Enrollment
289
High
DISTRICT 319 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTHERN CAYUGA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 362757003749
SOUTHERN CAYUGA 7-12 SECONDARY SCHOOL
2384 RT 34B, AURORA, NY 13026 · (315) 364-7111 · Cayuga County
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL289 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 72% 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.
- 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.
- ·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
9.6:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.3:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
115 students
DISTRICT 40% · 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 | 44 | 15% |
| Grade 8 | 46 | 16% |
| Grade 9 | 53 | 18% |
| Grade 10 | 57 | 20% |
| Grade 11 | 43 | 15% |
| Grade 12 | 46 | 16% |
Student demographics
35%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 32% · 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 SOUTHERN CAYUGA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
76.5%
NY avg 58.3% . +3.2pp since 2023
Math
79.8%
NY avg 57.4% . +5.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 80 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 76.5% | 79.8% |
| 2023-24 | 73.3% | 74.8% |
% 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
72.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.4%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% 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 SOUTHERN CAYUGA 7-12 SECONDARY SCHOOL
SOUTHERN CAYUGA 7-12 SECONDARY SCHOOL's state test result (72.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SOUTHERN CAYUGA 7-12 SECONDARY SCHOOL this school | 289 | 39.8% | 72.6% |
| WILLIAMSON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL WILLIAMSON | 277 | 39.4% | 71.0% |
| MARION JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL MARION | 268 | 39.6% | 69.6% |
| CHATHAM HIGH SCHOOL CHATHAM | 316 | 37.3% | 76.8% |
| LEHMAN ALTERNATIVE COMMUNITY SCHOOL ITHACA | 265 | 37.4% | 59.8% |
| ONTEORA HIGH SCHOOL BOICEVILLE | 370 | 36.5% | 75.8% |
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 SOUTHERN CAYUGA 7-12 SECONDARY SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Cayuga County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.6% | #291 of 1,135 | #2 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 79.8% | #148 of 1,109 ▲ 150 | #1 of 7 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.5% | #477 of 1,135 ▲ 110 | #2 of 7 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 289 | #943 of 1,216 | #6 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.6:1 | #244 of 1,058 | #2 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.0% | #744 of 1,070 | #2 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.8% | #856 of 1,167 | #5 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.0% | #690 of 743 | #6 of 6 |
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
289
-14 (-5%) vs 2020
-2% since 1990-91, when it was 294
Student : Teacher
9.6:1
was 10.4:1
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 | 289 | 30 | 9.6:1 | 40% (115) |
| 2023-24 | 282 | 30 | 9.4:1 | 47% (132) |
| 2022-23 | 295 | 31 | 9.5:1 | 48% (141) |
| 2020-21 | 303 | 29 | 10.4:1 | 46% (139) |
| 2017-18 | 295 | 29 | 10.2:1 | 46% (137) |
| 2015-16 | 287 | 26 | 11.0:1 | 39% (112) |
| 2010-11 | 240 | 26 | 9.2:1 | 30% (71) |
| 2000-01 | 384 | 20 | 19.2:1 | 21% (79) |
| 1990-91 | 294 | 13 | 22.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SOUTHERN CAYUGA 7-12 SECONDARY SCHOOL.
About SOUTHERN CAYUGA 7-12 SECONDARY SCHOOL
SOUTHERN CAYUGA 7-12 SECONDARY SCHOOL is a small high school based in AURORA, New York. Students in grades 7 through 12 make up the school's enrollment of 289 students. By comparison, high schools in New York enroll about 668 students on average.
SOUTHERN CAYUGA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT enrolls 637 students in 2 schools, including SOUTHERN CAYUGA 7-12 SECONDARY SCHOOL.
The student body at SOUTHERN CAYUGA 7-12 SECONDARY SCHOOL is 79% White. After that, the student body is 16% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Among all residents of Cayuga County, the White share is about 88%. A diversity index of 35% means there is a 35% chance two randomly chosen students at SOUTHERN CAYUGA 7-12 SECONDARY SCHOOL are from different groups.
For every teacher at SOUTHERN CAYUGA 7-12 SECONDARY SCHOOL, there are about 9.6 students; the school has 30 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 11.0:1 average for high schools in New York, this school's ratio is lower. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 40%. It compares with 50% for public schools in Cayuga County.
On the allk12 Grade, SOUTHERN CAYUGA 7-12 SECONDARY SCHOOL lands at B+, ahead of 72% of New York public high schools.
Test results at SOUTHERN CAYUGA 7-12 SECONDARY SCHOOL are 12.3 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (72.6% actual, 60.4% predicted).
In Cayuga County, median household income comes to about $67,904, roughly 25% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Cayuga County counts 22 public schools with about 8,576 students.
The closest school to SOUTHERN CAYUGA 7-12 SECONDARY SCHOOL is SOUTHERN CAYUGA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, located less than a tenth of a mile away. There are 5 more public schools inside ten miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts SOUTHERN CAYUGA 7-12 SECONDARY SCHOOL at 2nd of 9.
The federal government classifies SOUTHERN CAYUGA 7-12 SECONDARY SCHOOL's location as Rural: Distant.
Enrollment was 289 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 303.
SOUTHERN CAYUGA 7-12 SECONDARY SCHOOL has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
Cayuga County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
75,102
Census ACS
Median income
$67,904
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
8,576 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SOUTHERN CAYUGA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- SOUTHERN CAYUGA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 348 students
Nearby schools
- SOUTHERN CAYUGA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.0 mi · 348
- ANDREW J SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL8.4 mi · 332
- UNION SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL8.9 mi · 165
- UNION SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL8.9 mi · 212
- SOUTH SENECA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL9.6 mi · 286
- MORAVIA JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL10.1 mi · 442
Frequently asked questions
About SOUTHERN CAYUGA 7-12 SECONDARY SCHOOLHow many students attend SOUTHERN CAYUGA 7-12 SECONDARY SCHOOL?
SOUTHERN CAYUGA 7-12 SECONDARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 289 students in grades 07-12.
What age range does SOUTHERN CAYUGA 7-12 SECONDARY SCHOOL serve?
SOUTHERN CAYUGA 7-12 SECONDARY SCHOOL serves students from grade 07 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at SOUTHERN CAYUGA 7-12 SECONDARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 9.6:1 students per teacher at SOUTHERN CAYUGA 7-12 SECONDARY SCHOOL.
What is the student diversity at SOUTHERN CAYUGA 7-12 SECONDARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at SOUTHERN CAYUGA 7-12 SECONDARY SCHOOL are roughly 79% White, 16% Hispanic, 3% Two or more.
What district is SOUTHERN CAYUGA 7-12 SECONDARY SCHOOL in?
SOUTHERN CAYUGA 7-12 SECONDARY SCHOOL is part of SOUTHERN CAYUGA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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