Best Public Schools in Marathon, NY

Summary:

The city of Marathon, New York is home to two schools - William Appleby Elementary School and Marathon High School, both part of the Marathon Central School District. While both schools serve a relatively low-income student population, Marathon High School emerges as the standout institution, ranking in the top third of New York high schools and outperforming the state average on academic assessments.

Marathon High School boasts a 84.2% four-year graduation rate, higher than the state average, and a dropout rate of 10.5%, lower than the state average. Its students outperformed the state average on the 2022-2023 New York State Assessments in English Language Arts, Math, and Science for grades 7 and 8. In contrast, William Appleby Elementary School had a more mixed performance, with some grades exceeding the state average in ELA and Math, while others fell short.

One area of concern is the declining performance of Marathon High School, which has seen its statewide ranking drop from 337 out of 1,190 high schools in 2021-2022 to 394 out of 1,228 in 2022-2023. Additionally, William Appleby Elementary School has an extremely homogeneous student population, with 99.51% of students identifying as white, which may be an area to explore further. The significant difference in per-student spending between the elementary school ($11,618) and the high school ($18,617) is also noteworthy and warrants further investigation.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				Regents Algebra I (2023)	Regents Chemistry (2023)	Regents Algebra II (2023)	Regents English (2023)	Regents Geometry (2023)	Regents Earth Science (2023)	Regents Global History and Geography (2023)	Regents Living Environment (2023)	Regents U.S. History and Government (2023)	NY State Assessments English Language Arts (2023)						NY State Assessments Math (2023)						NY State Assessments Science (2023)	% Completely Immunized (2020)	% Polio (2020)	% Measles (2020)	% Mumps (2020)	% Rubella (2020)	% Diphtheria (2020)	% Hepatitis B (2020)	% Varicella (2020)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Regents Algebra I End of Course	Regents Chemistry End of Course	Regents Algebra II End of Course	Regents English End of Course	Regents Geometry End of Course	Regents Earth Science End of Course	Regents Global History and Geography End of Course	Regents Living Environment End of Course	Regents U.S. History and Government End of Course	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 4th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 5th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 6th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments Math 4th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 7th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 8th Grade	% Completely Immunized All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Diphtheria All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
William Appleby Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	24 Albro Rd	Marathon	13803	Cortland County	Marathon Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 849-3281	406	42	9.6	50.7%	404 (99.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43.5	1348^th of 2439 public elementary schools	44.7%		49.2	1194^th of 2434 public elementary schools	50.9%	154										14.9	51.1	44.0	53.3			27.7	40.9	38.0	81.8				99.4	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	$11,618	$2,200	$9,418
Marathon High School	Public	7-12	1 Park St	Marathon	13803	Cortland County	Marathon Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 849-3251	315	35	9.0	52.7%	303 (96.2%)	4 (1.3%)	5 (1.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	66.9	394^th of 1228 public high schools	67.9%		68.7	337^th of 1190 public high schools	71.7%	57	80.3	64.7	63.2	77.8	91.7	73.7	76.9	82.4	93.8					58.7	61.5					64.4	66.0	66.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$18,617	$2,059	$16,559

Cities Near Marathon

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Cincinnatus	8.21 mi	3	585^th
Whitney Point	8.9 mi	3	542^nd
Mc Graw	9.58 mi	2	309^th
Cortland	11.71 mi	5	622^nd
Dryden	14.14 mi	4	500^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the WNYC and the New York State Department of Health and the NY State Education Department.

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