Syracuse City School District

The Syracuse City School District is a public school district serving students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from Syracuse, New York. Syracuse City Schools enrolls 20,000 students in over thirty primary and secondary school buildings. The school district is run by a board of education that sets school policy and approves school spending. Having the designation of a city school district, the district's budget is a sub-item in Syracuse, New York's municipal budget. The board hires a superintendent under contract to carry out its policies.

High schools

 * Corcoran High School
 * George Fowler High School
 * Henninger High School
 * Institute of Technology at Syracuse Central
 * Nottingham High School

Middle schools (6-8)

 * Clary Middle School
 * Brighton Academy Middle School
 * Expeditionary Learning Middle School
 * Grant Middle School
 * Lincoln Middle School
 * Westside Academy at Blodgett Middle School
 * Bellevue Middle School Academy (Now closed)
 * Levy Middle School (Now closed but has recently housed two schools)

Elementary schools (K-5)

 * Bellevue Elementary School
 * Delaware Elementary School (Currently being phased out)
 * Dr. King Magnet School
 * Dr. Weeks School
 * Franklin Magnet School
 * Hughes Magnet School (Currently being phased out into Syracuse Latin)
 * LeMoyne Elementary School
 * McKinley-Brighton Magnet School
 * Meachem School
 * Porter Elementary School
 * Salem Hyde School
 * Seymour Dual Language Academy
 * VanDuyn School
 * Webster School

K-8 schools

 * Aria S. Huntington School
 * Edward Smith School
 * Frazer School
 * H.W. Smith School
 * Roberts School
 * Frank C. McCarthy School (Closed)

Alternative schools

 * Elmcrest School
 * Syracuse Renaissance Academy at Carnegie
 * William R. Beard School

Other campuses

 * Central Technical Vocational Center
 * Early Childhood Program
 * Johnson Center

Say Yes to Education


The Syracuse Say Yes to Education and Economic Development program is a district-wide collaboration between Say Yes, Syracuse University, and the Syracuse City School District aimed at bridging the achievement gap between urban and suburban children by focusing on academic, social-emotional, health, and financial obstacles facing low-income students. The following support systems are offered through the Syracuse Say Yes to Education program: annual and regularly reviewed individual student growth plans; tutoring; identification of strengths and weaknesses through student diagnostic testing; inclusive settings, curriculum, and support for students with disabilities and English language learners; after-school and summer school programs; counseling and family engagement; research-based academic programs such as International Baccalaureate often found in suburban schools; financial aid and college selection counseling; and mentoring.

The Syracuse Higher Education Compact is a partnership between private and public institutions to "collectively provide the opportunity for Say Yes graduates in the city of Syracuse to attend college with tuition, fees, and books paid for." As of February 2018, more than 100 colleges and universities were promising Syracuse City School District students free college tuition.