Is Scio Central School a good school?

Scio Central School ranks 1100 th of 2445 New York alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Scio Central School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 281 students attended Scio Central School.

What is the racial makeup of Scio Central School?

Students at Scio Central School are 93% White, 2% African American, 2% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

Scio Central School

Summary:

Scio Central School is an alternative public school serving grades PK-12 in Scio, NY, with 265 students. The school has seen fluctuations in its graduation rates and has a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate, but it generally outperforms the state average on New York State Assessments, particularly in math.

Scio Central School students perform very well on Regents exams, often exceeding the state average. For example, in 2023-2024, the school had 100% proficiency in Common Core Algebra II and 92.86% proficiency in Common Core English Language Arts. However, the school lags behind the state in science, with only 18.18% of 5th graders and 36.84% of 8th graders proficient or better in 2023-2024. Scio Central School also has a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 51% to 54.8% in recent years, which is higher than the state average.

Compared to nearby schools, Scio Central School generally outperforms them in terms of test scores and Regents exam performance. For example, in 2023-2024, Scio had 100% proficiency in Common Core Algebra II, compared to 60-90% at the nearby schools. However, the school's chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 21.9% to 54.3% in recent years, is a concern and significantly higher than the state average. As an alternative school, Scio Central School District likely provides specialized services and programs to meet the needs of its diverse student population, which may contribute to the higher spending per student and the school's strong performance on certain metrics.

Detail:

Public, Alternative PK, KG-12

3968 Washington St
Scio, NY 14880-9507

(585) 593-5510

District: Scio Central School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
1100^th of 2,445 New York Alternative Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $20,943

Student/teacher ratio: 6.9

Number of students: 281

Racial breakdown:

White:

92.5%

African American:

2.5%

Hispanic:

2.5%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 54.1%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Scio Central School ranks better than 55% of elementary schools in New York. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 52.44. (See more...)

Compare Details Scio Central School ranks better than 65% of middle schools in New York. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 61.18. (See more...)

Compare Details Scio Central School ranks better than 55.7% of high schools in New York. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 58.03. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Scio Central 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 (92.5%), African American (2.5%), Hispanic (2.5%). (See more...)

Compare Details 54.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Scio Central School is 6.9. (See more...)

Compare Scio Central School employs 40.3 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Scio Central School is $20,943.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Scio Central School:

SchoolDigger ranks Scio Central School 1100^th of 2445 New York public elementary schools. (See Scio Central School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Scio Central School 526^th of 1504 New York public middle schools. (See Scio Central School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Scio Central School 550^th of 1242 New York public high schools. (See Scio Central School in the ranking list.)

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Rank History for Scio Central School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Scio Central School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	51.69	1314^th	2206	40.4%
2007	52.97	1273^rd	2219	42.6%
2008	58.66	1128^th	2227	49.3%
2009	67.95	796^th	2257	64.7%
2010	63.48	911^th	2263	59.7%
2011	69.64	704^th	2286	69.2%
2012	69.27	738^th	2320	68.2%
2013	39.87	1406^th	2325	39.5%
2014	44.46	1319^th	2345	43.8%
2015	46.94	1242^nd	2352	47.2%
2016	56.81	989^th	2366	58.2%
2017	47.15	1255^th	2386	47.4%
2018	53.42	1109^th	2395	53.7%
2019	52.04	1111^th	2413	54.0%
2021	47.08	1159^th	2201	47.3%
2022	60.86	900^th	2434	63.0%
2023	62.45	861^st	2439	64.7%
2024	52.44	1100^th	2445	55.0%

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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Scio Central School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	51.42	726^th	1941	62.6%
2021	62.02	288^th	1044	72.4%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Scio Central School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	63.14	590^th	2045	71.1%
2019	68.64	477^th	2032	76.5%
2021	62.54	499^th	1678	70.3%
2023	75.01	378^th	2041	81.5%
2024	57.20	715^th	2078	65.6%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Scio Central School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	38.51	1527^th	2338	34.7%
2019	42.49	1348^th	2357	42.8%
2021	47.82	1014^th	1955	48.1%
2022	65.55	745^th	2401	69.0%
2023	62.58	820^th	2403	65.9%
2024	69.83	617^th	2413	74.4%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Scio Central School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	67.79	680^th	2340	70.9%
2019	63.11	803^rd	2358	65.9%
2021	45.53	1077^th	1961	45.1%
2022	55.85	995^th	2400	58.5%
2023	61.63	861^st	2400	64.1%
2024	41.41	1396^th	2411	42.1%

