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Schools in Virgil · Cortland City School District, Marathon Central School District

Virgil’s public schools score below 72% of New York districts on tests and graduation

Math proficiency in Virgil’s districts is 36%, below the New York average (46%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Virgil, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within New York, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From New York state tests taken in spring 2022, when 87% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
40%
▼ 9 pts vs NY 49%
2021–22
Math proficiency
36%
▼ 10 pts vs NY 46%
2021–22
Graduate on time
80–84%
▼ 3–7 pts vs NY 87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$25.9K
▼ 25% vs NY $34.6K
FY2024 · Cortland City
Students per teacher
10.2
NY 11.2 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,364 students on the public path
In brief

Virgil’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1036 New York towns with household incomes within a quarter of Virgil’s, its schools beat 19%, lower than their 28% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 40% of tested students were proficient in reading and 36% in math, against 49% and 46% statewide; 87% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

80–84% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 87% across New York (the state reports Virgil’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Cortland City spends $25,949 per student and Marathon Central $27,143, against $34,607 across New York (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Virgil’s grade

C Test scoresC− Graduation

C: better than 28% of New York school districts. Both inputs trail the New York average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

New York school districts we grade (1,013)Better than 28%
Lower resultsHigher results
New York towns with similar household incomes (1036)Better than 19%
Towns in Cortland County (15)Better than 7%
C−B−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,219 test results and a graduating class of 176 could put Virgil anywhere from C− to B−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 87% of Virgil’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,210 in math, 1,227 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Virgil, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–62 schoolsDepends on your addressC+
7–122 schoolsDepends on your addressD to C

Virgil runs its own schools through grade 12 (Cortland City School District). From grade PK, students attend the Marathon Central School District, shared with Freetown, Harford, Lapeer, Marathon and Marathon. Its school is in Cortland. Parts of Virgil (7% and 4% of its land) are served by McGraw Central and Dryden Central instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Virgil

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

Cortland City School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 5 schools · 1,836 students, down 8% since 2020–21 · 10.3 per teacher (NY 11.2)
$25,949NY $34,607 · FY2024
C−
Marathon Central School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 673 students, up 6% since 2020–21 · 9.9 per teacher (NY 11.2)
$27,143NY $34,607 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Cortland City School District35%
State average 48.9% · 870 students tested
Math · PK–12, Cortland City School District35%
State average 46.5% · 869 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Marathon Central School District51%
State average 48.9% · 357 students tested
Math · PK–12, Marathon Central School District40%
State average 46.5% · 341 students tested

Virgil vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
VirgilCCortland City PK–12 · Marathon Central PK–12
CortlandvilleC+McGraw Central PK–12 · Homer Central PK–12 · Cortland City PK–12
DrydenC−Dryden Central
Harford—Dryden Central PK–12 · Marathon Central PK–12
Freetown—Marathon Central
Lapeer—Marathon Central

3 of the 5 neighbors share Marathon Central with Virgil for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Virgil

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 Virgilin other towns
Franklyn S Barry Primary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Cortland
417 students11:1Rate it →
William Appleby Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Marathon
C+
378 students11:1Rate it →
Marathon High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Marathon
C
295 students9:1Rate it →
Cortland Junior High School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Cortland
D
274 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Virgil’s schools

Are Virgil’s schools good?

On New York’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Virgil children attend score below 72% of New York’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 19%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Virgil in?

Two districts: Cortland City School District runs grades PK–12, and Marathon Central School District runs grades PK–12, shared with Freetown, Harford, Lapeer, Marathon and Marathon.

What is Virgil’s graduation rate?

80–84% of the class of 2023 in Cortland City School District graduated in four years, against 87% across New York.

How much does Virgil spend per student?

$25,949 in Cortland City School District and $27,143 in Marathon Central School District (FY2024), against $34,607 across New York. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within New York. Stars are from neighbors.