Is Solvay High School a good school?

Solvay High School ranks 710 th of 1242 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Solvay High School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 451 students attended Solvay High School.

What is the racial makeup of Solvay High School?

Students at Solvay High School are 68% White, 11% Hispanic, 10% African American, 7% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 1% American Indian.

What schools feed into Solvay High School?

Solvay High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Solvay Elementary School Middle : Solvay Middle School

Solvay High School

Summary:

Solvay High School is a public high school serving grades 9-12 in Solvay, NY, with a student population of 458. The school is part of the Solvay Union Free School District, which is ranked 696 out of 865 school districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Solvay High School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New York high schools, typically in the 600-800 range out of over 1,200 schools. The school's performance on Regents/Common Core exams is mixed, with some subjects like Algebra II and English Language Arts performing above the state average, while others like Algebra I, Chemistry, and Living Environment performing below. Solvay High School's performance on these exams is generally on par with or slightly below its district average, indicating room for improvement. The school has a relatively high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, with around 70-75% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. Solvay High School's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated between 84-89% in recent years, which is slightly below the state average, and the school's dropout rate has also varied, ranging from 4.9% to 10% in the past few years, which is higher than the state's average.

Solvay High School's performance is generally on par with or slightly below the nearby schools in the Syracuse area, such as Nottingham High School, Liverpool High School, and Henninger High School, which are all part of the Syracuse City School District. However, Solvay High School performs significantly better than the Syracuse City School District average on most Regents/Common Core exams, indicating that it is one of the stronger schools in the area. The school's high percentage of economically disadvantaged students and relatively high chronic absenteeism rate, which ranges from 34-48% in recent years, may be contributing factors to its relatively lower academic performance compared to more affluent districts like West Genesee and Westhill.

Detail:

Public 9-12

600 Gertrude Ave
Solvay, NY 13209-1598

(315) 468-2551

District: Solvay Union Free School District

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $17,123

Feeder schools for Solvay High School:

Elementary:	Solvay Elementary School
Middle:	Solvay Middle School

Student/teacher ratio: 9.4

Number of students: 451

Racial breakdown:

White:

68.3%

Hispanic:

11.3%

African American:

9.5%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 59.4%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Solvay High School ranks worse than 57.2% of high schools in New York. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 44.53. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Solvay 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 (68.3%), Hispanic (11.3%), African American (9.5%). (See more...)

Compare Details 59.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Solvay High School is 9.4. (See more...)

Compare Solvay High School employs 47.6 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Solvay High School is $17,123.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Solvay High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Solvay High School 710^th of 1242 New York public high schools. (See Solvay High School in the ranking list.)

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Solvay Union Free School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Solvay Union Free School District 696^th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Solvay High School

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Rank History for all students at Solvay High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2005	53.02	542^nd	935	42.0%
2006	54.94	535^th	986	45.7%
2007	55.38	535^th	1002	46.6%
2008	51.45	611^th	1027	40.5%
2009	54.29	566^th	1086	47.9%
2010	53.31	582^nd	1117	47.9%
2011	52.40	631^st	1165	45.8%
2012	53.72	638^th	1198	46.7%
2013	41.83	761^st	1217	37.5%
2014	43.49	735^th	1237	40.6%
2015	49.30	674^th	1255	46.3%
2016	40.71	769^th	1255	38.7%
2017	44.19	697^th	1221	42.9%
2018	49.06	681^st	1210	43.7%
2019	43.31	742^nd	1207	38.5%
2021	17.78	466^th	519	10.2%
2022	35.47	765^th	1190	35.7%
2023	40.58	725^th	1228	41.0%
2024	44.53	710^th	1242	42.8%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Solvay High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	36.65	113^th	157	28.0%
2019	20.39	150^th	165	9.1%
2023	39.96	178^th	272	34.6%
2024	47.71	162^nd	306	47.1%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Solvay High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	74.13	84^th	546	84.6%
2022	83.28	30^th	481	93.8%
2023	59.15	159^th	583	72.7%
2024	41.56	357^th	637	44.0%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Solvay High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	27.54	813^th	1095	25.8%
2019	29.90	809^th	1132	28.5%
2022	30.23	722^nd	1038	30.4%
2023	27.20	859^th	1130	24.0%
2024	35.35	725^th	1144	36.6%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	44.51	666^th	1154	42.3%
2019	39.09	759^th	1179	35.6%
2021	24.74	255^th	289	11.8%
2022	36.58	709^th	1101	35.6%
2023	42.80	653^rd	1155	43.5%
2024	40.28	701^st	1170	40.1%

