Is Merton Williams Middle School a good school?

Merton Williams Middle School ranks 673 rd of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Merton Williams Middle School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 641 students attended Merton Williams Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Merton Williams Middle School?

Students at Merton Williams Middle School are 84% White, 7% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 3% African American.

What high school do graduates of Merton Williams Middle School attend?

Students who attend Merton Williams Middle School usually go on to attend Hilton High School

Merton Williams Middle School

Summary:

Merton Williams Middle School is a public middle school located in Hilton, NY, serving grades 7-8 with a total enrollment of 641 students. The school is part of the Hilton Central School District, which is ranked 355 out of 866 school districts in New York and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Merton Williams Middle School consistently performs above the state average in several subject areas, including Math and Regents exams. For example, in 2022-2023, the school had 100% proficiency in Regents Algebra I and Living Environment, compared to the state averages of 64.62% and 65.7%, respectively. The school also has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 10.3, which is lower than most of the nearby schools, and its spending per student of $11,759 in 2022-2023 is higher than the state average. However, the school's racial makeup has become less diverse over the past few years, with the percentage of white students increasing from 87.82% in 2021-2022 to 84.09% in 2022-2023.

While Merton Williams Middle School performs well overall, there are some disparities in the performance of different student subgroups. The school's ranking for Hispanic students and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds is significantly lower than its overall ranking. When compared to nearby schools, such as Churchville-Chili Middle School and Dake Junior High School, Merton Williams Middle School generally outperforms them in academic metrics, but these schools also demonstrate strong academic performance and may serve as useful benchmarks for Merton Williams Middle School.

Detail:

Public 6-8

200 School Ln
Hilton, NY 14468-1295

(585) 392-1000

District: Hilton Central School District

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $11,759

Students who attend Merton Williams Middle School usually attend:

High:

Hilton High School

Feeder schools for Merton Williams Middle School:

Elementary:	Northwood Elementary School
	Quest Elementary School
	Village Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio: 10.3

Number of students: 641

Racial breakdown:

White:

84.1%

Hispanic:

7.3%

Two or more races:

4.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 26.2%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Merton Williams Middle School ranks better than 55.1% of middle schools in New York. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 51.88. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (84.1%), Hispanic (7.3%), two or more races (4.7%). (See more...)

Compare Details 26.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Merton Williams Middle School is 10.3. (See more...)

Compare Merton Williams Middle School employs 62 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Merton Williams Middle School is $11,759.

Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Merton Williams Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Merton Williams Middle School 673^rd of 1500 New York public middle schools. (See Merton Williams Middle School in the ranking list.)

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Hilton Central School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Hilton Central School District 355^th of 866 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Merton Williams Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Merton Williams Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	80.05	198^th	1095	81.9%
2007	78.41	233^rd	1123	79.3%
2008	79.06	217^th	1185	81.7%
2009	81.92	116^th	1224	90.5%
2010	78.79	249^th	1243	80.0%
2011	77.48	294^th	1295	77.3%
2012	83.13	183^rd	1337	86.3%
2013	75.23	277^th	1373	79.8%
2014	72.58	294^th	1401	79.0%
2015	72.42	307^th	1407	78.2%
2016	61.38	477^th	1429	66.6%
2017	69.16	372^nd	1455	74.4%
2018	63.16	473^rd	1438	67.1%
2019	62.39	475^th	1439	67.0%
2021	50.88	558^th	1242	55.1%
2022	51.20	666^th	1479	55.0%
2023	51.88	673^rd	1500	55.1%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Merton Williams Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	50.14	108^th	208	48.1%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Merton Williams Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	58.65	309^th	1170	73.6%
2019	47.07	458^th	1139	59.8%
2021	47.54	209^th	522	60.0%
2022	47.66	515^th	1283	59.9%
2023	59.52	353^rd	1307	73.0%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Merton Williams Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	52.38	485^th	1245	61.0%
2019	51.77	491^st	1241	60.4%
2021	54.87	339^th	935	63.7%
2022	43.08	683^rd	1306	47.7%
2023	33.38	921^st	1288	28.5%

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Rank History for Female students at Merton Williams Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	68.34	397^th	1353	70.7%
2019	63.81	445^th	1370	67.5%
2021	50.95	479^th	1066	55.1%
2022	55.57	597^th	1454	58.9%
2023	52.36	668^th	1463	54.3%

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Rank History for Male students at Merton Williams Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	54.39	568^th	1352	58.0%
2019	59.35	476^th	1366	65.2%
2021	48.32	522^nd	1071	51.3%
2022	47.44	704^th	1455	51.6%
2023	51.51	655^th	1464	55.3%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Merton Williams Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	16.31	758^th	810	6.4%
2019	27.98	631^st	826	23.6%
2021	29.39	332^nd	449	26.1%
2022	38.34	554^th	914	39.4%
2023	38.59	578^th	943	38.7%

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Rank History for White students at Merton Williams Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	51.46	374^th	763	51.0%
2019	53.00	341^st	716	52.4%
2021	43.01	353^rd	614	42.5%
2022	36.87	483^rd	748	35.4%
2023	41.94	464^th	772	39.9%

