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Charles O Dickerson High School

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Charles O Dickerson High School ranks 311 th of 1234 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

311^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,234 New York High Schools

Better than 75% of New York high schools

Summary

Charles O Dickerson High School is a public high school located in Trumansburg, NY, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 282 students. It is part of the Trumansburg Central School District, which is ranked 264 out of 874 school districts in New York and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Charles O Dickerson High School has consistently ranked in the top 20-25% of New York high schools over the past 10 years, with a ranking of 311 out of 1,234 high schools in the 2024-2025 school year. The school performs well above the state average on most Regents exams, with particularly strong results in Common Core Algebra II, Common Core English Language Arts, and Living Environment. It has maintained a 4-year graduation rate around 85-89% over the past few years, which is slightly above the state average. However, the school has seen chronic absenteeism rates between 24-34% in recent years, which is higher than the state average.

Compared to nearby high schools, Watkins Glen Central High School, Odessa-Montour Junior/Senior High School, and Groton Junior/Senior High School, Charles O Dickerson High School outperforms them on key metrics like Regents exam proficiency and graduation rates. The school also spends significantly more per student ($13,330 - $28,966) compared to the state average, which could contribute to its academic success, and maintains a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 8.6-9.6.

271

Students ?

9.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$29,979

Per pupil spending ?

26.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

100 Whig St
Trumansburg, NY 14886-9179

(607) 387-7551

District: Trumansburg Central School District

Feeder schools for Charles O Dickerson High School:

Elementary:	Trumansburg Elementary School
Middle:	Russell I Doig Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

81.9%

Two or more races:

8.9%

Hispanic:

6.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 84th percentile in 2022 → 75th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (79% vs 67% meeting standards)

✓95% graduate in 4 years — above the New York average (83%)

✓Above the New York median (75th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 84th-percentile peak (2022) to 75th (2025)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Chemistry scores 17 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school79%

District avg80%

New York avg67%

311^th of 1,234

New York public high schools ?

Top 25%▲ up 16 pts since 2015

From top 42% (2015) to top 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

264^th of 874Trumansburg Central 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	70.9	311 of 1234	74.8%	★★★★☆
2024	72.4	300 of 1242	75.8%	★★★★☆
2023	74.4	241 of 1228	80.4%	★★★★☆
2022	76.2	185 of 1190	84.5%	★★★★☆
2021	74.9	88 of 519	83.0%	★★★★☆
2019	71.1	320 of 1207	73.5%	★★★★☆
2018	72.0	276 of 1210	77.2%	★★★★☆
2017	66.4	334 of 1221	72.6%	★★★★☆
2016	69.8	239 of 1255	81.0%	★★★★☆
2015	57.5	522 of 1255	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	50.4	646 of 1237	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	61.7	519 of 1217	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	63.5	463 of 1198	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	57.2	561 of 1165	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	50.6	628 of 1117	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	62.3	409 of 1086	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	59.7	480 of 1027	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	57.3	506 of 1002	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	58.3	481 of 986	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2005	51.7	565 of 935	39.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	69.0	344 of 1206	71.5%	★★★★☆
2024	76.1	214 of 1219	82.4%	★★★★☆
2023	83.1	66 of 1197	94.5%	★★★★★
2022	80.4	103 of 1155	91.1%	★★★★★
2021	80.2	19 of 290	93.4%	★★★★★
2019	68.8	363 of 1193	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.9	233 of 1176	80.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2022	89.9	23 of 760	97.0%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	62.4	343 of 1179	70.9%	★★★★☆
2024	54.5	483 of 1170	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.3	370 of 1155	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	76.1	106 of 1101	90.4%	★★★★★
2021	58.5	113 of 289	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.0	575 of 1179	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.8	514 of 1154	55.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	71.0	289 of 1201	75.9%	★★★★☆
2024	69.6	323 of 1211	73.3%	★★★★☆
2023	67.6	341 of 1191	71.4%	★★★★☆
2022	71.1	273 of 1154	76.3%	★★★★☆
2021	68.0	82 of 354	76.8%	★★★★☆
2019	71.3	276 of 1190	76.8%	★★★★☆
2018	68.5	327 of 1176	72.2%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	18.5	290 of 328	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.7	207 of 306	32.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	62.0	316 of 1149	72.5%	★★★★☆
2024	68.5	262 of 1144	77.1%	★★★★☆
2023	59.3	344 of 1130	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	88.0	55 of 1038	94.7%	★★★★★
2021	74.3	25 of 137	81.8%	★★★★☆
2019	62.6	336 of 1132	70.3%	★★★★☆
2018	68.2	252 of 1095	77.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	61.7	277 of 788	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.5	250 of 781	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.9	313 of 776	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.7	255 of 738	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.5	51 of 133	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.7	254 of 793	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.3	215 of 765	71.9%	★★★★☆

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)

Hispanic (2022)97th percentile+13 vs school

Male (2025)76th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)72nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)71st percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)71st percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)65th percentile-10 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)12th percentile-63 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Living Environment93%+36 vs state

