Enrollment
356
High
DISTRICT 261 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DRYDEN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 360933000713
DRYDEN HIGH SCHOOL
118 FREEVILLE RD, DRYDEN, NY 13053 · (607) 844-8694 · Tompkins County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL356 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.7:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.3:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
142 students
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 58%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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 DRYDEN CENTRAL 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
84.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +4.0pp since 2023
Math
67.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +1.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 84 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
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
69.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.3%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
356
-88 (-20%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
9.7:1
was 10.6:1
% White
83%
was 93%
% Hispanic
6%
was 2%
% Black
3%
was 1%
% Asian
2%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About DRYDEN HIGH SCHOOL
Located at 118 FREEVILLE RD, in DRYDEN, New York, DRYDEN HIGH SCHOOL is a tight-knit four-year high school that caters to 356 students (grades 9 through 12), run under DRYDEN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Compared to the state average of about 668 students per school, that is 47% leaner than typical.
DRYDEN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 1,304 students. DRYDEN HIGH SCHOOL is one of those campuses.
On the student-mix side, DRYDEN HIGH SCHOOL reports that 83% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 6% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 75% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully more White than the area baseline.
Looking at the economic backdrop, DRYDEN HIGH SCHOOL logs 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.7:1. The state averages around 11.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 40% of students at DRYDEN HIGH SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, DRYDEN HIGH SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 60.3%; this one delivers 69.2%.
Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Tompkins County put median household earnings sit near $74,024, about 59% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Tompkins County runs 33 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,392 students), of which DRYDEN HIGH SCHOOL is one.
The closest other public school is DRYDEN MIDDLE SCHOOL, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools. On composite proficiency, DRYDEN HIGH SCHOOL comes 1st of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 54.3%.
DRYDEN HIGH SCHOOL operates from a low-density location.
Over the past 7-year window. DRYDEN HIGH SCHOOL's enrollment has fell 20% since 2018, when it stood at 444 (now 356). Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 93% to 83%.
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Tompkins County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
104,537
Census ACS
Median income
$74,024
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
59%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
33
10,392 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in DRYDEN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- DRYDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 500 students
- DRYDEN MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 283 students
- CASSAVANT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 85 students
- FREEVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 80 students
Other schools in DRYDEN
- DRYDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 500 students
- DRYDEN MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 283 students
Nearby schools
- DRYDEN MIDDLE SCHOOL0.0 mi · 283
- GEORGE JUNIOR REPUBLIC SCHOOL1.2 mi · 107
- DRYDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.3 mi · 500
- FREEVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.1 mi · 80
- CASSAVANT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.5 mi · 85
- GROTON JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL6.3 mi · 396
Frequently asked questions
About DRYDEN HIGH SCHOOLHow many students attend DRYDEN HIGH SCHOOL?
DRYDEN HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 356 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does DRYDEN HIGH SCHOOL serve?
DRYDEN HIGH SCHOOL serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at DRYDEN HIGH SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at DRYDEN HIGH SCHOOL is approximately 9.7:1 (37 FTE teachers).
How diverse is DRYDEN HIGH SCHOOL?
DRYDEN HIGH SCHOOL reports a student body of 83% White, 6% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees DRYDEN HIGH SCHOOL?
DRYDEN HIGH SCHOOL is overseen by DRYDEN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT in Tompkins County.
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