Is Horseheads Middle School a good school?

Horseheads Middle School ranks 843 rd of 1504 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Horseheads Middle School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 542 students attended Horseheads Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Horseheads Middle School?

Students at Horseheads Middle School are 87% White, 5% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 1% African American.

What high school do graduates of Horseheads Middle School attend?

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

Horseheads Middle School

Summary:

Horseheads Middle School is a public middle school serving 572 students in grades 7-8 in the Horseheads Central School District in Horseheads, New York. The school has shown strong academic performance in several areas, but has seen a decline in its ranking and rating in recent years.

Horseheads Middle School has outperformed state and district averages in Regents exams for Living Environment and Algebra I, with 100% proficiency rates. Its 8th grade math proficiency rate of 49.7% in 2023-2024 was higher than the state average of 40.72%. However, the school's 8th grade science proficiency rate of 28.67% was lower than the state average of 33.76%, though higher than the district average of 29.25%. The school's ranking has dropped from as high as 247 out of 1,401 New York middle schools in 2013-2014 to 843 out of 1,504 in 2023-2024, with a 2-star rating.

Horseheads Middle School's performance varies across different student subgroups, with Hispanic and Multi-racial students performing better than White and Special Education students. Nearby schools like Corning-Painted Post Middle School and Horseheads Intermediate School have shown mixed performance compared to Horseheads Middle School, while schools with higher percentages of economically disadvantaged students, such as Ernie Davis Academy and Cohen Middle School, have generally lower academic performance.

Detail:

Public 7-8

950 Sing Sing Rd
Horseheads, NY 14845-1399

(607) 739-6356

District: Horseheads Central School District

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $14,585

Students who attend Horseheads Middle School usually attend:

High:

Horseheads Senior High School

Feeder schools for Horseheads Middle School:

Elementary:	Big Flats School
	Center Street School
	Gardner Road Elementary School
	Ridge Road School

Student/teacher ratio: 10.3

Number of students: 542

Racial breakdown:

White:

86.7%

Two or more races:

4.8%

Hispanic:

4.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 38.2%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Horseheads Middle School ranks worse than 56.1% of middle schools in New York. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 43.35. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (86.7%), two or more races (4.8%), Hispanic (4.4%). (See more...)

Compare Details 38.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

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

Compare Horseheads Middle School employs 52.1 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Horseheads Middle School is $14,585.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Horseheads Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Horseheads Middle School 843^rd of 1504 New York public middle schools. (See Horseheads Middle School in the ranking list.)

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Horseheads Central School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Horseheads Central School District 416^th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Horseheads Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Horseheads Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	71.98	326^th	1095	70.2%
2007	77.60	247^th	1123	78.0%
2008	73.57	340^th	1185	71.3%
2009	76.28	264^th	1224	78.4%
2010	75.89	301^st	1243	75.8%
2011	72.68	376^th	1295	71.0%
2012	74.62	333^rd	1337	75.1%
2013	75.28	275^th	1373	80.0%
2014	75.83	247^th	1401	82.4%
2015	73.29	296^th	1407	79.0%
2016	69.03	365^th	1429	74.5%
2017	71.65	339^th	1455	76.7%
2018	68.28	395^th	1438	72.5%
2019	51.53	616^th	1439	57.2%
2021	45.61	650^th	1242	47.7%
2022	54.39	617^th	1479	58.3%
2023	40.75	911^th	1500	39.3%
2024	43.35	843^rd	1504	43.9%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Horseheads Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2019	35.32	77^th	126	38.9%
2021	39.85	49^th	95	48.4%
2022	43.04	106^th	190	44.2%
2023	55.38	90^th	208	56.7%
2024	32.54	149^th	220	32.3%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Horseheads Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	38.06	721^st	1170	38.4%
2019	30.61	862^nd	1139	24.3%
2021	23.44	443^rd	522	15.1%
2022	24.62	1149^th	1283	10.4%
2023	19.92	1229^th	1307	6.0%
2024	22.13	1185^th	1303	9.1%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	49.31	536^th	1245	56.9%
2019	34.39	820^th	1241	33.9%
2021	37.80	569^th	935	39.1%
2022	37.62	792^nd	1306	39.4%
2023	25.47	1059^th	1288	17.8%
2024	33.94	885^th	1296	31.7%

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Rank History for Female students at Horseheads Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	69.17	387^th	1353	71.4%
2019	41.02	810^th	1370	40.9%
2021	44.26	579^th	1066	45.7%
2022	58.98	529^th	1454	63.6%
2023	43.72	830^th	1463	43.3%
2024	46.16	785^th	1465	46.4%

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Rank History for Male students at Horseheads Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	64.80	408^th	1352	69.8%
2019	59.69	471^st	1366	65.5%
2021	44.47	571^st	1071	46.7%
2022	49.28	671^st	1455	53.9%
2023	39.53	900^th	1464	38.5%
2024	41.74	837^th	1464	42.8%

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Rank History for Asian students at Horseheads Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	63.73	156^th	374	58.3%
2024	41.63	274^th	396	30.8%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Horseheads Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	66.14	217^th	810	73.2%
2019	48.26	378^th	826	54.2%
2021	77.73	68^th	449	84.9%
2022	45.90	452^nd	914	50.5%
2023	38.34	583^rd	943	38.2%
2024	48.27	464^th	953	51.3%

