Is Dake Junior High School a good school?

Dake Junior High School ranks 521 st of 1504 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Dake Junior High School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 558 students attended Dake Junior High School.

What is the racial makeup of Dake Junior High School?

Students at Dake Junior High School are 69% White, 13% Hispanic, 9% African American, 5% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

What high school do graduates of Dake Junior High School attend?

Students who attend Dake Junior High School usually go on to attend Irondequoit High School

Dake Junior High School

Summary:

Dake Junior High School is a high-performing public middle school in Rochester, New York, serving 558 students in grades 7-8 and part of the West Irondequoit Central School District. The school consistently ranks among the top middle schools in New York state, with a current statewide ranking of 521 out of 1,504 middle schools and a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Dake Junior High School's academic performance is exceptional, with students significantly outperforming the state and district averages in standardized test scores. In the 2023-2024 school year, 61.43% of 7th-grade students and 56.73% of 8th-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state averages of 49.56% and 51.88%, respectively. In math, 75.25% of 7th-graders and 24% of 8th-graders were proficient or better, compared to the state averages of 57.08% and 40.72%. The school also excels in Regents exams, with 100% proficiency in Living Environment and 99% proficiency in Algebra I, significantly outperforming the state and district averages. Additionally, Dake Junior High School has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 10.6 to 11.8 over the past three school years, which is lower than the nearby Iroquois Middle School (12.6) and Rogers Middle School (12.2).

While Dake Junior High School generally performs well, there are some disparities in the performance of different student subgroups, with the school's ranking for Asian, African American, and Hispanic students being significantly lower than its overall ranking. This suggests the need for targeted interventions to support these student populations. Additionally, when compared to the nearby schools in the Rochester City School District, such as Dr. Alice Holloway Young School Of Excellence, Monroe Lower School, and Franklin Lower School, Dake Junior High School significantly outperforms these schools across various academic metrics, highlighting the stark contrast in educational outcomes between the two districts.

Detail:

Public 7-8

350 Cooper Rd
Rochester, NY 14617-3094

(585) 342-2140

District: West Irondequoit Central School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
521^st of 1,504 New York Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $16,083

Students who attend Dake Junior High School usually attend:

High:

Irondequoit High School

Feeder schools for Dake Junior High School:

Elementary:	Briarwood School
	Brookview School
	Colebrook School
	Listwood School
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	Seneca School
	Southlawn School

Student/teacher ratio: 10.6

Number of students: 558

Racial breakdown:

White:

68.8%

Hispanic:

13.3%

African American:

9.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 33.2%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Dake Junior High School ranks better than 65.4% of middle schools in New York. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 61.4. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Dake Junior High School has the largest middle school student body size in the West Irondequoit Central School District. Racial makeup is: White (68.8%), Hispanic (13.3%), African American (9.3%). (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Dake Junior High School is 10.6, which is the lowest among 3 middle schools in the West Irondequoit Central School District! (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Dake Junior High School is $16,083, which is the highest among 3 middle schools in the West Irondequoit Central School District!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

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SchoolDigger ranks Dake Junior High School 521^st of 1504 New York public middle schools. (See Dake Junior High School in the ranking list.)

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Rank History for all students at Dake Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	82.58	151^st	1095	86.2%
2007	86.16	92^nd	1123	91.8%
2008	82.72	145^th	1185	87.8%
2009	81.06	144^th	1224	88.2%
2010	85.85	119^th	1243	90.4%
2011	83.30	183^rd	1295	85.9%
2012	80.03	238^th	1337	82.2%
2013	82.03	194^th	1373	85.9%
2014	82.37	169^th	1401	87.9%
2015	83.11	168^th	1407	88.1%
2016	81.65	194^th	1429	86.4%
2017	87.11	147^th	1455	89.9%
2018	71.16	355^th	1438	75.3%
2019	56.94	543^rd	1439	62.3%
2021	71.84	267^th	1242	78.5%
2022	69.17	368^th	1479	75.1%
2023	72.36	352^nd	1500	76.5%
2024	61.40	521^st	1504	65.4%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Dake Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	29.08	78^th	107	27.1%
2019	17.46	110^th	126	12.7%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Dake Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	28.26	447^th	503	11.1%
2024	40.65	334^th	615	45.7%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Dake Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	38.54	710^th	1170	39.3%
2019	58.25	280^th	1139	75.4%
2021	53.40	163^rd	522	68.8%
2022	47.63	518^th	1283	59.6%
2023	69.87	237^th	1307	81.9%
2024	40.66	700^th	1303	46.3%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Dake Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	43.99	651^st	1245	47.7%
2019	41.64	655^th	1241	47.2%
2021	53.17	357^th	935	61.8%
2022	52.70	498^th	1306	61.9%
2023	52.07	551^st	1288	57.2%
2024	44.13	689^th	1296	46.8%

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Rank History for Female students at Dake Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	71.43	349^th	1353	74.2%
2019	58.86	510^th	1370	62.8%
2021	65.28	293^rd	1066	72.5%
2022	65.44	423^rd	1454	70.9%
2023	81.97	210^th	1463	85.6%
2024	51.36	682^nd	1465	53.4%

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Rank History for Male students at Dake Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	69.72	338^th	1352	75.0%
2019	55.06	538^th	1366	60.6%
2021	84.96	114^th	1071	89.4%
2022	71.19	311^th	1455	78.6%
2023	65.10	425^th	1464	71.0%
2024	47.39	735^th	1464	49.8%

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Rank History for Asian students at Dake Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	16.63	331^st	374	11.5%
2019	21.91	317^th	369	14.1%
2022	36.01	272^nd	381	28.6%

