State/Public Middle Open

Cortland Junior High School

๐Ÿ“ S Valley View Dr, Cortland, Cortland County, 13045

299
Pupils
8.1
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Cortland Junior High School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Cortland, Cortland County. The school has 299 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Cortland City School District school district. It serves grades 7โ€“8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 36.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 8.1:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Cortland City School District

Enrollment & staffing

Cortland Junior High School enrolls 299 students across grades 7โ€“8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 36.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 8.1:1.

Male students
158 (53%)
Female students
141 (47%)
Teachers (FTE)
36.9
Student-teacher ratio
8.1:1
Grade span
7โ€“8

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 84% White, 7.4% Two or more races and 3.7% Hispanic or Latino.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White25284%
Two or more races227.4%
Hispanic or Latino113.7%
Black or African American72.3%
Asian62%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

153 of the school's 299 students (51%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 153 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

Town, DistantGrades 7โ€“8Title I

Cortland Junior High School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NY At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 51, state house district 125.

School district: CORTLAND CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT

Cortland Junior High School is one of 5 schools in CORTLAND CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in CORTLAND, New York. The district serves 1,937 students district-wide and employs 175 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 299 students, Cortland Junior High School is smaller than the district average of about 387 students per school.

1,937
District students
5
Schools
175
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

37%
Reading proficient
22%
Math proficient
15%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: Town - Distant

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