2024-25 Waterville Jr./Sr. High School Profile

Last updated Aug. 23, 2024

School and Community | Mission Statement | Grading System | Scheduling | Courses of Study | Students | Languages Other Than English Offerings | Standardized Test Data |
Graduation Requirements | Extracurricular Activities and Athletics | Post-High School Activity |
4-Year Colleges Attended By Recent Graduates

The School and Community

The Waterville Central School District is made up of students from Waterville, Deansboro, North Brookfield, and Oriskany Falls. All four villages are rural communities. The school itself is 15 miles south of Utica. Although a small district, students are offered numerous academic and extracurricular activities.

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Mission Statement

The Waterville Central School District, a partnership of students, staff, families and community, is dedicated to educating the whole-child for personalized success.

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Grading System

Grades are calculated on a one hundred (100) point scale. Previous to the 24-25 school year, AP courses were weighted by five (5) points in the weighted GPA. New for the 24-25 school year in the weighted GPA, honors courses are weighted by two (2) points, dual-credit courses are weighted
four (4) points and AP courses are weighted by six (6) points. Both weighted and unweighted GPAs are reported on the transcript. Minimum passing grade is a 65. Juniors and seniors with a cumulative GPA of 90 or higher are eligible for the National Honor Society based on scholarship, character, leadership and citizenship.

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Scheduling

Waterville uses a 9 period schedule; classes run 43 minutes.

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Courses of Study

Waterville offers a New York State Department of Education approved Career and Technical Education program for agriculture.

Advanced Placement courses are offered in Biology, English Literature and Composition, Calculus, Chemistry and United States History. 

Honors courses include English 9, 10 & 11, Global Studies 9, and Global Studies 10, and are designated by “H” after the name of the course. 

Dual credit courses include Agricultural Economics, Animal Science, Drawing & Design for Production, Elementary Statistics, Environmental Science, Intermediate Math, Introduction to Psychology, Introduction to Sociology, Mandarin Chinese 3, Mandarin Chinese 4, Natural Resources and Conservation, Plant Science, PreCalculus, Spanish 191, 102, 201 & 201, and Visual Communication.

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The Students

Freshmen	59
Sophomores	47
Juniors	56
Seniors	58
Total	220

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Language Other Than English Offerings

Spanish – 5 years

Chinese – 7 years

American Sign Language – 3 years

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Standardized Test Data

Mean for Waterville Class of 2024

Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT)

Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 599

Math: 600

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Graduation Requirements

English	4 Credits
Social Studies	4 Credits
Mathematics	3 Credits
Science	3 Credits
Physical Education	2 Credits
Fine Arts	1 Credit
Health	0.5 Credits
Electives	3.5 Credits
Foreign Language	1 Credit
Total	22 credits

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Extracurricular Activities and Athletics

Academic Union (Yearbook)

Art Club

Baseball

Basketball

Cheerleading

Color Guard

Cross Country

Drama Club

Drumline

FFA

Football

Golf

Indoor Track & Field

International Club

Marching Band

Media Productions/Journalism

Musical Production

National Honor Society (Grades 10-12)

National Junior Honor Society (Grades 7-9)

Outdoors Club

Outdoor Track & Field

Percussion Ensemble

Pride Club

Prize Speaking

Ski Club

Soccer

Softball

Student Council

Swing Choir

Tennis

Volleyball

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Post-High School Activity

	Class of 2024	Class of 2023	Class of 2022
Number of graduates	43	55	51
4-year college	54%	33%	45%
2-year college	24%	27%	37%
Employment	21%	38%	16%
Military	1%	2%	1%

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4-Year Colleges Attended by Recent Graduates

Alfred University

Daemen University

Harvard College

Hobart and William Smith Colleges

New York Institute of Technology

Rochester Institute of Technology

St. John Fisher University

SUNY Binghamton

SUNY Cobleskill

SUNY Cortland

SUNY ESF

SUNY Geneseo

SUNY Morrisville

SUNY Oswego

SUNY Polytechnic Institute 

University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth

University of Rochester

Utica University

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