Is Onondaga Senior High School a good school?

Onondaga Senior High School ranks 196 th of 1242 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Onondaga Senior High School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 319 students attended Onondaga Senior High School.

What is the racial makeup of Onondaga Senior High School?

Students at Onondaga Senior High School are 70% White, 12% African American, 8% Two or more races, 8% Hispanic, 2% American Indian.

What schools feed into Onondaga Senior High School?

Onondaga Senior High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Rockwell Elementary School Elementary : Wheeler Elementary School

Onondaga Senior High School

Summary:

Onondaga Senior High School is a public high school serving grades 7-12 in the Onondaga Central School District in Nedrow, NY. The school has 327 students and has consistently ranked well among New York high schools, with a current statewide ranking of 196 out of 1,242 schools and a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Onondaga Senior High School demonstrates strong academic performance, with high proficiency rates on New York state assessments and Regents exams. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, the school had 100% proficiency in Regents Algebra I and Algebra II, 91.8% proficiency in Regents English Language Arts, and 96.77% proficiency in Regents Earth Science. The school also has a 4-year graduation rate of around 90% in recent years, which is higher than the state average, and a relatively low dropout rate ranging from 4.9% to 10% in the past few years. Onondaga Senior High School performs well across various student subgroups, ranking 153rd out of 690 New York high schools for African American students and 142nd out of 781 for White students.

While Onondaga Senior High School faces some challenges with chronic absenteeism, with rates ranging from 28.5% to 37.8% in recent years, the school generally outperforms many of the nearby schools, such as Solvay High School and Public Service Leadership Academy at Fowler, in academic metrics. Additionally, Onondaga Senior High School has a relatively high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with around 50% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, which is higher than some nearby schools like Marcellus High School and West Genesee Senior High School. The school has also seen an increase in per-student spending over the past few years, from $13,489 in 2019-2020 to $17,359 in 2022-2023, which is higher than the spending per student at some nearby schools.

Detail:

Public 7-12

4479 S Onondaga Rd
Nedrow, NY 13120-9715

(315) 552-5020

District: Onondaga Central School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
196^th of 1,242 New York High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $17,359

Feeder schools for Onondaga Senior High School:

Elementary:	Rockwell Elementary School
	Wheeler Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio: 8.8

Number of students: 319

Racial breakdown:

White:

69.9%

African American:

12.2%

Two or more races:

7.8%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 45.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Onondaga Senior High School ranks better than 64.4% of middle schools in New York. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 60.43. (See more...)

Compare Details Onondaga Senior High School ranks better than 84.2% of high schools in New York. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 76.89. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Onondaga Senior High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.

The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (69.9%), African American (12.2%), two or more races (7.8%). (See more...)

Compare Details 45.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Onondaga Senior High School is 8.8. (See more...)

Compare Onondaga Senior High School employs 36.2 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Onondaga Senior High School is $17,359.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Onondaga Senior High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Onondaga Senior High School 535^th of 1504 New York public middle schools. (See Onondaga Senior High School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Onondaga Senior High School 196^th of 1242 New York public high schools. (See Onondaga Senior High School in the ranking list.)

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Onondaga Central School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Onondaga Central School District 270^th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Onondaga Senior High School

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Rank History for all middle school students at Onondaga Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	68.53	381^st	1095	65.2%
2007	66.74	428^th	1123	61.9%
2008	68.46	451^st	1185	61.9%
2009	58.30	687^th	1224	43.9%
2010	63.89	524^th	1243	57.8%
2011	65.96	488^th	1295	62.3%
2012	58.76	606^th	1337	54.7%
2013	65.16	409^th	1373	70.2%
2014	68.48	351^st	1401	74.9%
2015	56.78	553^rd	1407	60.7%
2016	47.32	714^th	1429	50.0%
2017	45.08	785^th	1455	46.0%
2018	40.87	843^rd	1438	41.4%
2019	51.50	618^th	1439	57.1%
2021	48.66	592^nd	1242	52.3%
2022	48.15	721^st	1479	51.3%
2023	54.58	629^th	1500	58.1%
2024	60.43	535^th	1504	64.4%

