📍 1 Sheldon Guile Blvd, Owego, Tioga County, 13827
Owego Free Academy is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Owego, Tioga County. The school has 606 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Owego-Apalachin Central School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 52.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.7:1. 75% of students are proficient in reading. 98% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 97%. The school offers 7 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Owego Free Academy enrolls 606 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 52.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 94% White, 2.3% Two or more races and 1.8% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 566 | 94% |
| Two or more races | 14 | 2.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 11 | 1.8% |
| Black or African American | 7 | 1.2% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
248 of the school's 606 students (41%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 230 qualify for free lunch and 18 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Owego Free Academy is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). 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 52, state house district 124.
Owego Free Academy is one of 4 schools in OWEGO-APALACHIN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in OWEGO, New York. The district serves 2,003 students district-wide and employs 132 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 606 students, Owego Free Academy is larger than the district average of about 501 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Fringe