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Cortland Junior High School

Serves grades 7 - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
S Valley View Dr
Cortland, NY 13045
Phone
(607) 758-4111
District
CORTLAND CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
County
CORTLAND COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
299
Classroom Teachers
37

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to New York

4

(10 is best)

Better than 31.7% of all NY schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

3

(10 is best)

Cortland Junior High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 7

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
40%
50%
38%
48%
42%
52%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
34%
47%
39%
55%
28%
39%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
8
11
12
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 7 132 44.1%
Grade 8 165 55.2%
Total 299 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 91.0% 91.3% 42.2%
Black 2.5% 3.0% 16.4%
Hispanic 4.0% 4.1% 30.1%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 2.2% 1.4% 10.3%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.4% 0.3% 1.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 51.2% 52.8% 53.7%
Free lunch eligible 51.2% 52.8% 51.2%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 0.0% 2.6%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 22,886 19,677,151
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 466.8 415
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 3.9% 5.6%
5-19 YEARS OLD 22.1% 17.7%
20-44 YEARS OLD 39.9% 33.7%
45-64 YEARS OLD 20.6% 26.0%
65 OR OLDER 13.6% 17.0%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 8,934 7,604,523
Single Parent Households With Children 8.5% 7.8%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 89.0% 87.6%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 28.9% 38.8%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 10.2% 24.9%
$100,000 - $149,999 12.9% 16.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.5% 11.5%
$50,000 - $74,999 19.9% 14.1%
$30,000 - $49,999 17.6% 12.4%
$15,000 - $29,999 12.9% 10.4%
$15,000 or less 12.9% 9.9%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $15,234 $29,813,000 59.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,104 $2,161,000 4.3%
Staff $1,260 $2,465,000 4.9%
General Administration $455 $891,000 1.8%
School Administration $1,032 $2,020,000 4.0%
Operation $1,492 $2,920,000 5.8%
Transportation $774 $1,515,000 3.0%
Other $387 $758,000 1.5%
Total Support $6,505 $12,730,000 25.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,034 $7,894,000 15.7%
Total Expenditures $25,773 $50,437,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $18,290 $46,325,753,000 57.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $766 $1,940,420,000 2.4%
Staff $1,213 $3,072,691,000 3.8%
General Administration $408 $1,032,797,000 1.3%
School Administration $1,144 $2,897,632,000 3.6%
Operation $2,258 $5,718,874,000 7.1%
Transportation $1,460 $3,697,044,000 4.6%
Other $779 $1,972,819,000 2.4%
Total Support $8,027 $20,332,277,000 25.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $5,552 $14,062,158,000 17.4%
Total Expenditures $31,869 $80,720,188,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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