Is John W Dodd Middle School a good school?

John W Dodd Middle School ranks in the bottom 18.6% of New York middle schools.

How many students attend John W Dodd Middle School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 986 students attended John W Dodd Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of John W Dodd Middle School?

Students at John W Dodd Middle School are 69% Hispanic, 22% African American, 7% White, 2% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of John W Dodd Middle School attend?

Students who attend John W Dodd Middle School usually go on to attend Freeport High School

John W Dodd Middle School

Summary:

John W Dodd Middle School is a public middle school located in Freeport, New York, serving grades 7-8 with a student population of 986 and is part of the Freeport Union Free School District.

John W Dodd Middle School faces significant challenges, with a student population that is 68.76% Hispanic and 22.01% African American, and a high percentage of students from low-income families (66.94% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch). The school consistently ranks in the bottom quartile of New York middle schools, with only 28.13% of 7th graders and 44.63% of 8th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts, and 30.83% of 7th graders and 16.59% of 8th graders proficient or better in Math. This performance lags significantly behind nearby schools, such as Shore Road School and Merrick Avenue Middle School, which are in the top quartile of New York middle schools and have much higher academic achievement.

Despite the high per-student spending of $22,690 at John W Dodd Middle School, which is significantly higher than the state average, the school's academic outcomes are significantly below the state and district averages, suggesting that additional resources alone may not be enough to improve student performance. The school's performance is particularly concerning for certain student subgroups, such as Hispanic students and students with disabilities, who rank significantly lower than their peers at other schools. However, the school's students perform exceptionally well on Regents exams, with 99.18% proficient or better in Algebra I, 100% in Geometry, and 98.99% in Earth Science, indicating that the school may be able to leverage this success to improve overall academic outcomes.

Detail:

Public 7-8

25 Pine St
Freeport, NY 11520-0801

(516) 867-5286

District: Freeport Union Free School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
1221^st of 1,500 New York Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $22,690

Students who attend John W Dodd Middle School usually attend:

High:

Freeport High School

Feeder schools for John W Dodd Middle School:

Elementary:	Archer Street School
	Bayview Avenue School
	Columbus Avenue School
	Leo F Giblyn School
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	New Visions Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio: 11.1

Number of students: 986

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

68.8%

African American:

22.0%

White:

6.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 66.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details John W Dodd Middle School ranks worse than 81.4% of middle schools in New York. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 24.19. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (68.8%), African American (22%), White (6.6%). (See more...)

Compare Details 66.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at John W Dodd Middle School is 11.1. (See more...)

Compare John W Dodd Middle School employs 88.5 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at John W Dodd Middle School is $22,690.

Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

John W Dodd Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks John W Dodd Middle School 1221^st of 1500 New York public middle schools. (See John W Dodd Middle School in the ranking list.)

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Freeport Union Free School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Freeport Union Free School District 557^th of 866 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for John W Dodd Middle School

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Rank History for all students at John W Dodd Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	38.78	759^th	1095	30.7%
2007	53.87	627^th	1123	44.2%
2008	60.82	584^th	1185	50.7%
2009	61.36	624^th	1224	49.0%
2010	64.45	517^th	1243	58.4%
2011	55.23	661^st	1295	49.0%
2012	66.37	486^th	1337	63.6%
2013	43.81	751^st	1373	45.3%
2014	31.70	972^nd	1401	30.6%
2015	34.15	956^th	1407	32.1%
2016	36.93	911^th	1429	36.2%
2017	32.82	992^nd	1455	31.8%
2018	28.97	1057^th	1438	26.5%
2019	25.69	1102^nd	1439	23.4%
2021	21.16	1051^st	1242	15.4%
2022	25.35	1169^th	1479	21.0%
2023	24.19	1221^st	1500	18.6%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at John W Dodd Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	35.50	333^rd	503	33.8%
2019	41.90	213^th	473	55.0%
2021	18.64	102^nd	118	13.6%
2022	40.48	311^th	581	46.5%
2023	42.95	278^th	591	53.0%

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Rank History for Special Education students at John W Dodd Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	33.69	840^th	1170	28.2%
2021	16.49	498^th	522	4.6%
2022	33.97	889^th	1283	30.7%
2023	35.33	852^nd	1307	34.8%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at John W Dodd Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	29.68	942^nd	1245	24.3%
2019	26.97	967^th	1241	22.1%
2021	27.94	738^th	935	21.1%
2022	29.55	990^th	1306	24.2%
2023	29.50	987^th	1288	23.4%

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Rank History for Female students at John W Dodd Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	28.87	1033^rd	1353	23.7%
2019	26.96	1049^th	1370	23.4%
2021	19.79	942^nd	1066	11.6%
2022	24.44	1181^st	1454	18.8%
2023	21.34	1249^th	1463	14.6%

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Rank History for Male students at John W Dodd Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	30.88	967^th	1352	28.5%
2019	27.91	1004^th	1366	26.5%
2021	22.06	899^th	1071	16.1%
2022	27.49	1117^th	1455	23.2%
2023	28.09	1120^th	1464	23.5%

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Rank History for African American students at John W Dodd Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	48.31	307^th	663	53.7%
2019	43.69	327^th	653	49.9%
2021	47.38	122^nd	253	51.8%
2022	42.10	397^th	706	43.8%
2023	42.88	401^st	696	42.4%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at John W Dodd Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	33.59	562^nd	810	30.6%
2019	28.05	629^th	826	23.8%
2021	25.57	358^th	449	20.3%
2022	31.67	660^th	914	27.8%
2023	29.97	697^th	943	26.1%

