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South Kortright Central School

Public, Alternative Grades PK, KG-12
2157th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 2,445 New York Alternative Schools
Better than 12% of New York alternative schools
Summary

South Kortright Central School is an alternative public school serving 313 students in grades PK-12 in the rural town of South Kortright, New York. The school has seen some notable performance trends in recent years, with strong graduation rates and Regents exam scores, but lower proficiency on state assessments compared to nearby schools.

South Kortright Central School has consistently maintained a high 4-year graduation rate, ranging from 84.3% to 100% over the past few years, which is generally higher than the state average. However, the school's proficiency rates on New York State Assessments are lower than the state average across grade levels and subject areas. In contrast, the school performs better on Regents exams, with proficiency rates often exceeding the state average, particularly in subjects like Global History and Geography, Physics, and Life Science Biology. The school's chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 18.2% to 34.1%, is also significantly higher than the state average and nearby schools like Worcester School, Schenevus Central School, and Margaretville Central School.

Another notable trend is the sharp increase in free and reduced lunch recipients at South Kortright Central School, from less than 1% to nearly 45%, suggesting a growing population of economically disadvantaged students. This, coupled with the school's high chronic absenteeism rate, may be contributing factors to the lower performance on state assessments. The school has also seen a significant increase in spending per student, from $15,644 in 2020-2021 to $30,440 in 2023-2024, which could indicate a focus on improving resources and support for students, though the impact on academic outcomes is not yet clear.

287
Students ?
9.8
Student/teacher ratio ?
$33,646
Per pupil spending ?
40.8%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 58200 State Hwy 10
       South Kortright, NY  13842-0113

(607) 538-9111

District: South Kortright Central School District

Racial breakdown:

