The bulletin board for America's public schools. Parents, teachers, students, and staff. One community per school.
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SYRACUSE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 362859006480

PUBLIC SERVICE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY AT FOWLER

227 MAGNOLIA ST, SYRACUSE, NY 13204 · (315) 435-4408 · Onondaga County
GRADES 09–12HIGH12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,126 STUDENTS
Enrollment
1,126
High
DISTRICT 986 · STATE 668
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
88 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
1,003 students
DISTRICT 78% · 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
Grade 9
274
Grade 10
262
Grade 11
300
Grade 12
258
Ungraded
32
Student demographics
White
17415%
DISTRICT 18% · STATE 39%
Hispanic
21819%
DISTRICT 15% · STATE 31%
Black
58752%
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 16%
Asian
494%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 10%
Two+
837%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 4%
Native American
151%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 1%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
63957%
Female
48743%

Discussions

+ POST

Test scores

NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)
English Language Arts
35.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -7.0pp since 2023
Math
12.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -3.0pp since 2023
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of NY schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
23.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.2%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-19.2pp
below demographic expectation
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
1,126
+193 (+21%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 13.0:1
% White
15%
was 22%
% Hispanic
19%
was 18%
% Black
52%
was 48%
% Asian
4%
was 9%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About PUBLIC SERVICE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY AT FOWLER

PUBLIC SERVICE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY AT FOWLER is a secondary school of heavily attended scale in SYRACUSE, New York, part of SYRACUSE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, instructing 1,126 students in grades 9 through 12. By comparison, New York's public schools average about 668 students each, so PUBLIC SERVICE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY AT FOWLER sits 69% bigger than that benchmark.

SYRACUSE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT comprises 31 schools with combined enrollment of 18,608 students; PUBLIC SERVICE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY AT FOWLER is among them.

Looking at the student body, PUBLIC SERVICE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY AT FOWLER reports that the largest single group is Black at 52%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder is composed of 19% Hispanic, 15% White, 7% multiracial, 4% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 11% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 88 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.0:1, putting PUBLIC SERVICE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY AT FOWLER higher than the state norm the norm. Around 89% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Onondaga County runs at roughly 49%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, PUBLIC SERVICE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY AT FOWLER falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 42.2%; this one comes in at 23.0%, -19.2 points off the demographic line.

In the broader community, census data for Onondaga County shows median household income runs about $76,945, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Across Onondaga County's 123 public schools (combined enrollment of about 67,044 students), PUBLIC SERVICE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY AT FOWLER is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is DELAWARE PRIMARY SCHOOL, roughly 0.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, PUBLIC SERVICE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY AT FOWLER comes 3rd of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 16.1%.

PUBLIC SERVICE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY AT FOWLER operates from a metropolitan location.

Five-year trend. PUBLIC SERVICE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY AT FOWLER's enrollment has rose 21% since 2018, when it stood at 933 (now 1,126). White enrollment moved from 22% to 15% across the same window.

On this page, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.

Onondaga County at a glance

View full county profile
Population
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

School name
PUBLIC SERVICE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY AT FOWLER
District
SYRACUSE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Address
227 MAGNOLIA ST, SYRACUSE, NY 13204
Phone
(315) 435-4408
County
Onondaga County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
1,126
Teachers (FTE)
88
Student–teacher ratio
12.8:1
Free/Reduced lunch
1,003 (89%)
Locale
12-City: Mid-size
NCES ID
362859006480
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in SYRACUSE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Other schools in SYRACUSE
Nearby schools

Frequently asked questions

About PUBLIC SERVICE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY AT FOWLER
How many students attend PUBLIC SERVICE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY AT FOWLER?
PUBLIC SERVICE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY AT FOWLER enrolls approximately 1,126 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does PUBLIC SERVICE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY AT FOWLER serve?
PUBLIC SERVICE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY AT FOWLER serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does PUBLIC SERVICE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY AT FOWLER have?
PUBLIC SERVICE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY AT FOWLER employs 88 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at PUBLIC SERVICE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY AT FOWLER?
At PUBLIC SERVICE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY AT FOWLER, the student body is approximately 15% White, 19% Hispanic, 52% Black, 4% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is PUBLIC SERVICE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY AT FOWLER public or private?
PUBLIC SERVICE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY AT FOWLER is a public K-12 school, overseen by SYRACUSE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
+ Post