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What's the most underrated thing about SOLVAY HIGH SCHOOL that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
434
High
DISTRICT 428 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOLVAY UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 362715003699
SOLVAY HIGH SCHOOL
600 GERTRUDE AVE, SOLVAY, NY 13209 · (315) 468-2551 · Onondaga County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL434 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 58% of New York public high schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
9.3:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.7:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
279 students
DISTRICT 65% · 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 | 102 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 110 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 108 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 107 | 25% |
| Ungraded | 7 | 2% |
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · 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 SOLVAY UNION FREE 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
80.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -5.0pp since 2023
Math
52.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +1.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 80 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 80.0% | 52.0% |
| 2023-24 | 85.0% | 51.0% |
% 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
61.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.4%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 SOLVAY HIGH SCHOOL
SOLVAY HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (61.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SOLVAY HIGH SCHOOL this school | 434 | 64.3% | 61.0% |
| CHARLES D'AMICO HIGH SCHOOL ALBION | 499 | 59.5% | 73.7% |
| BROADWAY ACADEMY ELMIRA | 379 | 68.3% | 52.0% |
| COHOES HIGH SCHOOL COHOES | 607 | 68.5% | 48.3% |
| LYONS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL LYONS | 266 | 63.5% | 59.7% |
| SODUS JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL SODUS | 472 | 64.0% | 48.7% |
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 SOLVAY HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Onondaga County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #521 of 1,135 | #12 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #567 of 1,109 ▲ 62 | #16 of 24 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 80.0% | #431 of 1,135 ▼ 40 | #11 of 24 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 434 | #643 of 1,216 | #17 of 25 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.3:1 | #179 of 1,058 | #4 of 24 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.2% | #421 of 1,070 | #7 of 24 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.3% | #571 of 1,167 | #6 of 24 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.2% | #174 of 743 | #3 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
434
-47 (-10%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 505
Student : Teacher
9.3:1
was 10.7:1
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 | 434 | 46.9 | 9.3:1 | 64% (279) |
| 2023-24 | 451 | 47.7 | 9.5:1 | 59% (268) |
| 2022-23 | 458 | 45 | 10.2:1 | 71% (326) |
| 2020-21 | 481 | 45 | 10.7:1 | 57% (273) |
| 2017-18 | 544 | 52.4 | 10.4:1 | 58% (315) |
| 2015-16 | 529 | N/A | N/A | 50% (265) |
| 2010-11 | 574 | 54 | 10.6:1 | 33% (188) |
| 2000-01 | 633 | 47 | 13.5:1 | 13% (81) |
| 1990-91 | 505 | 42 | 12.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SOLVAY HIGH SCHOOL.
About SOLVAY HIGH SCHOOL
SOLVAY HIGH SCHOOL is a small high school that serves part of SOLVAY, New York. The school covers grades 9 through 12 and reported 434 students in 2024-25. Across high schools in New York, the average enrollment is about 668.
SOLVAY UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT is responsible for 3 schools, SOLVAY HIGH SCHOOL included, with 1,284 students in all.
The share of White students at SOLVAY HIGH SCHOOL is 66%, a majority. It is also 11% Hispanic, 10% Black, 9% multiracial, and 3% Asian. For comparison, the population of Onondaga County is roughly 75% White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 53%.
Based on 46.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, SOLVAY HIGH SCHOOL has a ratio of 9.3:1. Compared with the 11.0:1 average for high schools in New York, this school's ratio is lower. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 64%. Across public schools in Onondaga County, the average is 49%.
Among New York public high schools, SOLVAY HIGH SCHOOL outscored 58%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
SOLVAY HIGH SCHOOL sits between the top and bottom 10% of New York schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 61.0% and a predicted 51.4%.
In the wider Onondaga County area, median household income comes to about $76,945, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Onondaga County counts 123 public schools with about 67,044 students.
The closest school to SOLVAY HIGH SCHOOL is SOLVAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, located about 0.4 miles away. SOLVAY HIGH SCHOOL is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. SOLVAY HIGH SCHOOL ranks 2nd of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 61.0% against a local average of 42.6%.
The NCES locale for SOLVAY HIGH SCHOOL is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 10% decline, from 481 to 434. The ratio of students to teachers went from 10.7:1 to 9.3:1 over the same years.
This page is set up for the SOLVAY HIGH SCHOOL community to discuss special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 SOLVAY UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
- SOLVAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 436 students
- SOLVAY MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 414 students
Nearby schools
- SOLVAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.4 mi · 436
- CHERRY ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.0 mi · 358
- ONTECH CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL1.2 mi · 254
- WALBERTA PARK PRIMARY SCHOOL1.2 mi · 256
- PORTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.4 mi · 351
- ONONDAGA ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.5 mi · 322
Frequently asked questions
About SOLVAY HIGH SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at SOLVAY HIGH SCHOOL?
SOLVAY HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 434 students in grades 09-12.
Is SOLVAY HIGH SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
SOLVAY HIGH SCHOOL is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does SOLVAY HIGH SCHOOL have?
SOLVAY HIGH SCHOOL employs 47 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.3:1.
How diverse is SOLVAY HIGH SCHOOL?
SOLVAY HIGH SCHOOL reports a student body of 66% White, 11% Hispanic, 10% Black, 3% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is SOLVAY HIGH SCHOOL public or private?
SOLVAY HIGH SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by SOLVAY UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.