Enrollment
234
High
DISTRICT 249 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MCGRAW CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 361884001711
MCGRAW SECONDARY SCHOOL
10 W ACADEMY ST, MCGRAW, NY 13101 · (607) 836-3600 · Cortland County
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL234 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 56% of New York public high schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
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
7.5:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.3:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
112 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 58%
Community
0
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 7 | 37 | 16% |
| Grade 8 | 33 | 14% |
| Grade 9 | 44 | 19% |
| Grade 10 | 43 | 18% |
| Grade 11 | 41 | 18% |
| Grade 12 | 34 | 15% |
| Ungraded | 2 | 1% |
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 12% · 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 MCGRAW 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
53.7%
NY avg 58.3% . -11.0pp since 2023
Math
58.6%
NY avg 57.4% . -15.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 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 11 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 15 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53.7% | 58.6% |
| 2023-24 | 64.7% | 73.8% |
% 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
63.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.4%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 MCGRAW SECONDARY SCHOOL
MCGRAW SECONDARY SCHOOL's state test result (63.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MCGRAW SECONDARY SCHOOL this school | 234 | 47.9% | 63.5% |
| WARSAW SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL WARSAW | 233 | 47.2% | 87.2% |
| SANDY CREEK HIGH SCHOOL SANDY CREEK | 230 | 47.0% | 80.2% |
| NORTHVILLE HIGH SCHOOL NORTHVILLE | 239 | 45.6% | 57.5% |
| CATTARAUGUS-LITTLE VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL CATTARAUGUS | 256 | 47.3% | 79.5% |
| HARTFORD MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL HARTFORD | 212 | 46.2% | 66.0% |
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 MCGRAW SECONDARY SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.5% | #471 of 1,135 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.6% | #441 of 1,109 ▼ 122 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.7% | #900 of 1,135 ▼ 163 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 234 | #1,025 of 1,216 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 7.5:1 | #34 of 1,058 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 13.8% | #951 of 1,070 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.9% | #719 of 1,167 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.1% | #263 of 743 |
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
234
-84 (-26%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 290
Student : Teacher
7.5:1
was 10.3:1
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 | 234 | 31.1 | 7.5:1 | 48% (112) |
| 2023-24 | 266 | 35.1 | 7.6:1 | 56% (148) |
| 2022-23 | 282 | 34.1 | 8.3:1 | 52% (146) |
| 2020-21 | 318 | 31 | 10.3:1 | 40% (128) |
| 2017-18 | 279 | 28 | 10.0:1 | 49% (138) |
| 2015-16 | 287 | 30 | 9.6:1 | 46% (133) |
| 2010-11 | 277 | 25 | 11.1:1 | 43% (119) |
| 2000-01 | 305 | 25 | 12.2:1 | 24% (73) |
| 1990-91 | 290 | 28 | 10.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MCGRAW SECONDARY SCHOOL.
About MCGRAW SECONDARY SCHOOL
MCGRAW SECONDARY SCHOOL is a small high school in New York, located in MCGRAW. Students in grades 7 through 12 attend the school, which enrolls 234 students. The average among high schools in New York is roughly 668 students; this school is 65% smaller than that.
MCGRAW CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT has a total of 2 schools and 498 students, MCGRAW SECONDARY SCHOOL among them.
About 93% of the student body at MCGRAW SECONDARY SCHOOL is White. Other reported shares: 4% multiracial. The White share in Cortland County as a whole is similar, at about 90%. Pick two students at random and there is a 14% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The ratio of students to teachers is 7.5:1, with 31.1 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 11.0:1 average for high schools in New York. Lunch subsidy eligibility at MCGRAW SECONDARY SCHOOL is 48%. For comparison, public schools in Cortland County average 48%.
Measured against New York public high schools, MCGRAW SECONDARY 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.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, MCGRAW SECONDARY SCHOOL falls in the middle 80% of New York schools: 63.5% actual against 57.4% predicted.
According to the American Community Survey, in Cortland County, the median household income is $70,418, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 29% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. There are 17 public schools in Cortland County, enrolling about 5,381 students in all.
MCGRAW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the closest public school, about 0.3 miles away in a straight line. Other public schools within five miles number 5. The school's 63.5% average proficiency ranks 3rd among 7 nearby schools.
MCGRAW SECONDARY SCHOOL is coded as Rural: Distant in federal locale data.
The school enrolled 234 students in 2024-25, 84 fewer than the 318 it had in 2020-21. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 10.3:1; by 2024-25 it was 7.5:1.
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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 MCGRAW CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- MCGRAW ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 264 students
Nearby schools
- MCGRAW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.3 mi · 264
- CORTLAND HIGH SCHOOL4.0 mi · 582
- CORTLAND JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL4.0 mi · 274
- RANDALL MIDDLE SCHOOL4.0 mi · 272
- FRANKLYN S BARRY PRIMARY SCHOOL5.0 mi · 417
- FE SMITH INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL5.1 mi · 291
Frequently asked questions
About MCGRAW SECONDARY SCHOOLHow many students attend MCGRAW SECONDARY SCHOOL?
MCGRAW SECONDARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 234 students in grades 07-12.
Is MCGRAW SECONDARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
MCGRAW SECONDARY SCHOOL is a high school covering grades 07-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at MCGRAW SECONDARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at MCGRAW SECONDARY SCHOOL is approximately 7.5:1 (31 FTE teachers).
How diverse is MCGRAW SECONDARY SCHOOL?
MCGRAW SECONDARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 93% White, 2% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees MCGRAW SECONDARY SCHOOL?
MCGRAW SECONDARY SCHOOL is overseen by MCGRAW CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT in Cortland County.
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