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Enrollment
582
High
DISTRICT 367 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CORTLAND CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 360846000646
CORTLAND HIGH SCHOOL
8 VALLEY VIEW DR, CORTLAND, NY 13045 · (607) 758-4100 · Cortland County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL582 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 72% of New York public high schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New York public high schools
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
56 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.3:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
261 students
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 58%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 146 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 156 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 136 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 131 | 23% |
| Ungraded | 13 | 2% |
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 25% · STATE 72% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within CORTLAND CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
89.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -1.0pp since 2023
Math
54.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -3.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 89 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 89.0% | 54.0% |
| 2023-24 | 90.0% | 57.0% |
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
71.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.5%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New York's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like CORTLAND HIGH SCHOOL
CORTLAND HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (71.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| CORTLAND HIGH SCHOOL this school | 582 | 44.8% | 71.7% |
| GLENS FALLS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL GLENS FALLS | 628 | 44.3% | 66.0% |
| PERU HIGH SCHOOL PERU | 555 | 46.7% | 71.0% |
| CAMDEN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL CAMDEN | 630 | 45.9% | 71.7% |
| MEXICO HIGH SCHOOL MEXICO | 619 | 47.3% | 59.3% |
| MECHANICVILLE JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL MECHANICVILLE | 717 | 45.3% | 49.6% |
Matched among New York high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where CORTLAND HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 71.7% | #312 of 1,135 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #517 of 1,109 ▲ 27 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 89.0% | #208 of 1,135 ▲ 57 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 582 | #456 of 1,216 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.4:1 | #393 of 1,058 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.7% | #810 of 1,070 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.8% | #769 of 1,167 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.2% | #193 of 743 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
582
-57 (-9%) vs 2020
-57% since 1990-91, when it was 1,339
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
was 11.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 582 | 56 | 10.4:1 | 45% (261) |
| 2023-24 | 592 | 57.1 | 10.4:1 | 45% (266) |
| 2022-23 | 596 | 53.1 | 11.2:1 | 42% (250) |
| 2020-21 | 639 | 55 | 11.6:1 | 43% (277) |
| 2017-18 | 720 | 59 | 12.2:1 | 48% (342) |
| 2015-16 | 1,137 | 100 | 11.4:1 | 46% (524) |
| 2010-11 | 1,244 | 94 | 13.2:1 | 35% (436) |
| 2000-01 | 1,296 | 102 | 12.7:1 | 22% (291) |
| 1990-91 | 1,339 | 107 | 12.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CORTLAND HIGH SCHOOL.
About CORTLAND HIGH SCHOOL
In CORTLAND, New York, part of Cortland County, CORTLAND HIGH SCHOOL is a high school. Students in grades 9 through 12 attend the school, which enrolls 582 students.
CORTLAND HIGH SCHOOL is one school in a 5-school district, CORTLAND CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, which enrolls 1,836 students.
The large majority of students at CORTLAND HIGH SCHOOL, 85%, are White. Beyond that, enrollment is 7% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, 2% Asian, and 2% Black. CORTLAND HIGH SCHOOL has a diversity index of 28%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Staffing totals 56 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 10.4:1. High schools in New York have a similar average ratio of 11.0:1. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 45%.
The allk12 Grade for CORTLAND HIGH SCHOOL is B+. Compared with New York public high schools, the school scored higher than 72% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, CORTLAND HIGH SCHOOL would score about 58.5%. It scores 71.7%, 13.2 points above that figure.
Federal survey data for Cortland County show that median household income is about $70,418, roughly 29% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. CORTLAND HIGH SCHOOL is among the 17 public schools in Cortland County.
The closest other public school is CORTLAND JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL, less than a tenth of a mile away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. CORTLAND HIGH SCHOOL ranks 1st of 7 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 71.7% against a local average of 43.0%.
Locale data from NCES put CORTLAND HIGH SCHOOL in a town some distance from an urbanized area (Town: Distant).
CORTLAND HIGH SCHOOL had 639 students in 2020-21 and 582 in 2024-25, a 9% decrease. The ratio of students to teachers went from 11.6:1 to 10.4:1 over the same years.
The CORTLAND HIGH SCHOOL community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Cortland County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
46,246
Census ACS
Median income
$70,418
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
5,381 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CORTLAND CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
- FRANKLYN S BARRY PRIMARY SCHOOLElementary · 417 students
- FE SMITH INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLElementary · 291 students
- CORTLAND JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLMiddle · 274 students
- RANDALL MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 272 students
Other schools in CORTLAND
- FRANKLYN S BARRY PRIMARY SCHOOLElementary · 417 students
- FE SMITH INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLElementary · 291 students
- CORTLAND JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLMiddle · 274 students
- RANDALL MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 272 students
Nearby schools
- CORTLAND JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL0.0 mi · 274
- RANDALL MIDDLE SCHOOL0.4 mi · 272
- FRANKLYN S BARRY PRIMARY SCHOOL0.9 mi · 417
- FE SMITH INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL1.8 mi · 291
- HOMER SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL3.0 mi · 558
- HOMER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.3 mi · 430
Frequently asked questions
About CORTLAND HIGH SCHOOLHow many students attend CORTLAND HIGH SCHOOL?
CORTLAND HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 582 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does CORTLAND HIGH SCHOOL serve?
CORTLAND HIGH SCHOOL serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at CORTLAND HIGH SCHOOL?
Approximately 10.4:1 students per teacher at CORTLAND HIGH SCHOOL.
What is the student diversity at CORTLAND HIGH SCHOOL?
Student demographics at CORTLAND HIGH SCHOOL are roughly 85% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees CORTLAND HIGH SCHOOL?
CORTLAND HIGH SCHOOL is overseen by CORTLAND CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT in Cortland County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.