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Rank History for elementary school White students at Scio Central School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	32.94	1038^th	1408	26.3%
2019	37.82	876^th	1338	34.5%
2021	18.35	1066^th	1224	12.9%
2022	40.77	870^th	1399	37.8%
2023	46.30	749^th	1337	44.0%
2024	35.19	941^st	1392	32.4%

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Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Rank History for all middle school students at Scio Central School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	32.73	800^th	1095	26.9%
2007	50.72	667^th	1123	40.6%
2008	56.63	657^th	1185	44.6%
2009	63.98	573^rd	1224	53.2%
2010	57.21	640^th	1243	48.5%
2011	56.99	631^st	1295	51.3%
2012	64.88	513^th	1337	61.6%
2013	44.03	748^th	1373	45.5%
2014	52.89	587^th	1401	58.1%
2015	48.13	699^th	1407	50.3%
2016	53.85	602^nd	1429	57.9%
2017	55.55	586^th	1455	59.7%
2018	40.23	856^th	1438	40.5%
2019	39.36	848^th	1439	41.1%
2021	47.72	610^th	1242	50.9%
2022	64.92	431^st	1479	70.9%
2023	47.63	771^st	1500	48.6%
2024	61.18	526^th	1504	65.0%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Scio Central School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	40.04	738^th	1245	40.7%
2019	43.58	616^th	1241	50.4%
2021	69.74	199^th	935	78.7%
2022	81.47	153^rd	1306	88.3%
2023	51.00	565^th	1288	56.1%
2024	80.38	179^th	1296	86.2%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Scio Central School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	29.12	1026^th	1353	24.2%
2019	16.50	1232^nd	1370	10.1%
2021	39.11	654^th	1066	38.6%
2022	60.73	509^th	1454	65.0%
2023	46.96	774^th	1463	47.1%
2024	68.77	389^th	1465	73.4%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Scio Central School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	52.15	607^th	1352	55.1%
2019	69.83	333^rd	1366	75.6%
2021	57.63	386^th	1071	64.0%
2022	53.74	588^th	1455	59.6%
2023	48.10	730^th	1464	50.1%
2024	51.94	641^st	1464	56.2%

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Rank History for middle school White students at Scio Central School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	21.87	663^rd	763	13.1%
2019	24.42	577^th	716	19.4%
2021	32.57	445^th	614	27.5%
2022	32.55	522^nd	748	30.2%
2024	49.78	389^th	778	50.0%

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Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Rank History for all high school students at Scio Central School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2005	51.55	568^th	935	39.3%
2006	54.54	541^st	986	45.1%
2007	53.28	565^th	1002	43.6%
2008	50.67	619^th	1027	39.7%
2009	46.17	676^th	1086	37.8%
2010	57.75	509^th	1117	54.4%
2011	58.84	529^th	1165	54.6%
2012	75.21	185^th	1198	84.6%
2013	66.60	416^th	1217	65.8%
2014	63.70	402^nd	1237	67.5%
2015	67.08	294^th	1255	76.6%
2016	62.94	376^th	1255	70.0%
2017	61.13	436^th	1221	64.3%
2018	65.77	407^th	1210	66.4%
2019	76.99	174^th	1207	85.6%
2021	50.22	309^th	519	40.5%
2022	64.61	420^th	1190	64.7%
2023	70.18	326^th	1228	73.5%
2024	58.03	550^th	1242	55.7%

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Rank History for high school Low Socio Economic Status students at Scio Central School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	66.42	249^th	1154	78.4%
2019	81.31	58^th	1179	95.1%
2021	38.97	204^th	289	29.4%
2022	68.56	221^st	1101	79.9%
2023	78.99	87^th	1155	92.5%
2024	73.28	170^th	1170	85.5%

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Rank History for high school Female students at Scio Central School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	65.11	409^th	1176	65.2%
2019	77.76	154^th	1193	87.1%
2021	34.52	220^th	290	24.1%
2022	45.88	665^th	1155	42.4%
2023	57.56	541^st	1197	54.8%
2024	55.44	566^th	1219	53.6%

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Rank History for high school Male students at Scio Central School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	73.82	215^th	1176	81.7%
2019	78.84	104^th	1190	91.3%
2022	73.81	212^th	1154	81.6%
2023	76.55	180^th	1191	84.9%
2024	60.48	486^th	1211	59.9%

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Rank History for high school White students at Scio Central School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2019	62.20	260^th	793	67.2%
2022	46.70	422^nd	738	42.8%
2023	59.38	290^th	776	62.6%
2024	41.34	496^th	781	36.5%

