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Oswego City School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in New York for:
Category
Attribute
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 575 students in Oswego City School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 2/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in New York.
Public Middle School in Oswego City School District have an average math proficiency score of 22% (versus the New York public middle school average of 40%), and reading proficiency score of 35% (versus the 51% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 15% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the New York public middle school average of 63% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NY)
# Schools
7 Schools
1,659 Schools
# Students
3,516 Students
890,054 Students
# Teachers
286 Teachers
83,739 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
District Rank
Oswego City School District, which is ranked #825 of all 1,015 school districts in New York (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 84% has increased from 78% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#828 out of 1020 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
34%
46%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
34%
49%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
71%
78%
Graduation Rate
84%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.29
0.73
# American Indian Students
5 Students
7,222 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
27 Students
81,213 Students
% Asian Students
1%
9%
# Hispanic Students
297 Students
270,400 Students
% Hispanic Students
8%
30%
# Black Students
55 Students
175,155 Students
% Black Students
2%
20%
# White Students
2,955 Students
325,608 Students
% White Students
84%
37%
# Hawaiian Students
5 Students
2,099 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
165 Students
28,478 Students
% of Two or more races Students
5%
3%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
8,468
# Students in K Grade:
262
26,528
# Students in 1st Grade:
233
28,304
# Students in 2nd Grade:
298
28,365
# Students in 3rd Grade:
253
27,931
# Students in 4th Grade:
256
29,265
# Students in 5th Grade:
276
43,975
# Students in 6th Grade:
255
157,405
# Students in 7th Grade:
309
185,375
# Students in 8th Grade:
263
188,665
# Students in 9th Grade:
301
40,472
# Students in 10th Grade:
274
36,147
# Students in 11th Grade:
246
33,448
# Students in 12th Grade:
263
33,009
# Ungraded Students:
27
22,697
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $26,607 in this school district is less than the state median of $31,307. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $29,236 is less than the state median of $32,183. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$94 MM
$78,541 MM
Spending
$103 MM
$80,737 MM
Revenue / Student
$26,607
$31,307
Spending / Student
$29,236
$32,183
Best Oswego City School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Oswego Middle School
(Math: 22% | Reading: 35%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Mark Fitzgibbons Dr
Oswego, NY 13126
(315) 341-2300
Oswego, NY 13126
(315) 341-2300
Grades: 7-8
| 575 students
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