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Best public schools in Syracuse, NY

45 public schools in Syracuse: 17 elementary · 9 middle · 8 high · 9 K-8 · 2 combined. Ranked by our score, based on 2024-25 state test results.

Rankings renumber to share equal ranks and fill gaps when schools are hidden. Scores compare each school with schools of the same type across New York.

Elementary schools

17 schools in Syracuse, best first
1
CHERRY ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 56.0
Westhill Central School District · Grades 2-4 · 369 students
ELA 54%Math 64%
#898 of 2,042 in New York
2
ONONDAGA ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 32.5
West Genesee Central School District · Grades K-4 · 321 students
ELA 40%Math 54%
#1,378 of 2,042 in New York
3
LEMOYNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 10.8
Syracuse City School District · Grades PK-5 · 323 students
ELA 38%Math 25%Science 24%
#1,821 of 2,042 in New York
4
PORTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 10.2
Syracuse City School District · Grades PK-5 · 301 students
ELA 35%Math 33%Science 19%
#1,834 of 2,042 in New York
5
ROXBORO ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 9.0
North Syracuse Central School District · Grades K-4 · 430 students
ELA 26%Math 37%
#1,858 of 2,042 in New York
6
WEBSTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 6.3
Syracuse City School District · Grades PK-5 · 625 students
ELA 33%Math 25%Science 18%
#1,913 of 2,042 in New York
7
SALEM HYDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 5.2
Syracuse City School District · Grades PK-6 · 463 students
ELA 30%Math 21%Science 20%
#1,936 of 2,042 in New York
8
MEACHEM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 3.7
Syracuse City School District · Grades PK-5 · 340 students
ELA 22%Math 27%Science 17%
#1,966 of 2,042 in New York
9
FRANKLIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 2.7
Syracuse City School District · Grades PK-5 · 646 students
ELA 23%Math 24%Science 13%
#1,987 of 2,042 in New York
10
VAN DUYN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 2.1
Syracuse City School District · Grades PK-5 · 334 students
ELA 24%Math 21%Science 8%
#1,999 of 2,042 in New York
11
DR WEEKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 1.8
Syracuse City School District · Grades PK-5 · 682 students
ELA 23%Math 20%Science 10%
#2,005 of 2,042 in New York
12
STEAM AT DR KING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 1.2
Syracuse City School District · Grades PK-5 · 436 students
ELA 19%Math 17%Science 10%
#2,017 of 2,042 in New York
13
MCKINLEY-BRIGHTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 1.1
Syracuse City School District · Grades PK-5 · 423 students
ELA 23%Math 11%Science 6%
#2,020 of 2,042 in New York
14
BELLEVUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 0.3
Syracuse City School District · Grades PK-5 · 399 students
ELA 11%Math 12%Science 0%
#2,036 of 2,042 in New York
15
SEYMOUR DUAL LANGUAGE ACADEMY 0.2
Syracuse City School District · Grades PK-5 · 419 students
ELA 8%Math 8%Science 9%
#2,038 of 2,042 in New York
16
DELAWARE PRIMARY SCHOOL 0.1
Syracuse City School District · Grades PK-5 · 395 students
ELA 10%Math 5%Science 2%
#2,040 of 2,042 in New York
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WALBERTA PARK PRIMARY SCHOOL —
Westhill Central School District · Grades K-1 · 248 students
No published test results

Middle schools

9 schools in Syracuse, best first
1
ONONDAGA HILL MIDDLE SCHOOL 59.0
Westhill Central School District · Grades 5-8 · 563 students
ELA 51%Math 68%Science 61%
#298 of 726 in New York
2
EXPEDITIONARY LEARNING MIDDLE SCHOOL 27.8
Syracuse City School District · Grades 6-8 · 174 students
ELA 38%Math 53%Science 40%
#525 of 726 in New York
3
SOLVAY MIDDLE SCHOOL 16.9
Solvay Union Free School District · Grades 5-8 · 438 students
ELA 35%Math 36%Science 56%
#604 of 726 in New York
4
ROXBORO ROAD MIDDLE SCHOOL 11.6
North Syracuse Central School District · Grades 5-7 · 705 students
ELA 33%Math 42%Science 26%
#642 of 726 in New York
5
GRANT MIDDLE SCHOOL 3.8
Syracuse City School District · Grades 6-8 · 601 students
ELA 22%Math 24%Science 41%
#699 of 726 in New York
6
LINCOLN MIDDLE SCHOOL 1.9
Syracuse City School District · Grades 6-8 · 482 students
ELA 18%Math 15%Science 27%
#713 of 726 in New York
7
BRIGHTON ACADEMY 0.9
Syracuse City School District · Grades 6-8 · 350 students
ELA 13%Math 11%Science 20%
#720 of 726 in New York
8
CLARY MIDDLE SCHOOL 0.8
Syracuse City School District · Grades 6-8 · 263 students
ELA 13%Math 10%Science 19%
#721 of 726 in New York
9
SYRACUSE STEM AT BLODGETT 0.5
Syracuse City School District · Grades 6-8 · 363 students
ELA 7%Math 10%Science 17%
#723 of 726 in New York

