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Syracuse City School District is a public school district in New York, based in Onondaga County (Syracuse). SchoolGrade grades 30 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Syracuse City School District on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Syracuse City School District
30 of 30 schools in Syracuse City School District carry a SchoolGrade. Grade distribution:
B: 1C: 1D: 6F: 22
Best schools in Syracuse City School District
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- B Syracuse Latin School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- C Edward Smith K 8 School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- D+ Institute Of Technology At Syracuse Central (High school, underperforms expectations)
- D+ Expeditionary Learning Middle School (Middle school, meets expectations)
- D Nottingham High School (High school, underperforms expectations)
- D- Huntington K 8 School (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
- D- Lemoyne Elementary School (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
- D- Porter Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- F Grant Middle School (Middle school, meets expectations)
- F Henninger High School (High school, underperforms expectations)
Every school in Syracuse City School District
High schools (3)
- F Corcoran High School, Syracuse
- F Henninger High School, Syracuse
- D Nottingham High School, Syracuse
Middle and junior high schools (4)
- F Clary Middle School, Syracuse
- D+ Expeditionary Learning Middle School, Syracuse
- F Grant Middle School, Syracuse
- F Lincoln Middle School, Syracuse
Elementary and primary schools (12)
- F Bellevue Elementary School, Syracuse
- F Delaware Primary School, Syracuse
- F Dr Weeks Elementary School, Syracuse
- F Franklin Elementary School, Syracuse
- D- Lemoyne Elementary School, Syracuse
- F Mckinley Brighton Elementary School, Syracuse
- F Meachem Elementary School, Syracuse
- D- Porter Elementary School, Syracuse
- F Salem Hyde Elementary School, Syracuse
- F Steam At Dr King Elementary School, Syracuse
- F Van Duyn Elementary School, Syracuse
- F Webster Elementary School, Syracuse
Other schools and academies (11)
- F Brighton Academy, Syracuse
- C Edward Smith K 8 School, Syracuse
- F Frazer K 8 School, Syracuse
- D- Huntington K 8 School, Syracuse
- F Hurlbut W Smith K 8 School, Syracuse
- D+ Institute Of Technology At Syracuse Central, Syracuse
- F Public Service Leadership Academy At Fowler, Syracuse
- F Roberts K 8 School, Syracuse
- F Seymour Dual Language Academy, Syracuse
- B Syracuse Latin School, Syracuse
- F Syracuse Stem At Blodgett, Syracuse
Where Syracuse City School District schools are
Cities and towns served (1)
- Syracuse (30)
About this district
- State: Best schools in New York
- County: Onondaga County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: midsize city (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 18,072 students with 1,680 full-time-equivalent teachers and 3,988 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 3628590
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Westhill Central School District (4 schools, 3 mi)
- Jamesville-Dewitt Central School District (5 schools, 5 mi)
- East Syracuse Minoa Central School District (7 schools, 7 mi)
- Solvay Union Free School District (3 schools, 7 mi)
- Liverpool Central School District (12 schools, 7 mi)
- Onondaga Central School District (3 schools, 8 mi)
- West Genesee Central School District (7 schools, 8 mi)
- North Syracuse Central School District (11 schools, 8 mi)
Questions about Syracuse City School District
How many schools are in Syracuse City School District?
SchoolGrade grades 30 public schools in Syracuse City School District, across 1 city or town. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Syracuse City School District serve?
The largest by graded schools: Syracuse.
How good are the schools in Syracuse City School District?
Across the 30 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is F, with 24% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 33.5%. 20% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Syracuse City School District?
18,072 students were enrolled in Syracuse City School District in the 2023-24 school year, about 10.8 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Syracuse City School District?
Syracuse City School District is in New York, based in Onondaga County, with its district office in Syracuse. Its boundary covers about 25.1 sq mi.