Is Cairo-Durham Middle School a good school?

Cairo-Durham Middle School ranks 779 th of 1504 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Cairo-Durham Middle School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 254 students attended Cairo-Durham Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Cairo-Durham Middle School?

Students at Cairo-Durham Middle School are 77% White, 13% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What high school do graduates of Cairo-Durham Middle School attend?

Students who attend Cairo-Durham Middle School usually go on to attend Cairo-Durham High School

Cairo-Durham Middle School

Summary:

Cairo-Durham Middle School is a public middle school serving 256 students in grades 6-8 in the Cairo-Durham Central School District located in Cairo, NY. The school consistently outperforms the state average in English Language Arts (ELA) and Science assessments, with 60.81% of 8th graders proficient or better in ELA compared to the state average of 51.88%. However, the school struggles in Math, with proficiency rates below the state average across all grades.

One of the school's strengths is its exceptional performance on Regents exams, with 100% proficiency rates in Living Environment and Algebra I in 2023-2024, significantly higher than the state averages of 62.35% and 62.47%, respectively. The school also supports the academic growth of its Special Education and Economically Disadvantaged students, who outperform their respective state averages. However, there is a disparity in performance between male and female students, as well as between White and Hispanic students, suggesting the need to address equity and inclusion issues.

While Cairo-Durham Middle School has seen a steady increase in per-student spending and maintains a relatively low student-teacher ratio, the school's overall ranking has fluctuated in recent years, though it has shown a consistent trend of improvement, moving from a 1-star to a 2-star rating by SchoolDigger. By building on its successes and addressing its areas of improvement, the school can continue to enhance the educational experience and outcomes for its students.

Detail:

Public 6-8

1301 Rt 145
Cairo, NY 12413-1139

(518) 622-0490

District: Cairo-Durham Central School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
779^th of 1,504 New York Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $20,358

Students who attend Cairo-Durham Middle School usually attend:

High:

Cairo-Durham High School

Feeder schools for Cairo-Durham Middle School:

Elementary:

Cairo-Durham Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio: 7.9

Number of students: 254

Racial breakdown:

White:

77.2%

Hispanic:

13.4%

Two or more races:

6.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 59.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Cairo-Durham Middle School ranks worse than 51.8% of middle schools in New York. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 46.45. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (77.2%), Hispanic (13.4%), two or more races (6.7%). (See more...)

Compare Details 59.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Cairo-Durham Middle School is 7.9. (See more...)

Compare Cairo-Durham Middle School employs 31.9 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Cairo-Durham Middle School is $20,358.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Cairo-Durham Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Cairo-Durham Middle School 779^th of 1504 New York public middle schools. (See Cairo-Durham Middle School in the ranking list.)

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Cairo-Durham Central School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Cairo-Durham Central School District 473^rd of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Cairo-Durham Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Cairo-Durham Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	58.20	533^rd	1095	51.3%
2007	53.13	640^th	1123	43.0%
2008	51.97	715^th	1185	39.7%
2009	50.86	776^th	1224	36.6%
2010	48.94	747^th	1243	39.9%
2011	44.99	796^th	1295	38.5%
2012	44.64	817^th	1337	38.9%
2013	39.04	833^rd	1373	39.3%
2014	37.25	885^th	1401	36.8%
2015	34.14	957^th	1407	32.0%
2016	31.65	995^th	1429	30.4%
2017	24.95	1146^th	1455	21.2%
2018	31.28	1014^th	1438	29.5%
2019	32.00	977^th	1439	32.1%
2021	25.30	999^th	1242	19.6%
2022	41.75	861^st	1479	41.8%
2023	29.85	1101^st	1500	26.6%
2024	46.45	779^th	1504	48.2%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Cairo-Durham Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	51.89	410^th	1170	65.0%
2019	31.76	821^st	1139	27.9%
2021	33.86	347^th	522	33.5%
2022	45.91	560^th	1283	56.4%
2023	41.48	699^th	1307	46.5%
2024	46.79	566^th	1303	56.6%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Cairo-Durham Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	29.68	941^st	1245	24.4%
2019	30.90	901^st	1241	27.4%
2021	27.17	750^th	935	19.8%
2022	43.64	671^st	1306	48.6%
2023	26.21	1045^th	1288	18.9%
2024	43.65	698^th	1296	46.1%

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Rank History for Female students at Cairo-Durham Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	40.57	831^st	1353	38.6%
2019	34.64	923^rd	1370	32.6%
2021	29.26	814^th	1066	23.6%
2022	40.56	860^th	1454	40.9%
2023	32.18	1053^rd	1463	28.0%
2024	45.22	805^th	1465	45.1%

