Is Alexander Middle School-High School a good school?

Alexander Middle School-High School ranks 285 th of 1242 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Alexander Middle School-High School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 423 students attended Alexander Middle School-High School.

What is the racial makeup of Alexander Middle School-High School?

Students at Alexander Middle School-High School are 94% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

What schools feed into Alexander Middle School-High School?

Alexander Middle School-High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Alexander Elementary School

Alexander Middle School-High School

Summary:

Alexander Middle School-High School is a public school serving grades 6-12 in the Alexander Central School District, with 423 students located in Alexander, NY. This school has consistently ranked in the top 25% of New York high schools over the past 10 years, earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger, while the district as a whole is ranked 380 out of 865 districts in New York with a 3-star rating.

Alexander Middle School-High School students consistently outperform the state and district averages on New York State Assessments and Regents exams across multiple subjects and grade levels. For example, in 2023-2024, 54.17% of 8th graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 51.88% statewide, and 57.78% of 7th graders were proficient or better in math, compared to 57.08% statewide. The school has also maintained a strong 4-year graduation rate, ranging from 84.3% to 97.4% over the past 5 years, on par with or better than the surrounding schools like Le Roy Junior-Senior High School and Akron High School.

While the school has seen some fluctuations in chronic absenteeism rates, it has shown strong performance across various student subgroups, including female students ranking in the top 25% of New York high schools and special education students performing well. Additionally, despite having a relatively high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, the school has maintained strong academic performance, suggesting effective strategies for supporting these students. The district's investment in resources, with per-student spending increasing from $11,189 to $13,450 over the past 4 years, further indicates a commitment to providing a high-quality education for the students of Alexander Middle School-High School.

Detail:

Public 6-12

3314 Buffalo St
Alexander, NY 14005-9769

(585) 591-1551

District: Alexander Central School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
285^th of 1,242 New York High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $13,450

Feeder schools for Alexander Middle School-High School:

Elementary:

Alexander Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio: 9.4

Number of students: 423

Racial breakdown:

White:

94.1%

Two or more races:

2.6%

Hispanic:

2.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 34.5%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Alexander Middle School-High School ranks better than 59.2% of middle schools in New York. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 55.95. (See more...)

Compare Details Alexander Middle School-High School ranks better than 77.1% of high schools in New York. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 73.2. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Alexander Middle School-High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.

The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (94.1%), two or more races (2.6%), Hispanic (2.1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 34.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Alexander Middle School-High School is 9.4. (See more...)

Compare Alexander Middle School-High School employs 44.9 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Alexander Middle School-High School is $13,450.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Alexander Middle School-High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Alexander Middle School-High School 613^th of 1504 New York public middle schools. (See Alexander Middle School-High School in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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SchoolDigger ranks Alexander Middle School-High School 285^th of 1242 New York public high schools. (See Alexander Middle School-High School in the ranking list.)

High School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Alexander Central School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Alexander Central School District 380^th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Alexander Middle School-High School

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Rank History for all middle school students at Alexander Middle School-High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	58.47	529^th	1095	51.7%
2007	70.15	375^th	1123	66.6%
2008	71.81	377^th	1185	68.2%
2009	77.49	239^th	1224	80.5%
2010	72.81	358^th	1243	71.2%
2011	63.18	530^th	1295	59.1%
2012	68.81	444^th	1337	66.8%
2013	51.65	632^nd	1373	54.0%
2014	61.64	446^th	1401	68.2%
2015	55.11	571^st	1407	59.4%
2016	71.84	317^th	1429	77.8%
2017	58.29	548^th	1455	62.3%
2018	52.33	642^nd	1438	55.4%
2019	41.35	815^th	1439	43.4%
2021	33.62	855^th	1242	31.2%
2022	47.36	739^th	1479	50.0%
2023	62.00	511^th	1500	65.9%
2024	55.95	613^th	1504	59.2%

