For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 277 students in Cortland City School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 2/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in New York.
Public Middle School in Cortland City School District have an average math proficiency score of 19% (versus the New York public middle school average of 40%), and reading proficiency score of 37% (versus the 51% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 16% of the student body (majority Hispanic and Black), which is less than the New York public middle school average of 63% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NY)
# Schools
5 Schools
1,659 Schools
# Students
1,862 Students
890,054 Students
# Teachers
174 Teachers
83,739 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
11:1
11:1
District Rank
Cortland City School District, which is ranked #800 of all 1,015 school districts in New York (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 85-89% has increased from 70-74% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#802 out of 1020 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
35%
46%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
35%
49%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
71%
78%
Graduation Rate
85-89%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.27
0.73
# American Indian Students
3 Students
7,222 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
29 Students
81,213 Students
% Asian Students
2%
9%
# Hispanic Students
74 Students
270,400 Students
% Hispanic Students
4%
30%
# Black Students
59 Students
175,155 Students
% Black Students
3%
20%
# White Students
1,590 Students
325,608 Students
% White Students
85%
37%
# Hawaiian Students
1 Student
2,099 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
106 Students
28,478 Students
% of Two or more races Students
6%
3%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
20
8,468
# Students in K Grade:
134
26,528
# Students in 1st Grade:
138
28,304
# Students in 2nd Grade:
165
28,365
# Students in 3rd Grade:
132
27,931
# Students in 4th Grade:
140
29,265
# Students in 5th Grade:
137
43,975
# Students in 6th Grade:
126
157,405
# Students in 7th Grade:
139
185,375
# Students in 8th Grade:
137
188,665
# Students in 9th Grade:
177
40,472
# Students in 10th Grade:
143
36,147
# Students in 11th Grade:
129
33,448
# Students in 12th Grade:
136
33,009
# Ungraded Students:
9
22,697
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $28,928 in this school district is less than the state median of $31,307. The school district revenue/student has grown by 7% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $27,088 is less than the state median of $32,183. The school district spending/student has grown by 7% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$54 MM
$78,541 MM
Spending
$50 MM
$80,737 MM
Revenue / Student
$28,928
$31,307
Spending / Student
$27,088
$32,183
Best Cortland City School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Cortland Junior High School
(Math: 19% | Reading: 37%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
S Valley View Dr
Cortland, NY 13045
(607) 758-4111
Cortland, NY 13045
(607) 758-4111
Grades: 7-8
| 277 students
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