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Enrollment
435
High
DISTRICT 469 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MARCELLUS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 361848001665
MARCELLUS HIGH SCHOOL
1 MUSTANG HILL, MARCELLUS, NY 13108 · (315) 673-6300 · Onondaga County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL435 STUDENTS
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Scored higher than 86% 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.
- A-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
10.2:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
100 students
DISTRICT 23% · 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 | 89 | 20% |
| Grade 10 | 124 | 29% |
| Grade 11 | 100 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 116 | 27% |
| Ungraded | 6 | 1% |
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 13% · 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 MARCELLUS 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
91.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -3.0pp since 2023
Math
69.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -9.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 91 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 9 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 91.0% | 69.0% |
| 2023-24 | 94.0% | 78.0% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
84.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.5%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+18.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 85% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% 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 MARCELLUS HIGH SCHOOL
MARCELLUS HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (84.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARCELLUS HIGH SCHOOL this school | 435 | 23.0% | 84.6% |
| MAPLE HILL JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL CASTLETON | 399 | 23.1% | 72.4% |
| ALEXANDER MIDDLE SCHOOL-HIGH SCHOOL ALEXANDER | 403 | 25.1% | 61.6% |
| ALDEN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL ALDEN | 488 | 26.4% | 83.2% |
| CLINTON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL CLINTON | 339 | 23.6% | 87.3% |
| DONALD H CRANE JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL WESTMORELAND | 360 | 26.1% | 69.9% |
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 MARCELLUS HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Onondaga County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 84.6% | #123 of 1,135 | #4 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.0% | #280 of 1,109 ▼ 30 | #9 of 24 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 91.0% | #158 of 1,135 ▼ 2 | #5 of 24 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 435 | #642 of 1,216 | #16 of 25 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.2:1 | #342 of 1,058 | #8 of 24 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.4% | #969 of 1,070 | #20 of 24 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 23.0% | #1,072 of 1,167 | #21 of 24 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.0% | #178 of 743 | #4 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
435
-86 (-17%) vs 2020
-21% since 1990-91, when it was 552
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
was 10.8:1
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 | 435 | 42.8 | 10.2:1 | 23% (100) |
| 2023-24 | 453 | 42.4 | 10.7:1 | 22% (98) |
| 2022-23 | 466 | 44.1 | 10.6:1 | 20% (91) |
| 2020-21 | 521 | 48 | 10.8:1 | 19% (99) |
| 2017-18 | 544 | 43.5 | 12.5:1 | 21% (114) |
| 2015-16 | 575 | 40 | 14.4:1 | 15% (88) |
| 2010-11 | 650 | 50 | 13.0:1 | 8% (53) |
| 2000-01 | 622 | 35 | 17.8:1 | 4% (24) |
| 1990-91 | 552 | 30 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MARCELLUS HIGH SCHOOL.
About MARCELLUS HIGH SCHOOL
MARCELLUS HIGH SCHOOL operates as a small high school in MARCELLUS, New York. The latest federal count shows 435 students in grades 9 through 12. Against the 668-student average for high schools in New York, enrollment here is 35% lower.
MARCELLUS HIGH SCHOOL is part of MARCELLUS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, where 3 schools serve 1,407 students.
MARCELLUS HIGH SCHOOL's enrollment is 93% White. Next come 3% multiracial. The county population is about 75% White. The school's diversity index is 12%, meaning two students picked at random have a 12% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
With 42.8 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at MARCELLUS HIGH SCHOOL was 10.2:1. On average, high schools in New York have 11.0:1, compared with 10.2:1 here. MARCELLUS HIGH SCHOOL's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 23%. Across public schools in Onondaga County, the average is 49%.
Measured against New York public high schools, MARCELLUS HIGH SCHOOL receives an A. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The model predicts 66.5% for a school in New York with MARCELLUS HIGH SCHOOL's free or reduced-price lunch share. MARCELLUS HIGH SCHOOL posts 84.6%.
County data help place the school in context: in Onondaga County, the median household income is $76,945, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 39%, and about 9% of people live in poverty. In all, Onondaga County has 123 public schools and roughly 67,044 students.
K C HEFFERNAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles away. The five-mile area around MARCELLUS HIGH SCHOOL holds 7 other public schools. Local comparison: MARCELLUS HIGH SCHOOL ranks 2nd of 8 nearby schools, at 84.6% versus a 72.6% average.
NCES assigns MARCELLUS HIGH SCHOOL the locale Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment has fallen by 86 students since 2020-21, to 435.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 MARCELLUS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- C S DRIVER MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 501 students
- K C HEFFERNAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 471 students
Other schools in MARCELLUS
- C S DRIVER MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 501 students
- K C HEFFERNAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 471 students
Other Marcellus High schools
One other US public school is named Marcellus High. MARCELLUS HIGH SCHOOL is the largest of the 2.
- Marcellus High SchoolMARCELLUS, MI · 160 students
Nearby schools
- K C HEFFERNAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.2 mi · 471
- C S DRIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL0.4 mi · 501
- CAMILLUS MIDDLE SCHOOL3.3 mi · 693
- EAST HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL4.1 mi · 336
- WATERMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL4.8 mi · 281
- SKANEATELES MIDDLE SCHOOL4.9 mi · 255
Frequently asked questions
About MARCELLUS HIGH SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at MARCELLUS HIGH SCHOOL?
MARCELLUS HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 435 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does MARCELLUS HIGH SCHOOL serve?
MARCELLUS HIGH SCHOOL serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at MARCELLUS HIGH SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at MARCELLUS HIGH SCHOOL is approximately 10.2:1 (43 FTE teachers).
How diverse is MARCELLUS HIGH SCHOOL?
MARCELLUS HIGH SCHOOL reports a student body of 93% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees MARCELLUS HIGH SCHOOL?
MARCELLUS HIGH SCHOOL is overseen by MARCELLUS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT in Onondaga County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.