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Oswego High School

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Oswego High School ranks 724 th of 1234 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

724^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,234 New York High Schools

Better than 41% of New York high schools

Summary

Oswego High School is a public high school serving 1,099 students in grades 9-12 in Oswego, New York. The school is part of the Oswego City School District, which is ranked 699 out of 874 school districts in the state and has a rating of 1 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger.

Oswego High School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New York high schools over the past 5 years, with a 2-star rating out of 5 by SchoolDigger for most of that time. The school's performance varies across different student subgroups, with female and male students performing similarly in the bottom half of state rankings. Homeless students are a bright spot, ranking in the top half or top quarter of New York high schools. However, students with special needs or from low socioeconomic backgrounds perform the worst, ranking in the bottom 25% of state high schools. Oswego High School also faces challenges with a high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 31.5% to 46.2% in recent years, significantly above the state average.

Compared to nearby high schools such as John C Birdlebough High School, Cato-Meridian Junior-Senior High School, and Mexico High School, Oswego High School generally performs worse on statewide rankings and academic measures, with lower graduation rates, higher dropout rates, and poorer performance on Regents exams. While Oswego High School has increased its per-student spending in recent years, this has not yet translated into improved academic outcomes or higher rankings for the school.

1,079

Students ?

12.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$28,037

Per pupil spending ?

36.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2 Buccaneer Blvd
Oswego, NY 13126-1997

(315) 341-2200

District: Oswego City School District

Feeder schools for Oswego High School:

Elementary:	Charles E Riley Elementary School
	FitzHugh Park Elementary School
	Kingsford Park Elementary School
	Leighton Elementary School
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	Minetto Elementary School
Middle:	Oswego Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

85.2%

Hispanic:

8.1%

Two or more races:

3.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 47th percentile in 2015 → 41st in 2025

Worth a look

!Dropout rate above the New York average (12% vs 5%)

!High chronic absenteeism (42% vs 31% New York)

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school61%

District avg63%

New York avg66%

724^th of 1,234

New York public high schools ?

Bottom 41%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 47% (2015) to bottom 41% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

699^th of 874Oswego 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
2025	42.8	724 of 1234	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.5	650 of 1242	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.5	717 of 1228	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.8	650 of 1190	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	57.3	251 of 519	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.7	690 of 1207	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.1	638 of 1210	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	51.7	607 of 1221	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	53.8	579 of 1255	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	49.6	671 of 1255	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	56.7	558 of 1237	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	57.6	598 of 1217	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	56.0	604 of 1198	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	58.7	534 of 1165	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	56.8	528 of 1117	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	56.7	527 of 1086	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	56.3	540 of 1027	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	56.4	521 of 1002	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	59.5	451 of 986	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2005	51.5	569 of 935	39.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	27.5	550 of 713	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	47.0	327 of 690	52.6%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	27.8	440 of 565	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	51.5	614 of 1206	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.9	695 of 1219	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.1	696 of 1197	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.7	595 of 1155	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.4	170 of 290	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.3	703 of 1193	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.0	617 of 1176	47.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	37.7	523 of 885	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.8	423 of 865	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	21.4	684 of 851	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.0	577 of 760	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.5	492 of 815	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.4	449 of 791	43.2%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	57.4	187 of 607	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.1	149 of 564	73.6%	★★★★☆
2023	42.2	294 of 531	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.4	129 of 389	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.0	255 of 493	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.7	249 of 498	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	27.1	883 of 1179	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.0	789 of 1170	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.7	861 of 1155	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.2	702 of 1101	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.3	220 of 289	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.6	822 of 1179	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.9	770 of 1154	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	42.2	717 of 1201	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.7	607 of 1211	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.7	632 of 1191	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.3	671 of 1154	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	63.1	122 of 354	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.4	645 of 1190	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.9	626 of 1176	46.8%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	21.0	285 of 328	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	58.3	115 of 306	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	21.6	231 of 272	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	18.9	1033 of 1149	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.0	920 of 1144	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.6	852 of 1130	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.7	764 of 1038	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.6	845 of 1132	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.7	684 of 1095	37.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	22.5	681 of 788	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.4	625 of 781	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.2	674 of 776	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.9	630 of 738	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.7	655 of 793	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.7	605 of 765	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2025)69th percentile+28 vs school

Female (2025)49th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)41st percentile~ school

Male (2025)40th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)25th percentile-16 vs school

African American (2025)23rd percentile-18 vs school

English Language Learner (2019)22nd percentile-21 vs school

White (2025)14th percentile-28 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)13th percentile-28 vs school

Special Education (2025)10th percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Common Core Algebra II88%+14 vs state

