Dryden High School

Dryden High School

Public High School | Grade 9-12
118 Freeville Rd,  Dryden, NY
Dryden Central School District
3.6
2.3
362 Students
B
Niche Grade

School Details

Head of School
Principal - Mr. John Birmingham
Student Teacher Ratio
9:1
Average SAT Score
1250
Average ACT Score
27
Math Proficiency
90%
Reading Proficiency
90%
Average GPA
3.51
Graduation Rate
77%

Niche Grade

B
Academics
A-
Teachers
C
College Prep
C+
Administration
B
Resources/Facilities
B-
Clubs and Activities
B
Sports
B+
Food
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Niche Grade Details

Academics
Average GPA
3.51
Reading Proficiency
90%
Math Proficiency
90%
Teachers
Student Teacher Ratio
9:1
Teachers
40
Full Time Teachers
40
Teachers in First or Second Year
12.4%
College Prep
Average SAT
1250
Math
630
Verbal
630
Average ACT
27
Math
25
English
26
Reading
28
Science
28
Number of AP Courses
3
AP Pass Rate
72.2%
AP Math Enrollment
Very Low
AP Science Enrollment
Very Low
Other AP Enrollment
Low
Clubs and Activities
Girls Athletic Participation
Very High
Boys Athletic Participation
Very High

GreatSchools Rating

6
Test Scores
4
Equity
2
College Readiness
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Teachers and Staff

Students Per Counselor
204:1

Student Diversity

Female
50.6%
Male
49.4%
White
87.3%
Two or more races
7.2%
Hispanic
3.3%
Black
1.1%
Asian or Pacific Islander
<1%
Native American
<1%
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Specialty School Programs

AP Programs Offered
IB Programs Offered
Free/Reduced Lunch Offered
Athletics Program

Colleges Students are Considering

Students are most interested in or go on to attend these colleges.
Tompkins Cortland Community College 48 Students
Cornell University 47 Students
Binghamton University, SUNY 44 Students
SUNY Cortland 40 Students
Rochester Institute of Technology 34 Students
University at Buffalo, SUNY 25 Students
Syracuse University 24 Students
St. John Fisher University 24 Students
Ithaca College 23 Students
Clarkson University 20 Students

What Students Want to Study

Niche users from this school are most interested in the following majors.
Business 30 Students
Psychology 26 Students
Biology 13 Students
Sport and Fitness Management 13 Students
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Administration 10 Students
Political Science and Government 9 Students
Engineering 9 Students
Criminology 9 Students
Liberal Arts and Humanities 9 Students
Education 8 Students

This School’s Reviews

Niche Reviews
3.6 97 Reviews
4.0 Junior
6/7/2024
There is a variety of people you'll see, different friend groups. Best experiences is probably service day or fun day(at the end of the year). Worst experience is probably being piled up with school work or test, it's a lot to take in but eventually get it all done.
4.0 Senior
1/9/2024
Dryden High School is a great school for an upstate NY school. They are pioneers in environmentalism, as they have all reusable utensils and trays, apple orchards that are incorporated in lunches, and EV charging station and cross country schools behind the school. It could use more accesses to AP course and more counselling when it comes to colleges and after school plans. Overall, I think it is a very good school.
3.0 Senior
1/26/2023
Middle schoolers are scary and the administration is unreliable and they kinda suck. The guidance counselors care more about sports than the actual students. The teachers are very nice and provide good educations. There are a lot of after school opportunities. The school lacks diversity but there are lots of groups of people you can hang out with.
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2.3 7 Reviews
1.0 parent
8/12/2024
Dryden school cares more about their appearance. Then they do about the students. They do nothing about bullying. They dont follow their own code of conduct. High authority staff lies.
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1.0 parent
5/3/2018
Parenting children who go to Dryden is a constant battle to get any level of consistency. Administrative turnover at every school in the system is amazing. Every year there is a completely new administration at every school, because no administrator wants to stay. There are no consistent rules, or e...
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4.0 parent
2/5/2018
We had two children in the Dryden School District from K - 12. This small rural school close to Ithaca offers much to students who are interested in earning a quality education. The classes are small, the teachers are caring, and the students all know each other and have close bonds. Students treat...
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1.0 other
10/25/2013
I have been a student at Dryden central schools for 11 years. Elementary school were the best days of my life, very organized schooling system. Middle/high school.. On the other hand not so pleasant. It is the most asinine school I have ever been in. The way they handle situations is awful. In Dryde...
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