White:
93.0%
African American:
3.1%
Hispanic:
1.7%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 97th percentile in 2022 → 90th in 2025
Strengths
100% graduate in 4 years — above the New York average (83%)
Small classes — about 10 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the New York average (52% vs 58% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)
!High chronic absenteeism (100% vs 31% New York)
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school52%
District avg50%
New York avg58%
Elementary school
2,157th of 2,445
New York public elementary schools ?
Bottom 12%▼ down 22 pts since 2015
From bottom 33% (2015) to bottom 12% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
1,383rd of 1,500
New York public middle schools ?
Bottom 8%▼ down 25 pts since 2015
From bottom 32% (2015) to bottom 8% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
High school
127th of 1,234
New York public high schools ?
Top 10%▲ up 24 pts since 2015
From top 34% (2015) to top 10% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202516.72157 of 244511.8%★☆☆☆☆
20248.92353 of 24453.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202315.52163 of 243911.3%★☆☆☆☆
202220.72026 of 243416.8%★☆☆☆☆
202139.71374 of 220137.6%★★☆☆☆
201932.41650 of 241331.6%★★☆☆☆
201850.81182 of 239550.6%★★★☆☆
201733.31630 of 238631.7%★★☆☆☆
201640.01446 of 236638.9%★★☆☆☆
201535.31565 of 235233.5%★★☆☆☆
201439.51466 of 234537.5%★★☆☆☆
201344.61269 of 232545.4%★★☆☆☆
201244.51438 of 232038.0%★★☆☆☆
201158.81046 of 228654.2%★★★☆☆
201040.21531 of 226332.3%★★☆☆☆
200961.41058 of 225753.1%★★★☆☆
200854.81237 of 222744.5%★★☆☆☆
200762.11018 of 221954.1%★★★☆☆
200655.21225 of 220644.5%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202520.92039 of 240915.4%★☆☆☆☆
202415.52200 of 24138.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202323.51938 of 240319.4%★☆☆☆☆
202224.71908 of 240120.5%★☆☆☆☆
202146.51051 of 195546.2%★★☆☆☆
201948.01207 of 235748.8%★★☆☆☆
201856.81036 of 233855.7%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202513.71962 of 20986.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20248.52046 of 20781.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202315.21897 of 20417.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202224.21752 of 209916.5%★☆☆☆☆
202146.7862 of 167848.6%★★☆☆☆
201935.11333 of 203234.4%★★☆☆☆
201852.4851 of 204558.4%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202515.32171 of 24079.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20249.02324 of 24113.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202312.02262 of 24005.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202218.52092 of 240012.8%★☆☆☆☆
202133.61375 of 196129.9%★☆☆☆☆
201922.51903 of 235819.3%★☆☆☆☆
201847.51248 of 234046.7%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202512.11295 of 14027.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20245.61357 of 13922.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201919.31165 of 133812.9%★☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202513.51383 of 15007.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202417.31339 of 150411.0%★☆☆☆☆
202347.0786 of 150047.6%★★☆☆☆
202241.5868 of 147941.3%★★☆☆☆
202141.4719 of 124242.1%★★☆☆☆
201929.21027 of 143928.6%★☆☆☆☆
201854.7599 of 143858.3%★★★☆☆
201748.9716 of 145550.8%★★★☆☆
201653.2610 of 142957.3%★★★☆☆
201534.3952 of 140732.3%★★☆☆☆
201443.1792 of 140143.5%★★☆☆☆
201339.7823 of 137340.1%★★☆☆☆
201224.91047 of 133721.7%★☆☆☆☆
201143.0820 of 129536.7%★★☆☆☆
201042.7807 of 124335.1%★★☆☆☆
200969.1463 of 122462.2%★★★☆☆
200850.3737 of 118537.8%★★☆☆☆
200763.0493 of 112356.1%★★★☆☆
200655.8566 of 109548.3%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
20258.81396 of 14574.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202433.81022 of 146530.2%★★☆☆☆
202351.4690 of 146352.8%★★★☆☆
202245.4781 of 145446.3%★★☆☆☆
202162.1330 of 106669.0%★★★☆☆
201824.81112 of 135317.8%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202514.11208 of 12835.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202417.61168 of 12969.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202347.2624 of 128851.6%★★★☆☆
202230.3973 of 130625.5%★☆☆☆☆
202131.8676 of 93527.7%★☆☆☆☆
201912.51206 of 12412.8%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
20259.61402 of 14553.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202412.51380 of 14645.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202344.6798 of 146445.5%★★☆☆☆
202236.7922 of 145536.6%★★☆☆☆
202126.3839 of 107121.7%★☆☆☆☆
201852.1608 of 135255.0%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202341.7466 of 77239.6%★★☆☆☆
202244.4417 of 74844.3%★★☆☆☆
High school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202581.2127 of 123489.7%★★★★☆
202481.398 of 124292.1%★★★★★
202384.249 of 122896.0%★★★★★
202285.736 of 119097.0%★★★★★
201978.5139 of 120788.5%★★★★☆
201874.9210 of 121082.6%★★★★☆
201770.4264 of 122178.4%★★★★☆
201666.5310 of 125575.3%★★★★☆
201561.2432 of 125565.6%★★★☆☆
201455.7579 of 123753.2%★★★☆☆
201354.9641 of 121747.3%★★☆☆☆
201263.4465 of 119861.2%★★★☆☆
201170.1248 of 116578.7%★★★★☆
201063.0399 of 111764.3%★★★☆☆
200979.118 of 108698.3%★★★★★
200864.1364 of 102764.6%★★★☆☆
200760.4445 of 100255.6%★★★☆☆
200658.7471 of 98652.2%★★★☆☆
200566.0260 of 93572.2%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202587.335 of 120697.1%★★★★★
202483.651 of 121995.8%★★★★★
202380.7108 of 119791.0%★★★★★
202284.934 of 115597.1%★★★★★
201976.4186 of 119384.4%★★★★☆
201873.8236 of 117679.9%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202581.470 of 117994.1%★★★★★
202476.8114 of 117090.3%★★★★★
202383.436 of 115596.9%★★★★★
202284.137 of 110196.6%★★★★★
201975.7127 of 117989.2%★★★★☆
201868.5226 of 115480.4%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202574.0239 of 120180.1%★★★★☆
202474.9222 of 121181.7%★★★★☆
202386.225 of 119197.9%★★★★★
202285.230 of 115497.4%★★★★★
201978.5119 of 119090.0%★★★★★
201874.1212 of 117682.0%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202454.3380 of 78151.3%★★★☆☆
202281.229 of 73896.1%★★★★★
201975.969 of 79391.3%★★★★★
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)
Elementary school
Female (2025)15th percentile+4 vs school
Male (2025)10th percentile~ school
White (2025)8th percentile-4 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)6th percentile-5 vs school
Middle school
White (2023)40th percentile-8 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)6th percentile~ school
Female (2025)4th percentile-4 vs school
Male (2025)4th percentile-4 vs school
High school
Female (2025)97th percentile+7 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)94th percentile+4 vs school
Male (2025)80th percentile-10 vs school
White (2024)51st percentile-41 vs school
By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?
Global History and Geography100%+24 vs state
Physics100%+31 vs state
Life Science Biology96%+38 vs state
U.S. History and Government95%+20 vs state
Geometry92%+32 vs state
Earth and Space Sciences90%+34 vs state
Common Core English Language Arts75%~ state avg
Algebra I75%+19 vs state
Math30%-25 vs state
Science28%-16 vs state
English Language Arts25%-29 vs state

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South Kortright Central School ranks in the bottom 11.8% of New York alternative schools.

In the 2024-25 school year, 287 students attended South Kortright Central School.

Students at South Kortright Central School are 93% White, 3% African American, 2% Hispanic.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the WNYC and the New York State Department of Health and the NY State Education Department.

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