MacArthur School

Summary:

MacArthur School is an elementary school in Binghamton, New York, serving 398 students in grades PK-5. It is part of the Binghamton City School District, which is ranked 787 out of 865 school districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

MacArthur School has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of New York elementary schools over the past decade, with a current ranking of 2292 out of 2445 schools and a 0-star rating. The school's academic performance is significantly below the district and state averages, with only 18.03% of 3rd graders, 22.81% of 4th graders, and 26.92% of 5th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the district scores of 28.99%, 29.66%, and 29.19%, respectively, and the state average of 42.6%, 47.05%, and 43.68%. Additionally, 62.06% of MacArthur School's students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which is much higher than the district and state averages, and the school struggles to effectively serve its diverse student population, with subgroups such as African American, Hispanic, and Special Education students performing in the bottom 10-20% of New York elementary schools.

While the nearby Calvin Coolidge School, Benjamin Franklin Elementary School, and Horace Mann School within the Binghamton City School District generally outperform MacArthur School, the school's performance has been declining over the past decade, despite a steady increase in per-student spending. This suggests that MacArthur School may need to re-evaluate its instructional practices, resource allocation, and support systems to address the unique challenges it faces in providing a quality education to its students.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 1123 Vestal Ave
       Binghamton, NY  13901


(607) 763-8485

District: Binghamton City School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
2292nd of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $18,569 Help


Students who attend MacArthur School usually attend:

Middle:    West Middle School
High:    Binghamton High School

Student/teacher ratio:  10.6 Help
Number of students:  398

Racial breakdown:

White:
49.2%
African American:
22.4%
Hispanic:
15.3%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  62.1% Help


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Compare Details MacArthur School ranks worse than 93.7% of elementary schools in New York. It also ranks 6th among 7 ranked elementary schools in the Binghamton City School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 12.07. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at MacArthur School is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (49.2%), African American (22.4%), Hispanic (15.3%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 62.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at MacArthur School is 10.6. 4 elementary schools in the Binghamton City School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at MacArthur School is $18,569, which is the lowest among 7 elementary schools in the Binghamton City School District!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

MacArthur School:

SchoolDigger ranks MacArthur School 2292nd of 2445 New York public elementary schools. (See MacArthur School in the ranking list.)

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Binghamton City School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Binghamton City School District 787th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for MacArthur School

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Rank History for all students at MacArthur School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 37.62 1604th 2206 27.3%
2007 24.41 1789th 2219 19.4%
2008 17.01 1970th 2227 11.5%
2009 20.66 1961st 2257 13.1%
2010 32.88 1693rd 2263 25.2%
2011 22.69 1884th 2286 17.6%
2012 24.59 1870th 2320 19.4%
2013 20.06 1973rd 2325 15.1%
2014 15.76 2071st 2345 11.7%
2015 15.71 2073rd 2352 11.9%
2016 13.11 2163rd 2366 8.6%
2017 17.23 2077th 2386 13.0%
2018 19.67 2047th 2395 14.5%
2019 20.00 1993rd 2413 17.4%
2021 13.64 1987th 2201 9.7%
2022 16.20 2154th 2434 11.5%
2023 13.04 2239th 2439 8.2%
2024 12.07 2292nd 2445 6.3%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at MacArthur School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 56.43 85th 202 57.9%
2019 43.42 84th 180 53.3%
2022 24.30 222nd 289 23.2%
2023 22.85 169th 223 24.2%
2024 22.10 212th 279 24.0%
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Rank History for Special Education students at MacArthur School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 26.53 1633rd 1941 15.9%
2019 19.46 1766th 1859 5.0%
2021 15.27 1012th 1044 3.1%
2022 29.85 1553rd 2031 23.5%
2023 21.10 1822nd 2016 9.6%
2024 15.44 2098th 2110 0.6%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at MacArthur School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 15.61 1917th 2045 6.3%
2019 17.99 1846th 2032 9.2%
2021 12.46 1600th 1678 4.6%
2022 11.05 2030th 2099 3.3%
2023 9.16 1999th 2041 2.1%
2024 9.60 2034th 2078 2.1%
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Rank History for Female students at MacArthur School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 19.00 2048th 2338 12.4%
2019 24.17 1875th 2357 20.4%
2021 13.52 1776th 1955 9.2%
2022 16.30 2149th 2401 10.5%
2023 12.28 2247th 2403 6.5%
2024 18.26 2126th 2413 11.9%
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Rank History for Male students at MacArthur School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 23.25 1944th 2340 16.9%
2019 18.73 2017th 2358 14.5%
2021 14.12 1776th 1961 9.4%
2022 18.89 2080th 2400 13.3%
2023 16.45 2134th 2400 11.1%
2024 9.30 2318th 2411 3.9%
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Rank History for African American students at MacArthur School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 13.71 910th 948 4.0%
2019 13.23 859th 891 3.6%
2022 14.82 886th 936 5.3%
2023 13.80 799th 857 6.8%
2024 15.74 863rd 927 6.9%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at MacArthur School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 16.29 1216th 1315 7.5%
2022 12.45 1441st 1503 4.1%
2023 8.90 1390th 1429 2.7%
2024 7.56 1520th 1531 0.7%
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Rank History for White students at MacArthur School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 18.13 1257th 1408 10.7%
2019 19.66 1158th 1338 13.5%
2021 11.23 1146th 1224 6.4%
2022 16.68 1246th 1399 10.9%
2023 14.51 1204th 1337 9.9%
2024 10.37 1311th 1392 5.8%
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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.

