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Schools in Cortland West

Cortland West’s public schools

Homer Central School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Cortland West. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/3schools above New York’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 85% of students in New York’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
44%
2021–22
Math proficiency
49%
2021–22
Graduate on time
87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$25.2K
▼ 27% vs NY $34.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.6
NY 11.2 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,828 students on the public path
In brief

Cortland West’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Cortland West’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s 4,095 public schools. Homer Senior High School places highest (better than 96%); Homer Junior High School lowest (26%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Cortland West, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–2Homer Elementary Schoolin HomerNo scores
3–5Homer Intermediate Schoolin HomerC+
6–8Homer Junior High Schoolin HomerC
9–12Homer Senior High Schoolin HomerA+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Homer Central School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Homer Central School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,828 students, down 1% since 2020–21 · 10.6 per teacher (NY 11.2)
$25,166NY $34,607 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading44%
State average 48.9% · 770 students tested
Math49%
State average 46.5% · 830 students tested

Cortland West vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the New York towns that share Cortland West’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Cortland West—Homer Central
CortlandC−Cortland City

Every school in Cortland West

4 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with New York’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Cortland Westin other towns
Homer Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Homer
430 students12:1Rate it →
Homer Intermediate School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Homer
C+
443 students12:1Rate it →
Homer Junior High School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Homer
C
397 students9:1Rate it →
Homer Senior High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Homer
A+
558 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Cortland West’s schools

Are Cortland West’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Cortland West. Homer Central School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Cortland West. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of New York’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Cortland West in?

Homer Central School District.

Where do Cortland West kids go to high school?

Homer Senior High School.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.