Nottingham High School, Syracuse NY

Original Research by School Decision on Nottingham High School

Nottingham High School serves students in grades nine through twelve in Syracuse's east side, drawing a school community that is predominantly Black and economically disadvantaged. A substantial majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The student body is racially diverse, with sizable populations of Asian American and Hispanic students alongside the large Black majority, and a smaller share of white students.

The school is part of the Syracuse City School District, which is navigating a major regional transformation. Micron Technology's planned semiconductor campus in the nearby Town of Clay is reshaping opportunity and demand in Central New York, and the district has responded by opening the Syracuse STEAM High School in fall 2025 downtown, offering technical concentrations in chip technology, robotics, animation, and construction management. The district also recognizes Eid al-Fitr as an observed holiday, reflecting its significant refugee and Muslim population. Multiple school buildings are undergoing renovation through the Joint Schools Construction Board program, funded largely by the state. These are real changes that shape the district environment families encounter.

State testing data for Nottingham was not available for the grades this school serves. The school houses grades nine through twelve, and New York's state assessments (NYSTP) test grades eight and below and sometimes grades nine and ten through Regents examinations; the specific tested grades and results for this school were not reported in the available data. A parent may want to ask the school directly about state testing results, course performance tracking, and how the school measures and supports student progress in core academics.

The school sits in a mid-sized upstate city with a recognized downtown core and historic neighborhoods. Syracuse has been growing after years of flat economic activity, spurred by the Micron investment and a parallel push to build housing and renovate older buildings. The local housing market shows moderate listing activity and healthy demand. The city maintains parks, a creek walk for walking and biking, and cultural institutions, with downtown as the walkable center. A regional transit system serves the area, and Amtrak and intercity bus service are available downtown. Upstate Medical University, Syracuse University, and the Upstate University Health System anchor the local economy alongside health care and service work.

Nottingham's enrollment is moderate-sized for a four-year high school, with roughly equal representation across grades. The school's location in the east side of the city places it in a residential urban setting within the district's footprint. Whether this school fits a student's path depends on the academic supports, course breadth, and extracurricular or vocational offerings available there. That information was not in the data provided, so a parent or student should request specifics about program offerings, specialized pathways, counseling support, clubs, and sports. For a student drawn to the new STEAM school's technical focus, that downtown option now exists within the district as an alternative.

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Academic performance

State test results and graduation outcomes.

Graduation rate (ACGR)

70.0%Cohort of 336 students · Class of 2021

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.

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	540	42.0%
Social Studies	294	57.0%
Math	180	35.0%
Science	91	22.0%

Math

Grade 80%

School 0% · District 8% · ▼ 8 pts below district

▼ 37 pts below state median · ▼ 26 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 80%

School 0% · District 25% · ▼ 25 pts below district

▼ 48 pts below state median · ▼ 41 pts below county median

Science

Grade 80%

School 0% · District 15% · ▼ 15 pts below district

▼ 33 pts below state median · ▼ 33 pts below county median

This schoolSYRACUSE 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.