Is West Middle School a good school?

West Middle School ranks in the bottom 13.9% of New York middle schools.

How many students attend West Middle School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 506 students attended West Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of West Middle School?

Students at West Middle School are 45% White, 29% African American, 12% Two or more races, 10% Hispanic, 3% Asian.

What high school do graduates of West Middle School attend?

Students who attend West Middle School usually go on to attend Binghamton High School

West Middle School

Summary:

West Middle School is a public middle school located in Binghamton, New York, serving grades 6-8 with a student population of 506. The school is part of the Binghamton City School District, which is ranked 818 out of 866 school districts in New York and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

West Middle School faces several challenges, including lower academic performance compared to the state and nearby schools. For example, in the 2022-2023 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in English Language Arts (ELA) ranged from 25.76% (6th grade) to 39.37% (8th grade), compared to the state averages of 45.82% (6th grade) to 55.2% (8th grade). Similarly, in Math, the proficiency rates ranged from 20.61% (6th grade) to 35.29% (7th grade), compared to the state averages of 48.07% (6th grade) to 51.94% (7th grade). The school has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of New York middle schools, with a ranking between 1,031 and 1,292 out of approximately 1,500 middle schools in the state over the past several years. This places it in the bottom 25% of middle schools in New York.

West Middle School also has a high percentage of students (67.79% in 2022-2023) who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population. When compared to other nearby middle schools, such as Vestal Middle School, West Middle School generally performs worse academically, with lower proficiency rates on state assessments and lower statewide rankings. Additionally, the school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with large gaps in academic achievement between Hispanic and White students, suggesting the need to address equity and opportunity gaps within the school.

Detail:

Public 6-8

W Middle Ave
Binghamton, NY 13905-4199

(607) 763-8401

District: Binghamton City School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
1292^nd of 1,500 New York Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $20,051

Students who attend West Middle School usually attend:

High:

Binghamton High School

Feeder schools for West Middle School:

Elementary:	Horace Mann School
	MacArthur School
	Thomas Jefferson School
	Woodrow Wilson School

Student/teacher ratio: 8.7

Number of students: 506

Racial breakdown:

White:

45.3%

African American:

29.2%

Two or more races:

12.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 67.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details West Middle School ranks worse than 86.1% of middle schools in New York. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 19.93. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at West Middle School is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (45.3%), African American (29.2%), two or more races (12.1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 67.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at West Middle School is 8.7. (See more...)

Compare West Middle School employs 57.6 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at West Middle School is $20,051.

Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

West Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks West Middle School 1292^nd of 1500 New York public middle schools. (See West Middle School in the ranking list.)

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Binghamton City School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Binghamton City School District 818^th of 866 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for all students at West Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	57.33	545^th	1095	50.2%
2007	51.81	658^th	1123	41.4%
2008	55.37	675^th	1185	43.0%
2009	48.20	807^th	1224	34.1%
2010	47.45	758^th	1243	39.0%
2011	46.31	784^th	1295	39.5%
2012	49.20	758^th	1337	43.3%
2013	44.07	746^th	1373	45.7%
2014	40.62	829^th	1401	40.8%
2015	31.31	994^th	1407	29.4%
2016	25.04	1106^th	1429	22.6%
2017	23.17	1177^th	1455	19.1%
2018	22.82	1172^nd	1438	18.5%
2019	12.74	1340^th	1439	6.9%
2021	22.96	1031^st	1242	17.0%
2022	20.91	1247^th	1479	15.7%
2023	19.93	1292^nd	1500	13.9%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at West Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	15.42	99^th	107	7.5%
2019	11.61	122^nd	126	3.2%
2021	24.97	75^th	95	21.1%
2022	26.23	135^th	190	28.9%
2023	17.37	178^th	208	14.4%

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Rank History for Special Education students at West Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	30.95	916^th	1170	21.7%
2019	25.59	1008^th	1139	11.5%
2021	33.27	353^rd	522	32.4%
2022	32.28	937^th	1283	27.0%
2023	22.57	1170^th	1307	10.5%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at West Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	16.84	1168^th	1245	6.2%
2019	11.66	1215^th	1241	2.1%
2021	18.21	857^th	935	8.3%
2022	15.35	1221^st	1306	6.5%
2023	15.12	1209^th	1288	6.1%

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Rank History for Homeless students at West Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	29.70	421^st	543	22.5%

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Rank History for Female students at West Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	20.83	1170^th	1353	13.5%
2019	11.11	1301^st	1370	5.0%
2021	23.30	889^th	1066	16.6%
2022	21.88	1219^th	1454	16.2%
2023	18.31	1296^th	1463	11.4%

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Rank History for Male students at West Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	26.11	1060^th	1352	21.6%
2019	16.13	1236^th	1366	9.5%
2021	24.78	860^th	1071	19.7%
2022	21.69	1219^th	1455	16.2%
2023	24.19	1202^nd	1464	17.9%

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Rank History for Asian students at West Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	19.03	325^th	374	13.1%
2022	4.30	374^th	381	1.8%

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Rank History for African American students at West Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	20.74	583^rd	663	12.1%
2019	13.97	628^th	653	3.8%
2021	21.70	213^th	253	15.8%
2022	22.77	593^rd	706	16.0%
2023	18.34	619^th	696	11.1%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at West Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	12.50	785^th	810	3.1%
2019	12.85	787^th	826	4.7%
2021	34.68	295^th	449	34.3%
2022	29.29	692^nd	914	24.3%
2023	44.96	489^th	943	48.1%

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Rank History for White students at West Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	22.17	660^th	763	13.5%
2019	9.71	689^th	716	3.8%
2021	25.38	498^th	614	18.9%
2022	17.43	676^th	748	9.6%
2023	16.84	696^th	772	9.8%

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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.

