Summary:
The 13203 zip code area of Syracuse, New York is home to 3 schools - 2 elementary schools (Dr. Weeks Elementary School and Salem Hyde Elementary School) and 1 middle school (Lincoln Middle School). These schools serve a high-poverty student population, with free/reduced lunch rates ranging from 82.94% to 92.08%.
Among the 3 schools, Salem Hyde Elementary stands out as the strongest performer, with the highest proficiency rates on state assessments across multiple grade levels and subjects compared to the other schools and the Syracuse City School District and state averages. For example, in 2024-2025, 33.93% of 5th graders at Salem Hyde were proficient in ELA, compared to 26.84% for the district and 56.61% statewide. In math, 26.23% of 5th graders were proficient, higher than the district's 16.88% and the state's 54.16%. Meanwhile, Lincoln Middle School stands out for its stronger results on Regents exams, with 70% of students proficient in Algebra I and 60.71% proficient in Living Environment Biology in 2024-2025.
Despite the district's significant investment in these schools, with per-student spending ranging from $26,070 to $28,450 and relatively low student-teacher ratios, the overall academic performance lags far behind state averages, sometimes by 30 percentage points or more. The proficiency rates have also generally declined over the past few years, suggesting the schools are struggling to improve student outcomes. While the schools perform poorly compared to the state, they are often on par with or slightly outperforming the Syracuse City School District as a whole, which is ranked 849 out of 874 districts in New York and has 0 out of 5 stars from SchoolDigger.
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