Is George Fischer Middle School a good school?

George Fischer Middle School ranks 883 rd of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend George Fischer Middle School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,130 students attended George Fischer Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of George Fischer Middle School?

Students at George Fischer Middle School are 54% White, 37% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 3% African American, 2% Asian.

What high school do graduates of George Fischer Middle School attend?

Students who attend George Fischer Middle School usually go on to attend Carmel High School

George Fischer Middle School

Summary:

George Fischer Middle School is a public middle school located in Carmel, New York, serving grades 5-8 with a total enrollment of 1,130 students. The school is part of the Carmel Central School District, which is ranked 493 out of 866 districts in New York and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

George Fischer Middle School has a more diverse student population compared to many nearby schools, with 53.54% White, 37.17% Hispanic, and 2.92% African American students. However, the school's academic performance, as measured by state assessments, is generally lower than the high-performing nearby schools like Mildred E Strang Middle School and John Jay Middle School. For example, in 2022-2023, the percentage of students proficient or better in English Language Arts ranged from 27.23% (5th grade) to 42.48% (8th grade) at George Fischer, compared to 65.54% in 8th grade ELA at Mildred E Strang and 79.19% in 8th grade ELA at John Jay. Additionally, George Fischer Middle School has a higher percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 38.41% receiving free or reduced-price lunch, significantly higher than schools like Mildred E Strang (14.36%) and John Jay (7.4%).

The school's statewide ranking has declined over the years, from 237 out of 1,407 New York middle schools in 2014-2015 (4-star rating) to 883 out of 1,500 in 2022-2023 (2-star rating), suggesting a concerning trend in the school's academic performance compared to other middle schools in the state. The school's performance also varies significantly across different student subgroups, with the school ranking 115 out of 706 New York middle schools for African American students (4-star rating), but only 635 out of 943 for Hispanic students (2-star rating). These findings indicate the need for targeted interventions and support to address achievement gaps and improve overall academic outcomes at George Fischer Middle School.

Detail:

Public 5-8

281 Fair St
Carmel, NY 10512-0296

(845) 228-2300

District: Carmel Central School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
883^rd of 1,500 New York Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $23,075

Students who attend George Fischer Middle School usually attend:

High:

Carmel High School

Feeder schools for George Fischer Middle School:

Elementary:	Kent Elementary School
	Kent Primary School
	Matthew Paterson Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio: 11.7

Number of students: 1,130

Racial breakdown:

White:

53.5%

Hispanic:

37.2%

Two or more races:

3.8%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 38.4%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details George Fischer Middle School ranks worse than 58.9% of middle schools in New York. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 42.42. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (53.5%), Hispanic (37.2%), two or more races (3.8%). (See more...)

Compare Details 38.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at George Fischer Middle School is 11.7. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at George Fischer Middle School is $23,075.

Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

George Fischer Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks George Fischer Middle School 883^rd of 1500 New York public middle schools. (See George Fischer Middle School in the ranking list.)

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Carmel Central School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Carmel Central School District 493^rd of 866 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for George Fischer Middle School

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Rank History for all students at George Fischer Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	76.79	246^th	1095	77.5%
2007	71.59	348^th	1123	69.0%
2008	77.41	252^nd	1185	78.7%
2009	73.64	332^nd	1224	72.9%
2010	77.73	272^nd	1243	78.1%
2011	79.94	245^th	1295	81.1%
2012	78.07	275^th	1337	79.4%
2013	65.65	400^th	1373	70.9%
2014	67.19	371^st	1401	73.5%
2015	77.05	237^th	1407	83.2%
2016	61.58	475^th	1429	66.8%
2017	60.20	516^th	1455	64.5%
2018	55.77	581^st	1438	59.6%
2019	52.16	606^th	1439	57.9%
2021	45.66	649^th	1242	47.7%
2022	55.37	604^th	1479	59.2%
2023	42.42	883^rd	1500	41.1%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at George Fischer Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	51.37	50^th	107	53.3%
2019	35.78	76^th	126	39.7%
2022	44.34	102^nd	190	46.3%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at George Fischer Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	25.00	499^th	503	0.8%
2019	21.46	473^rd	473	0.0%
2022	23.26	556^th	581	4.3%
2023	26.97	520^th	591	12.0%

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Rank History for Special Education students at George Fischer Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	51.99	407^th	1170	65.2%
2019	37.78	671^st	1139	41.1%
2021	44.80	234^th	522	55.2%
2022	61.07	299^th	1283	76.7%
2023	35.14	857^th	1307	34.4%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at George Fischer Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	42.40	680^th	1245	45.4%
2019	41.23	667^th	1241	46.3%
2021	37.85	568^th	935	39.3%
2022	45.40	629^th	1306	51.8%
2023	35.97	879^th	1288	31.8%

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Rank History for Female students at George Fischer Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	63.97	453^rd	1353	66.5%
2019	60.56	490^th	1370	64.2%
2021	45.26	565^th	1066	47.0%
2022	61.39	495^th	1454	66.0%
2023	39.48	906^th	1463	38.1%

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Rank History for Male students at George Fischer Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	48.65	671^st	1352	50.4%
2019	45.77	675^th	1366	50.6%
2021	43.80	584^th	1071	45.5%
2022	50.08	646^th	1455	55.6%
2023	49.17	704^th	1464	51.9%

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Rank History for Asian students at George Fischer Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	75.05	81^st	374	78.3%
2019	47.81	232^nd	369	37.1%

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Rank History for African American students at George Fischer Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	65.41	162^nd	663	75.6%
2019	69.31	142^nd	653	78.3%
2022	74.51	115^th	706	83.7%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at George Fischer Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	43.03	458^th	810	43.5%
2019	43.66	426^th	826	48.4%
2021	39.57	266^th	449	40.8%
2022	48.00	421^st	914	53.9%
2023	34.07	635^th	943	32.7%

