SYRACUSE STEM AT BLODGETT

As a cozy junior high in SYRACUSE, New York, SYRACUSE STEM AT BLODGETT instructs 369 students from grades 6 through 8, run under SYRACUSE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT. Compared to the state average of about 531 students per school, that is 31% leaner than typical.

Across the 31 schools in SYRACUSE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT (18,608 students total), SYRACUSE STEM AT BLODGETT accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, SYRACUSE STEM AT BLODGETT lists that the most-represented group is Hispanic (45%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school lists 39% Black, 8% multiracial, 8% White. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 6%.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, SYRACUSE STEM AT BLODGETT has 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 8.5:1. The state averages around 10.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 92% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is higher than Onondaga County's rate of about 49%.

After controlling for student poverty, On a poverty-adjusted basis, SYRACUSE STEM AT BLODGETT sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 41.2%; actual is 13.4%, a gap of -27.8 points.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Onondaga County put median household earnings sit near $76,945, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Onondaga County's 123 public schools (combined enrollment of about 67,044 students), SYRACUSE STEM AT BLODGETT is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is SEYMOUR DUAL LANGUAGE ACADEMY, roughly 0.4 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around SYRACUSE STEM AT BLODGETT. On composite proficiency, SYRACUSE STEM AT BLODGETT comes 5th of 8 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 20.1%.

The campus sits in a city-core setting.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.