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Rank History for Female students at Solvay High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	49.87	652^nd	1176	44.6%
2019	49.45	677^th	1193	43.3%
2021	11.35	270^th	290	6.9%
2022	28.84	820^th	1155	29.0%
2023	34.43	794^th	1197	33.7%
2024	38.98	756^th	1219	38.0%

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Rank History for Male students at Solvay High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	47.11	684^th	1176	41.8%
2019	37.00	783^rd	1190	34.2%
2021	25.85	303^rd	354	14.4%
2022	41.98	666^th	1154	42.3%
2023	47.12	650^th	1191	45.4%
2024	50.24	625^th	1211	48.4%

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Rank History for African American students at Solvay High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	29.73	498^th	679	26.7%
2019	21.92	571^st	686	16.8%
2022	15.62	544^th	593	8.3%
2023	40.90	359^th	671	46.5%
2024	42.56	376^th	690	45.5%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Solvay High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	45.79	406^th	791	48.7%
2019	35.84	520^th	815	36.2%
2022	21.16	612^th	760	19.5%
2023	52.65	344^th	851	59.6%
2024	50.75	381^st	865	56.0%

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Rank History for White students at Solvay High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	33.42	589^th	765	23.0%
2019	29.53	645^th	793	18.7%
2021	6.41	133^rd	133	0.0%
2022	23.52	628^th	738	14.9%
2023	20.50	671^st	776	13.5%
2024	26.69	634^th	781	18.8%

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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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by a student
Tuesday, April 30, 2013

As a student at Solvay High School, i can say without any doubt that there is no other school in central New York that i would rather be an enrolled student at. Solvay offers incredible one on one student to teacher atmosphere due to the small size of our district. This allows the students to feel comfortable to stay for extra help when the student feels welcomed by being a very known student to that teacher. i also would like to state that the teaching methods of Solvay school district is very much like a private institution, as we also have a very high graduating percentage. Solvay shows extreme involvement in the community and for the sake of all students. Solvay has always displayed a very welcoming and high standard for the students. Solvay school district also has an extremely low rating for bullying and violence. as i have experienced in all years of my life in the solvay school district, that no matter what grade or clique, we always have each others backs as a whole for the fact that Solvay has created and supplied an incredible trusting community and learning structure. i highly suggest Solvay as an excellent school district, and not even the school district, but the community in whole. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Solvay High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1989	552	1	0	0	1	n/a	n/a	554
1990	520	1	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	521
1991	503	1	0	0	1	n/a	n/a	505
1992	505	3	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	508
1993	510	1	0	2	0	n/a	n/a	513
1994	514	5	1	2	2	n/a	n/a	524
1995	549	4	1	1	2	n/a	n/a	557
1996	549	4	1	1	2	n/a	n/a	557
1997	539	7	1	4	1	n/a	n/a	552
1998	552	5	3	3	0	n/a	n/a	563
1999	564	6	2	1	1	n/a	n/a	574
2000	579	12	2	1	1	n/a	n/a	595
2001	614	11	1	2	5	n/a	n/a	633
2002	645	9	0	6	2	n/a	n/a	662
2003	645	9	0	6	2	n/a	n/a	662
2004	630	10	0	11	1	n/a	n/a	652
2005	681	9	0	11	1	n/a	n/a	702
2006	624	13	2	15	5	n/a	n/a	659
2007	630	19	4	14	4	n/a	n/a	671
2008	634	20	3	20	2	n/a	n/a	679
2009	572	15	1	19	4	n/a	n/a	611
2010	577	20	3	23	7	n/a	n/a	630
2011	516	19	3	29	4	0	3	574
2012	533	26	5	23	7	1	9	604
2013	511	25	8	30	5	2	17	598
2014	507	19	8	28	4	0	19	585
2015	480	16	4	20	5	0	22	547
2016	466	10	3	24	5	0	21	529
2017	436	26	3	31	7	0	24	527
2018	413	38	6	45	11	1	30	544
2019	388	41	6	42	6	1	35	519
2020	358	40	8	40	10	1	43	500
2021	326	45	7	54	9	1	39	481
2022	327	42	7	49	9	1	40	475
2023	321	36	12	46	5	0	38	458
2024	308	43	12	51	5	1	31	451

