Is Oswego High School a good school?

Oswego High School ranks 650 th of 1242 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Oswego High School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 1,099 students attended Oswego High School.

What is the racial makeup of Oswego High School?

Students at Oswego High School are 88% White, 6% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% African American.

What schools feed into Oswego High School?

Oswego High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Charles E Riley Elementary School Elementary : FitzHugh Park Elementary School Elementary : Kingsford Park Elementary School Elementary : Leighton Elementary School Elementary : Minetto Elementary School Middle : Oswego Middle School

Oswego High School

Summary:

Oswego High School is a public high school located in Oswego, New York, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,069 students. The school is part of the Oswego City School District, which is ranked 703 out of 865 districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Oswego High School has consistently ranked in the middle to lower range of New York high schools, typically ranking between 600-700 out of around 1,200 schools. Its SchoolDigger rating has been 2 stars out of 5 for most years, indicating it is performing below average compared to other high schools in the state. The school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with African American and Hispanic students performing relatively better, ranking in the top 50% of schools, while the school's performance for White and Special Education students is in the bottom 25% of schools. Oswego High School's four-year graduation rate has been around 84-85% in recent years, which is slightly below the state average, and the school's dropout rate has been in the range of 5-10%, which is higher than the desired target.

When compared to nearby high schools, such as John C Birdlebough High School and Cato-Meridian Junior-Senior High School, Oswego High School generally performs in the middle to lower range. Oswego High School's spending per student has increased over the years, from around $12,000 in 2020-2021 to over $18,000 in 2022-2023, but this increased spending does not seem to have translated into significant improvements in the school's overall performance. The school's relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 12.3 to 12.8 in recent years, suggests that the challenge may lie in other factors, such as curriculum, instructional practices, or school climate.

Detail:

Public 9-12

2 Buccaneer Blvd
Oswego, NY 13126-1997

(315) 341-2200

District: Oswego City School District

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $18,848

Feeder schools for Oswego High School:

Elementary:	Charles E Riley Elementary School
	FitzHugh Park Elementary School
	Kingsford Park Elementary School
	Leighton Elementary School
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	Minetto Elementary School
Middle:	Oswego Middle School

Student/teacher ratio: 12.2

Number of students: 1,099

Racial breakdown:

White:

88.4%

Hispanic:

5.8%

Two or more races:

2.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 45.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Oswego High School ranks worse than 52.3% of high schools in New York. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 49.55. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Oswego 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 (88.4%), Hispanic (5.8%), two or more races (2.6%). (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 Oswego High School is 12.2. (See more...)

Compare Oswego High School employs 90 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Oswego High School is $18,848.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Oswego High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Oswego High School 650^th of 1242 New York public high schools. (See Oswego High School in the ranking list.)

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Oswego City School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Oswego City School District 703^rd of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Oswego High School

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Rank History for all students at Oswego High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2005	51.51	569^th	935	39.1%
2006	59.51	451^st	986	54.3%
2007	56.38	521^st	1002	48.0%
2008	56.28	540^th	1027	47.4%
2009	56.68	527^th	1086	51.5%
2010	56.79	528^th	1117	52.7%
2011	58.66	534^th	1165	54.2%
2012	56.02	604^th	1198	49.6%
2013	57.60	598^th	1217	50.9%
2014	56.74	558^th	1237	54.9%
2015	49.62	671^st	1255	46.5%
2016	53.84	579^th	1255	53.9%
2017	51.74	607^th	1221	50.3%
2018	52.13	638^th	1210	47.3%
2019	48.75	690^th	1207	42.8%
2021	57.35	251^st	519	51.6%
2022	46.77	650^th	1190	45.4%
2023	41.53	717^th	1228	41.6%
2024	49.55	650^th	1242	47.7%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Oswego High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	21.57	231^st	272	15.1%
2024	58.30	115^th	306	62.4%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Oswego High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	27.80	440^th	565	22.1%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Oswego High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	35.74	684^th	1095	37.5%
2019	27.59	845^th	1132	25.4%
2022	27.67	764^th	1038	26.4%
2023	27.56	852^nd	1130	24.6%
2024	25.03	920^th	1144	19.6%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Oswego High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	35.90	770^th	1154	33.3%
2019	33.64	822^nd	1179	30.3%
2021	34.35	220^th	289	23.9%
2022	37.20	702^nd	1101	36.2%
2023	25.73	861^st	1155	25.5%
2024	33.00	789^th	1170	32.6%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Oswego High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	46.73	249^th	498	50.0%
2019	45.04	255^th	493	48.3%
2022	53.38	129^th	389	66.8%
2023	42.18	294^th	531	44.6%
2024	60.14	149^th	564	73.6%

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Rank History for Female students at Oswego High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	52.98	617^th	1176	47.5%
2019	47.28	703^rd	1193	41.1%
2021	47.41	170^th	290	41.4%
2022	50.74	595^th	1155	48.5%
2023	43.08	696^th	1197	41.9%
2024	45.90	695^th	1219	43.0%

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Rank History for Male students at Oswego High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	50.93	626^th	1176	46.8%
2019	49.41	645^th	1190	45.8%
2021	63.08	122^nd	354	65.5%
2022	41.31	671^st	1154	41.9%
2023	48.71	632^nd	1191	46.9%
2024	51.72	607^th	1211	49.9%

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Rank History for African American students at Oswego High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	47.00	327^th	690	52.6%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Oswego High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	41.45	449^th	791	43.2%
2019	38.54	492^nd	815	39.6%
2022	24.01	577^th	760	24.1%
2023	21.39	684^th	851	19.6%
2024	45.79	423^rd	865	51.1%