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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Alexander Middle School-High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2019	26.71	973^rd	1139	14.6%
2021	58.03	137^th	522	73.8%
2022	35.89	817^th	1283	36.3%
2023	36.86	811^th	1307	37.9%
2024	14.40	1296^th	1303	0.5%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Alexander Middle School-High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	45.94	602^nd	1245	51.6%
2019	36.45	768^th	1241	38.1%
2021	32.08	672^nd	935	28.1%
2022	43.91	666^th	1306	49.0%
2023	67.73	296^th	1288	77.0%
2024	48.64	604^th	1296	53.4%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Alexander Middle School-High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	57.49	558^th	1353	58.8%
2019	50.15	633^rd	1370	53.8%
2021	28.25	828^th	1066	22.3%
2022	55.59	596^th	1454	59.0%
2023	66.54	429^th	1463	70.7%
2024	68.33	396^th	1465	73.0%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Alexander Middle School-High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	44.44	740^th	1352	45.3%
2019	31.15	944^th	1366	30.9%
2021	36.60	691^st	1071	35.5%
2022	39.29	867^th	1455	40.4%
2023	52.76	636^th	1464	56.6%
2024	38.47	922^nd	1464	37.0%

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Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Alexander Middle School-High School

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Rank History for all high school students at Alexander Middle School-High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2005	69.04	197^th	935	78.9%
2006	67.12	254^th	986	74.2%
2007	71.17	161^st	1002	83.9%
2008	69.90	227^th	1027	77.9%
2009	68.52	249^th	1086	77.1%
2010	66.39	319^th	1117	71.4%
2011	72.44	197^th	1165	83.1%
2012	74.71	198^th	1198	83.5%
2013	74.41	217^th	1217	82.2%
2014	66.64	337^th	1237	72.8%
2015	56.90	543^rd	1255	56.7%
2016	70.40	225^th	1255	82.1%
2017	73.12	222^nd	1221	81.8%
2018	72.23	270^th	1210	77.7%
2019	75.16	214^th	1207	82.3%
2021	72.56	112^th	519	78.4%
2022	72.22	265^th	1190	77.7%
2023	73.27	261^st	1228	78.7%
2024	73.20	285^th	1242	77.1%

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Rank History for high school Special Education students at Alexander Middle School-High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2022	60.44	315^th	1038	69.7%
2023	62.02	319^th	1130	71.8%
2024	74.64	205^th	1144	82.1%

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Rank History for high school Low Socio Economic Status students at Alexander Middle School-High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	64.31	306^th	1154	73.5%
2019	75.44	136^th	1179	88.5%
2022	66.36	262^nd	1101	76.2%
2023	60.57	386^th	1155	66.6%
2024	53.24	498^th	1170	57.4%

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Rank History for high school Female students at Alexander Middle School-High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	70.48	303^rd	1176	74.2%
2019	72.51	279^th	1193	76.6%
2022	71.59	275^th	1155	76.2%
2023	73.06	270^th	1197	77.4%
2024	77.34	180^th	1219	85.2%

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Rank History for high school Male students at Alexander Middle School-High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	75.40	182^nd	1176	84.5%
2019	76.26	169^th	1190	85.8%
2022	69.61	297^th	1154	74.3%
2023	70.51	304^th	1191	74.5%
2024	66.74	379^th	1211	68.7%

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Rank History for high school White students at Alexander Middle School-High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	54.50	362^nd	765	52.7%
2022	57.15	295^th	738	60.0%
2023	65.90	198^th	776	74.5%

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Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: NY State Education Department