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 Solvay High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	554	42.5	13.0	n/a
1990	521	44.6	11.6	n/a
1991	505	42.9	11.7	n/a
1992	508	40.8	12.4	n/a
1993	513	38.4	13.4	n/a
1994	524	38.3	13.7	9.9
1995	557	39.6	14.1	6.3
1996	557	39.6	14.1	6.3
1997	552	41.3	13.4	8
1998	563	42.4	13.3	9.6
1999	574	44.1	13.0	9.6
2000	595	44.1	13.5	12.1
2001	633	47.3	13.4	12.8
2002	662	46.3	14.3	15.9
2003	662	46.3	14.3	15.9
2004	652	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	702	49.6	14.2	27.8
2006	659	53.0	12.4	32.5
2007	671	55.2	12.2	30.4
2008	679	56.5	12.0	29.2
2009	611	51.6	11.8	30.9
2010	630	54.1	11.6	30.6
2011	574	54.2	10.5	32.8
2012	604	49.6	12.1	35.3
2013	598	48.4	12.3	41.1
2014	585	50.1	11.6	36.1
2015	547	51.0	10.7	41.7
2016	529	n/a	n/a	50.1
2017	527	51.4	10.2	76.9
2018	544	52.3	10.3	57.9
2019	519	49.2	10.5	61.3
2020	500	50.9	9.8	61.6
2021	481	45.5	10.5	56.8
2022	475	47.6	9.9	73.9
2023	458	45.0	10.1	71.2
2024	451	47.6	9.4	59.4

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 Solvay High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	554	42.5	13.0	n/a
1990	521	44.6	11.6	n/a
1991	505	42.9	11.7	n/a
1992	508	40.8	12.4	n/a
1993	513	38.4	13.4	n/a
1994	524	38.3	13.7	9.9
1995	557	39.6	14.1	6.3
1996	557	39.6	14.1	6.3
1997	552	41.3	13.4	8
1998	563	42.4	13.3	9.6
1999	574	44.1	13.0	9.6
2000	595	44.1	13.5	12.1
2001	633	47.3	13.4	12.8
2002	662	46.3	14.3	15.9
2003	662	46.3	14.3	15.9
2004	652	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	702	49.6	14.2	27.8
2006	659	53.0	12.4	32.5
2007	671	55.2	12.2	30.4
2008	679	56.5	12.0	29.2
2009	611	51.6	11.8	30.9
2010	630	54.1	11.6	30.6
2011	574	54.2	10.5	32.8
2012	604	49.6	12.1	35.3
2013	598	48.4	12.3	41.1
2014	585	50.1	11.6	36.1
2015	547	51.0	10.7	41.7
2016	529	n/a	n/a	50.1
2017	527	51.4	10.2	76.9
2018	544	52.3	10.3	57.9
2019	519	49.2	10.5	61.3
2020	500	50.9	9.8	61.6
2021	481	45.5	10.5	56.8
2022	475	47.6	9.9	73.9
2023	458	45.0	10.1	71.2
2024	451	47.6	9.4	59.4

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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