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Data source: NY State Education Department

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by a parent
Sunday, October 16, 2011

Open Quote Despite talented teachers, the school curriculum keeps kids years behind where they should be in terms of achievement. The standards and expectations for the kids could not be lower. If you would like your child to acquire skills that are similar to those being learned by children in other communities the school administration will ask "why the hurry"? Kids start off in kindergarten as prepared as kids are in most average communities and then they loss ground each year. My kids were falling further and further behind in terms of skills compared to their cousins, same age, enrolled in school systems in communities that value education. By high school, kids of professional educated parents can't pass regent or score high enough on AP tests to earn credit. Kids with As in class are getting 65s on Regents and 2s or 1s on AP tests. A number of friends of my kids have been sent to boarding school because none of the area school districts are very good and some are really terrible. There are no private schools except religious ones. This is a community that wants to educate the kids to be good E-J shoe factory workers even though the factories are long gone. If you are educated, this is not the place you want to raise your kids. Close Quote



Enrollment information for MacArthur School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 433 61 9 4 0 n/a n/a 0 507
1990 502 66 13 8 1 n/a n/a 0 590
1991 468 73 17 3 0 n/a n/a 20 581
1992 494 69 7 8 0 n/a n/a 0 578
1993 490 103 8 17 0 n/a n/a 0 618
1994 492 98 10 26 0 n/a n/a 0 626
1995 416 107 13 26 0 n/a n/a 0 562
1996 416 107 13 26 0 n/a n/a 0 562
1997 405 115 13 21 2 n/a n/a 0 556
1998 375 111 14 19 0 n/a n/a 0 519
1999 388 107 19 28 0 n/a n/a 0 542
2000 407 118 19 28 0 n/a n/a 1 573
2001 397 115 16 30 0 n/a n/a 0 558
2002 434 148 16 28 1 n/a n/a 0 627
2003 434 148 16 28 1 n/a n/a 0 627
2004 396 133 9 20 0 n/a n/a 0 558
2005 377 144 10 25 0 n/a n/a 0 556
2006 393 145 10 34 0 n/a n/a 0 582
2007 376 116 12 37 1 n/a n/a 22 564
2008 363 117 8 34 1 n/a n/a 31 554
2009 368 125 10 52 1 n/a n/a 29 585
2010 344 118 6 33 2 n/a n/a 32 535
2011 347 117 8 32 0 0 35 0 539
2012 323 116 6 48 4 0 27 0 524
2013 288 85 3 53 3 0 44 0 476
2014 283 100 8 50 3 0 52 0 496
2015 270 95 9 57 2 0 42 0 475
2016 272 83 9 43 0 0 43 0 450
2017 244 105 7 51 1 0 49 0 457
2018 260 123 7 45 1 0 56 0 492
2019 251 119 6 42 0 0 55 0 473
2020 239 112 1 56 0 1 50 0 459
2021 207 101 2 60 0 0 55 0 425
2022 204 87 3 62 0 0 50 0 406
2023 196 89 8 61 0 0 44 0 398

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 MacArthur School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 507 35.5 14.2 n/a
1990 590 36.9 15.9 n/a
1991 581 36.4 15.9 n/a
1992 578 35.4 16.3 n/a
1993 618 36.5 16.9 n/a
1994 626 38.0 16.5 52.4
1995 562 36.0 15.6 57.3
1996 562 36.0 15.6 57.3
1997 556 41.0 13.6 57.2
1998 519 39.0 13.3 53.6
1999 542 39.1 13.9 52.8
2000 573 45.1 12.7 66.8
2001 558 45.0 12.4 51.8
2002 627 48.3 13.0 60
2003 627 48.3 13.0 60
2004 558 n/a n/a n/a
2005 556 47.4 11.7 64.9
2006 582 45.0 12.9 57.7
2007 564 45.2 12.5 48.2
2008 554 48.4 11.4 84.7
2009 585 45.4 12.9 61.3
2010 535 44.3 12.0 55.9
2011 539 46.3 11.6 61.4
2012 524 39.9 13.1 63.5
2013 476 32.0 14.8 64.9
2014 496 30.5 16.2 53.2
2015 475 29.0 16.3 59.6
2016 450 32.0 14.0 55.1
2017 457 36.9 12.3 67.6
2018 492 40.0 12.2 69.5
2019 473 38.5 12.2 58.4
2020 459 44.8 10.2 66
2021 425 44.7 9.5 66.1
2022 406 39.1 10.3 62.3
2023 398 37.3 10.6 62.1

