Best Public Schools in Zip Code 12413

The 12413 zip code area is home to three schools that are part of the Cairo-Durham Central School District, which is ranked 443 out of 874 school districts in New York and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. The schools serve students from elementary through high school and include Cairo-Durham Elementary School, Cairo-Durham High School, and Cairo-Durham Middle School.

Among the three schools, Cairo-Durham Middle School stands out with impressive performance on Regents exams, including 100% proficiency in Algebra I and Living Environment. The school is ranked 750 out of 1,500 New York middle schools and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. Cairo-Durham High School also performs well, with a relatively high graduation rate of 84.3% and strong results on several Regents exams, such as Common Core Algebra II, Common Core English Language Arts, and Global History and Geography.

While the schools in the 12413 zip code area have some strengths, there are also areas for potential improvement. Cairo-Durham Elementary School has mixed performance on state assessments, with some grades performing above the state average and others below. Additionally, all three schools have relatively high percentages of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 56.93% at the high school to 59.84% at the middle school, which may indicate socioeconomic challenges within the district that could be impacting academic performance.