SchoolGrade

The grade is the share of students at or above the NY proficiency bar. The projection is what a school with this student body and community would be expected to reach.

Actual vs projected proficiency

Actual 81%Projected 90%

South Jefferson High School Meets Expectations for its students’ context.

Actual is the share of tested students who met the NY proficiency bar.
Projected is what a school with this student body and community would be expected to reach.
Impact is the gap in one phrase: greatly exceeds, exceeds, meets, or below expectations.

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Academics

Proficiency on state assessments by subject against the NY average, then graduation and college coursework.

Academic performance

Math proficiency

School 73%NY 57%

English proficiency

School 89%NY 58%

Science proficiency

School 81%NY 51%

College preparedness

Graduation rate

90%

Graduating in four years.

Enrolled in AP classes

10%

Students in at least one AP course. 5 AP courses offered.

Dual enrollment

11%

Taking college courses during high school.

Enrolled in IB classes11%
AP courses offered5
AP enrollment by subject

AP science

0%
5%

AP computer science

0%
1%

AP math

1%
3%

Gold marks the NY average.

Neighborhood

Safety and economics around the school. Context for families, never part of the grade.

Crime Grade

Overall crime

A-

15.77 incidents per 1,000 residents

Violent crime

B+

2.02 per 1,000 residents

Property crime

B-

12.64 per 1,000 residents

What is Crime Grade?

Crime Grade combines official crime reports from the FBI, state and local law enforcement with models that fill reporting gaps, producing one letter grade for a neighborhood’s overall safety. It appears here so families can see how safe the community around a school is. It never feeds the school’s grade.

Economics and housing

Median household income

$80,073

NY average $98,794

Median home value

$195,207

NY average $589,579

Median rent

$1,120 /mo

NY average $1,747

Unemployment rate

3.7%

NY average 6.4%

Adults with a high school diploma

Here 89.8%NY 87.4%

Teachers and staff

Teacher and support staff capacity, qualifications and pay.

Staffing

Student to teacher ratio

13:1

NY average 11:1

Teachers

41

Full-time equivalent teachers.

Average teacher salary

$102,523

All teachers in South Jefferson Central School District.

Student to counselor ratio NY average 286:1277:1
Support staff5
Psychologists0
Nurses2
Social workers1
Law enforcement officers0
Security staff0

Qualifications

Certified teachers

School 98%NY 95%

Experienced teachers

School 91%NY 81%

Environment and safety

Suspensions, expulsions and reported bullying, as counts for the school year.

In-school suspension days76
Out-of-school suspension days45
Total days missed to suspension216
Expulsions with services0
Expulsions without services0
Zero-tolerance expulsions0
Bullying incidents by victim type
Gender-based1
Sexual orientation5
Race-based1
Disability-based1
Religion-based0

Resources and finance

District-level spending, per student and by purpose.

Spending per student

$12192 /yr

District-level spending per student.

Instruction vs administration

$17.15

Spent on instruction for every $1 on administration.

Equity and access

Who the school serves: enrollment by reported group.

Race and ethnicity

White

94%

Native American

0%

Asian or Pacific Islander

1%

Black

1%

Latino

1%

Multiracial

3%

Native Hawaiian or Alaskan

0%

Student groups

Economically disadvantaged50%
Students with disabilities28%
English as a second language1%
Gifted and talented0%
Foster care0%
Military connected0%
Homeless0%
Migratory0%

High schools nearest to South Jefferson High School

Nearby high schools with their actual and projected test scores.

Watertown Senior High School

  • Actual: 64%
  • Projected: 87%
  • Distance: 10.3 mi
Indian River High School

  • Actual: 81%
  • Projected: 89%
  • Distance: 26.5 mi
Camden Senior High School

  • Actual: 71%
  • Projected: 89%
  • Distance: 35.8 mi
Oswego High School

  • Actual: 62%
  • Projected: 91%
  • Distance: 36.4 mi
G Ray Bodley High School

  • Actual: 63%
  • Projected: 89%
  • Distance: 41.3 mi
Cicero-north Syracuse High School

  • Actual: 78%
  • Projected: 94%
  • Distance: 45.4 mi
East Syracuse Minoa Central High School

  • Actual: 68%
  • Projected: 91%
  • Distance: 51.6 mi
Rome Free Academy

  • Actual: 55%
  • Projected: 89%
  • Distance: 52.2 mi
Canastota High School

  • Actual: 74%
  • Projected: 66%
  • Distance: 53.2 mi
Henninger High School

  • Actual: 25%
  • Projected: 73%
  • Distance: 53.5 mi