Is Persell Middle School a good school?

Persell Middle School ranks 1021 st of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Persell Middle School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 417 students attended Persell Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Persell Middle School?

Students at Persell Middle School are 71% White, 17% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 2% African American.

What high school do graduates of Persell Middle School attend?

Students who attend Persell Middle School usually go on to attend Jamestown High School

Persell Middle School

Summary:

Persell Middle School is a public middle school in Jamestown, New York, serving 417 students in grades 5-8. The school is part of the Jamestown City School District, which is ranked 741 out of 866 school districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Persell Middle School stands out with a higher percentage of white students (71.46%) compared to nearby Thomas Jefferson Middle School (63.3%) and George Washington Middle School (50.32%). However, the school's performance on New York State Assessments is generally below the state and district averages, particularly in Math, where only 31.25% of 8th-grade students were proficient or better, compared to 35.89% for the Jamestown City School District and 40.74% for the state. Interestingly, Persell Middle School has 100% proficiency rates on the Regents Algebra I and Living Environment exams, significantly outperforming the district and state averages.

Persell Middle School faces several challenges, including a high percentage of socioeconomically disadvantaged students (around 70-75% eligible for free or reduced-price lunch) and inconsistent academic performance across grade levels. The school's statewide ranking has declined over the past 5 years, from a high of 476 in 2014-2015 to 1,021 in 2022-2023, indicating a relative decline in performance compared to other middle schools in New York. Additionally, the school's performance on state assessments varies significantly across student subgroups, with Hispanic and male students performing significantly lower than their female and white counterparts.

Detail:

Public 5-8

375 Baker St
Jamestown, NY 14701-7598

(716) 483-4406

District: Jamestown City School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
1021^st of 1,500 New York Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $16,199

Students who attend Persell Middle School usually attend:

High:

Jamestown High School

Feeder schools for Persell Middle School:

Elementary:

Abraham Lincoln Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio: 9.4

Number of students: 417

Racial breakdown:

White:

71.5%

Hispanic:

16.5%

Two or more races:

9.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 72.9%

See top rated New York middle schools

Compare Persell Middle School to nearby middle schools!

Performance Trends

Compare Details Persell Middle School ranks worse than 68.1% of middle schools in New York. It also ranks 2^nd among 3 ranked middle schools in the Jamestown City School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 34.64. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (71.5%), Hispanic (16.5%), two or more races (9.4%). (See more...)

Compare Details 72.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Jamestown City School District. (See more...)

Compare Details (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Persell Middle School is 9.4, which is the highest among 3 middle schools in the Jamestown City School District! (See more...)

Compare Persell Middle School employs 44.3 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Persell Middle School is $16,199. 1 middle schools in the Jamestown City School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Persell Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Persell Middle School 1021^st of 1500 New York public middle schools. (See Persell Middle School in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

Special Education students:

Low Socio Economic Status students:

Female students:

Male students:

Hispanic students:

White students:

Jamestown City School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Jamestown City School District 741^st of 866 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

Average Rating:

Read all reviews and ratings detail for Persell Middle School.

What do you think?

Your rating for Persell Middle School?

(Ranking FAQ)

Rank History for Persell Middle School

Compare

Rank History for all students at Persell Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	63.79	443^rd	1095	59.5%
2007	57.87	570^th	1123	49.2%
2008	59.00	623^rd	1185	47.4%
2009	58.79	679^th	1224	44.5%
2010	59.67	595^th	1243	52.1%
2011	58.54	606^th	1295	53.2%
2012	54.71	675^th	1337	49.5%
2013	61.05	471^st	1373	65.7%
2014	56.98	526^th	1401	62.5%
2015	61.24	476^th	1407	66.2%
2016	47.40	712^th	1429	50.2%
2017	36.47	925^th	1455	36.4%
2018	38.33	892^nd	1438	38.0%
2019	25.04	1119^th	1439	22.2%
2021	26.58	974^th	1242	21.6%
2022	29.06	1091^st	1479	26.2%
2023	34.64	1021^st	1500	31.9%

See the entire list of New York Middle School Rankings!

Rank History for Multi-racial students at Persell Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2021	15.03	84^th	95	11.6%
2022	28.02	129^th	190	32.1%

See the entire list of Best New York Middle Schools for Multi-racial Students!

Rank History for Special Education students at Persell Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	27.15	1017^th	1170	13.1%
2019	24.74	1034^th	1139	9.2%
2021	14.00	513^th	522	1.7%
2022	27.13	1076^th	1283	16.1%
2023	32.86	913^th	1307	30.1%

See the entire list of Best New York Middle Schools for Special Education Students!

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	32.45	883^rd	1245	29.1%
2019	22.06	1074^th	1241	13.5%
2021	28.53	731^st	935	21.8%
2022	28.23	1015^th	1306	22.3%
2023	36.21	873^rd	1288	32.2%

See the entire list of Best New York Middle Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at Persell Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	42.46	805^th	1353	40.5%
2019	30.80	985^th	1370	28.1%
2021	33.30	761^st	1066	28.6%
2022	34.97	963^rd	1454	33.8%
2023	44.95	808^th	1463	44.8%

See the entire list of Best New York Middle Schools for Female Students!

Rank History for Male students at Persell Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	36.07	880^th	1352	34.9%
2019	20.75	1153^rd	1366	15.6%
2021	22.07	897^th	1071	16.2%
2022	26.19	1146^th	1455	21.2%
2023	29.42	1098^th	1464	25.0%

See the entire list of Best New York Middle Schools for Male Students!