Common Core English Language Arts73%-3 vs state

Chemistry72%+7 vs state

Global History and Geography65%-11 vs state

U.S. History and Government63%-12 vs state

Life Science Biology62%+4 vs state

Geometry56%-4 vs state

Algebra I55%~ state avg

Earth and Space Sciences53%-3 vs state

Living Environment44%-13 vs state

Earth Science30%-35 vs state

Common Core Geometry22%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Chemistry (2025)	Regents Common Core Algebra II (2025)	Regents Common Core English Language Arts (2025)	Regents Common Core Geometry (2025)	Regents Earth Science (2025)	Regents Global History and Geography (2025)	Regents Living Environment (2025)	Regents Physics (2025)	Regents U.S. History and Government (2025)	Regents Algebra I (2025)	Regents Life Science Biology (2025)	Regents Geometry (2025)	Regents Earth and Space Sciences (2025)	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	Regents Chemistry End of Course	Regents Common Core Algebra II End of Course	Regents Common Core English Language Arts End of Course	Regents Common Core Geometry End of Course	Regents Earth Science End of Course	Regents Global History and Geography End of Course	Regents Living Environment End of Course	Regents Physics End of Course	Regents U.S. History and Government End of Course	Regents Algebra I End of Course	Regents Life Science Biology End of Course	Regents Geometry End of Course	Regents Earth and Space Sciences End of Course	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 7th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 8th 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
Oswego High School	Public	9-12	2 Buccaneer Blvd	Oswego	13126	Oswego County	Oswego City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 341-2200	1,079	87	12.4	36.1%	919 (85.2%)	21 (1.9%)	87 (8.1%)	6 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	38 (3.5%)	42.8	724^th of 1234 public high schools	41.3%		49.5	650^th of 1242 public high schools	47.7%	74	71.9	88.5	72.7	22.2	30.0	64.8	43.8		62.7	54.6	62.0	56.2	53.3						99.6	99.9	99.7	99.7	99.7	100.0	99.9	99.9	$28,037	$873	$27,163
Hannibal High School	Public	9-12	928 Cayuga St	Hannibal	13074	Oswego County	Hannibal Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 564-8130	334	34	9.7	59.9%	322 (96.4%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	20.6	979^th of 1234 public high schools	20.7%		28.7	867^th of 1242 public high schools	30.2%	112	54.2	50.0	65.5	14.3	0.0	44.9	31.3		77.5	15.7	21.8	18.5	30.2						99.5	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$33,579	$1,466	$32,113
G Ray Bodley High School	Public	9-12	6 William Gillard Dr	Fulton	13069	Oswego County	Fulton City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 593-5400	938	81	11.6	53.5%	815 (86.9%)	8 (0.9%)	73 (7.8%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	32 (3.4%)	48.1	672^nd of 1234 public high schools	45.5%		50.1	645^th of 1242 public high schools	48.1%	27	64.0	61.5	78.8	4.4	5.6	73.1	21.7	43.5	72.8	50.4	56.9	64.2	69.4						99.1	99.5	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.5	99.8	99.9	$28,633	$843	$27,791
Mexico High School	Public	9-12	3338 Main St	Mexico	13114	Oswego County	Mexico Central School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 963-8400	619	52	11.9	47.3%	565 (91.3%)	6 (1.0%)	21 (3.4%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.2%)	48.4	667^th of 1234 public high schools	45.9%		54.9	589^th of 1242 public high schools	52.6%	78	60.6	100.0	79.3	20.0	22.7	75.6	29.3	50.0	78.2	41.2	34.2	95.4	59.1						99.2	99.8	99.8	99.8	100.0	99.8	99.8	99.2	$30,949	$808	$30,141
Red Creek High School	Public	9-12	6574 South St	Red Creek	13143	Wayne County	Red Creek Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 754-2040	263	27	9.6	46.0%	239 (90.9%)	5 (1.9%)	4 (1.5%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	7 (2.7%)	57.4	552^nd of 1234 public high schools	55.3%		54.8	593^rd of 1242 public high schools	52.3%	41	58.3	100.0	79.7		68.8	78.5	64.2		74.3	59.7	30.8	64.4	69.5						99.6	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.6	$90,210	$11,710	$78,500
John C Birdlebough High School	Public	9-12	552 Main St	Phoenix	13135	Oswego County	Phoenix Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 695-1631	471	48	9.8	49.3%	442 (93.8%)	4 (0.8%)	8 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.2%)	54.6	588^th of 1234 public high schools	52.4%		54.9	592^nd of 1242 public high schools	52.3%	4	79.6	63.2	79.5	42.9	36.0	79.3	45.5	46.2	74.8	57.9	59.5	66.0	62.1						99.6	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$31,415	$1,484	$29,931
Cato-Meridian Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	2851 State Rte 370	Cato	13033	Cayuga County	Cato-Meridian Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 626-3439	383	35	11.0	42.6%	356 (93.0%)	2 (0.5%)	8 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (3.7%)	61.8	482^nd of 1234 public high schools	60.9%		60.5	515^th of 1242 public high schools	58.5%	33	59.3	92.9	85.3			81.3	41.2	60.0	74.6	66.7	78.3	65.9	58.5	42.0	53.3	37.9	21.6	32.4	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$24,269	$1,156	$23,113

Frequently Asked Questions about Oswego High School

What schools feed into Oswego High School?

Oswego High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Charles E Riley Elementary School
Elementary : FitzHugh Park Elementary School
Elementary : Kingsford Park Elementary School
Elementary : Leighton Elementary School
Elementary : Minetto Elementary School
Middle : Oswego Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Oswego High School?

Students at Oswego High School are 85% White, 8% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% African American.

What district is Oswego High School in?

Oswego City School District

Is Oswego High School a good school?

Oswego High School ranks 724^th of 1234 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Oswego High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,079 students attended Oswego High School.

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