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Rank History for White students at George Fischer Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	45.56	423^rd	763	44.6%
2019	45.41	387^th	716	45.9%
2021	46.54	323^rd	614	47.4%
2022	51.81	355^th	748	52.5%
2023	39.62	488^th	772	36.8%

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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 George Fischer Middle School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	1183	10	11	16	3	n/a	n/a	0	1223
1990	1240	15	7	14	4	n/a	n/a	0	1280
1991	1211	18	12	16	3	n/a	n/a	0	1260
1992	1187	16	11	27	8	n/a	n/a	0	1249
1993	1255	14	10	34	2	n/a	n/a	0	1315
1994	1238	21	15	43	4	n/a	n/a	0	1321
1995	1301	16	15	51	4	n/a	n/a	0	1387
1996	1301	16	15	51	4	n/a	n/a	0	1387
1997	1358	27	17	52	4	n/a	n/a	0	1458
1998	1356	34	9	69	8	n/a	n/a	0	1476
1999	1427	31	12	58	2	n/a	n/a	0	1530
2000	1424	30	31	97	0	n/a	n/a	0	1582
2001	1427	33	17	84	2	n/a	n/a	0	1563
2002	1436	36	9	119	1	n/a	n/a	0	1601
2003	1436	36	9	119	1	n/a	n/a	0	1601
2004	1397	43	13	131	0	n/a	n/a	0	1584
2005	1347	42	21	165	3	n/a	n/a	0	1578
2006	1302	42	29	184	3	n/a	n/a	0	1560
2007	1280	42	29	196	1	n/a	n/a	0	1548
2008	1212	31	30	181	1	n/a	n/a	0	1455
2009	1158	39	32	188	2	n/a	n/a	0	1419
2010	1149	39	32	192	1	n/a	n/a	0	1413
2011	1116	44	42	189	2	0	0	0	1393
2012	1079	35	33	229	0	2	16	0	1394
2013	1058	29	38	226	0	3	18	0	1372
2014	1032	29	39	251	1	0	27	0	1379
2015	996	34	42	281	2	0	31	0	1386
2016	938	33	38	293	3	0	40	0	1345
2017	917	31	39	324	3	0	40	0	1354
2018	879	40	42	328	3	0	34	0	1326
2019	816	34	33	354	4	0	33	0	1274
2020	775	34	28	363	4	1	32	0	1237
2021	703	36	26	390	2	1	33	0	1191
2022	653	35	23	402	2	2	38	0	1155
2023	605	33	23	420	2	1	43	3	1130

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 George Fischer Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	1223	101.6	12.0	n/a
1990	1280	103.8	12.3	n/a
1991	1260	108.5	11.6	n/a
1992	1249	102.5	12.1	n/a
1993	1315	87.9	15.0	n/a
1994	1321	100.5	13.1	8.3
1995	1387	99.5	13.9	5.3
1996	1387	99.5	13.9	5.3
1997	1458	100.5	14.5	8.4
1998	1476	107.7	13.7	9.3
1999	1530	105.1	14.6	5.7
2000	1582	106.9	14.8	7.5
2001	1563	105.7	14.8	7.1
2002	1601	107.1	14.9	7.6
2003	1601	107.1	14.9	7.6
2004	1584	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	1578	112.5	14.0	9.4
2006	1560	113.0	13.8	9.4
2007	1548	112.6	13.7	10.4
2008	1455	111.2	13.1	12
2009	1419	108.3	13.1	13.5
2010	1413	108.9	12.9	14.5
2011	1393	109.0	12.7	15.1
2012	1394	104.7	13.3	15.4
2013	1372	101.9	13.4	16.7
2014	1379	95.9	14.3	n/a
2015	1386	97.0	14.2	22
2016	1345	99.0	13.5	22.5
2017	1354	105.1	12.8	25.4
2018	1326	106.4	12.4	28.3
2019	1274	98.7	12.9	29.7
2020	1237	100.2	12.3	31.4
2021	1191	102.2	11.6	32.2
2022	1155	102.4	11.2	33.4
2023	1130	96.0	11.7	38.4

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 George Fischer Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	1223	101.6	12.0	n/a
1990	1280	103.8	12.3	n/a
1991	1260	108.5	11.6	n/a
1992	1249	102.5	12.1	n/a
1993	1315	87.9	15.0	n/a
1994	1321	100.5	13.1	8.3
1995	1387	99.5	13.9	5.3
1996	1387	99.5	13.9	5.3
1997	1458	100.5	14.5	8.4
1998	1476	107.7	13.7	9.3
1999	1530	105.1	14.6	5.7
2000	1582	106.9	14.8	7.5
2001	1563	105.7	14.8	7.1
2002	1601	107.1	14.9	7.6
2003	1601	107.1	14.9	7.6
2004	1584	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	1578	112.5	14.0	9.4
2006	1560	113.0	13.8	9.4
2007	1548	112.6	13.7	10.4
2008	1455	111.2	13.1	12
2009	1419	108.3	13.1	13.5
2010	1413	108.9	12.9	14.5
2011	1393	109.0	12.7	15.1
2012	1394	104.7	13.3	15.4
2013	1372	101.9	13.4	16.7
2014	1379	95.9	14.3	n/a
2015	1386	97.0	14.2	22
2016	1345	99.0	13.5	22.5
2017	1354	105.1	12.8	25.4
2018	1326	106.4	12.4	28.3
2019	1274	98.7	12.9	29.7
2020	1237	100.2	12.3	31.4
2021	1191	102.2	11.6	32.2
2022	1155	102.4	11.2	33.4
2023	1130	96.0	11.7	38.4

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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