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 80%Projected 67%

Southern Cayuga 7-12 Secondary School Greatly Exceeds 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 84%NY 57%

English proficiency

School 76%NY 58%

Science proficiency

School 79%NY 51%

College preparedness

Graduation rate

95%

Graduating in four years.

Enrolled in AP classes

11%

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

Dual enrollment

25%

Taking college courses during high school.

Enrolled in IB classes25%
AP courses offered5
AP enrollment by subject

AP science

2%
5%

AP computer science

0%
1%

AP math

2%
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

12.20 incidents per 1,000 residents

Violent crime

B+

2.15 per 1,000 residents

Property crime

A-

8.88 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

$80,164

NY average $98,794

Median home value

$196,807

NY average $589,579

Median rent

$1,100 /mo

NY average $1,747

Unemployment rate

3.5%

NY average 6.4%

Adults with a high school diploma

Here 89.7%NY 87.4%

Teachers and staff

Teacher and support staff capacity, qualifications and pay.

Staffing

Student to teacher ratio

10:1

NY average 11:1

Teachers

28

Full-time equivalent teachers.

Average teacher salary

$101,046

All teachers in Southern Cayuga Central School District.

Student to counselor ratio NY average 286:198:1
Support staff5
Psychologists0
Nurses1
Social workers0
Law enforcement officers0
Security staff1

Qualifications

Certified teachers

School 100%NY 95%

Experienced teachers

School 85%NY 81%

Environment and safety

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

In-school suspension days21
Out-of-school suspension days32
Total days missed to suspension113
Expulsions with services0
Expulsions without services0
Zero-tolerance expulsions0
Bullying incidents by victim type
Gender-based2
Sexual orientation2
Race-based1
Disability-based1
Religion-based0

Resources and finance

District-level spending, per student and by purpose.

Spending per student

$15829 /yr

District-level spending per student.

Instruction vs administration

$8.23

Spent on instruction for every $1 on administration.

Equity and access

Who the school serves: enrollment by reported group.

Race and ethnicity

White

81%

Native American

1%

Asian or Pacific Islander

1%

Black

0%

Latino

14%

Multiracial

3%

Native Hawaiian or Alaskan

0%

Student groups

Economically disadvantaged42%
Students with disabilities16%
English as a second language9%
Gifted and talented0%
Foster care0%
Military connected0%
Homeless1%
Migratory1%

High schools nearest to Southern Cayuga 7-12 Secondary School

Nearby high schools with their actual and projected test scores.

Moravia Junior-senior High School

  • Actual: 64%
  • Projected: 66%
  • Distance: 10.1 mi
South Seneca Middle/high School

  • Actual: 48%
  • Projected: 62%
  • Distance: 11.3 mi
Ithaca Senior High School

  • Actual: 84%
  • Projected: 94%
  • Distance: 20.2 mi
Lehman Alternative Community School

  • Actual: 60%
  • Projected: 64%
  • Distance: 21.0 mi
Weedsport Junior-senior High School

  • Actual: 72%
  • Projected: 65%
  • Distance: 22.0 mi
Cortland High School

  • Actual: 76%
  • Projected: 89%
  • Distance: 24.6 mi
Onondaga Senior High School

  • Actual: 67%
  • Projected: 67%
  • Distance: 24.9 mi
West Genesee Senior High School

  • Actual: 79%
  • Projected: 95%
  • Distance: 27.6 mi
Corcoran High School

  • Actual: 23%
  • Projected: 61%
  • Distance: 29.7 mi
Solvay High School

  • Actual: 63%
  • Projected: 82%
  • Distance: 30.2 mi