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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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Enrollment information for Scio Central School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	598	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	598
1990	619	4	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	623
1991	587	6	1	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	595
1992	574	6	1	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	581
1993	566	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	566
1994	550	4	4	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	561
1995	538	5	1	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	545
1996	538	5	1	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	545
1997	548	6	2	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	557
1998	542	7	2	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	552
1999	541	5	2	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	549
2000	513	4	2	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	520
2001	525	7	3	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	536
2002	464	3	2	4	1	n/a	n/a	0	474
2003	464	3	2	4	1	n/a	n/a	0	474
2004	459	4	1	2	1	n/a	n/a	0	467
2005	459	6	2	2	2	n/a	n/a	0	471
2006	443	4	2	3	1	n/a	n/a	0	453
2007	418	6	2	4	1	n/a	n/a	0	431
2008	425	5	2	5	2	n/a	n/a	0	439
2009	458	6	1	4	1	n/a	n/a	0	470
2010	428	5	4	3	1	n/a	n/a	0	441
2011	410	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	419
2012	359	7	0	0	3	2	1	0	372
2013	359	7	1	0	3	1	3	0	374
2014	349	5	1	1	3	0	4	0	363
2015	333	2	1	1	3	0	3	0	343
2016	325	2	1	1	3	0	5	0	337
2017	322	2	1	2	3	0	6	0	336
2018	340	2	1	3	2	0	5	0	353
2019	325	2	0	3	1	0	4	0	335
2020	311	2	0	3	1	0	3	0	320
2021	289	3	0	2	1	0	5	0	300
2022	268	3	0	3	0	0	7	0	281
2023	247	8	0	3	0	0	5	2	265
2024	260	7	0	7	0	0	5	2	281

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Scio Central School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	598	41.2	14.5	n/a
1990	623	43.1	14.4	n/a
1991	595	41.3	14.4	n/a
1992	581	40.7	14.2	n/a
1993	566	39.2	14.4	n/a
1994	561	39.2	14.3	31.7
1995	545	39.1	13.9	29.5
1996	545	39.1	13.9	29.5
1997	557	38.9	14.3	38.1
1998	552	39.2	14.1	46
1999	549	39.6	13.9	43.4
2000	520	39.7	13.1	58.1
2001	536	39.5	13.6	38.8
2002	474	34.0	13.9	57.6
2003	474	34.0	13.9	57.6
2004	467	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	471	36.7	12.8	54.6
2006	453	40.0	11.3	52.5
2007	431	40.9	10.5	52.7
2008	439	42.6	10.3	51.9
2009	470	39.3	12.0	55.7
2010	441	38.2	11.5	58.3
2011	419	40.3	10.3	59.7
2012	372	37.2	9.9	65.1
2013	374	35.3	10.5	66
2014	363	35.2	10.2	n/a
2015	343	33.0	10.3	66.8
2016	337	36.0	9.3	54
2017	336	36.1	9.2	68.8
2018	353	35.5	9.9	61.2
2019	335	37.0	9.0	56.1
2020	320	34.0	9.4	53.8
2021	300	28.3	10.5	51
2022	281	28.9	9.7	54.8
2023	265	38.9	6.8	54
2024	281	40.3	6.9	54.1

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 Scio Central School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	598	41.2	14.5	n/a
1990	623	43.1	14.4	n/a
1991	595	41.3	14.4	n/a
1992	581	40.7	14.2	n/a
1993	566	39.2	14.4	n/a
1994	561	39.2	14.3	31.7
1995	545	39.1	13.9	29.5
1996	545	39.1	13.9	29.5
1997	557	38.9	14.3	38.1
1998	552	39.2	14.1	46
1999	549	39.6	13.9	43.4
2000	520	39.7	13.1	58.1
2001	536	39.5	13.6	38.8
2002	474	34.0	13.9	57.6
2003	474	34.0	13.9	57.6
2004	467	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	471	36.7	12.8	54.6
2006	453	40.0	11.3	52.5
2007	431	40.9	10.5	52.7
2008	439	42.6	10.3	51.9
2009	470	39.3	12.0	55.7
2010	441	38.2	11.5	58.3
2011	419	40.3	10.3	59.7
2012	372	37.2	9.9	65.1
2013	374	35.3	10.5	66
2014	363	35.2	10.2	n/a
2015	343	33.0	10.3	66.8
2016	337	36.0	9.3	54
2017	336	36.1	9.2	68.8
2018	353	35.5	9.9	61.2
2019	335	37.0	9.0	56.1
2020	320	34.0	9.4	53.8
2021	300	28.3	10.5	51
2022	281	28.9	9.7	54.8
2023	265	38.9	6.8	54
2024	281	40.3	6.9	54.1

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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