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Rank History for White students at Horseheads Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	53.02	364^th	763	52.3%
2019	36.73	464^th	716	35.2%
2021	34.29	435^th	614	29.2%
2022	39.73	448^th	748	40.1%
2023	25.55	617^th	772	20.1%
2024	31.20	571^st	778	26.6%

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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 Horseheads Middle School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	687	5	7	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	699
1990	714	8	12	5	1	n/a	n/a	0	740
1991	762	8	11	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	782
1992	790	7	14	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	812
1993	816	9	16	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	843
1994	796	11	10	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	818
1995	751	10	11	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	772
1996	751	10	11	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	772
1997	695	11	20	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	726
1998	772	6	14	1	1	n/a	n/a	0	794
1999	787	7	10	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	808
2000	797	10	17	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	827
2001	747	13	14	5	1	n/a	n/a	0	780
2002	748	14	10	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	773
2003	748	14	10	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	773
2004	687	19	13	7	0	n/a	n/a	0	726
2005	641	16	18	9	0	n/a	n/a	0	684
2006	698	19	19	10	1	n/a	n/a	0	747
2007	684	21	15	7	1	n/a	n/a	0	728
2008	640	18	17	8	0	n/a	n/a	0	683
2009	607	11	22	5	1	n/a	n/a	3	649
2010	589	16	20	13	3	n/a	n/a	9	650
2011	589	11	17	18	3	0	5	0	643
2012	627	10	18	15	2	1	5	0	678
2013	584	9	23	17	0	1	10	0	644
2014	599	16	27	13	0	0	7	0	662
2015	616	18	22	12	0	0	10	0	678
2016	606	15	16	16	2	0	21	0	676
2017	612	12	21	16	4	0	22	0	687
2018	570	7	17	18	2	0	18	0	632
2019	514	7	18	27	0	1	26	0	593
2020	518	4	21	27	0	2	34	0	606
2021	520	5	16	28	0	0	28	0	597
2022	495	7	17	19	0	0	38	0	576
2023	484	6	17	27	0	0	38	0	572
2024	470	8	13	24	1	0	26	0	542

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 Horseheads Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	699	56.9	12.2	n/a
1990	740	59.5	12.4	n/a
1991	782	63.5	12.3	n/a
1992	812	64.5	12.5	n/a
1993	843	57.1	14.8	n/a
1994	818	55.3	14.8	10.6
1995	772	54.0	14.3	11.1
1996	772	54.0	14.3	11.1
1997	726	59.0	12.3	11.2
1998	794	51.5	15.4	10.1
1999	808	53.6	15.1	12.1
2000	827	54.1	15.3	19.5
2001	780	53.9	14.5	16.4
2002	773	53.7	14.4	17.1
2003	773	53.7	14.4	17.1
2004	726	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	684	53.0	12.9	22.5
2006	747	53.0	14.1	24.8
2007	728	52.0	14.0	24
2008	683	51.0	13.4	24.9
2009	649	51.0	12.7	22.3
2010	650	53.7	12.1	24.8
2011	643	45.4	14.1	20.2
2012	678	47.7	14.1	23.2
2013	644	47.7	13.4	22.5
2014	662	48.0	13.7	29.8
2015	678	49.0	13.8	38.8
2016	676	48.0	14.0	31.1
2017	687	49.9	13.7	31.3
2018	632	49.0	12.8	31.2
2019	593	50.0	11.8	32.2
2020	606	54.0	11.2	33
2021	597	51.3	11.6	32
2022	576	52.1	11.0	31.4
2023	572	51.1	11.1	35.7
2024	542	52.1	10.3	38.2

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 Horseheads Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	699	56.9	12.2	n/a
1990	740	59.5	12.4	n/a
1991	782	63.5	12.3	n/a
1992	812	64.5	12.5	n/a
1993	843	57.1	14.8	n/a
1994	818	55.3	14.8	10.6
1995	772	54.0	14.3	11.1
1996	772	54.0	14.3	11.1
1997	726	59.0	12.3	11.2
1998	794	51.5	15.4	10.1
1999	808	53.6	15.1	12.1
2000	827	54.1	15.3	19.5
2001	780	53.9	14.5	16.4
2002	773	53.7	14.4	17.1
2003	773	53.7	14.4	17.1
2004	726	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	684	53.0	12.9	22.5
2006	747	53.0	14.1	24.8
2007	728	52.0	14.0	24
2008	683	51.0	13.4	24.9
2009	649	51.0	12.7	22.3
2010	650	53.7	12.1	24.8
2011	643	45.4	14.1	20.2
2012	678	47.7	14.1	23.2
2013	644	47.7	13.4	22.5
2014	662	48.0	13.7	29.8
2015	678	49.0	13.8	38.8
2016	676	48.0	14.0	31.1
2017	687	49.9	13.7	31.3
2018	632	49.0	12.8	31.2
2019	593	50.0	11.8	32.2
2020	606	54.0	11.2	33
2021	597	51.3	11.6	32
2022	576	52.1	11.0	31.4
2023	572	51.1	11.1	35.7
2024	542	52.1	10.3	38.2

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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