U.S. History and Government90%+15 vs state

Global History and Geography89%+13 vs state

Common Core Algebra II86%+11 vs state

Common Core English Language Arts84%+9 vs state

Earth Science78%+12 vs state

Geometry74%+14 vs state

Common Core Geometry67%+43 vs state

Algebra I53%-3 vs state

Chemistry48%-17 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 6th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 6th 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
Charles O Dickerson High School	Public	9-12	100 Whig St	Trumansburg	14886	Tompkins County	Trumansburg Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 387-7551	271	29	9.3	26.2%	222 (81.9%)	4 (1.5%)	18 (6.6%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (8.9%)	70.9	311^th of 1234 public high schools	74.8%		72.4	300^th of 1242 public high schools	75.8%	11	47.7	86.1	84.4	66.7	77.5	89.0	93.2		90.2	52.6		74.1									98.0	98.3	100.0	100.0	100.0	98.3	99.0	100.0	$29,979	$1,076	$28,903
Lansing High School	Public	9-12	300 Ridge Rd	Lansing	14882	Tompkins County	Lansing Central School District	No	No	No	No	(607) 533-3020	371	38	9.6	28.3%	278 (74.9%)	3 (0.8%)	19 (5.1%)	14 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (14.6%)	70.8	313^th of 1234 public high schools	74.6%		69.5	348^th of 1242 public high schools	72.0%	35	98.3	70.4	89.9	85.7		91.7	47.4	76.7	86.4	56.7	81.3	73.4	76.5								99.4	99.4	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.4	99.4	99.7	$35,177	$677	$34,500
Finger Lakes Residential Center	Public	7-12	250 Auburn Rd	Lansing	14882	Tompkins County	New York State Office Of Children And Family Services (Ocfs)	No	No	No	No	(607) 533-5066	67				19 (28.4%)	38 (56.7%)	10 (14.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Lehman Alternative Community School	Public	6-12	111 Chestnut St	Ithaca	14850	Tompkins County	Ithaca City School District	No	No	No	No	(607) 274-2183	265	29	9.1	37.4%	196 (74.0%)	4 (1.5%)	19 (7.2%)	5 (1.9%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (12.5%)								(n/a)			87.9											50.0	56.5	67.9	13.8	52.2	61.5	73.9	90.4	90.8	90.8	90.8	90.8	90.8	90.8	90.8	$34,225	$576	$33,649
Ithaca Senior High School	Public	9-12	1401 N Cayuga St	Ithaca	14850	Tompkins County	Ithaca City School District	No	No	No	No	(607) 274-2145	1,411	102	13.7	26.7%	868 (61.5%)	97 (6.9%)	136 (9.6%)	142 (10.1%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	155 (11.0%)	77.8	186^th of 1234 public high schools	84.9%		78.2	166^th of 1242 public high schools	86.6%	20	96.8	93.6	92.6	41.7	72.7	93.0	51.6	80.0	90.9	60.7	85.3	78.4									97.7	99.0	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.2	98.5	99.8	$25,914	$644	$25,270
New Roots Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	116 N Cayuga St	Ithaca	14851	Tompkins County	New Roots Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(607) 882-9220	98	14	7.1	57.1%	55 (56.1%)	13 (13.3%)	4 (4.1%)	2 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	11 (11.2%)	54	597^th of 1234 public high schools	51.6%		57	567^th of 1242 public high schools	54.3%	30		100.0	80.0	80.0		66.7	85.7		64.3	60.0	73.3																		$22,057	$1,664	$20,392
Newfield Senior High School	Public	9-12	247 Main St	Newfield	14867	Tompkins County	Newfield Central School District	No	No	No	No	(607) 564-9955	178	17	10.4	39.9%	146 (82.0%)	6 (3.4%)	5 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (10.7%)	50.7	634^th of 1234 public high schools	48.6%		64.2	451^st of 1242 public high schools	63.7%	183	26.7	60.0	90.7		22.2	73.2	62.0		89.1	50.0		33.3									97.7	98.2	99.5	99.5	99.5	100.0	98.2	99.5	$31,821	$1,189	$30,631
South Seneca Middle/High School	Public	6-12	7263 S Main St	Ovid	14521	Seneca County	South Seneca Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 869-9636	329	39	8.3	47.4%	305 (92.7%)	4 (1.2%)	10 (3.0%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)	40.1	748^th of 1234 public high schools	39.4%		40.3	751^st of 1242 public high schools	39.5%	3	76.9	73.7	68.1	0.0	13.3	60.7	79.0		54.6	38.5	96.7	48.3	64.4	33.3	17.5	47.6	26.2	39.0	26.2	25.9	98.5	99.7	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.7	99.4	99.7	$41,599	$2,259	$39,340
Southern Cayuga 7-12 Secondary School	Public	7-12	2384 Rt 34b	Aurora	13026	Cayuga County	Southern Cayuga Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 364-7111	289	30	9.6	39.8%	228 (78.9%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (16.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.5%)	74.9	237^th of 1234 public high schools	80.8%		75.9	212^th of 1242 public high schools	82.9%	25		100.0	89.1			86.2	33.3	100.0	85.1	73.9	74.1	96.8	78.3		57.8	81.8		75.6	93.2	86.4	94.4	96.3	99.1	99.1	99.1	100.0	97.8	97.5	$30,897	$1,321	$29,575
Groton Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	400 Peru Rd	Groton	13073	Tompkins County	Groton Central School District	No	No	No	No	(607) 898-5802	396	36	11.0	47.0%	355 (89.6%)	7 (1.8%)	7 (1.8%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (5.1%)	58.6	529^th of 1234 public high schools	57.1%		54.7	594^th of 1242 public high schools	52.2%	65		96.0	79.3	50.0		75.0	60.0	12.5	61.7	66.7	59.7	93.3	71.9	73.1	49.2	54.7	75.5	50.0	68.8	61.5	99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	$30,934	$2,650	$28,284

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