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Rome Free Academy

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Rome Free Academy ranks 791 st of 1234 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

791^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,234 New York High Schools

Better than 36% of New York high schools

Summary

Rome Free Academy is a public high school serving 1,497 students in grades 9-12 in the Rome City School District. While the school has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger and ranks in the bottom half of New York high schools, its ranking has improved in recent years.

One of the key challenges facing Rome Free Academy is its graduation rates, which have ranged from 71.8% to 84.3% in recent years, below the state average. Correspondingly, the school has had higher dropout rates, ranging from 4.5% to 14.5%. Additionally, Rome Free Academy struggles with very high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 31.5% to 49.1%. Academically, the school generally performs below state averages on Regents exams, with proficiency rates ranging from 10% to 86.9% across different subject areas. The school also faces achievement gaps, with lower rankings for subgroups like White, Special Education, and Low Socioeconomic Status students compared to the overall school.

Interestingly, nearby schools like Oneida Senior High School, Remsen Junior-Senior High School, and Thomas R Proctor High School generally outperform Rome Free Academy on metrics like graduation rates, test scores, and subgroup performance. Despite spending significantly more per student ($20,429) compared to the state average, Rome Free Academy's outcomes lag behind, raising questions about the efficient use of resources. With a relatively low 13.5 student-teacher ratio, the school has sufficient staffing resources, but the data suggests these resources are not translating into strong academic outcomes.

1,512

Students ?

13.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,284

Per pupil spending ?

52.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

95 Dart Circle
Rome, NY 13441

(315) 334-7203

District: Rome City School District

Feeder schools for Rome Free Academy:

Elementary:	Bellamy Elementary School
	Gansevoort Elementary School
	John E Joy Elementary School
	Louis V Denti Elementary School
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	Ridge Mills Elementary School
	Stokes Elementary School
Middle:	Lyndon H Strough Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

75.7%

Hispanic:

10.3%

African American:

9.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 41st percentile in 2015 → 36th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (53% vs 66% meeting standards)

!Dropout rate above the New York average (9% vs 5%)

!High chronic absenteeism (49% vs 31% New York)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school53%

District avg55%

New York avg66%

791^st of 1,234

New York public high schools ?

Bottom 36%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 41% (2015) to bottom 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

816^th of 874Rome 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	36.4	791 of 1234	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.7	729 of 1242	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.5	700 of 1228	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.5	654 of 1190	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.3	445 of 519	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.4	668 of 1207	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.5	702 of 1210	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	48.9	636 of 1221	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	50.5	643 of 1255	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	43.8	744 of 1255	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	44.2	727 of 1237	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	50.0	690 of 1217	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	45.7	717 of 1198	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	42.5	734 of 1165	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	42.7	725 of 1117	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	51.3	610 of 1086	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	55.6	551 of 1027	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	51.9	585 of 1002	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	52.1	570 of 986	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2005	51.2	575 of 935	38.5%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	35.0	458 of 713	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.7	375 of 690	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.9	288 of 671	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.5	268 of 593	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.7	237 of 686	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.2	301 of 679	55.7%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	44.6	261 of 426	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.0	230 of 386	40.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	51.1	289 of 669	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.7	100 of 637	84.3%	★★★★☆
2019	29.0	428 of 565	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	58.2	175 of 546	67.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	44.0	699 of 1206	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.1	742 of 1219	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.8	704 of 1197	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.4	686 of 1155	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	7.3	277 of 290	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	48.4	692 of 1193	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.4	719 of 1176	38.9%	★★☆☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	29.2	2 of 3	33.3%	★★★★☆
2023	25.7	4 of 6	33.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	30.4	610 of 885	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.2	418 of 865	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.2	486 of 851	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.9	333 of 760	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.8	489 of 815	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.0	465 of 791	41.2%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	33.9	446 of 607	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	46.9	264 of 564	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	33.9	370 of 531	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.1	337 of 389	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	73.3	67 of 493	86.4%	★★★★☆
2018	40.1	293 of 498	41.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	24.1	921 of 1179	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.1	785 of 1170	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.5	796 of 1155	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.4	692 of 1101	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	14.6	276 of 289	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	42.0	715 of 1179	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.0	716 of 1154	38.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	35.6	781 of 1201	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.7	686 of 1211	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.0	665 of 1191	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.7	621 of 1154	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.8	259 of 354	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	51.0	631 of 1190	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.5	650 of 1176	44.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	30.2	832 of 1149	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.2	710 of 1144	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.5	745 of 1130	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.9	652 of 1038	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.1	694 of 1132	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.9	698 of 1095	36.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	22.0	684 of 788	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.6	650 of 781	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.0	648 of 776	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.3	583 of 738	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.8	586 of 793	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.0	615 of 765	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)57th percentile+21 vs school

Female (2025)42nd percentile+6 vs school

Asian (2024)39th percentile-3 vs school

African American (2025)36th percentile~ school

Male (2025)35th percentile~ school

Foster Care (2024)33rd percentile-8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)31st percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2025)28th percentile-8 vs school

Homeless (2025)27th percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)22nd percentile-14 vs school

White (2025)13th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Common Core Algebra II87%+12 vs state