Rank History for Hispanic students at Persell Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	24.67	673^rd	810	16.9%
2019	20.11	720^th	826	12.8%
2021	40.78	256^th	449	43.0%
2022	17.93	829^th	914	9.3%
2023	28.43	723^rd	943	23.3%

See the entire list of Best New York Middle Schools for Hispanic Students!

Rank History for White students at Persell Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	30.30	577^th	763	24.4%
2019	18.44	638^th	716	10.9%
2021	21.88	520^th	614	15.3%
2022	23.60	615^th	748	17.8%
2023	27.75	600^th	772	22.3%

See the entire list of Best New York Middle Schools for White Students!

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

Review counts

All ratings (Avg rating: 5)

100%

Reviews:

by a student
Friday, June 2, 2017

I love it there Close Quote

Enrollment information for Persell Middle School

Compare

Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1989	402	9	7	5	4	n/a	n/a	427
1990	431	5	6	6	1	n/a	n/a	449
1991	547	10	3	12	3	n/a	n/a	575
1992	527	11	5	15	4	n/a	n/a	562
1993	547	7	6	13	3	n/a	n/a	576
1994	592	15	2	10	1	n/a	n/a	620
1995	588	19	6	11	2	n/a	n/a	626
1996	588	19	6	11	2	n/a	n/a	626
1997	568	23	6	15	2	n/a	n/a	614
1998	546	21	5	16	6	n/a	n/a	594
1999	547	16	7	19	6	n/a	n/a	595
2000	531	9	3	16	6	n/a	n/a	565
2001	518	18	5	14	4	n/a	n/a	559
2002	512	21	2	30	3	n/a	n/a	568
2003	512	21	2	30	3	n/a	n/a	568
2004	519	20	3	33	4	n/a	n/a	579
2005	531	19	2	42	5	n/a	n/a	599
2006	484	19	5	47	9	n/a	n/a	564
2007	455	22	6	22	12	n/a	n/a	517
2008	448	23	6	33	10	n/a	n/a	520
2009	432	34	3	32	9	n/a	n/a	510
2010	425	37	2	37	9	n/a	n/a	510
2011	416	30	1	47	3	0	27	524
2012	405	28	2	55	2	0	27	519
2013	385	30	3	53	3	0	36	510
2014	372	24	3	45	3	0	43	490
2015	387	25	3	51	2	0	41	509
2016	347	16	2	51	2	0	47	465
2017	341	10	2	55	1	0	45	454
2018	341	14	1	56	1	0	46	459
2019	347	11	2	80	2	0	59	501
2020	349	12	2	75	1	0	63	502
2021	307	13	1	67	0	0	54	442
2022	297	16	2	64	0	0	52	431
2023	298	9	2	69	0	0	39	417

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 Persell Middle School

Compare

Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	427	18.9	22.5	n/a
1990	449	23.9	18.7	n/a
1991	575	40.9	14.0	n/a
1992	562	39.9	14.0	n/a
1993	576	39.6	14.5	n/a
1994	620	38.7	16.0	25.2
1995	626	42.2	14.8	22.7
1996	626	42.2	14.8	22.7
1997	614	42.4	14.5	24.6
1998	594	42.0	14.1	28.5
1999	595	43.3	13.7	33.1
2000	565	44.0	12.8	36.5
2001	559	46.0	12.2	44.4
2002	568	46.0	12.3	40.8
2003	568	46.0	12.3	40.8
2004	579	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	599	47.0	12.7	60.4
2006	564	48.0	11.8	47
2007	517	45.0	11.5	48.7
2008	520	47.0	11.1	47.9
2009	510	46.0	11.1	51.2
2010	510	48.8	10.4	50.8
2011	524	46.2	11.3	54
2012	519	42.1	12.3	58.2
2013	510	45.5	11.2	64.7
2014	490	45.0	10.8	39.8
2015	509	43.0	11.8	60.1
2016	465	43.0	10.8	60.9
2017	454	40.7	11.1	60.6
2018	459	41.8	10.9	60.1
2019	501	43.0	11.6	65.7
2020	502	55.0	9.1	65.7
2021	442	47.0	9.4	70.1
2022	431	46.1	9.3	75.4
2023	417	44.3	9.4	72.9

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 Persell Middle School

Compare

Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	427	18.9	22.5	n/a
1990	449	23.9	18.7	n/a
1991	575	40.9	14.0	n/a
1992	562	39.9	14.0	n/a
1993	576	39.6	14.5	n/a
1994	620	38.7	16.0	25.2
1995	626	42.2	14.8	22.7
1996	626	42.2	14.8	22.7
1997	614	42.4	14.5	24.6
1998	594	42.0	14.1	28.5
1999	595	43.3	13.7	33.1
2000	565	44.0	12.8	36.5
2001	559	46.0	12.2	44.4
2002	568	46.0	12.3	40.8
2003	568	46.0	12.3	40.8
2004	579	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	599	47.0	12.7	60.4
2006	564	48.0	11.8	47
2007	517	45.0	11.5	48.7
2008	520	47.0	11.1	47.9
2009	510	46.0	11.1	51.2
2010	510	48.8	10.4	50.8
2011	524	46.2	11.3	54
2012	519	42.1	12.3	58.2
2013	510	45.5	11.2	64.7
2014	490	45.0	10.8	39.8
2015	509	43.0	11.8	60.1
2016	465	43.0	10.8	60.9
2017	454	40.7	11.1	60.6
2018	459	41.8	10.9	60.1
2019	501	43.0	11.6	65.7
2020	502	55.0	9.1	65.7
2021	442	47.0	9.4	70.1
2022	431	46.1	9.3	75.4
2023	417	44.3	9.4	72.9

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.

Immunization Rates