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Rank History for African American students at Dake Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	64.42	172^nd	663	74.1%
2019	25.97	522^nd	653	20.1%
2022	40.13	418^th	706	40.8%
2023	35.87	459^th	696	34.1%
2024	32.83	500^th	705	29.1%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Dake Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	46.41	421^st	810	48.0%
2019	30.61	597^th	826	27.7%
2022	53.21	369^th	914	59.6%
2023	51.86	412^th	943	56.3%
2024	40.73	564^th	953	40.8%

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Rank History for White students at Dake Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	73.67	169^th	763	77.9%
2019	59.90	291^st	716	59.4%
2021	70.59	156^th	614	74.6%
2022	67.44	220^th	748	70.6%
2023	70.93	212^th	772	72.5%
2024	63.21	263^rd	778	66.2%

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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 Dake Junior High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	440	18	1	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	460
1990	463	18	3	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	488
1991	474	28	6	10	0	n/a	n/a	0	518
1992	510	33	2	7	0	n/a	n/a	0	552
1993	544	28	5	9	0	n/a	n/a	0	586
1994	576	29	7	8	1	n/a	n/a	0	621
1995	579	34	12	14	0	n/a	n/a	0	639
1996	579	34	12	14	0	n/a	n/a	0	639
1997	593	17	9	8	0	n/a	n/a	0	627
1998	623	23	14	12	0	n/a	n/a	0	672
1999	643	26	11	14	6	n/a	n/a	0	700
2000	619	46	16	18	3	n/a	n/a	0	702
2001	633	39	17	16	0	n/a	n/a	0	705
2002	574	41	14	22	3	n/a	n/a	0	654
2003	574	41	14	22	3	n/a	n/a	0	654
2004	602	35	14	10	5	n/a	n/a	0	666
2005	595	25	9	21	3	n/a	n/a	0	653
2006	589	35	9	29	1	n/a	n/a	0	663
2007	557	48	11	38	2	n/a	n/a	0	656
2008	514	55	13	35	5	n/a	n/a	2	624
2009	465	66	15	32	5	n/a	n/a	15	598
2010	464	57	2	44	10	n/a	n/a	15	592
2011	479	44	12	55	3	0	18	0	611
2012	450	47	19	65	1	0	12	0	594
2013	445	54	17	47	0	1	11	0	575
2014	450	57	15	45	3	0	10	0	580
2015	419	66	18	67	4	0	10	0	584
2016	402	70	17	52	2	0	18	0	561
2017	381	65	17	55	1	0	23	0	542
2018	371	66	20	60	0	0	28	0	545
2019	383	59	21	58	1	0	22	0	544
2020	393	66	26	84	2	0	24	0	595
2021	397	62	21	100	1	0	26	0	607
2022	412	51	22	82	3	0	24	0	594
2023	384	52	14	74	4	0	29	1	558

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 Dake Junior High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	460	32.7	14.0	n/a
1990	488	33.3	14.6	n/a
1991	518	33.8	15.3	n/a
1992	552	31.3	17.6	n/a
1993	586	37.0	15.8	n/a
1994	621	39.6	15.7	5
1995	639	37.5	17.0	5.5
1996	639	37.5	17.0	5.5
1997	627	39.0	16.1	4
1998	672	40.2	16.7	5.1
1999	700	43.8	16.0	5.1
2000	702	43.4	16.2	9.5
2001	705	46.0	15.3	13.3
2002	654	44.8	14.6	12.5
2003	654	44.8	14.6	12.5
2004	666	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	653	44.6	14.6	14.9
2006	663	46.0	14.4	18.1
2007	656	45.4	14.4	20.6
2008	624	46.0	13.6	20.3
2009	598	49.0	12.2	22
2010	592	45.0	13.1	21.5
2011	611	52.1	11.7	18.7
2012	594	38.0	15.6	20.4
2013	575	36.8	15.6	19.8
2014	580	41.0	14.1	20.2
2015	584	39.0	14.9	27.7
2016	561	41.0	13.6	26.4
2017	542	34.9	15.5	28.8
2018	545	36.5	14.9	32.1
2019	544	33.5	16.2	34.2
2020	595	57.7	10.3	37
2021	607	56.6	10.7	33.4
2022	594	50.1	11.8	30.8
2023	558	52.4	10.6	33.2

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 Dake Junior High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	460	32.7	14.0	n/a
1990	488	33.3	14.6	n/a
1991	518	33.8	15.3	n/a
1992	552	31.3	17.6	n/a
1993	586	37.0	15.8	n/a
1994	621	39.6	15.7	5
1995	639	37.5	17.0	5.5
1996	639	37.5	17.0	5.5
1997	627	39.0	16.1	4
1998	672	40.2	16.7	5.1
1999	700	43.8	16.0	5.1
2000	702	43.4	16.2	9.5
2001	705	46.0	15.3	13.3
2002	654	44.8	14.6	12.5
2003	654	44.8	14.6	12.5
2004	666	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	653	44.6	14.6	14.9
2006	663	46.0	14.4	18.1
2007	656	45.4	14.4	20.6
2008	624	46.0	13.6	20.3
2009	598	49.0	12.2	22
2010	592	45.0	13.1	21.5
2011	611	52.1	11.7	18.7
2012	594	38.0	15.6	20.4
2013	575	36.8	15.6	19.8
2014	580	41.0	14.1	20.2
2015	584	39.0	14.9	27.7
2016	561	41.0	13.6	26.4
2017	542	34.9	15.5	28.8
2018	545	36.5	14.9	32.1
2019	544	33.5	16.2	34.2
2020	595	57.7	10.3	37
2021	607	56.6	10.7	33.4
2022	594	50.1	11.8	30.8
2023	558	52.4	10.6	33.2

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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