Is Carthage Middle School a good school?

Carthage Middle School ranks 773 rd of 1504 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Carthage Middle School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 899 students attended Carthage Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Carthage Middle School?

Students at Carthage Middle School are 72% White, 11% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 6% African American.

What high school do graduates of Carthage Middle School attend?

Students who attend Carthage Middle School usually go on to attend Carthage Senior High School

Carthage Middle School

Summary:

Carthage Middle School is a public middle school serving grades 5-8 in the Carthage Central School District in Carthage, New York, with 899 students and a student-teacher ratio of 10.8. While the school has consistently been ranked in the bottom half of New York middle schools over the past decade, with a current statewide ranking of 773 out of 1,504 schools and a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger, there are some key insights that provide a more nuanced understanding of the school's performance.

Academically, Carthage Middle School's performance, as measured by state assessments, is generally below the state average across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in English Language Arts ranged from 34% to 44.13%, compared to the state average of 43.68% to 51.88%. In math, the proficiency rates ranged from 36.19% to 54.64%, compared to the state average of 40.72% to 57.08%. Additionally, the school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with Hispanic and multi-racial students performing relatively well, while White students and students with special needs perform poorly. This suggests that the school may be struggling to effectively support and educate all of its students, regardless of their background.

Compared to nearby middle schools, such as Lowville Middle School and Beaver River Middle School, Carthage Middle School generally performs worse academically, despite having a lower student-teacher ratio and higher spending per student. This suggests that factors beyond just resources and staffing may be contributing to the school's challenges. Additionally, Carthage Middle School has a relatively high percentage of military-connected students, which may present unique challenges and opportunities for the school to support this population.

Detail:

Public 5-8

21986 Cole Rd
Carthage, NY 13619-9527

(315) 493-5020

District: Carthage Central School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
773^rd of 1,504 New York Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $10,779

Students who attend Carthage Middle School usually attend:

High:

Carthage Senior High School

Feeder schools for Carthage Middle School:

Elementary:	Black River School
	Carthage Elementary School
	West Carthage Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio: 10.8

Number of students: 899

Racial breakdown:

White:

71.9%

Hispanic:

11.5%

Two or more races:

9.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 50.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Carthage Middle School ranks worse than 51.4% of middle schools in New York. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 46.85. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (71.9%), Hispanic (11.5%), two or more races (9.9%). (See more...)

Compare Details 50.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Carthage Middle School is 10.8. (See more...)

Compare Carthage Middle School employs 82.9 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Carthage Middle School is $10,779.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Carthage Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Carthage Middle School 773^rd of 1504 New York public middle schools. (See Carthage Middle School in the ranking list.)

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Carthage Central School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Carthage Central School District 680^th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Carthage Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Carthage Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	58.77	522^nd	1095	52.3%
2007	57.05	584^th	1123	48.0%
2008	57.30	646^th	1185	45.5%
2009	63.21	588^th	1224	52.0%
2010	59.65	596^th	1243	52.1%
2011	56.94	633^rd	1295	51.1%
2012	52.88	705^th	1337	47.3%
2013	46.13	720^th	1373	47.6%
2014	48.35	680^th	1401	51.5%
2015	43.87	781^st	1407	44.5%
2016	49.90	672^nd	1429	53.0%
2017	47.54	742^nd	1455	49.0%
2018	50.90	666^th	1438	53.7%
2019	49.14	660^th	1439	54.1%
2021	30.41	905^th	1242	27.1%
2022	44.78	798^th	1479	46.0%
2023	43.52	856^th	1500	42.9%
2024	46.85	773^rd	1504	48.6%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Carthage Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	48.66	54^th	107	49.5%
2019	51.22	52^nd	126	58.7%
2021	28.06	69^th	95	27.4%
2022	39.00	117^th	190	38.4%
2023	39.00	127^th	208	38.9%
2024	54.48	93^rd	220	57.7%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Carthage Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	44.83	543^rd	1170	53.6%
2019	45.38	496^th	1139	56.5%
2021	21.55	458^th	522	12.3%
2022	32.90	923^rd	1283	28.1%
2023	30.35	966^th	1307	26.1%
2024	25.55	1092^nd	1303	16.2%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	40.43	733^rd	1245	41.1%
2019	40.57	685^th	1241	44.8%
2021	32.38	664^th	935	29.0%
2022	31.92	937^th	1306	28.3%
2023	36.09	876^th	1288	32.0%
2024	35.27	865^th	1296	33.3%

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Rank History for Female students at Carthage Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	49.23	696^th	1353	48.6%
2019	53.83	579^th	1370	57.7%
2021	32.96	765^th	1066	28.2%
2022	52.08	662^nd	1454	54.5%
2023	46.81	777^th	1463	46.9%
2024	45.32	799^th	1465	45.5%

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Rank History for Military Connected students at Carthage Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	37.69	2^nd	4	50.0%
2019	33.76	5^th	5	0.0%
2021	31.57	4^th	5	20.0%
2022	49.15	3^rd	7	57.1%
2023	35.67	10^th	14	28.6%
2024	53.89	4^th	10	60.0%

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Rank History for Male students at Carthage Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	52.42	602^nd	1352	55.5%
2019	44.10	706^th	1366	48.3%
2021	26.87	836^th	1071	21.9%
2022	39.36	864^th	1455	40.6%
2023	40.48	883^rd	1464	39.7%
2024	48.52	704^th	1464	51.9%

