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Which teacher or staff member at GROTON JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
396
High
DISTRICT 392 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GROTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 361302001068
GROTON JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
400 PERU RD, GROTON, NY 13073 · (607) 898-5802 · Tompkins County
GRADES 06–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL396 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 48% 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.
- C+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
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 58 | 15% |
| Grade 7 | 66 | 17% |
| Grade 8 | 65 | 16% |
| Grade 9 | 51 | 13% |
| Grade 10 | 60 | 15% |
| Grade 11 | 52 | 13% |
| Grade 12 | 44 | 11% |
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 24% · 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 GROTON 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
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.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 63.1% | 64.8% |
| 2023-24 | 52.1% | 59.8% |
% 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
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 →
Schools most like GROTON JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
GROTON JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (60.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| GROTON JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL this school | 396 | 47.0% | 60.3% |
| SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL CONKLIN | 420 | 46.0% | 84.2% |
| WINDSOR CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL WINDSOR | 437 | 47.4% | 72.3% |
| ALTMAR-PARISH-WILLIAMSTOWN JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL PARISH | 410 | 48.5% | 37.8% |
| NEWARK VALLEY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL NEWARK VALLEY | 378 | 47.4% | 56.7% |
| BAINBRIDGE-GUILFORD HIGH SCHOOL BAINBRIDGE | 351 | 47.3% | 58.0% |
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 GROTON JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Tompkins County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.3% | #538 of 1,135 | #6 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.8% | #361 of 1,109 ▲ 150 | #2 of 7 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.1% | #716 of 1,135 ▲ 238 | #7 of 7 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 396 | #718 of 1,216 | #2 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.0:1 | #517 of 1,058 | #5 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.3% | #883 of 1,070 | #6 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.0% | #736 of 1,167 | #2 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.2% | #426 of 743 | N/A |
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
396
-27 (-6%) vs 2020
-12% since 1990-91, when it was 450
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
was 11.8:1
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 | 396 | 36 | 11.0:1 | 47% (186) |
| 2023-24 | 389 | 38.5 | 10.1:1 | 47% (182) |
| 2022-23 | 402 | 37 | 10.9:1 | 43% (171) |
| 2020-21 | 423 | 36 | 11.8:1 | 39% (166) |
| 2017-18 | 441 | 34.6 | 12.7:1 | 48% (212) |
| 2015-16 | 431 | 35 | 12.3:1 | 44% (188) |
| 2010-11 | 331 | 24 | 13.8:1 | 34% (112) |
| 2000-01 | 386 | 20 | 19.3:1 | 23% (87) |
| 1990-91 | 450 | 36 | 12.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for GROTON JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL.
About GROTON JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
GROTON JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL operates as a small high school in GROTON, New York. A federal count lists 396 students at the school, in grades 6 through 12. Average enrollment for high schools in New York is about 668, so this school runs 41% smaller than that.
GROTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT is responsible for 2 schools, GROTON JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL included, with 784 students in all.
White students make up 90% of enrollment at GROTON JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL. The remaining shares are 5% multiracial. Census estimates put the White share of Tompkins County's population at about 75%. Pick two students at random and there is a 19% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The teaching staff at GROTON JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 11.0:1. For comparison, high schools in New York average 11.0:1. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 47%. The rate at public schools in Tompkins County averages 36%, lower than here.
Measured against New York public high schools, GROTON JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
GROTON JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is 2.6 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (60.3% versus 57.7%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in New York.
Census Bureau estimates for Tompkins County show that the median household income is $74,024, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 59%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. GROTON JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is one of 33 public schools in the county.
The next-closest public school is GROTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, about 0.7 miles away. GROTON JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is one of several public schools in the area, with 3 others within five miles. GROTON JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL's average proficiency of 60.3% compares with 54.8% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The federal government classifies GROTON JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL's location as Rural: Distant.
Enrollment dropped 6% from its 2020-21 level of 423.
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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 GROTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- GROTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 388 students
Nearby schools
- GROTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.7 mi · 388
- CASSAVANT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL4.4 mi · 85
- FREEVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL4.9 mi · 80
- GEORGE JUNIOR REPUBLIC SCHOOL5.5 mi · 107
- DRYDEN HIGH SCHOOL6.3 mi · 356
- DRYDEN MIDDLE SCHOOL6.3 mi · 283
Frequently asked questions
About GROTON JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHow 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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