Syracuse Stem at Blodgett, Syracuse NY

Original Research by School Decision on Syracuse Stem at Blodgett

Syracuse STEM at Blodgett is a small public middle school serving grades six through eight in the City School District of Syracuse. The school enrolls a student body that is economically disadvantaged, with a substantial share of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, and is racially diverse, with Black and Hispanic students together making up the majority of the school. The building sits on Oswego Street in central Syracuse, an upstate city that is emerging from decades of slow growth and now preparing for significant regional expansion driven by a major semiconductor manufacturing investment nearby.

The school is a regular public school with no magnet or charter status, meaning it serves neighborhood-assigned students. Data on specialized programs, staffing, course offerings, discipline, and attendance were not available.

On state assessments, Syracuse STEM at Blodgett's performance is very low across all tested subjects and grades. In English language arts, only a small number of sixth and eighth graders, and a slightly higher but still small share of seventh graders, met the state's proficiency standard. In mathematics, the sixth-grade cohort showed no students meeting proficiency; seventh and eighth grades showed single-digit proficiency rates. In science, testing data covers only eighth grade, where proficiency was similarly very low. These results reflect substantial academic challenges that a parent would want to explore directly with the school. Testing participation was moderate to good, ranging from about three-quarters to nearly all students in the grades tested.

Within Onondaga County's districts, Syracuse STEM at Blodgett's overall proficiency index places it in the bottom quartile among schools and districts in the county. The school serves a grade band for which graduation rates do not apply, and chronic absenteeism data was not available.

The surrounding district and city context carries relevance for families considering this school. Syracuse City School District recently opened the Syracuse STEAM High School downtown in a rehabilitated historic building, a new regional technical high school offering concentrations in semiconductor technology, robotics, and other fields tied to Micron's planned investment in the region. The district also expanded its school calendar to include Eid al-Fitr as an observed holiday, reflecting the large refugee and Muslim population. Ongoing facility renovations across district schools are underway through the state-funded Joint Schools Construction Board program.

Housing in the 13204 zip code, where the school is located, is affordable. Median home values in the area are below the state benchmark, and rental rates are modest relative to regional income, making the neighborhood accessible to working families. The local area is experiencing growth as Syracuse and the surrounding region prepare for jobs and housing demand stemming from the Micron semiconductor campus being built nearby.

For parents considering this school, the academic performance numbers represent a significant concern that warrants direct conversation with school leadership about supports, interventions, and pathways for student success. The school's name suggests a focus on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, but no curriculum or program details were available to confirm the scope or structure of that emphasis.

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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
Science	21	43.0%
Math	18	67.0%

Math

Grade 50%

School 0% · District 17% · ▼ 17 pts below district

▼ 51 pts below state median · ▼ 30 pts below county median

Grade 60%

School 0% · District 13% · ▼ 12 pts below district

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

Grade 76%

School 6% · District 18% · ▼ 12 pts below district

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

Grade 84%

School 4% · District 8% · ▼ 4 pts below district

▼ 34 pts below state median · ▼ 23 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 50%

School 0% · District 27% · ▼ 27 pts below district

▼ 54 pts below state median · ▼ 42 pts below county median

Grade 64%

School 4% · District 19% · ▼ 16 pts below district

▼ 42 pts below state median · ▼ 34 pts below county median

Grade 712%

School 12% · District 22% · ▼ 10 pts below district

▼ 35 pts below state median · ▼ 29 pts below county median

Grade 85%

School 5% · District 25% · ▼ 21 pts below district

▼ 44 pts below state median · ▼ 36 pts below county median

Science

Grade 50%

School 0% · District 16% · ▼ 16 pts below district

▼ 42 pts below state median · ▼ 35 pts below county median

Grade 84%

School 4% · District 15% · ▼ 11 pts below district

▼ 30 pts below state median · ▼ 30 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.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 7Lower-income12%Higher-income0%12 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 7Lower-income6%Higher-income20%14 pp gap