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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Onondaga Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	49.66	453^rd	1170	61.3%
2019	60.83	245^th	1139	78.5%
2021	56.88	146^th	522	72.0%
2022	59.53	321^st	1283	75.0%
2023	54.30	434^th	1307	66.8%
2024	61.84	314^th	1303	75.9%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Onondaga Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	37.90	775^th	1245	37.8%
2019	42.23	643^rd	1241	48.2%
2021	51.68	378^th	935	59.6%
2022	42.45	693^rd	1306	46.9%
2023	51.32	561^st	1288	56.4%
2024	54.13	512^th	1296	60.5%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Onondaga Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	46.72	741^st	1353	45.2%
2019	58.34	516^th	1370	62.3%
2021	57.49	393^rd	1066	63.1%
2022	51.39	667^th	1454	54.1%
2023	58.92	553^rd	1463	62.2%
2024	64.83	446^th	1465	69.6%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Onondaga Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	34.07	911^th	1352	32.6%
2019	40.42	771^st	1366	43.6%
2021	36.95	683^rd	1071	36.2%
2022	45.65	742^nd	1455	49.0%
2023	50.81	674^th	1464	54.0%
2024	56.20	580^th	1464	60.4%

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Rank History for middle school African American students at Onondaga Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	30.17	489^th	663	26.2%
2022	13.92	674^th	706	4.5%
2023	32.94	484^th	696	30.5%
2024	56.54	248^th	705	64.8%

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Rank History for middle school White students at Onondaga Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	31.94	561^st	763	26.5%
2019	44.57	392^nd	716	45.3%
2021	46.79	322^nd	614	47.6%
2022	41.24	437^th	748	41.6%
2023	49.88	394^th	772	49.0%
2024	57.67	317^th	778	59.3%

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Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Onondaga Senior High School

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Rank History for all high school students at Onondaga Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2005	71.30	143^rd	935	84.7%
2006	69.63	202^nd	986	79.5%
2007	72.85	126^th	1002	87.4%
2008	66.12	320^th	1027	68.8%
2009	75.48	90^th	1086	91.7%
2010	68.95	257^th	1117	77.0%
2011	67.74	312^th	1165	73.2%
2012	74.21	208^th	1198	82.6%
2013	75.68	178^th	1217	85.4%
2014	70.38	247^th	1237	80.0%
2015	76.32	112^th	1255	91.1%
2016	69.96	234^th	1255	81.4%
2017	73.87	203^rd	1221	83.4%
2018	77.28	151^st	1210	87.5%
2019	73.36	260^th	1207	78.5%
2022	81.64	83^rd	1190	93.0%
2023	71.77	298^th	1228	75.7%
2024	76.89	196^th	1242	84.2%

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Rank History for high school Special Education students at Onondaga Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	62.35	331^st	1095	69.8%
2019	65.67	303^rd	1132	73.2%
2022	85.01	77^th	1038	92.6%
2023	78.39	152^nd	1130	86.5%
2024	71.76	231^st	1144	79.8%

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Rank History for high school Low Socio Economic Status students at Onondaga Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	74.13	136^th	1154	88.2%
2019	65.70	308^th	1179	73.9%
2022	77.37	91^st	1101	91.7%
2023	65.11	288^th	1155	75.1%
2024	70.51	211^th	1170	82.0%

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Rank History for high school Female students at Onondaga Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	73.90	232^nd	1176	80.3%
2019	71.65	298^th	1193	75.0%
2022	82.96	59^th	1155	94.9%
2023	74.53	242^nd	1197	79.8%
2024	74.41	246^th	1219	79.8%

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Rank History for high school Male students at Onondaga Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	79.33	87^th	1176	92.6%
2019	73.43	228^th	1190	80.8%
2022	76.90	150^th	1154	87.0%
2023	67.28	349^th	1191	70.7%
2024	78.51	150^th	1211	87.6%

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Rank History for high school African American students at Onondaga Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	59.52	236^th	679	65.2%
2019	58.29	246^th	686	64.1%
2022	95.69	7^th	593	98.8%
2023	77.45	88^th	671	86.9%
2024	69.77	153^rd	690	77.8%

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Rank History for high school Hispanic students at Onondaga Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	27.11	608^th	851	28.6%
2024	37.52	514^th	865	40.6%

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Rank History for high school White students at Onondaga Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	70.04	153^rd	765	80.0%
2019	68.59	183^rd	793	76.9%
2022	70.46	141^st	738	80.9%
2023	65.57	207^th	776	73.3%
2024	71.06	142^nd	781	81.8%

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Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: NY State Education Department