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Enrollment information for Alexander Middle School-High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1989	426	2	1	0	0	n/a	n/a	429
1990	422	1	1	1	0	n/a	n/a	425
1991	400	1	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	401
1992	467	1	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	468
1993	478	3	1	0	0	n/a	n/a	482
1994	491	3	1	0	0	n/a	n/a	495
1995	477	3	1	0	0	n/a	n/a	481
1996	477	3	1	0	0	n/a	n/a	481
1997	498	1	2	0	2	n/a	n/a	503
1998	533	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	533
1999	517	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	517
2000	516	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	516
2001	507	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	507
2002	598	5	2	0	0	n/a	n/a	605
2003	598	5	2	0	0	n/a	n/a	605
2004	592	7	2	0	0	n/a	n/a	601
2005	620	5	2	0	0	n/a	n/a	627
2006	585	3	1	0	0	n/a	n/a	589
2007	593	3	3	0	0	n/a	n/a	599
2008	591	5	1	4	0	n/a	n/a	601
2009	554	6	2	1	1	n/a	n/a	564
2010	534	4	1	2	0	n/a	n/a	541
2011	490	2	3	2	0	0	4	501
2012	502	3	2	3	0	0	4	514
2013	484	6	4	2	0	0	3	499
2014	457	5	5	6	0	0	2	475
2015	453	6	6	7	0	0	1	473
2016	430	11	6	4	0	0	1	452
2017	420	12	7	5	0	0	1	445
2018	448	12	8	2	0	0	1	471
2019	433	11	7	4	0	0	2	457
2020	438	5	6	6	0	0	5	460
2021	430	5	4	10	0	0	7	456
2022	435	4	5	9	0	0	9	462
2023	398	3	2	9	0	0	11	423

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Alexander Middle School-High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	429	41.9	10.2	n/a
1990	425	40.9	10.3	n/a
1991	401	36.9	10.8	n/a
1992	468	37.9	12.3	n/a
1993	482	35.6	13.5	n/a
1994	495	35.6	13.9	14.9
1995	481	36.9	13.0	15.8
1996	481	36.9	13.0	15.8
1997	503	39.9	12.6	12.9
1998	533	41.6	12.8	14.6
1999	517	42.0	12.3	16.8
2000	516	46.0	11.2	25.2
2001	507	45.9	11.0	20.1
2002	605	40.1	15.1	20.2
2003	605	40.1	15.1	20.2
2004	601	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	627	41.0	15.3	15.6
2006	589	45.0	13.1	21.1
2007	599	45.0	13.3	21
2008	601	47.1	12.8	25.3
2009	564	47.0	12.0	31.7
2010	541	46.0	11.7	20.9
2011	501	37.9	13.2	28.9
2012	514	41.5	12.3	27.4
2013	499	42.2	11.8	34.7
2014	475	43.2	10.9	28.6
2015	473	41.0	11.5	27.1
2016	452	39.0	11.5	29.9
2017	445	33.1	13.4	35.7
2018	471	39.3	11.9	34
2019	457	35.3	12.9	32.2
2020	460	43.5	10.5	28.7
2021	456	42.9	10.6	26.8
2022	462	44.3	10.4	30.3
2023	423	44.9	9.4	34.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Alexander Middle School-High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	429	41.9	10.2	n/a
1990	425	40.9	10.3	n/a
1991	401	36.9	10.8	n/a
1992	468	37.9	12.3	n/a
1993	482	35.6	13.5	n/a
1994	495	35.6	13.9	14.9
1995	481	36.9	13.0	15.8
1996	481	36.9	13.0	15.8
1997	503	39.9	12.6	12.9
1998	533	41.6	12.8	14.6
1999	517	42.0	12.3	16.8
2000	516	46.0	11.2	25.2
2001	507	45.9	11.0	20.1
2002	605	40.1	15.1	20.2
2003	605	40.1	15.1	20.2
2004	601	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	627	41.0	15.3	15.6
2006	589	45.0	13.1	21.1
2007	599	45.0	13.3	21
2008	601	47.1	12.8	25.3
2009	564	47.0	12.0	31.7
2010	541	46.0	11.7	20.9
2011	501	37.9	13.2	28.9
2012	514	41.5	12.3	27.4
2013	499	42.2	11.8	34.7
2014	475	43.2	10.9	28.6
2015	473	41.0	11.5	27.1
2016	452	39.0	11.5	29.9
2017	445	33.1	13.4	35.7
2018	471	39.3	11.9	34
2019	457	35.3	12.9	32.2
2020	460	43.5	10.5	28.7
2021	456	42.9	10.6	26.8
2022	462	44.3	10.4	30.3
2023	423	44.9	9.4	34.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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