Data source: NY State Education Department

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Enrollment information for West Middle School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1989	564	55	17	7	1	n/a	n/a	644
1990	567	51	16	12	0	n/a	n/a	646
1991	582	57	15	13	3	n/a	n/a	670
1992	570	72	18	16	0	n/a	n/a	676
1993	625	77	17	10	7	n/a	n/a	736
1994	612	80	13	13	0	n/a	n/a	718
1995	599	79	12	16	1	n/a	n/a	707
1996	599	79	12	16	1	n/a	n/a	707
1997	628	89	21	18	1	n/a	n/a	757
1998	596	111	28	14	1	n/a	n/a	750
1999	590	97	28	23	2	n/a	n/a	740
2000	590	145	27	21	0	n/a	n/a	783
2001	557	131	32	31	2	n/a	n/a	753
2002	555	133	24	32	1	n/a	n/a	745
2003	555	133	24	32	1	n/a	n/a	745
2004	539	155	25	38	0	n/a	n/a	757
2005	557	135	19	33	0	n/a	n/a	744
2006	571	151	26	41	1	n/a	n/a	790
2007	521	153	24	36	2	n/a	n/a	736
2008	498	158	21	44	2	n/a	n/a	723
2009	429	166	25	41	4	n/a	n/a	665
2010	444	175	23	48	4	n/a	n/a	694
2011	424	181	29	55	3	0	0	692
2012	431	179	26	46	4	0	10	696
2013	397	151	29	71	0	0	42	690
2014	374	149	31	66	5	0	44	669
2015	352	164	29	72	6	0	45	668
2016	309	149	29	56	6	0	51	600
2017	303	164	23	71	1	0	69	631
2018	307	171	27	65	1	0	63	634
2019	293	150	22	73	2	0	68	608
2020	271	146	24	71	1	0	74	587
2021	239	161	18	67	1	1	59	546
2022	234	158	15	57	0	1	68	533
2023	229	148	15	52	1	0	61	506

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 West Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	644	52.6	12.2	n/a
1990	646	53.9	11.9	n/a
1991	670	54.9	12.2	n/a
1992	676	53.9	12.5	n/a
1993	736	50.8	14.5	n/a
1994	718	51.0	14.1	31.3
1995	707	52.0	13.6	44.4
1996	707	52.0	13.6	44.4
1997	757	53.0	14.3	37
1998	750	55.0	13.6	26.9
1999	740	54.0	13.7	45
2000	783	54.0	14.5	48.3
2001	753	58.0	13.0	50.6
2002	745	62.5	11.9	46.2
2003	745	62.5	11.9	46.2
2004	757	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	744	62.5	11.9	56.2
2006	790	61.0	13.0	56.5
2007	736	60.0	12.3	41.3
2008	723	65.5	11.0	48
2009	665	62.5	10.6	54.6
2010	694	62.5	11.1	61.4
2011	692	63.4	10.9	58.1
2012	696	60.8	11.4	63.6
2013	690	57.8	11.9	60.6
2014	669	58.3	11.4	65.5
2015	668	58.0	11.5	67.2
2016	600	58.0	10.3	62.7
2017	631	60.0	10.5	67.7
2018	634	61.0	10.3	70.7
2019	608	58.0	10.4	65.6
2020	587	70.0	8.3	67.6
2021	546	67.8	8.0	70.5
2022	533	64.8	8.2	72
2023	506	57.6	8.7	67.8

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 West Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	644	52.6	12.2	n/a
1990	646	53.9	11.9	n/a
1991	670	54.9	12.2	n/a
1992	676	53.9	12.5	n/a
1993	736	50.8	14.5	n/a
1994	718	51.0	14.1	31.3
1995	707	52.0	13.6	44.4
1996	707	52.0	13.6	44.4
1997	757	53.0	14.3	37
1998	750	55.0	13.6	26.9
1999	740	54.0	13.7	45
2000	783	54.0	14.5	48.3
2001	753	58.0	13.0	50.6
2002	745	62.5	11.9	46.2
2003	745	62.5	11.9	46.2
2004	757	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	744	62.5	11.9	56.2
2006	790	61.0	13.0	56.5
2007	736	60.0	12.3	41.3
2008	723	65.5	11.0	48
2009	665	62.5	10.6	54.6
2010	694	62.5	11.1	61.4
2011	692	63.4	10.9	58.1
2012	696	60.8	11.4	63.6
2013	690	57.8	11.9	60.6
2014	669	58.3	11.4	65.5
2015	668	58.0	11.5	67.2
2016	600	58.0	10.3	62.7
2017	631	60.0	10.5	67.7
2018	634	61.0	10.3	70.7
2019	608	58.0	10.4	65.6
2020	587	70.0	8.3	67.6
2021	546	67.8	8.0	70.5
2022	533	64.8	8.2	72
2023	506	57.6	8.7	67.8

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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