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Corcoran High School

Public Grades 9-12
1200th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,234 New York High Schools
Better than 3% of New York high schools
Summary

Corcoran High School is a public high school located in Syracuse, New York, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,244 students. The school is part of the Syracuse City School District, which is ranked 849 out of 874 school districts in New York and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Corcoran High School consistently ranks in the bottom 10-15% of high schools in New York, with a ranking between 940-1200 out of 1200-1255 high schools over the past 10 years. The school's performance on Regents exams is significantly below the state and district averages, with only 7.69% of students proficient or better in Regents/Common Core Algebra II, compared to 50.47% for the Syracuse City School District and 74.88% for the state of New York. Corcoran's four-year graduation rate has ranged from 66.6% to 84.3% over the past few years, consistently lower than the state and district averages.

Corcoran High School has a high percentage of students from disadvantaged backgrounds, with 86.9% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. The school's academic performance is consistently the lowest among the nearby high schools, including Henninger High School, Nottingham High School, Public Service Leadership Academy at Fowler, and Institute of Technology at Syracuse Central. When compared to high schools in higher-performing districts, such as Onondaga Central School District and West Genesee Central School District, the academic gap becomes even more pronounced.

1,338
Students ?
15.0
Student/teacher ratio ?
$26,768
Per pupil spending ?
84.9%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 919 Glenwood Ave
       Syracuse, NY  13207-1598

(315) 435-4321

District: Syracuse City School District

Racial breakdown:

African American:
57.9%
White:
15.2%
Hispanic:
13.6%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 24th percentile in 2014 → 3rd in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the New York average (28% vs 66% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)
!Graduation rate below the New York average (60% vs 83%)
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school28%
District avg36%
New York avg66%
1,200th of 1,234
New York public high schools ?
Bottom 3%▼ down 18 pts since 2015
From bottom 21% (2015) to bottom 3% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
5th of 5High Schools in the Syracuse City School District
849th of 874Syracuse 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
20255.61200 of 12342.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20245.81198 of 12423.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20236.91166 of 12285.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202210.61061 of 119010.8%★☆☆☆☆
20197.21122 of 12077.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201810.31081 of 121010.7%★☆☆☆☆
201712.11048 of 122114.2%★☆☆☆☆
201624.1983 of 125521.7%★☆☆☆☆
201522.5991 of 125521.0%★☆☆☆☆
201422.5940 of 123724.0%★☆☆☆☆
201325.6879 of 121727.8%★☆☆☆☆
201223.4906 of 119824.4%★☆☆☆☆
201110.61088 of 11656.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201014.0998 of 111710.7%★☆☆☆☆
200916.0951 of 108612.4%★☆☆☆☆
200819.4864 of 102715.9%★☆☆☆☆
200712.3919 of 10028.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20069.8902 of 9868.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20058.0869 of 9357.1%☆☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202512.9674 of 7135.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202410.9659 of 6904.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20239.8643 of 6714.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202212.6557 of 5936.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201910.2659 of 6863.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201816.6616 of 6799.3%☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
20240.4425 of 4260.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201915.4405 of 4479.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20183.0420 of 4261.4%☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202525.1570 of 66914.8%★☆☆☆☆
202416.9609 of 6374.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202311.5579 of 5830.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202217.3459 of 4814.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201923.4484 of 56514.3%★☆☆☆☆
201825.0447 of 54618.1%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
20257.21162 of 12063.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20246.51183 of 12193.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202311.71065 of 119711.0%★☆☆☆☆
202211.81019 of 115511.8%★☆☆☆☆
20197.81115 of 11936.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201810.41083 of 11767.9%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
20255.8873 of 8851.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20248.4834 of 8653.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202313.9774 of 8519.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202211.3701 of 7607.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20199.6764 of 8156.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201813.5728 of 7918.0%☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202517.5573 of 6075.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202420.1516 of 5648.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202315.9501 of 5315.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202216.6371 of 3894.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201913.9475 of 4933.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201825.2417 of 49816.3%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
20254.91157 of 11791.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20245.01142 of 11702.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20234.31128 of 11552.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20226.61049 of 11014.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20194.81138 of 11793.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20189.41072 of 11547.1%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
20255.61175 of 12012.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20245.51176 of 12112.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20235.11155 of 11913.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20229.51041 of 11549.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20197.11109 of 11906.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201810.31069 of 11769.1%☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
20253.9324 of 3281.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202410.6289 of 3065.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202320.4233 of 27214.3%★☆☆☆☆
202215.3200 of 2125.7%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202510.31128 of 11491.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202412.61103 of 11443.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202310.41103 of 11302.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20229.41018 of 10381.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201911.71086 of 11324.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201822.5912 of 109516.7%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
20253.9766 of 7882.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20242.9766 of 7811.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20235.5738 of 7764.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202214.9673 of 7388.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201910.4741 of 7936.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201816.8699 of 7658.6%☆☆☆☆☆
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)15th percentile+12 vs school
Homeless (2025)6th percentile+3 vs school
African American (2025)5th percentile+3 vs school
Female (2025)4th percentile~ school
White (2025)3rd percentile~ school
Male (2025)2nd percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)2nd percentile~ school
Special Education (2025)2nd percentile~ school
Hispanic (2025)1st percentile~ school
Multi-racial (2025)1st percentile~ school
Asian (2024)<1st percentile-3 vs school
By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?
Global History and Geography46%-30 vs state
U.S. History and Government34%-41 vs state
Geometry33%-27 vs state
Earth and Space Sciences32%-24 vs state
Common Core English Language Arts32%-44 vs state
Living Environment21%-36 vs state
Physics20%-49 vs state
Life Science Biology19%-39 vs state
Algebra I17%-39 vs state
Earth Science10%-55 vs state
Common Core Algebra II8%-67 vs state
Chemistry6%-59 vs state
Common Core Geometry0%-24 vs state

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In the 2024-25 school year, 1,338 students attended Corcoran High School.

Students at Corcoran High School are 58% African American, 15% White, 14% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 2% American Indian.

Corcoran High School ranks in the bottom 2.8% of New York high schools.


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