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North Syracuse Junior High School

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North Syracuse Junior High School ranks 894 th of 1500 New York secondary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 8-9

894^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,500 New York Secondary Schools

Better than 40% of New York secondary schools

Summary

North Syracuse Junior High School is an alternative public school serving grades 8-9 in the North Syracuse Central School District, with 1,208 students located in North Syracuse, NY. While the school generally performs better than the district and state averages on Regents exams, particularly in Physics, Geometry, and Algebra I, it lags behind on 8th grade state assessments in ELA and Science compared to the state average.

The school faces some significant challenges, including a very high chronic absenteeism rate ranging from 21.1% to 34.1% over the past few years, which is much higher than the state average. Additionally, the school has a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 39.25% to 49.21% over the past few years. These socioeconomic factors may contribute to the school's lower 4-year graduation rate of around 84-85%, which is slightly below the state average, and a higher dropout rate of 4.5-7.3%.

Compared to nearby schools, Theodore R. Durgee Junior High School outperforms North Syracuse on 8th grade state assessments in ELA and Math, while Syracuse Academy of Science Charter School has lower proficiency rates than North Syracuse on most assessments but serves a higher proportion of economically disadvantaged students. Both Theodore R. Durgee and Syracuse Academy have lower chronic absenteeism rates compared to North Syracuse Junior High School.

1,186

Students ?

10.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,284

Per pupil spending ?

44.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5353 W Taft Rd
North Syracuse, NY 13212-2799

(315) 218-3600

District: North Syracuse Central School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

73.2%

Two or more races:

7.2%

African American:

6.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 58th percentile in 2014 → 40th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (60% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Graduation rate below the New York average (0% vs 83%)

!Dropout rate above the New York average (100% vs 5%)

!Ranking has slipped — down 18 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school60%

District avg63%

New York avg55%

894^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Bottom 40%▼ down 14 pts since 2015

From top 45% (2015) to bottom 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

630^th of 874North Syracuse Central 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
2025	40.9	894 of 1500	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.9	557 of 1504	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.1	735 of 1500	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.0	726 of 1479	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	33.9	852 of 1242	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.3	908 of 1438	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	39.5	876 of 1455	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	41.7	820 of 1429	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	51.0	640 of 1407	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	52.8	591 of 1401	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	64.0	421 of 1373	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	66.9	471 of 1337	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	66.1	483 of 1295	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	72.6	363 of 1243	70.8%	★★★★☆
2009	69.4	453 of 1224	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	72.0	374 of 1185	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	69.0	397 of 1123	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	60.9	488 of 1095	55.4%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	28.2	520 of 676	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	52.4	284 of 705	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	21.4	606 of 706	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.4	524 of 663	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	23.4	340 of 406	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.8	294 of 381	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	6.6	223 of 236	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	23.4	603 of 646	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	44.9	273 of 615	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.7	397 of 591	32.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	57.6	577 of 1465	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.9	681 of 1454	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	31.2	787 of 1066	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.4	905 of 1353	33.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	38.4	587 of 953	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.9	503 of 914	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	59.4	126 of 449	71.9%	★★★★☆
2018	34.8	546 of 810	32.6%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	23.2	523 of 603	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.3	559 of 594	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	46.4	267 of 543	50.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	29.0	981 of 1283	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	51.5	557 of 1296	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.5	755 of 1288	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.1	977 of 1306	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.0	808 of 935	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.1	959 of 1245	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	36.3	942 of 1455	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	59.8	511 of 1464	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.8	673 of 1464	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.5	762 of 1455	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.4	706 of 1071	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.8	835 of 1352	38.2%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	46.6	124 of 235	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.6	117 of 220	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.2	139 of 208	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.3	110 of 190	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.7	60 of 95	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.1	82 of 107	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	33.4	881 of 1298	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.1	968 of 1303	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	49.3	529 of 1307	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.4	671 of 1283	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.3	386 of 522	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.9	625 of 1170	46.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	33.0	559 of 775	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	55.3	343 of 778	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.2	478 of 772	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.2	454 of 748	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.9	484 of 614	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.7	574 of 763	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Female (2024)61st percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)47th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2024)38th percentile-25 vs school

Male (2025)35th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2025)32nd percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)28th percentile-13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)24th percentile-17 vs school

African American (2025)23rd percentile-17 vs school

Asian (2025)16th percentile-24 vs school

Homeless (2025)13th percentile-27 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)7th percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Geometry98%+39 vs state

Physics97%+28 vs state

Algebra I77%+21 vs state

Earth and Space Sciences77%+21 vs state

Math51%+5 vs state

English Language Arts39%-13 vs state

Science38%-5 vs state

Life Science Biology34%-24 vs state

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