
Freeville Elementary School	Public	K-3	43 Main St	Freeville	13068	Tompkins County	Dryden Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 844-8694	80	6	13.0	35.0%	67 (83.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (7.5%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (7.5%)								(n/a)	52.2				56.5					98.8	98.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	98.8	100.0	100.0	$22,171	$1,129	$21,042
Truxton Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-6	6337 Academy St	Truxton	13158	Cortland County	Truxton Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	No	(607) 842-6252	84	8	10.5	59.5%	80 (95.2%)	1 (1.2%)	3 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15.3	2188^th of 2445 public elementary schools	10.5%		17.1	2147^th of 2445 public elementary schools	12.2%	41	46.2	10.0	40.0		38.5	11.1	20.0											$16,951	$00	$16,951

Frequently Asked Questions about Franklyn S Barry Primary School

What is the racial makeup of Franklyn S Barry Primary School?

Students at Franklyn S Barry Primary School are 88% White, 4% African American, 3% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

What district is Franklyn S Barry Primary School in?

Cortland City School District

How many students attend Franklyn S Barry Primary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 417 students attended Franklyn S Barry Primary School.

What schools do graduates of Franklyn S Barry Primary School attend?

Students who attend Franklyn S Barry Primary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Cortland Junior High School
Middle : Randall Middle School
High : Cortland High School

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