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GROTON JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

400 PERU RD, GROTON, NY 13073 · (607) 898-5802 · Tompkins County
GRADES 06–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL396 STUDENTS
Enrollment
396
High
DISTRICT 392 · STATE 668
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
186 students
DISTRICT 50% · 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
Grade 6
58
Grade 7
66
Grade 8
65
Grade 9
51
Grade 10
60
Grade 11
52
Grade 12
44
Student demographics
White
35590%
DISTRICT 87% · STATE 39%
Hispanic
72%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 31%
Black
72%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 16%
Asian
41%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 10%
Two+
205%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 4%
Native American
21%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0%
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
Male
20051%
Female
19649%

School pathway

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GROTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPK–05
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Test scores

NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)
English Language Arts
63.1%
NY avg 58.3% . +11.0pp since 2023
Math
64.8%
NY avg 57.4% . +5.0pp since 2023

What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 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 11 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.

Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
60.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.7%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.6pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 2024-25
Enrollment
396
-45 (-10%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
was 12.7:1
% White
90%
was 93%
% Hispanic
2%
was 1%
% Black
2%
was 2%
% Asian
1%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About GROTON JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

Located at 400 PERU RD, in GROTON, New York, GROTON JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is a compact high school that works with 396 students (grades 6 through 12), one of the schools within GROTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. By comparison, New York's public schools average about 668 students each, so GROTON JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL sits 41% smaller than that benchmark.

GROTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 784 students; GROTON JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is among them.

Demographically, GROTON JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL records that nearly all students (90%) are White. Other groups include 5% multiracial. That is considerably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 75%.

Looking at school resources, GROTON JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL records 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.0:1. The state averages about 11.0:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 47% of students at GROTON JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Tompkins County (around 36%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

With demographic context factored in, GROTON JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 57.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 60.3%.

Around the school, census data for Tompkins County shows median household earnings sit near $74,024, roughly 59% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. GROTON JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is one of 33 public schools in Tompkins County (combined enrollment of about 10,392 students).

GROTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. On composite proficiency, GROTON JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL comes 2nd of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 54.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 10%: 441 students in 2018 compared to 396 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 12.7:1 in 2018 to 11.0:1 today.

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Tompkins County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
GROTON JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
District
GROTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Address
400 PERU RD, GROTON, NY 13073
Phone
(607) 898-5802
County
Tompkins County
Level
High
Grade range
06–12
Total enrollment
396
Teachers (FTE)
36
Student–teacher ratio
11.0:1
Free/Reduced lunch
186 (47%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
361302001068
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About GROTON JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
How many students attend GROTON JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
GROTON JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 396 students in grades 06-12.
Is GROTON JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
GROTON JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is a high school covering grades 06-12.
How many students per teacher at GROTON JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
Approximately 11.0:1 students per teacher at GROTON JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL.
What is the student diversity at GROTON JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
Student demographics at GROTON JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL are roughly 90% White, 2% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is GROTON JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL in?
GROTON JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is part of GROTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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