Common Core English Language Arts85%+10 vs state

Chemistry73%+8 vs state

Global History and Geography69%-7 vs state

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

Geometry55%-4 vs state

Earth and Space Sciences48%-8 vs state

Physics38%-30 vs state

Life Science Biology32%-26 vs state

Living Environment32%-25 vs state

Algebra I26%-30 vs state

Common Core Geometry25%~ state avg

Earth Science10%-55 vs state

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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 (2025)	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
Rome Free Academy	Public	9-12	95 Dart Circle	Rome	13441	Oneida County	Rome City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 334-7203	1,512	114	13.2	52.7%	1,145 (75.7%)	148 (9.8%)	155 (10.3%)	28 (1.9%)	6 (0.4%)	3 (0.2%)	25 (1.7%)	36.4	791^st of 1234 public high schools	35.9%		42.7	729^th of 1242 public high schools	41.3%	62	72.6	86.9	85.0	25.0	10.0	69.4	31.7	38.5	62.9	26.3	32.0	55.5	48.0						99.7	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.9	$19,284	$459	$18,825
Oriskany Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	1312 Utica St	Oriskany	13424	Oneida County	Oriskany Central School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 768-2063	229	30	7.6	27.1%	207 (90.4%)	2 (0.9%)	13 (5.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.6%)	80.5	143^rd of 1234 public high schools	88.4%		79.9	127^th of 1242 public high schools	89.8%	16	66.7	96.0	82.9		87.8	89.5	78.8	100.0	91.4	92.6		100.0		58.3	53.9	73.5	80.0	63.6	99.3	100.0	99.3	99.3	99.3	100.0	99.3	99.6	$32,297	$438	$31,859
Donald H Crane Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	5176 Rt 233	Westmoreland	13490	Oneida County	Westmoreland Central School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 557-2616	360	35	10.4	26.1%	347 (96.4%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	79.5	158^th of 1234 public high schools	87.2%		80.6	113^th of 1242 public high schools	90.9%	45	50.0	92.6	85.1			98.6	75.0		93.3	87.3	78.0	95.2	75.0	44.0	60.4	66.0	69.4	53.3	99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$28,822	$454	$28,368
Whitesboro High School	Public	9-12	6000 Ny-291	Marcy	13403	Oneida County	Whitesboro Central School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 266-3216	914	70	13.0	27.1%	800 (87.5%)	19 (2.1%)	46 (5.0%)	14 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	33 (3.6%)	75.6	227^th of 1234 public high schools	81.6%		73.6	273^rd of 1242 public high schools	78.0%	46	78.6	92.3	91.9	60.0	86.1	81.7	76.9	58.6	92.2	64.6		87.5							99.9	100.0	99.9	99.9	99.9	100.0	100.0	99.9	$19,346	$550	$18,797
Holland Patent Central High School	Public	9-12	8079 Thompson Rd	Holland Patent	13354	Oneida County	Holland Patent Central School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 865-8154	391	41	9.5	36.8%	391 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	68.9	358^th of 1234 public high schools	71.0%		74.7	248^th of 1242 public high schools	80.0%	110	90.0	94.2	85.2		33.3	88.1	13.3	88.9	93.9	62.0	59.4	63.1	73.8						99.5	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.5	$31,291	$1,275	$30,016
Vernon-Verona-Sherrill Senior High School	Public	9-12	5275 State Rt 31	Verona	13478	Oneida County	Sherrill City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 829-2520	584	44	13.3	30.8%	541 (92.6%)	2 (0.3%)	16 (2.7%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.1%)	63.9	437^th of 1234 public high schools	64.6%		63.8	458^th of 1242 public high schools	63.1%	21	30.5	91.5	91.8		76.4	82.6	66.1	85.7	81.1	54.1		77.6							99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$26,112	$1,200	$24,913
Clinton Senior High School	Public	9-12	75 Chenango Ave	Clinton	13323	Oneida County	Clinton Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 557-2233	339	31	10.8	23.6%	313 (92.3%)	4 (1.2%)	9 (2.7%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)	82.5	96^th of 1234 public high schools	92.2%		82	86^th of 1242 public high schools	93.1%	10	75.4	84.9	95.5	62.5	94.7	96.7	68.4	73.3	95.4	89.8		88.1							99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	100.0	100.0	$25,804	$772	$25,032
New Hartford Senior High School	Public	10-12	33 Oxford Rd	New Hartford	13413	Oneida County	New Hartford Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 624-1214	575	48	11.9	19.1%	483 (84.0%)	12 (2.1%)	26 (4.5%)	32 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.8%)	87.7	30^th of 1234 public high schools	97.6%		86.3	27^th of 1242 public high schools	97.8%	3	95.0	100.0	96.0	91.6		95.1	93.6	70.7	94.0	88.9		93.2							99.6	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$25,365	$543	$24,822
Thomas R Proctor High School	Public	9-12	1203 Hilton Ave	Utica	13501	Oneida County	Utica City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 368-6489	2,820	170	16.5	58.4%	653 (23.2%)	737 (26.1%)	613 (21.7%)	634 (22.5%)	4 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	178 (6.3%)	45	703^rd of 1234 public high schools	43.0%		36.8	784^th of 1242 public high schools	36.9%	81	59.5	80.4	86.2	23.0	23.1	75.9	27.4	42.9	72.3	35.7	49.3	39.0	75.9						99.6	99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.9	99.8	99.9	$26,216	$3,416	$22,800
Remsen Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	9733 Main St	Remsen	13438	Oneida County	Remsen Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 205-4300	188	21	8.8	37.8%	182 (96.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.7%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	73	274^th of 1234 public high schools	77.8%		80.3	117^th of 1242 public high schools	90.6%	157	54.6	87.5	93.3		78.6	82.8	79.4		96.4	81.3		44.4		33.3	64.5	54.8	69.2	57.1	97.9	99.0	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.0	99.0	99.0	$31,533	$885	$30,648

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Rome Free Academy is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Bellamy Elementary School
Elementary : Gansevoort Elementary School
Elementary : John E Joy Elementary School
Elementary : Louis V Denti Elementary School
Elementary : Ridge Mills Elementary School
Elementary : Stokes Elementary School
Middle : Lyndon H Strough Middle School

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