High schools

8 schools in Syracuse, best first
1
WESTHILL HIGH SCHOOL 77.3
Westhill Central School District · Grades 9-12 · 552 students
ELA 93%Math 72%Science 67%
#217 of 954 in New York
2
INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AT SYRACUSE CENTRAL 27.7
Syracuse City School District · Grades 9-12 · 568 students
ELA 62%Math 39%Science 42%
#690 of 954 in New York
3
NOTTINGHAM HIGH SCHOOL 16.0
Syracuse City School District · Grades 9-12 · 1,297 students
ELA 42%Math 33%Science 40%
#802 of 954 in New York
4
HENNINGER HIGH SCHOOL 4.7
Syracuse City School District · Grades 9-12 · 1,443 students
ELA 33%Math 18%Science 24%
#910 of 954 in New York
5
CORCORAN HIGH SCHOOL 4.4
Syracuse City School District · Grades 9-12 · 1,244 students
ELA 32%Math 19%Science 19%
#913 of 954 in New York
6
PUBLIC SERVICE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY AT FOWLER 3.9
Syracuse City School District · Grades 9-12 · 1,077 students
ELA 35%Math 14%Science 23%
#917 of 954 in New York
7
ONTECH CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL 1.8
Ontech Charter High School · Grades 9-12 · Charter · 253 students
ELA 40%Math 7%Science 23%
#937 of 954 in New York
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ONONDAGA CNTY SHERIFF'S DEPT —
Syracuse City School District · Grades 9-12 · 16 students
No published test results

K-8 schools

9 schools in Syracuse, best first
1
SYRACUSE LATIN SCHOOL 64.3
Syracuse City School District · Grades PK-8 · 644 students
ELA 63%Math 59%Science 68%
#120 of 335 in New York
2
EDWARD SMITH K-8 SCHOOL 41.3
Syracuse City School District · Grades PK-8 · 675 students
ELA 36%Math 70%Science 35%
#197 of 335 in New York
3
LYNCOURT SCHOOL 20.7
Lyncourt Union Free School District · Grades PK-8 · 434 students
ELA 32%Math 37%Science 35%
#266 of 335 in New York
4
HUNTINGTON K-8 SCHOOL 16.6
Syracuse City School District · Grades PK-8 · 871 students
ELA 27%Math 30%Science 31%
#280 of 335 in New York
5
CITIZENSHIP AND SCIENCE ACADEMY OF SYRACUSE CHARTER SCHOOL 13.6
Citizenship and Science Academy of Syracuse Charter School · Grades K-9 · Charter · 704 students
ELA 30%Math 24%Science 33%
#290 of 335 in New York
6
SOUTHSIDE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL 11.8
Southside Academy Charter School · Grades K-8 · Charter · 697 students
ELA 26%Math 26%Science 25%
#296 of 335 in New York
7
HURLBUT W SMITH K-8 SCHOOL 10.0
Syracuse City School District · Grades PK-8 · 767 students
ELA 26%Math 18%Science 29%
#302 of 335 in New York
8
FRAZER K-8 SCHOOL 4.9
Syracuse City School District · Grades PK-8 · 787 students
ELA 18%Math 13%Science 21%
#319 of 335 in New York
9
ROBERTS K-8 SCHOOL 2.5
Syracuse City School District · Grades PK-8 · 621 students
ELA 15%Math 14%Science 14%
#327 of 335 in New York

Combined schools

2 schools in Syracuse
1
SYRACUSE ACADEMY OF SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL 10.5
Syracuse Academy of Science Charter School · Grades K-12 · Charter · 992 students
ELA 37%Math 38%Science 26%
#277 of 309 in New York
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ONONDAGA-CORTLAND-MADISON BOCES —
Onondaga-Cortland-Madison Boces · Grades K-12 · 1,089 students
No published test results

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