THEODORE R DURGEE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL

THEODORE R DURGEE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL is a secondary school of medium-sized scale in BALDWINSVILLE, New York, operated by BALDWINSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, serveing 848 students in grades 8 through 9. Enrollment runs roughly 27% bigger than the state mean of about 668.

Across the 8 schools in BALDWINSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (5,400 students total), THEODORE R DURGEE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, THEODORE R DURGEE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (84%). Other groups include 7% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, 3% Black. The wider county runs roughly 75% White, putting the school's mix noticeably more White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, THEODORE R DURGEE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL has 64 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.0:1, putting THEODORE R DURGEE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL higher than the state norm the norm. About 28% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is lower than Onondaga County's rate of about 49%.

After controlling for student poverty, THEODORE R DURGEE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 64.7%, the actual is 59.2%, a residual of -5.5 points.

In the surrounding community, census data for Onondaga County shows the typical household earns roughly $76,945 per year, roughly 39% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Across Onondaga County's 123 public schools (combined enrollment of about 67,044 students), THEODORE R DURGEE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

HARRY E ELDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around THEODORE R DURGEE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts THEODORE R DURGEE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL at 3rd of 8; the average score across the group is 55.4%.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count changed only slightly: 864 students in 2018 compared to 848 in 2025.

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