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Enrollment
820
High
DISTRICT 486 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JAMESVILLE-DEWITT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 360909000697
JAMESVILLE-DEWITT HIGH SCHOOL
6845 EDINGER DR, DEWITT, NY 13214 · (315) 445-8340 · Onondaga County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL820 STUDENTS
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Scored higher than 94% of New York public high schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
11.7:1
70 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.2:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
226 students
DISTRICT 27% · 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 | 201 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 196 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 210 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 207 | 25% |
| Ungraded | 6 | 1% |
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · 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 JAMESVILLE-DEWITT 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
87.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -9.0pp since 2023
Math
77.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -12.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 87 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 77 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 12 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 87.0% | 77.0% |
| 2023-24 | 96.0% | 89.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NY schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
89.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.9%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+24.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 90% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 65% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 25 points, placing it in New York's top 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 JAMESVILLE-DEWITT HIGH SCHOOL
JAMESVILLE-DEWITT HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (89.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| JAMESVILLE-DEWITT HIGH SCHOOL this school | 820 | 27.6% | 89.5% |
| WILLIAMSVILLE SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL WILLIAMSVILLE | 796 | 27.5% | 88.5% |
| BRIGHTON HIGH SCHOOL ROCHESTER | 1,164 | 24.3% | 90.5% |
| AMHERST CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL AMHERST | 865 | 33.2% | 89.3% |
| VESTAL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL VESTAL | 1,015 | 30.8% | 86.5% |
| GEORGE W HEWLETT HIGH SCHOOL HEWLETT | 1,051 | 23.8% | 80.0% |
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 JAMESVILLE-DEWITT HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Onondaga County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 89.5% | #67 of 1,135 | #2 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 77.0% | #170 of 1,109 ▼ 63 | #3 of 24 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 87.0% | #264 of 1,135 ▼ 181 | #6 of 24 ▼ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 820 | #312 of 1,216 | #13 of 25 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.7:1 | #644 of 1,058 | #12 of 24 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.5% | #530 of 1,070 | #9 of 24 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 27.6% | #1,019 of 1,167 | #19 of 24 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.4% | #334 of 743 | #8 of 20 |
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
820
-111 (-12%) vs 2020
+28% since 1990-91, when it was 643
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 13.3:1
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 | 820 | 70.4 | 11.7:1 | 28% (226) |
| 2023-24 | 843 | 71.4 | 11.8:1 | 26% (218) |
| 2022-23 | 870 | 69.4 | 12.5:1 | 27% (233) |
| 2020-21 | 931 | 70 | 13.3:1 | 21% (200) |
| 2017-18 | 947 | 70 | 13.5:1 | 21% (196) |
| 2015-16 | 964 | 69 | 14.0:1 | 15% (141) |
| 2010-11 | 918 | 73 | 12.6:1 | 13% (118) |
| 2000-01 | 845 | 70 | 12.1:1 | 6% (53) |
| 1990-91 | 643 | 68 | 9.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for JAMESVILLE-DEWITT HIGH SCHOOL.
About JAMESVILLE-DEWITT HIGH SCHOOL
Students in DEWITT, New York, attend JAMESVILLE-DEWITT HIGH SCHOOL, a mid-sized high school. There are 820 students enrolled, covering grades 9 through 12. That puts enrollment 23% bigger than the 668-student average for high schools in New York.
JAMESVILLE-DEWITT HIGH SCHOOL is a school in JAMESVILLE-DEWITT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. The district has 5 schools and 2,431 students.
Federal enrollment data show JAMESVILLE-DEWITT HIGH SCHOOL is 70% White. Other groups make up 10% Asian, 8% Black, 7% multiracial, and 4% Hispanic. A diversity index of 49% means there is a 49% chance two randomly chosen students at JAMESVILLE-DEWITT HIGH SCHOOL are from different groups.
Teacher count: 70.4 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 11.7:1. The average for high schools in New York is about 11.0:1. Roughly 28% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Onondaga County is 49%.
Among New York public high schools, JAMESVILLE-DEWITT HIGH SCHOOL outscored 94%, which works out to an A on the allk12 Grade.
On allk12's BeatsExpectations measure, JAMESVILLE-DEWITT HIGH SCHOOL is among the top 10% of schools in New York. Predicted: 64.9%. Actual: 89.5%.
In the wider Onondaga County area, the median household earns about $76,945 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 39% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. JAMESVILLE-DEWITT HIGH SCHOOL shares Onondaga County with 122 other public schools.
The closest school to JAMESVILLE-DEWITT HIGH SCHOOL is MOTT ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, located about 1.0 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Its average proficiency rate of 89.5% is above the 67.6% average for nearby schools.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment decreased by 12% across 4 years, from 931 in 2020-21 to 820 in 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 13.3:1 in 2020-21, and 11.7:1 in 2024-25.
On allk12, people connected to JAMESVILLE-DEWITT HIGH SCHOOL can post about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Onondaga County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
471,129
Census ACS
Median income
$76,945
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
123
67,044 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in JAMESVILLE-DEWITT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- JAMESVILLE-DEWITT MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 693 students
- TECUMSEH ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 332 students
- JAMESVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 321 students
- MOSES DEWITT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 265 students
Nearby schools
- MOTT ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.0 mi · 493
- MOSES DEWITT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.5 mi · 265
- JAMESVILLE-DEWITT MIDDLE SCHOOL2.1 mi · 693
- FAYETTEVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.2 mi · 457
- WELLWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL2.2 mi · 651
- JAMESVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.4 mi · 321
Frequently asked questions
About JAMESVILLE-DEWITT HIGH SCHOOLHow large is JAMESVILLE-DEWITT HIGH SCHOOL?
JAMESVILLE-DEWITT HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 820 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does JAMESVILLE-DEWITT HIGH SCHOOL serve?
JAMESVILLE-DEWITT HIGH SCHOOL serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at JAMESVILLE-DEWITT HIGH SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at JAMESVILLE-DEWITT HIGH SCHOOL is approximately 11.7:1 (70 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at JAMESVILLE-DEWITT HIGH SCHOOL?
At JAMESVILLE-DEWITT HIGH SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 70% White, 4% Hispanic, 8% Black, 10% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees JAMESVILLE-DEWITT HIGH SCHOOL?
JAMESVILLE-DEWITT HIGH SCHOOL is overseen by JAMESVILLE-DEWITT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT in Onondaga County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.