Oriskany Junior-senior High School, Oriskany NY

Original Research by School Decision on Oriskany Junior-senior High School

Oriskany Junior-Senior High School serves grades seven through twelve in a very small village in Oneida County, about a fifteen-minute drive southeast of Rome. The school enrolls roughly two hundred students across its six grade levels, with a student body that is predominantly white and drawn almost entirely from the immediate district. About a third of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating moderate economic need within the attendance area.

The school's recent state test data shows mixed results across subjects. In math, seventh and eighth graders demonstrate stronger proficiency, with eighth graders performing at a higher level overall. English language arts performance is notably weaker, with both grades seven and eight showing proficiency rates considerably below math. Eighth-grade science proficiency falls between the two, at a moderate level. Participation rates in testing are uneven, particularly in eighth-grade ELA and science, which may reflect scheduling, absences, or other factors a parent might want to explore with the school. Across tested subjects and grades, Oriskany's overall proficiency sits in the top quartile among districts in Oneida County, a meaningful strength relative to its peer districts in the region.

Data on graduation rates, chronic absenteeism, special education enrollment, and English learner services were not provided, so a family investigating the school's student support systems would need to request those details directly. The school website, programs, and specific course offerings are not included in available records, leaving questions about curriculum breadth, career pathways, and extracurricular options unanswered.

The village itself is a historic, car-oriented residential community with a pre-World War II character and a heavily white-collar resident workforce. Housing is moderately priced for the region, and the village has begun pursuing downtown revitalization through state grant programs. The school sits within the village fabric rather than on a suburban campus, located on Utica Street near the district's administrative offices. Oriskany is growing very slowly, with minimal new housing development; most change is public, driven by the district's capital improvements and the village's efforts to attract residents and businesses to its downtown core.

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Academic performance

State test results and graduation outcomes.

Graduation rate (ACGR)

>=90%Cohort of 45 students · Class of 2021

The federal source publishes a banded range instead of an exact rate when the graduating cohort is small enough that an exact number could risk identifying individual students.

How this school compares to all schools in this state

Each dot is one school’s SY 2020-21 graduation rate, binned by integer rate. Taller columns mean more schools at that rate. This school is highlighted.

1,253 schools plotted. 14 additional schools' rates are federally suppressed and not shown. Data: EDFacts SY 2020-21.

Advanced Placement & IB

6 subjects offered · 2023-24

Each card is one AP or IB subject. The headline number is the share of students scoring 3 or higher on the exam — the threshold for college credit at most universities. The bar below each rate shows the underlying distribution across performance levels.

Score:12· no credit345· extremely well qualified

Math and Computer Science

Calculus AB

9 tested

44.4%

scored 3 or higher

Sciences

Biology

5 tested

60.0%

scored 3 or higher

Environmental Science

4 tested

0.0%

scored 3 or higher

History and Social Sciences

U.S. History

18 tested

33.3%

scored 3 or higher

Other

Literature and Comp

10 tested · Grade 10

80.0%

scored 3 or higher

World History

14 tested · Grade 10

50.0%

scored 3 or higher

New York Regents Exams

4 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
Ela	35	83.0%
Social Studies	35	91.0%
Math	34	100.0%
Science	6	100.0%

Math

Grade 774%

School 74% · District 74%

▲ 21 pts above state median · ▲ 25 pts above county median

Grade 880%

School 80% · District 81% · ▼ 1 pts below district

▲ 43 pts above state median · ▲ 34 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 758%

School 58% · District 58%

▲ 11 pts above state median · ▲ 16 pts above county median

Grade 854%

School 54% · District 56% · ▼ 2 pts below district

▲ 6 pts above state median · even with county median

Science

Grade 864%

School 64% · District 65% · ▼ 2 pts below district

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

This schoolORISKANY 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-income45%Higher-income75%30 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income33%Higher-income65%31 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 7Lower-income70%Higher-income79%9 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income88%Higher-income77%11 pp gap