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 MacArthur School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 507 35.5 14.2 n/a
1990 590 36.9 15.9 n/a
1991 581 36.4 15.9 n/a
1992 578 35.4 16.3 n/a
1993 618 36.5 16.9 n/a
1994 626 38.0 16.5 52.4
1995 562 36.0 15.6 57.3
1996 562 36.0 15.6 57.3
1997 556 41.0 13.6 57.2
1998 519 39.0 13.3 53.6
1999 542 39.1 13.9 52.8
2000 573 45.1 12.7 66.8
2001 558 45.0 12.4 51.8
2002 627 48.3 13.0 60
2003 627 48.3 13.0 60
2004 558 n/a n/a n/a
2005 556 47.4 11.7 64.9
2006 582 45.0 12.9 57.7
2007 564 45.2 12.5 48.2
2008 554 48.4 11.4 84.7
2009 585 45.4 12.9 61.3
2010 535 44.3 12.0 55.9
2011 539 46.3 11.6 61.4
2012 524 39.9 13.1 63.5
2013 476 32.0 14.8 64.9
2014 496 30.5 16.2 53.2
2015 475 29.0 16.3 59.6
2016 450 32.0 14.0 55.1
2017 457 36.9 12.3 67.6
2018 492 40.0 12.2 69.5
2019 473 38.5 12.2 58.4
2020 459 44.8 10.2 66
2021 425 44.7 9.5 66.1
2022 406 39.1 10.3 62.3
2023 398 37.3 10.6 62.1

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.

Immunization Rates

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YearCompletely ImmunizedReligious ExemptionMedical ExemptionPolioMeaslesMumpsRubellaDiphtheriaHepatitis BVaricella
201399.5%0.0%0.2%99.8%99.5%99.8%99.8%99.8%99.8%99.8%
201498.2%0.2%0.2%99.6%98.2%99.6%99.6%99.6%99.6%99.6%
201598.1%0.2%0.2%98.1%98.1%98.1%98.1%98.1%98.3%98.3%
201699.0%0.5%0.0%99.0%99.0%99.0%99.0%99.0%99.0%99.0%
201798.4%0.9%0.0%98.4%98.4%98.4%98.4%98.4%98.4%98.4%
201898.2%1.1%0.2%98.7%98.5%98.5%98.5%98.5%98.7%98.5%
201998.4%0.0%0.0%98.4%98.4%98.4%98.4%98.4%98.4%98.4%
202099.3%0.0%99.3%99.3%99.3%99.3%99.3%99.3%99.3%

Data source: New York State Department of Health
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Per Pupil Expenditures for MacArthur School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,208 (8.7%) $12,699 (91.3%) $13,907
2020 $1,130 (8.2%) $12,576 (91.8%) $13,706
2021 $1,986 (13.1%) $13,124 (86.9%) $15,111
2022 $2,253 (13.0%) $15,057 (87.0%) $17,310
2023 $2,694 (14.5%) $15,875 (85.5%) $18,569

Data source: New York Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on MacArthur School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1993rd of 2413 Elementary schoolsRanks 2239th of 2439 Elementary schools
 9.2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (MacArthur School)2423.1
 0.9%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Binghamton City School District)3126.8
 4.2%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (New York)5244.9
 7.1%
3rd Grade Math (MacArthur School)2728
 1%
   3rd Grade Math (Binghamton City School District)3424
 10%
   3rd Grade Math (New York)5453.7
 0.3%
4th Grade English Language Arts (MacArthur School)2115.4
 5.6%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Binghamton City School District)2027.7
 7.7%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (New York)4848.8
 0.8%
4th Grade Math (MacArthur School)2416
 8%
   4th Grade Math (Binghamton City School District)2331
 8%
   4th Grade Math (New York)5053.9
 3.8%
5th Grade English Language Arts (MacArthur School)3734.3
 2.7%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Binghamton City School District)1924.7
 5.7%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (New York)3845.1
 7.1%
5th Grade Math (MacArthur School)387.8
 30.2%
   5th Grade Math (Binghamton City School District)2017.1
 2.9%
   5th Grade Math (New York)4649.7
 3.7%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students473398
 15.9%
African American11989
 25.2%
American Indian00
Asian68
 33.3%
Hispanic4261
 45.2%
Pacific Islander00
White251196
 21.9%
Two or More Races5544
 20%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients58.4%62.1%
 3.7%


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Frequently Asked Questions about MacArthur School

MacArthur School ranks in the bottom 6.3% of New York elementary schools.

Students at MacArthur School are 49% White, 22% African American, 15% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Students who attend MacArthur School usually go on to attend:

Middle : West Middle School
High : Binghamton High School

In the 2022-23 school year, 398 students attended MacArthur School.


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