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Solvay Middle School

Public Grades 5-8

1154^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,500 New York Middle Schools

Better than 23% of New York middle schools

Summary

Solvay Middle School is a public middle school serving grades 5-8 in the Solvay Union Free School District, located in Syracuse, New York. With 438 students, the school consistently underperforms compared to the state average on New York State Assessments across all grade levels and subjects.

Solvay Middle School's academic performance is particularly concerning, with proficiency rates ranging from 12.12% to 46.84% in math and 29.76% to 40.51% in English Language Arts, while the state averages were 46.74% to 56.47% in math and 50.86% to 56.61% in ELA. The school also struggles to support the academic achievement of its diverse student population, with low rankings for subgroups like African American, Hispanic, and Special Education students. Despite spending significantly more per student ($28,213 in 2023-2024) compared to the state average, the school's academic outcomes have not improved.

When compared to other middle schools in the surrounding area, such as Camillus Middle School and Morgan Road Middle School, Solvay Middle School generally performs worse academically. The school's high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 61.64% to 70.55% over the past few years, suggests that socioeconomic factors may be contributing to the school's academic challenges.

414

Students ?

10.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$31,418

Per pupil spending ?

61.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

299 Bury Dr
Syracuse, NY 13209-1212

(315) 487-7061

District: Solvay Union Free School District

Students who attend Solvay Middle School usually attend:

High:

Solvay High School

Feeder schools for Solvay Middle School:

Elementary:

Solvay Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

67.9%

Hispanic:

12.6%

African American:

9.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 37th percentile in 2015 → 23rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (37% vs 52% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school37%

District avg39%

New York avg52%

1,154^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Bottom 23%▼ down 14 pts since 2015

From bottom 37% (2015) to bottom 23% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

676^th of 874Solvay Union Free 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2018	14.5	2159 of 2395	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	25.2	1870 of 2386	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	25.6	1841 of 2366	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	25.4	1806 of 2352	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	29.2	1731 of 2345	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	33.3	1620 of 2325	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	36.1	1634 of 2320	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	43.0	1463 of 2286	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	46.7	1379 of 2263	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	47.1	1476 of 2257	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	45.9	1454 of 2227	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	53.1	1269 of 2219	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	47.3	1432 of 2206	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	28.7	1154 of 1500	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.5	1153 of 1504	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.7	1069 of 1500	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.2	1190 of 1479	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.4	1144 of 1242	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.4	1089 of 1439	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.6	1097 of 1438	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	36.6	924 of 1455	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	38.5	878 of 1429	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	37.0	890 of 1407	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	38.2	871 of 1401	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	43.9	750 of 1373	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	57.1	633 of 1337	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	62.2	546 of 1295	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	58.7	612 of 1243	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	69.2	460 of 1224	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	62.1	565 of 1185	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	64.7	463 of 1123	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	59.4	508 of 1095	53.6%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	18.9	593 of 676	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.3	552 of 705	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	54.9	285 of 696	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	12.7	692 of 706	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.9	249 of 253	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	49.7	240 of 646	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.8	198 of 615	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	31.8	388 of 503	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	31.0	1094 of 1457	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.6	1152 of 1465	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.9	1113 of 1463	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.9	1205 of 1454	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.2	1009 of 1066	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.6	1058 of 1370	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.0	1072 of 1353	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	31.7	705 of 965	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.9	730 of 953	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.1	745 of 943	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	7.6	907 of 914	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	43.0	437 of 826	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.2	693 of 810	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	27.2	1017 of 1283	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.2	954 of 1296	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.3	868 of 1288	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.5	1092 of 1306	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.0	870 of 935	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.9	993 of 1241	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.7	971 of 1245	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	31.5	1056 of 1455	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.6	1100 of 1464	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.5	972 of 1464	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.1	1128 of 1455	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.6	961 of 1071	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.7	983 of 1366	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.6	1036 of 1352	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	22.8	171 of 220	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.5	185 of 208	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.7	98 of 126	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.1	98 of 107	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	27.1	1043 of 1298	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.9	1049 of 1303	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.9	1138 of 1307	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.4	1214 of 1283	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	47.9	204 of 522	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.1	691 of 1139	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.9	919 of 1170	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	24.6	633 of 775	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.1	638 of 778	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.9	594 of 772	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.3	646 of 748	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.5	592 of 614	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.6	626 of 716	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.5	664 of 763	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

English Language Learner (2025)63rd percentile+40 vs school

Male (2025)27th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)27th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)25th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2024)22nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)21st percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)20th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)18th percentile-5 vs school

African American (2025)12th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I95%+39 vs state