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Rank History for White students at Oswego High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	31.70	605^th	765	20.9%
2019	28.67	655^th	793	17.4%
2022	22.89	630^th	738	14.6%
2023	20.17	674^th	776	13.1%
2024	27.45	625^th	781	20.0%

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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 Oswego High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	1349	9	12	28	1	n/a	n/a	0	1399
1990	1362	3	13	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	1381
1991	1358	8	13	14	2	n/a	n/a	0	1395
1992	1380	10	15	20	0	n/a	n/a	0	1425
1993	1516	12	12	17	0	n/a	n/a	0	1557
1994	1540	9	18	21	0	n/a	n/a	0	1588
1995	1491	7	19	18	0	n/a	n/a	0	1535
1996	1491	7	19	18	0	n/a	n/a	0	1535
1997	1483	13	21	23	2	n/a	n/a	0	1542
1998	1511	24	16	29	0	n/a	n/a	0	1580
1999	1473	17	19	35	1	n/a	n/a	0	1545
2000	1501	14	19	38	4	n/a	n/a	0	1576
2001	1511	15	21	32	0	n/a	n/a	0	1579
2002	1642	17	22	37	5	n/a	n/a	0	1723
2003	1642	17	22	37	5	n/a	n/a	0	1723
2004	1595	18	24	52	5	n/a	n/a	0	1694
2005	1574	15	20	53	7	n/a	n/a	0	1669
2006	1576	17	13	58	9	n/a	n/a	0	1673
2007	1555	26	15	61	8	n/a	n/a	0	1665
2008	1458	21	14	67	7	n/a	n/a	0	1567
2009	1418	22	11	61	9	n/a	n/a	0	1521
2010	1333	18	18	63	7	n/a	n/a	0	1439
2011	1369	20	20	0	6	0	0	0	1415
2012	1233	31	16	52	1	0	1	0	1334
2013	1157	22	17	51	2	0	2	0	1251
2014	1105	25	13	45	3	0	2	0	1193
2015	1108	23	11	58	3	0	3	0	1206
2016	1092	22	18	54	5	0	3	0	1194
2017	1038	17	15	54	5	1	4	0	1134
2018	1041	15	14	52	5	1	9	0	1137
2019	1036	15	12	56	5	0	18	0	1142
2020	989	15	13	67	3	0	26	0	1113
2021	1000	15	9	68	4	0	31	0	1127
2022	953	17	8	61	4	2	35	0	1080
2023	947	19	9	52	4	2	30	6	1069
2024	972	18	6	64	2	2	29	6	1099

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 Oswego High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	1399	99.5	14.0	n/a
1990	1381	98.5	14.0	n/a
1991	1395	106.2	13.1	n/a
1992	1425	102.3	13.9	n/a
1993	1557	104.1	15.0	n/a
1994	1588	104.5	15.2	6.7
1995	1535	101.2	15.2	7.2
1996	1535	101.2	15.2	7.2
1997	1542	102.2	15.1	9.1
1998	1580	101.8	15.5	14.9
1999	1545	104.4	14.8	17.8
2000	1576	102.0	15.5	20.2
2001	1579	108.0	14.6	22.2
2002	1723	112.2	15.4	10.4
2003	1723	112.2	15.4	10.4
2004	1694	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	1669	108.3	15.4	21.6
2006	1673	105.0	15.9	25.3
2007	1665	103.3	16.1	22.2
2008	1567	104.8	15.0	23.2
2009	1521	100.9	15.1	25.3
2010	1439	100.8	14.2	27
2011	1415	90.5	15.6	29.3
2012	1334	94.8	14.0	27.8
2013	1251	94.2	13.2	30.7
2014	1193	87.4	13.6	33.9
2015	1206	88.0	13.7	38.7
2016	1194	83.0	14.3	39.1
2017	1134	80.0	14.1	40
2018	1137	79.6	14.2	39.5
2019	1142	79.0	14.4	1.2
2020	1113	86.0	12.9	43.5
2021	1127	87.5	12.8	39.6
2022	1080	87.7	12.3	44.5
2023	1069	84.5	12.6	50.8
2024	1099	90.0	12.2	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 Oswego High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	1399	99.5	14.0	n/a
1990	1381	98.5	14.0	n/a
1991	1395	106.2	13.1	n/a
1992	1425	102.3	13.9	n/a
1993	1557	104.1	15.0	n/a
1994	1588	104.5	15.2	6.7
1995	1535	101.2	15.2	7.2
1996	1535	101.2	15.2	7.2
1997	1542	102.2	15.1	9.1
1998	1580	101.8	15.5	14.9
1999	1545	104.4	14.8	17.8
2000	1576	102.0	15.5	20.2
2001	1579	108.0	14.6	22.2
2002	1723	112.2	15.4	10.4
2003	1723	112.2	15.4	10.4
2004	1694	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	1669	108.3	15.4	21.6
2006	1673	105.0	15.9	25.3
2007	1665	103.3	16.1	22.2
2008	1567	104.8	15.0	23.2
2009	1521	100.9	15.1	25.3
2010	1439	100.8	14.2	27
2011	1415	90.5	15.6	29.3
2012	1334	94.8	14.0	27.8
2013	1251	94.2	13.2	30.7
2014	1193	87.4	13.6	33.9
2015	1206	88.0	13.7	38.7
2016	1194	83.0	14.3	39.1
2017	1134	80.0	14.1	40
2018	1137	79.6	14.2	39.5
2019	1142	79.0	14.4	1.2
2020	1113	86.0	12.9	43.5
2021	1127	87.5	12.8	39.6
2022	1080	87.7	12.3	44.5
2023	1069	84.5	12.6	50.8
2024	1099	90.0	12.2	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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