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Enrollment information for Onondaga Senior High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1989	412	7	4	0	24	n/a	n/a	447
1990	400	12	4	0	26	n/a	n/a	442
1991	414	10	7	0	8	n/a	n/a	439
1992	453	15	7	1	26	n/a	n/a	502
1993	412	17	4	0	27	n/a	n/a	460
1994	427	19	3	0	20	n/a	n/a	469
1995	458	20	1	1	0	n/a	n/a	480
1996	458	20	1	1	0	n/a	n/a	480
1997	440	18	5	1	20	n/a	n/a	484
1998	448	14	0	2	27	n/a	n/a	491
1999	460	21	1	0	26	n/a	n/a	508
2000	490	21	1	0	24	n/a	n/a	536
2001	473	36	1	2	34	n/a	n/a	546
2002	488	38	1	3	21	n/a	n/a	551
2003	488	38	1	3	21	n/a	n/a	551
2004	472	30	2	3	19	n/a	n/a	526
2005	471	36	3	3	23	n/a	n/a	536
2006	452	39	1	5	24	n/a	n/a	521
2007	451	36	2	6	19	n/a	n/a	514
2008	450	35	2	6	18	n/a	n/a	511
2009	428	29	2	8	14	n/a	n/a	481
2010	409	34	1	9	19	n/a	n/a	472
2011	384	31	0	13	14	0	6	448
2012	371	33	0	11	14	0	10	439
2013	351	27	0	9	8	0	11	406
2014	335	27	1	6	18	0	10	397
2015	323	33	1	10	15	0	13	395
2016	331	37	1	13	13	0	14	409
2017	324	43	2	10	21	0	16	416
2018	318	52	6	17	17	0	19	429
2019	293	44	5	21	16	0	15	394
2020	275	53	5	19	14	0	22	388
2021	258	53	4	16	14	0	20	365
2022	254	40	4	11	14	0	20	343
2023	232	41	3	18	10	0	23	327
2024	223	39	1	24	7	0	25	319

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Onondaga Senior High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	447	33.9	13.1	n/a
1990	442	33.9	13.0	n/a
1991	439	33.3	13.1	n/a
1992	502	32.9	15.2	n/a
1993	460	32.8	14.0	n/a
1994	469	35.7	13.1	8.3
1995	480	38.3	12.5	12.3
1996	480	38.3	12.5	12.3
1997	484	37.3	13.0	15.7
1998	491	36.5	13.5	11.6
1999	508	36.0	14.1	10
2000	536	39.2	13.7	21.3
2001	546	37.2	14.7	19
2002	551	38.4	14.3	21.6
2003	551	38.4	14.3	21.6
2004	526	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	536	38.7	13.9	22.9
2006	521	39.0	13.4	23.8
2007	514	38.4	13.4	23.5
2008	511	38.4	13.3	22.5
2009	481	38.3	12.6	26
2010	472	37.8	12.4	22.9
2011	448	39.4	11.3	28.6
2012	439	37.0	11.8	33.7
2013	406	34.5	11.7	33.7
2014	397	34.4	11.5	25.9
2015	395	33.0	11.9	36.7
2016	409	34.0	12.0	38.4
2017	416	32.8	12.6	41.3
2018	429	33.5	12.7	45.2
2019	394	34.0	11.5	45.9
2020	388	36.6	10.5	47.4
2021	365	34.1	10.6	48.5
2022	343	37.1	9.2	46.6
2023	327	35.5	9.1	49.8
2024	319	36.2	8.8	45.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Onondaga Senior High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	447	33.9	13.1	n/a
1990	442	33.9	13.0	n/a
1991	439	33.3	13.1	n/a
1992	502	32.9	15.2	n/a
1993	460	32.8	14.0	n/a
1994	469	35.7	13.1	8.3
1995	480	38.3	12.5	12.3
1996	480	38.3	12.5	12.3
1997	484	37.3	13.0	15.7
1998	491	36.5	13.5	11.6
1999	508	36.0	14.1	10
2000	536	39.2	13.7	21.3
2001	546	37.2	14.7	19
2002	551	38.4	14.3	21.6
2003	551	38.4	14.3	21.6
2004	526	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	536	38.7	13.9	22.9
2006	521	39.0	13.4	23.8
2007	514	38.4	13.4	23.5
2008	511	38.4	13.3	22.5
2009	481	38.3	12.6	26
2010	472	37.8	12.4	22.9
2011	448	39.4	11.3	28.6
2012	439	37.0	11.8	33.7
2013	406	34.5	11.7	33.7
2014	397	34.4	11.5	25.9
2015	395	33.0	11.9	36.7
2016	409	34.0	12.0	38.4
2017	416	32.8	12.6	41.3
2018	429	33.5	12.7	45.2
2019	394	34.0	11.5	45.9
2020	388	36.6	10.5	47.4
2021	365	34.1	10.6	48.5
2022	343	37.1	9.2	46.6
2023	327	35.5	9.1	49.8
2024	319	36.2	8.8	45.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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