Life Science Biology93%+35 vs state

Science49%+4 vs state

English Language Arts35%-18 vs state

Math27%-25 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Algebra I (2025)	Regents Life Science Biology (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 Algebra I End of Course	Regents Life Science Biology End of Course	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 5th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 6th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 7th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 5th 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
Solvay Middle School	Public	5-8	299 Bury Dr	Syracuse	13209	Onondaga County	Solvay Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 487-7061	414	40	10.3	61.4%	281 (67.9%)	41 (9.9%)	52 (12.6%)	3 (0.7%)	7 (1.7%)	4 (1.0%)	24 (5.8%)	28.7	1154^th of 1500 public middle schools	23.1%		27.5	1153^rd of 1504 public middle schools	23.3%	1	95.2	92.9	34.4	29.8	40.5	34.0	12.1	22.4	46.8	26.1	42.2	53.9	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	$31,418	$2,344	$29,074
Liverpool Middle School	Public	6-8	720 Seventh St	Liverpool	13088	Onondaga County	Liverpool Central School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 453-0258	350	37	9.4	55.7%	212 (60.6%)	60 (17.1%)	34 (9.7%)	22 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	20 (5.7%)	51.4	696^th of 1500 public middle schools	53.6%		49.7	716^th of 1504 public middle schools	52.4%	20	100.0	95.5		36.9	49.1	66.3		48.5	57.9	43.1		49.2	99.7	99.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7	99.7	100.0	$29,032	$1,155	$27,877
Chestnut Hill Middle School	Public	6-8	204 Saslon Park Dr	Liverpool	13088	Onondaga County	Liverpool Central School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 453-0245	386	38	10.2	49.0%	249 (64.5%)	27 (7.0%)	27 (7.0%)	48 (12.4%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.3%)	29 (7.5%)	51.1	699^th of 1500 public middle schools	53.4%		49.9	711^th of 1504 public middle schools	52.7%	12	100.0	100.0		41.7	44.0	47.3		52.7	71.7	57.8		39.1	99.4	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.4	$27,678	$977	$26,701
West Genesee Intermediate School	Public	5-6	500 Sanderson Dr	Camillus	13031	Onondaga County	West Genesee Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 487-4615	724	62	11.7	27.9%	593 (81.9%)	31 (4.3%)	42 (5.8%)	9 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (6.6%)								(n/a)			67.2	64.3			70.1	48.8			58.2		99.5	99.7	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.7	99.7	99.5	$22,435	$1,189	$21,246
Morgan Road Middle School	Public	6-8	4340 Wetzel Rd	Liverpool	13090	Onondaga County	Liverpool Central School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(315) 453-1230	444	44	10.0	35.6%	309 (69.6%)	55 (12.4%)	31 (7.0%)	23 (5.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.6%)	61.6	526^th of 1500 public middle schools	64.9%		61.9	515^th of 1504 public middle schools	65.8%	11	100.0	75.0		56.1	50.0	62.5		50.0	62.9	50.0		57.5									$27,451	$1,100	$26,351
Donald S Ray School	Public	6-7	7650 Van Buren Rd	Baldwinsville	13027	Onondaga County	Baldwinsville Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 638-6106	846	64	13.2	29.6%	731 (86.4%)	20 (2.4%)	44 (5.2%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (5.6%)	61.3	535^th of 1500 public middle schools	64.3%		62	514^th of 1504 public middle schools	65.8%	21				56.9	55.4			56.6	57.3				99.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	$24,049	$746	$23,303
Roxboro Road Middle School	Public	5-7	300 Bernard St	Syracuse	13211	Onondaga County	North Syracuse Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 218-3300	697	67	10.4	57.7%	453 (65.0%)	66 (9.5%)	63 (9.0%)	40 (5.7%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (9.9%)	34.3	1028^th of 1500 public middle schools	31.5%		37.9	957^th of 1504 public middle schools	36.4%	71			34.5	32.1	32.7		25.0	45.2	57.0		26.1		99.1	99.9	100.0	99.9	99.9	99.6	100.0	99.8	$29,182	$2,778	$26,404
Grant Middle School	Public	6-8	2400 Grant Blvd	Syracuse	13208	Onondaga County	Syracuse City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 435-4433	612	65	9.4	84.0%	100 (16.3%)	267 (43.6%)	67 (10.9%)	112 (18.3%)	16 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	49 (8.0%)	7.6	1453^rd of 1500 public middle schools	3.1%		10.5	1429^th of 1504 public middle schools	5.0%	24	76.3	70.7		15.3	17.7	33.3		12.2	14.6	9.7		20.7	98.6	99.4	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.9	99.4	$29,059	$3,399	$25,660
Syracuse Stem At Blodgett	Public	6-8	312 Oswego St	Syracuse	13204	Onondaga County	Syracuse City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 435-4386	369	43	8.5	91.9%	29 (7.9%)	143 (38.8%)	165 (44.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (8.1%)	1.9	1497^th of 1500 public middle schools	0.2%		2.6	1502^nd of 1504 public middle schools	0.1%	5	66.7	42.9		3.6	11.9	4.7		0.0	6.4	3.5		3.6									$31,325	$2,855	$28,470
Camillus Middle School	Public	7-8	5525 Ike Dixon Rd	Camillus	13031	Onondaga County	West Genesee Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 672-3159	693	65	10.7	30.7%	543 (78.4%)	34 (4.9%)	31 (4.5%)	16 (2.3%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (9.1%)	75.6	311^th of 1500 public middle schools	79.3%		73.1	327^th of 1504 public middle schools	78.3%	16	100.0				58.9	58.0			72.9	72.8		63.7	99.5	99.8	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.8	100.0	99.5	$23,871	$1,329	$22,542

Frequently Asked Questions about Solvay Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Solvay Middle School?

Students at Solvay Middle School are 68% White, 13% Hispanic, 10% African American, 6% Two or more races, 2% American Indian.

What district is Solvay Middle School in?

Solvay Union Free School District

How many students attend Solvay Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 414 students attended Solvay Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Solvay Middle School attend?

Students who attend Solvay Middle School usually go on to attend Solvay High School

Is Solvay Middle School a good school?

Solvay Middle School ranks in the bottom 23.1% of New York middle schools.

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