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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 Merton Williams Middle School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	675	15	6	1	2	n/a	n/a	0	699
1990	779	11	8	4	1	n/a	n/a	0	803
1991	800	12	6	3	1	n/a	n/a	0	822
1992	872	14	13	4	1	n/a	n/a	0	904
1993	597	7	3	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	610
1994	613	5	2	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	624
1995	713	12	7	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	735
1996	713	12	7	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	735
1997	729	7	6	5	0	n/a	n/a	0	747
1998	749	8	9	9	3	n/a	n/a	0	778
1999	737	16	7	3	5	n/a	n/a	0	768
2000	736	13	3	4	6	n/a	n/a	0	762
2001	749	11	5	15	2	n/a	n/a	0	782
2002	683	14	8	2	3	n/a	n/a	0	710
2003	683	14	8	2	3	n/a	n/a	0	710
2004	698	15	8	8	1	n/a	n/a	0	730
2005	745	15	8	10	2	n/a	n/a	0	780
2006	717	17	10	7	6	n/a	n/a	0	757
2007	663	21	7	10	3	n/a	n/a	0	704
2008	640	12	8	14	3	n/a	n/a	3	680
2009	637	4	8	17	4	n/a	n/a	4	674
2010	651	16	9	21	3	n/a	n/a	4	704
2011	638	19	8	22	3	0	12	0	702
2012	623	10	11	20	2	0	9	0	675
2013	617	8	11	20	1	0	12	0	669
2014	638	13	11	30	1	0	12	0	705
2015	656	15	14	35	2	0	11	0	733
2016	611	10	11	29	2	0	22	0	685
2017	647	12	5	29	0	0	25	0	718
2018	656	16	7	32	1	0	16	0	728
2019	607	14	9	43	1	0	18	0	692
2020	622	10	2	34	0	0	16	0	684
2021	629	15	6	34	1	0	12	0	697
2022	591	13	5	41	2	0	21	0	673
2023	539	20	4	47	1	0	30	0	641

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 Merton Williams Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	699	58.4	11.9	n/a
1990	803	62.8	12.7	n/a
1991	822	61.4	13.3	n/a
1992	904	59.3	15.2	n/a
1993	610	44.5	13.7	n/a
1994	624	47.2	13.2	5.9
1995	735	52.6	14.0	6.4
1996	735	52.6	14.0	6.4
1997	747	57.5	13.0	5.2
1998	778	62.6	12.4	6.6
1999	768	60.6	12.7	9.5
2000	762	61.8	12.3	10.6
2001	782	63.2	12.4	13.6
2002	710	58.0	12.2	15.4
2003	710	58.0	12.2	15.4
2004	730	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	780	61.0	12.8	19.1
2006	757	60.0	12.6	18.4
2007	704	58.3	12.1	18
2008	680	54.9	12.4	21
2009	674	55.6	12.1	17.6
2010	704	53.5	13.1	20.4
2011	702	51.2	13.7	21.9
2012	675	47.5	14.2	19.9
2013	669	51.7	12.9	24.8
2014	705	50.4	13.9	19.7
2015	733	54.0	13.5	20.1
2016	685	55.0	12.4	20.4
2017	718	55.8	12.8	26.7
2018	728	56.0	13.0	25.4
2019	692	49.9	13.8	28.9
2020	684	61.0	11.2	28.7
2021	697	55.1	12.6	26.7
2022	673	60.7	11.0	25.7
2023	641	62.0	10.3	26.2

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 Merton Williams Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	699	58.4	11.9	n/a
1990	803	62.8	12.7	n/a
1991	822	61.4	13.3	n/a
1992	904	59.3	15.2	n/a
1993	610	44.5	13.7	n/a
1994	624	47.2	13.2	5.9
1995	735	52.6	14.0	6.4
1996	735	52.6	14.0	6.4
1997	747	57.5	13.0	5.2
1998	778	62.6	12.4	6.6
1999	768	60.6	12.7	9.5
2000	762	61.8	12.3	10.6
2001	782	63.2	12.4	13.6
2002	710	58.0	12.2	15.4
2003	710	58.0	12.2	15.4
2004	730	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	780	61.0	12.8	19.1
2006	757	60.0	12.6	18.4
2007	704	58.3	12.1	18
2008	680	54.9	12.4	21
2009	674	55.6	12.1	17.6
2010	704	53.5	13.1	20.4
2011	702	51.2	13.7	21.9
2012	675	47.5	14.2	19.9
2013	669	51.7	12.9	24.8
2014	705	50.4	13.9	19.7
2015	733	54.0	13.5	20.1
2016	685	55.0	12.4	20.4
2017	718	55.8	12.8	26.7
2018	728	56.0	13.0	25.4
2019	692	49.9	13.8	28.9
2020	684	61.0	11.2	28.7
2021	697	55.1	12.6	26.7
2022	673	60.7	11.0	25.7
2023	641	62.0	10.3	26.2

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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