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Rank History for Male students at Cairo-Durham Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	24.31	1100^th	1352	18.6%
2019	31.98	926^th	1366	32.2%
2021	21.28	910^th	1071	15.0%
2022	43.23	796^th	1455	45.3%
2023	27.33	1131^st	1464	22.7%
2024	47.45	734^th	1464	49.9%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Cairo-Durham Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	23.99	682^nd	826	17.4%
2023	22.42	814^th	943	13.7%

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Rank History for White students at Cairo-Durham Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	21.37	668^th	763	12.5%
2019	21.61	609^th	716	14.9%
2021	16.90	553^rd	614	9.9%
2022	28.27	573^rd	748	23.4%
2023	22.75	648^th	772	16.1%
2024	37.97	504^th	778	35.2%

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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 Cairo-Durham Middle School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1995	240	1	3	4	1	n/a	n/a	249
1996	240	1	3	4	1	n/a	n/a	249
1997	394	3	4	10	1	n/a	n/a	412
1998	418	4	3	15	0	n/a	n/a	440
1999	415	5	1	12	2	n/a	n/a	435
2000	420	4	7	8	0	n/a	n/a	439
2001	440	5	5	8	0	n/a	n/a	458
2002	431	7	4	22	3	n/a	n/a	467
2003	431	7	4	22	3	n/a	n/a	467
2004	429	8	4	22	3	n/a	n/a	466
2005	415	12	6	19	1	n/a	n/a	453
2006	413	11	7	15	0	n/a	n/a	446
2007	393	16	3	13	0	n/a	n/a	425
2008	375	19	4	11	0	n/a	n/a	409
2009	353	19	2	14	0	n/a	n/a	388
2010	347	17	3	11	3	n/a	n/a	381
2011	299	9	0	30	3	0	11	352
2012	281	6	1	23	1	0	13	325
2013	258	4	1	22	0	0	22	307
2014	238	4	1	29	0	0	23	295
2015	213	6	1	24	1	0	18	263
2016	232	4	1	24	1	0	12	274
2017	245	7	0	19	1	0	18	290
2018	229	3	0	19	1	0	18	270
2019	233	6	1	25	2	0	16	283
2020	243	6	2	28	1	0	18	298
2021	234	8	3	18	0	0	17	280
2022	216	6	4	16	0	0	11	253
2023	209	5	5	22	1	0	14	256
2024	196	2	4	34	1	0	17	254

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 Cairo-Durham Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1995	249	3.0	83.0	37.3
1996	249	3.0	83.0	37.3
1997	412	26.0	15.8	22.8
1998	440	29.4	15.0	26.4
1999	435	31.4	13.9	18.2
2000	439	32.6	13.5	27.3
2001	458	32.4	14.1	38
2002	467	33.4	14.0	33.2
2003	467	33.4	14.0	33.2
2004	466	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	453	37.2	12.2	28.7
2006	446	38.0	11.7	29.6
2007	425	37.4	11.4	30.8
2008	409	39.4	10.4	31.1
2009	388	38.0	10.2	38.1
2010	381	37.0	10.2	42.3
2011	352	35.9	9.7	44.3
2012	325	31.4	10.3	47.7
2013	307	29.0	10.5	43.3
2014	295	26.0	11.3	50.5
2015	263	26.0	10.1	54.8
2016	274	22.0	12.4	58
2017	290	24.8	11.6	55.2
2018	270	23.0	11.7	46.3
2019	283	22.0	12.8	55.8
2020	298	40.0	7.4	55.4
2021	280	32.5	8.6	59.3
2022	253	35.6	7.1	57.7
2023	256	32.0	7.9	62.1
2024	254	31.9	7.9	59.8

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 Cairo-Durham Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1995	249	3.0	83.0	37.3
1996	249	3.0	83.0	37.3
1997	412	26.0	15.8	22.8
1998	440	29.4	15.0	26.4
1999	435	31.4	13.9	18.2
2000	439	32.6	13.5	27.3
2001	458	32.4	14.1	38
2002	467	33.4	14.0	33.2
2003	467	33.4	14.0	33.2
2004	466	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	453	37.2	12.2	28.7
2006	446	38.0	11.7	29.6
2007	425	37.4	11.4	30.8
2008	409	39.4	10.4	31.1
2009	388	38.0	10.2	38.1
2010	381	37.0	10.2	42.3
2011	352	35.9	9.7	44.3
2012	325	31.4	10.3	47.7
2013	307	29.0	10.5	43.3
2014	295	26.0	11.3	50.5
2015	263	26.0	10.1	54.8
2016	274	22.0	12.4	58
2017	290	24.8	11.6	55.2
2018	270	23.0	11.7	46.3
2019	283	22.0	12.8	55.8
2020	298	40.0	7.4	55.4
2021	280	32.5	8.6	59.3
2022	253	35.6	7.1	57.7
2023	256	32.0	7.9	62.1
2024	254	31.9	7.9	59.8

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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