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Rank History for White students at John W Dodd Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2019	49.65	357^th	716	50.1%
2021	38.32	401^st	614	34.7%
2022	30.00	549^th	748	26.6%
2023	30.80	576^th	772	25.4%

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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 John W Dodd Middle School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1989	265	411	1	215	0	n/a	n/a	892
1990	261	399	0	244	0	n/a	n/a	904
1991	274	399	9	231	0	n/a	n/a	913
1992	238	429	0	222	0	n/a	n/a	889
1993	216	440	0	269	0	n/a	n/a	925
1994	231	429	9	315	0	n/a	n/a	984
1995	237	417	10	352	0	n/a	n/a	1016
1996	237	417	10	352	0	n/a	n/a	1016
1997	237	435	14	334	0	n/a	n/a	1020
1998	231	415	19	347	0	n/a	n/a	1012
1999	219	477	11	358	0	n/a	n/a	1065
2000	228	488	11	332	0	n/a	n/a	1059
2001	151	524	22	464	0	n/a	n/a	1161
2002	136	513	25	468	0	n/a	n/a	1142
2003	136	513	25	468	0	n/a	n/a	1142
2004	148	458	18	503	1	n/a	n/a	1128
2005	110	430	16	528	0	n/a	n/a	1084
2006	86	430	17	498	2	n/a	n/a	1033
2007	84	419	18	431	2	n/a	n/a	954
2008	70	397	20	446	3	n/a	n/a	936
2009	57	392	18	486	4	n/a	n/a	957
2010	65	394	11	490	5	n/a	n/a	965
2011	62	358	6	491	4	0	4	925
2012	63	353	8	508	2	4	2	940
2013	40	350	13	561	6	4	8	982
2014	58	328	15	597	7	0	8	1013
2015	60	295	14	621	5	0	6	1001
2016	56	268	13	575	5	0	10	927
2017	61	224	8	593	4	2	14	906
2018	56	236	13	628	3	1	14	951
2019	54	268	15	671	3	2	20	1033
2020	53	263	13	692	12	8	19	1060
2021	58	251	10	734	10	7	11	1081
2022	77	233	6	727	2	0	14	1059
2023	65	217	5	678	1	2	18	986

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 John W Dodd Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	892	75.9	11.7	n/a
1990	904	84.1	10.7	n/a
1991	913	84.1	10.8	n/a
1992	889	78.4	11.3	n/a
1993	925	70.2	13.2	n/a
1994	984	71.0	13.9	24.1
1995	1016	68.6	14.8	34.8
1996	1016	68.6	14.8	34.8
1997	1020	69.2	14.7	34.5
1998	1012	72.2	14.0	28.6
1999	1065	67.0	15.9	39
2000	1059	69.6	15.2	70.6
2001	1161	85.1	13.6	56.8
2002	1142	88.8	12.9	49.4
2003	1142	88.8	12.9	49.4
2004	1128	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	1084	93.5	11.6	34.8
2006	1033	91.0	11.4	49.3
2007	954	89.8	10.6	52.5
2008	936	85.8	10.9	41.1
2009	957	86.3	11.1	53.8
2010	965	87.0	11.0	39.6
2011	925	81.4	11.3	60.3
2012	940	87.0	10.7	61.2
2013	982	79.9	12.2	66.6
2014	1013	83.2	12.1	60.7
2015	1001	81.0	12.3	69.9
2016	927	85.0	10.9	72.2
2017	906	86.1	10.5	73.4
2018	951	85.0	11.1	74.8
2019	1033	81.0	12.7	63.3
2020	1060	86.0	12.3	72.4
2021	1081	90.9	11.8	63.8
2022	1059	87.9	12.0	58.8
2023	986	88.5	11.1	66.9

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 John W Dodd Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	892	75.9	11.7	n/a
1990	904	84.1	10.7	n/a
1991	913	84.1	10.8	n/a
1992	889	78.4	11.3	n/a
1993	925	70.2	13.2	n/a
1994	984	71.0	13.9	24.1
1995	1016	68.6	14.8	34.8
1996	1016	68.6	14.8	34.8
1997	1020	69.2	14.7	34.5
1998	1012	72.2	14.0	28.6
1999	1065	67.0	15.9	39
2000	1059	69.6	15.2	70.6
2001	1161	85.1	13.6	56.8
2002	1142	88.8	12.9	49.4
2003	1142	88.8	12.9	49.4
2004	1128	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	1084	93.5	11.6	34.8
2006	1033	91.0	11.4	49.3
2007	954	89.8	10.6	52.5
2008	936	85.8	10.9	41.1
2009	957	86.3	11.1	53.8
2010	965	87.0	11.0	39.6
2011	925	81.4	11.3	60.3
2012	940	87.0	10.7	61.2
2013	982	79.9	12.2	66.6
2014	1013	83.2	12.1	60.7
2015	1001	81.0	12.3	69.9
2016	927	85.0	10.9	72.2
2017	906	86.1	10.5	73.4
2018	951	85.0	11.1	74.8
2019	1033	81.0	12.7	63.3
2020	1060	86.0	12.3	72.4
2021	1081	90.9	11.8	63.8
2022	1059	87.9	12.0	58.8
2023	986	88.5	11.1	66.9

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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