For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 282 students in Southern Cayuga Central School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 10/10, which is in the top 10% of public middle schools in New York.
Public Middle School in Southern Cayuga Central School District have an average math proficiency score of 62% (versus the New York public middle school average of 40%), and reading proficiency score of 72% (versus the 51% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 20% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the New York public middle school average of 63% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NY)
# Schools
2 Schools
1,659 Schools
# Students
642 Students
890,054 Students
# Teachers
57 Teachers
83,739 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
11:1
11:1
District Rank
Southern Cayuga Central School District, which is ranked #212 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 90% has increased from 80-89% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#210 out of 1020 school districts
(Top 30%)
(Top 30%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
60%
46%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
58%
49%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
80-84%
78%
Graduation Rate
≥90%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.33
0.73
# American Indian Students
3 Students
7,222 Students
% American Indian Students
1%
1%
# Asian Students
2 Students
81,213 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
9%
# Hispanic Students
107 Students
270,400 Students
% Hispanic Students
17%
30%
# Black Students
2 Students
175,155 Students
% Black Students
n/a
20%
# White Students
514 Students
325,608 Students
% White Students
80%
37%
# Hawaiian Students
1 Student
2,099 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
13 Students
28,478 Students
% of Two or more races Students
2%
3%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
31
8,468
# Students in K Grade:
38
26,528
# Students in 1st Grade:
57
28,304
# Students in 2nd Grade:
47
28,365
# Students in 3rd Grade:
39
27,931
# Students in 4th Grade:
50
29,265
# Students in 5th Grade:
51
43,975
# Students in 6th Grade:
47
157,405
# Students in 7th Grade:
44
185,375
# Students in 8th Grade:
56
188,665
# Students in 9th Grade:
56
40,472
# Students in 10th Grade:
41
36,147
# Students in 11th Grade:
50
33,448
# Students in 12th Grade:
35
33,009
# Ungraded Students:
-
22,697
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $28,762 in this school district is less than the state median of $31,307. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $25,506 is less than the state median of $32,183. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$19 MM
$78,541 MM
Spending
$16 MM
$80,737 MM
Revenue / Student
$28,762
$31,307
Spending / Student
$25,506
$32,183
Best Southern Cayuga Central School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Southern Cayuga 7-12 Secondary School
(Math: 60-64% | Reading: 70-74%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
2384 Rt 34b
Aurora, NY 13026
(315) 364-7111
Aurora, NY 13026
(315) 364-7111
Grades: 7-12
| 282 students
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