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Rank History for African American students at Carthage Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	38.20	404^th	663	39.1%
2019	33.38	432^nd	653	33.8%
2021	57.37	86^th	253	66.0%
2022	57.60	243^rd	706	65.6%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Carthage Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	57.72	302^nd	810	62.7%
2019	64.11	232^nd	826	71.9%
2021	33.49	304^th	449	32.3%
2022	60.18	298^th	914	67.4%
2023	63.98	274^th	943	70.9%
2024	76.04	158^th	953	83.4%

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Rank History for White students at Carthage Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	34.61	536^th	763	29.8%
2019	32.34	514^th	716	28.2%
2021	19.22	537^th	614	12.5%
2022	26.55	596^th	748	20.3%
2023	26.73	607^th	772	21.4%
2024	30.01	591^st	778	24.0%

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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 Carthage Middle School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	728	45	8	13	0	n/a	n/a	0	794
1990	713	34	13	14	0	n/a	n/a	0	774
1991	698	37	13	19	0	n/a	n/a	0	767
1992	645	52	20	22	0	n/a	n/a	0	739
1993	670	56	23	18	0	n/a	n/a	0	767
1994	672	44	18	24	0	n/a	n/a	0	758
1995	645	66	17	28	0	n/a	n/a	0	756
1996	645	66	17	28	0	n/a	n/a	0	756
1997	660	53	14	21	0	n/a	n/a	0	748
1998	663	51	12	21	0	n/a	n/a	0	747
1999	629	52	14	22	0	n/a	n/a	0	717
2000	626	47	17	21	0	n/a	n/a	0	711
2001	633	58	19	22	0	n/a	n/a	0	732
2002	602	55	8	19	0	n/a	n/a	0	684
2003	602	55	8	19	0	n/a	n/a	0	684
2004	612	32	17	23	4	n/a	n/a	0	688
2005	611	46	9	25	6	n/a	n/a	0	697
2006	622	58	11	22	7	n/a	n/a	0	720
2007	615	46	15	22	0	n/a	n/a	0	698
2008	594	36	10	19	4	n/a	n/a	0	663
2009	810	40	57	33	4	n/a	n/a	23	967
2010	839	88	15	56	7	n/a	n/a	41	1046
2011	852	88	25	55	8	0	35	0	1063
2012	823	77	4	52	5	5	49	0	1015
2013	813	78	14	84	6	7	61	0	1063
2014	764	69	19	94	11	0	64	0	1021
2015	753	75	16	96	11	0	70	0	1021
2016	730	65	16	93	4	0	82	0	990
2017	743	43	11	101	4	7	71	0	980
2018	734	43	6	90	6	2	68	0	949
2019	697	51	8	102	4	3	65	0	930
2020	690	56	11	92	4	6	84	0	943
2021	654	44	9	93	7	5	75	0	887
2022	688	54	10	92	5	4	70	0	923
2023	646	50	5	103	4	2	89	0	899

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 Carthage Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	794	49.9	15.9	n/a
1990	774	52.9	14.6	n/a
1991	767	52.7	14.5	n/a
1992	739	53.8	13.7	n/a
1993	767	53.9	14.2	n/a
1994	758	53.0	14.3	23.7
1995	756	54.0	14.0	23.9
1996	756	54.0	14.0	23.9
1997	748	51.0	14.7	26.9
1998	747	53.0	14.1	30
1999	717	50.0	14.3	28.3
2000	711	52.0	13.7	44.2
2001	732	52.1	14.0	38.5
2002	684	53.8	12.7	32
2003	684	53.8	12.7	32
2004	688	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	697	54.7	12.7	38
2006	720	56.0	12.9	40.1
2007	698	57.6	12.1	37.2
2008	663	58.8	11.3	23.1
2009	967	64.7	14.9	39.3
2010	1046	68.9	15.1	50
2011	1063	60.8	17.4	44.4
2012	1015	65.0	15.6	46.6
2013	1063	71.3	14.8	47.3
2014	1021	74.2	13.7	40.9
2015	1021	75.0	13.6	39.1
2016	990	76.0	13.0	42.6
2017	980	73.3	13.3	48.2
2018	949	79.3	11.9	52.3
2019	930	77.3	12.0	51
2020	943	96.3	9.7	48.4
2021	887	85.9	10.3	46.9
2022	923	86.6	10.6	40.3
2023	899	82.9	10.8	50.8

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 Carthage Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	794	49.9	15.9	n/a
1990	774	52.9	14.6	n/a
1991	767	52.7	14.5	n/a
1992	739	53.8	13.7	n/a
1993	767	53.9	14.2	n/a
1994	758	53.0	14.3	23.7
1995	756	54.0	14.0	23.9
1996	756	54.0	14.0	23.9
1997	748	51.0	14.7	26.9
1998	747	53.0	14.1	30
1999	717	50.0	14.3	28.3
2000	711	52.0	13.7	44.2
2001	732	52.1	14.0	38.5
2002	684	53.8	12.7	32
2003	684	53.8	12.7	32
2004	688	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	697	54.7	12.7	38
2006	720	56.0	12.9	40.1
2007	698	57.6	12.1	37.2
2008	663	58.8	11.3	23.1
2009	967	64.7	14.9	39.3
2010	1046	68.9	15.1	50
2011	1063	60.8	17.4	44.4
2012	1015	65.0	15.6	46.6
2013	1063	71.3	14.8	47.3
2014	1021	74.2	13.7	40.9
2015	1021	75.0	13.6	39.1
2016	990	76.0	13.0	42.6
2017	980	73.3	13.3	48.2
2018	949	79.3	11.9	52.3
2019	930	77.3	12.0	51
2020	943	96.3	9.7	48.4
2021	887	85.9	10.3	46.9
2022	923	86.6	10.6	40.3
2023	899	82.9	10.8	50.8

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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