Located in this district, NY. Serving grades PK through 12.
# DeRuyter Central School District
DeRuyter Central is a small rural district serving pre-K through 12 in a single building in Madison County. With an enrollment of just over 300 students spread across all grades, the district presents the characteristics of a tight-knit rural school where elementary, middle, and high school coexist in one facility. The recent voter-approved capital project signals facility investment across the learning environment, including science and music relocations, structural repairs, and mechanical system replacements.
The academic picture shows a district with considerable struggles in the lower grades that moderates somewhat as students advance. In third-grade math and English language arts, proficiency rates fall well below half, a pattern that continues through fifth grade, where ELA proficiency drops to a very low threshold. By grade six, math proficiency stabilizes around the midpoint, and seventh grade becomes notably stronger in math. Science testing, available only in grades five and eight, shows low proficiency across both grades.
The middle grades present a shift. Grade seven math proficiency rises meaningfully, reaching a solid level, while eighth-grade math remains above half. English language arts improves at grade seven, reaching half proficiency, before declining again in grade eight. The data shows the district's stronger performance is concentrated in grades seven and eight, particularly in math, though absolute proficiency levels remain modest statewide. A parent reviewing these results should look closely with the district at what is driving the pattern in the early elementary years, where students are starting from very low baseline proficiency, and what instructional shifts occur that lead to relative improvement in the middle grades.
Enrollment is evenly distributed across grades with a modest kindergarten cohort relative to pre-K. The student body is predominantly white, with small populations of Hispanic, multiracial, and Black students. Data on free-and-reduced-price lunch eligibility, special education enrollment, and English learner status were not available. The district did not report a high school graduation rate; a small district with grades nine through twelve serves fewer than 30 students per grade in the upper school.
Within Madison County's nine districts, DeRuyter ranks in the bottom quartile on overall proficiency and also reports a chronic absenteeism rate that places it in the bottom quartile among county peers. The district spends at the upper range for per-pupil current expenditure compared to its county neighbors, a dynamic parents may want to explore further with the district.
The single-building structure is both a constraint and an organizing feature. Facility limitations have driven the capital project forward, and when completed, the science and music relocations will integrate those programs more fully into the main instructional core. For families considering the district, the immediate presence of all grade bands in one location means a student's entire K-12 pathway unfolds in one place, and the current construction work represents an extended period of renovation activity on that site. Housing values in the district's coverage area are moderate and have appreciated modestly, and the local economy carries a reasonable unemployment rate with median household income in the low range for the state. A parent may want to explore the district's literacy and numeracy supports in the elementary grades and understand the instructional approach that appears to take hold by grade seven.
Percent of students meeting or exceeding state standards, by grade.
2 schools are officially reported under this district.
| ZIP | City | Value | YoY | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13052 | De Ruyter | $245K | +6.6% | 55.5% |
| 13158 | Cuyler | $191K | +6.8% | 23.1% |
| 13072 | Georgetown | $145K | +10.2% | 15.1% |
| 13122 | New Woodstock | $258K | +4.6% | 5.3% |
| 13136 | Pitcher | $114K | +11.2% | 1.0% |
Officially reported figures, 2024-25.