Fulton Junior High School, Fulton NY

Original Research by School Decision on Fulton Junior High School

Fulton Junior High School serves seventh and eighth graders in a small city in Oswego County that faces modest population and employment decline. The school enrolls roughly this size of student body across two grades, with a majority qualifying for free or reduced lunch and a student population that is predominantly white. The school's location on Curtis Street sits within Fulton proper, a working community anchored in retail trade, health care, education, and production work.

Academic performance in math and English language arts falls below the midpoint of proficiency when compared to other schools across Oswego County districts. In seventh-grade math, the proficiency rate is low; eighth-grade math shows slightly higher proficiency but still modest. English language arts tracks similarly: seventh grade is below the school's own eighth-grade result in the same subject. Science performance in eighth grade is the school's strongest measure, with roughly half of eighth graders meeting proficiency. State testing data for sixth grade and earlier were not available because this school does not serve that grade; social studies data were not current. Participation rates in testing suggest most students took the assessments, though eighth-grade participation in both math and English lagged slightly below seventh-grade rates.

The Fulton City School District recently passed a multi-year capital facilities referendum that funds improvements across all district schools, including this building, which would matter to families weighing building condition and maintenance. Beginning in the 2025-2026 school year, the district also implemented a cell phone and personal device restriction during the entire school day, a policy that shapes the daily learning environment. Parents may want to learn directly from the school what instructional supports or intervention strategies exist for students not yet meeting proficiency, and how the school approaches the transition from middle to high school academics.

Housing in the area is valued below the state benchmark and carries a modest price-to-income ratio relative to national affordability standards, making this a lower-cost housing market than much of New York. The local economy includes named employers in health care and public services. Fulton itself has experienced a slight population decline over the past few years and no major new residential development was confirmed, meaning the school's enrollment may reflect gradual change rather than growth pressure.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

New York Regents Exams

2 courses reported · 2024-25

End-of-course exams required for a New York Regents diploma. Each row shows the cohort size and the share of students scoring at the proficient level or higher.

Course	Students tested	% proficient
Math	27	100.0%
Science	23	100.0%

Math

Grade 60%

School 0% · District 33% · ▼ 33 pts below district

▼ 45 pts below state median · ▼ 39 pts below county median

Grade 729%

School 29% · District 29%

▼ 24 pts below state median

Grade 844%

School 44% · District 44%

▲ 7 pts above state median · ▲ 5 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 60%

School 0% · District 33% · ▼ 32 pts below district

▼ 46 pts below state median · ▼ 39 pts below county median

Grade 733%

School 33% · District 33%

▼ 14 pts below state median

Grade 843%

School 43% · District 43%

▼ 5 pts below state median · ▲ 7 pts above county median

Science

Grade 852%

School 52% · District 52%

▲ 18 pts above state median · ▲ 18 pts above county median

Social studies

Grade 875%

School 75% · district not reported

▼ 3 pts below state median

This schoolFULTON CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 7Lower-income29%Higher-income40%12 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income32%Higher-income59%27 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 7Lower-income21%Higher-income40%19 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income34%Higher-income63%29 pp gap