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The highest-performing public schools in reading in Cortland County, New York

14 public schools in Cortland County, New York appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public schools in reading, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. CORTLAND HIGH SCHOOL leads the list at 89.0%, against a median of 49.5% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked
14
Cortland County, New York
Top % Proficient (Reading)
89.0%
Median % Proficient (Reading)
49.5%
BEST IN READING · CORTLAND COUNTY, NEW YORK
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% Proficient (Reading)Rank change
1CORTLAND HIGH SCHOOLCORTLAND, NYCORTLAND CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh58289.0%no change
2CINCINNATUS HIGH SCHOOLCINCINNATUS, NYCINCINNATUS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh14788.0%▲ 1
3HOMER SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHOMER, NYHOMER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh55886.0%▼ 1
4MARATHON HIGH SCHOOLMARATHON, NYMARATHON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh29569.1%no change
5CINCINNATUS MIDDLE SCHOOLCINCINNATUS, NYCINCINNATUS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTMiddle12555.0%▲ 2
6MCGRAW SECONDARY SCHOOLMCGRAW, NYMCGRAW CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh23453.7%▼ 1
7CINCINNATUS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLCINCINNATUS, NYCINCINNATUS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary19051.0%▲ 3
8WILLIAM APPLEBY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLMARATHON, NYMARATHON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary37848.0%▲ 1
9HOMER INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLHOMER, NYHOMER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary44344.0%▲ 2
10MCGRAW ELEMENTARY SCHOOLMCGRAW, NYMCGRAW CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary26443.0%▼ 4
11HOMER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLHOMER, NYHOMER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTMiddle39742.0%▼ 3
12CORTLAND JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLCORTLAND, NYCORTLAND CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTMiddle27436.0%no change
13RANDALL MIDDLE SCHOOLCORTLAND, NYCORTLAND CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTMiddle27232.0%no change
14FE SMITH INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLCORTLAND, NYCORTLAND CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTElementary29126.0%no change

Rank change counts the places a school moved since its prior test year, among the schools on this list that were tested both years. A dash means the school has no prior-year result.

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