Perry Junior High School, New Hartford NY

Original Research by School Decision on Perry Junior High School

Perry Junior High School serves students in grades seven through nine in New Hartford, a suburban town in Oneida County in central New York. The school sits on its own campus on Weston Road rather than in the historic village center, one of several district schools distributed across town.

The school enrolls a student body that is predominantly white, with a modest share of Asian and Hispanic students and very small numbers of other groups. About a fifth of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The enrollment is stable across the three grade levels.

On state testing in 2024-25, Perry's results show solid performance. Seventh-grade math proficiency sits in the low-to-mid range, while eighth-grade math climbs notably higher. English language arts proficiency is comparable, running somewhat higher in eighth grade than seventh. Eighth-grade science proficiency reaches a similar level to eighth-grade math. The school's overall proficiency index places it in the top quartile when measured against other districts in Oneida County. A parent may want to check with the school directly on what is available for students who need additional support in any subject, since these are aggregate figures and individual student needs vary.

Participation rates on state assessments are uneven. Seventh-grade testing participation is around two-thirds; eighth-grade participation drops to roughly half in both math and science. A parent might ask the school whether there are circumstances affecting who takes the assessment in eighth grade.

New Hartford Central School District has completed two phases of capital improvement projects approved in consecutive years, 2021 and 2023, addressing aging infrastructure, security, and energy efficiency across the district's buildings. These investments are expected to occur with no increase to the local tax burden. The town itself is actively pursuing pro-housing policies, and housing values and rental costs in the zip code are moderate relative to national benchmarks, making the area more affordable than many suburban regions. The town economy centers on retail and healthcare employment along the Commercial Drive corridor, with Sangertown Square mall and big-box retailers as the primary employment anchors, plus Mohawk Valley Health System.

Perry serves a town with two different characters: a historic village core with local shops and walkable streets, and a modern commercial corridor built around car travel and shopping centers. Schools across the district are campus-based rather than downtown-integrated, which is typical of suburban district design.

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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	154	100.0%
Science	38	100.0%

Math

Grade 774%

School 74% · District 74%

▲ 21 pts above state median · ▲ 26 pts above county median

Grade 879%

School 79% · District 78% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▲ 42 pts above state median · ▲ 33 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 769%

School 69% · District 68% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▲ 22 pts above state median · ▲ 26 pts above county median

Grade 871%

School 71% · District 70% · ▲ 1 pts above district

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

Science

Grade 875%

School 75% · District 76% · ▼ 1 pts below district

▲ 42 pts above state median · ▲ 33 pts above county median

Social studies

Grade 896%

School 96% · district not reported

▲ 17 pts above state median · ▲ 9 pts above county median

This schoolNEW HARTFORD CENTRAL 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-income62%Higher-income71%9 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income53%Higher-income78%25 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 7Lower-income63%Higher-income78%15 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income65%Higher-income87%22 pp gap