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Alumni: what's one memory from HOMER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
397
Middle
DISTRICT 457 · STATE 531
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOMER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 361464003477
HOMER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
58 CLINTON ST, HOMER, NY 13077 · (607) 749-1240 · Cortland County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL397 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 42% of New York public middle schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
8.6:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.7:1 · STATE 10.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
162 students
DISTRICT 38% · STATE 58%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 138 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 130 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 126 | 32% |
| Ungraded | 3 | 1% |
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 18% · 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
Students here typically continue to
HOMER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL→HOMER SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within HOMER 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
42.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +0.0pp since 2023
Math
53.9%
NY avg 57.4% . -7.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 42 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 have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 7 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 42.0% | 53.9% |
| 2023-24 | 42.0% | 60.9% |
% 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
53.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.0%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% 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 →
Schools most like HOMER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
HOMER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (53.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| HOMER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL this school | 397 | 40.8% | 53.2% |
| WILLIAM H GOLDING MIDDLE SCHOOL COBLESKILL | 344 | 41.0% | 50.1% |
| CHENANGO VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL BINGHAMTON | 379 | 39.6% | 51.9% |
| GRIFFITH INSTITUTE MIDDLE SCHOOL SPRINGVILLE | 349 | 39.0% | 45.9% |
| ROBERTS STREET MIDDLE SCHOOL CANASTOTA | 370 | 43.2% | 46.9% |
| OTTO L SHORTELL MIDDLE SCHOOL WAMPSVILLE | 355 | 41.4% | 44.5% |
Matched among New York middle 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 HOMER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In New York |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.2% | #363 of 766 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.9% | #453 of 768 ▼ 107 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #474 of 768 ▼ 53 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 397 | #439 of 796 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.6:1 | #75 of 683 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.4% | #617 of 688 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.8% | #522 of 773 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.3% | #163 of 524 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
397
-61 (-13%) vs 2020
-7% since 2000-01, when it was 426
Student : Teacher
8.6:1
was 9.5:1
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 | 397 | 46.3 | 8.6:1 | 41% (162) |
| 2023-24 | 388 | 46.4 | 8.4:1 | 44% (171) |
| 2022-23 | 410 | 48.9 | 8.4:1 | 46% (188) |
| 2020-21 | 458 | 48 | 9.5:1 | 46% (211) |
| 2017-18 | 486 | 48.7 | 10.0:1 | 42% (205) |
| 2015-16 | 481 | 46 | 10.5:1 | 45% (218) |
| 2010-11 | 379 | 30 | 12.6:1 | 31% (116) |
| 2000-01 | 426 | 36 | 11.8:1 | 20% (86) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for HOMER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL.
About HOMER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
HOMER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL is a middle school located in HOMER, New York, in Cortland County. A total of 397 students attend the school, which covers grades 6 through 8. Against the 531-student average for middle schools in New York, enrollment here is 25% lower.
Besides HOMER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL, HOMER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 3 other schools. The district enrolls 1,828 students.
The student body at HOMER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL is 91% White. Other groups make up 5% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. The county population is about 90% White, within a few points of the school. The school's diversity index is 17%, meaning two students picked at random have a 17% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
At HOMER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL, 46.3 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 8.6:1. On average, middle schools in New York have 10.3:1, compared with 8.6:1 here. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 41% of enrollment.
Measured against New York public middle schools, HOMER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL receives a C+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Compared with New York schools that have similar shares of low-income students, HOMER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL's results are 6.8 points below predicted: 53.2% against 60.0%.
HOMER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL is located in Cortland County, where the median household income is $70,418, about 29% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Besides HOMER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL, Cortland County has 16 other public schools.
Nearest public school: HOMER INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL, less than a tenth of a mile away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts HOMER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL at 3rd of 7.
Locale data from NCES put HOMER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL in a town some distance from an urbanized area (Town: Distant).
Enrollment has fallen by 61 students since 2020-21, to 397.
Threads on this page can be about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 HOMER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- HOMER SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 558 students
- HOMER INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLElementary · 443 students
- HOMER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 430 students
Other schools in HOMER
- HOMER SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 558 students
- HOMER INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLElementary · 443 students
- HOMER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 430 students
Other Homer Junior High schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Homer Junior High. HOMER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Homer Jr High SchoolHomer Glen, IL · 865 students
- Homer Junior High SchoolHomer, LA · 232 students
Nearby schools
- HOMER INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL0.0 mi · 443
- HOMER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.5 mi · 430
- HOMER SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL1.0 mi · 558
- FE SMITH INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL2.2 mi · 291
- RANDALL MIDDLE SCHOOL3.4 mi · 272
- CORTLAND HIGH SCHOOL3.8 mi · 582
Frequently asked questions
About HOMER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLHow many students attend HOMER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
HOMER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 397 students in grades 06-08.
Is HOMER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
HOMER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does HOMER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL have?
HOMER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL employs 46 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at HOMER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
At HOMER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 91% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is HOMER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL in?
HOMER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL is part of HOMER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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