Is John Jay Middle School a good school?

John Jay Middle School ranks 165 th of 1504 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend John Jay Middle School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 671 students attended John Jay Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of John Jay Middle School?

Students at John Jay Middle School are 75% White, 10% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 2% African American.

What high school do graduates of John Jay Middle School attend?

Students who attend John Jay Middle School usually go on to attend John Jay High School

John Jay Middle School

Summary:

John Jay Middle School is a public middle school located in Cross River, NY, serving 662 students in grades 6-8. It is part of the Katonah-Lewisboro Union Free School District, which is ranked 83 out of 865 school districts in New York and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

John Jay Middle School consistently ranks among the top middle schools in New York, with a statewide ranking between 50-187 over the past 10 years. The school's performance on state assessments is exceptional, with proficiency rates significantly higher than the state averages in English Language Arts (ELA), Math, and Science. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, 79.17% of 8th-grade students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state average of 51.88%. The school also performs well across different student subgroups, including female, male, Asian, Hispanic, White, and multi-racial students, with rankings in the top quartile of New York middle schools.

When compared to nearby middle schools, such as George Fischer Middle School, H.C. Crittenden Middle School, and Lakeland-Copper Beech Middle School, John Jay Middle School consistently outperforms them on state assessments and overall rankings. The school's exceptional performance is further highlighted by its 100% proficiency rates in Earth Science and Algebra I Regents exams, significantly higher than the state averages. This sustained excellence over the past 10 years is a testament to the school's effective teaching practices, strong leadership, and commitment to student success.

Detail:

Public 6-8

40 N Salem Rd
Cross River, NY 10518-1104

(914) 763-7502

District: Katonah-Lewisboro Union Free School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
165^th of 1,504 New York Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $26,408

Students who attend John Jay Middle School usually attend:

High:

John Jay High School

Feeder schools for John Jay Middle School:

Elementary:	Increase Miller Elementary School
	Katonah Elementary School
	Meadow Pond Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio: 10.0

Number of students: 671

Racial breakdown:

White:

75.4%

Hispanic:

10.0%

Two or more races:

7.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 6.3%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details John Jay Middle School ranks better than 89% of middle schools in New York. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 86.77. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (75.4%), Hispanic (10%), two or more races (7.9%). (See more...)

Compare Details 6.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at John Jay Middle School is 10. (See more...)

Compare John Jay Middle School employs 66.8 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at John Jay Middle School is $26,408.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

John Jay Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks John Jay Middle School 165^th of 1504 New York public middle schools. (See John Jay Middle School in the ranking list.)

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Katonah-Lewisboro Union Free School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Katonah-Lewisboro Union Free School District 83^rd of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for John Jay Middle School

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Rank History for all students at John Jay Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	88.27	67^th	1095	93.9%
2007	88.03	63^rd	1123	94.4%
2008	86.55	58^th	1185	95.1%
2009	82.21	105^th	1224	91.4%
2010	86.79	99^th	1243	92.0%
2011	89.70	75^th	1295	94.2%
2012	91.70	47^th	1337	96.5%
2013	94.87	45^th	1373	96.7%
2014	94.49	50^th	1401	96.4%
2015	94.33	56^th	1407	96.0%
2016	92.09	74^th	1429	94.8%
2017	93.96	70^th	1455	95.2%
2018	93.93	67^th	1438	95.3%
2019	93.77	88^th	1439	93.9%
2021	84.96	138^th	1242	88.9%
2022	92.25	93^rd	1479	93.7%
2023	84.71	187^th	1500	87.5%
2024	86.77	165^th	1504	89.0%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at John Jay Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	80.17	24^th	107	77.6%
2019	96.19	1^st	126	99.2%
2022	82.45	36^th	190	81.1%
2023	85.62	31^st	208	85.1%
2024	84.11	39^th	220	82.3%

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Rank History for Special Education students at John Jay Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	87.91	53^rd	1170	95.5%
2019	78.63	115^th	1139	89.9%
2021	60.15	125^th	522	76.1%
2022	76.54	136^th	1283	89.4%
2023	56.15	404^th	1307	69.1%
2024	70.20	225^th	1303	82.7%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	76.61	200^th	1245	83.9%
2019	91.29	90^th	1241	92.7%
2021	77.07	145^th	935	84.5%
2022	80.82	159^th	1306	87.8%
2023	67.27	302^nd	1288	76.6%
2024	73.09	253^rd	1296	80.5%

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Rank History for Female students at John Jay Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	93.64	57^th	1353	95.8%
2019	92.88	75^th	1370	94.5%
2021	82.51	124^th	1066	88.4%
2022	91.81	79^th	1454	94.6%
2023	84.07	188^th	1463	87.1%
2024	88.20	140^th	1465	90.4%

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Rank History for Male students at John Jay Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	92.68	76^th	1352	94.4%
2019	93.38	85^th	1366	93.8%
2021	83.69	128^th	1071	88.0%
2022	89.83	107^th	1455	92.6%
2023	81.07	207^th	1464	85.9%
2024	82.58	189^th	1464	87.1%

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Rank History for Asian students at John Jay Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2021	67.54	76^th	236	67.8%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at John Jay Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	82.68	102^nd	810	87.4%
2019	88.39	58^th	826	93.0%
2021	79.21	63^rd	449	86.0%
2022	91.24	41^st	914	95.5%
2023	71.33	209^th	943	77.8%
2024	62.27	291^st	953	69.5%

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Rank History for White students at John Jay Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	88.00	60^th	763	92.1%
2019	87.19	67^th	716	90.6%
2021	78.34	105^th	614	82.9%
2022	83.35	99^th	748	86.8%
2023	73.49	192^nd	772	75.1%
2024	79.13	137^th	778	82.4%

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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 Jay Middle School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	540	9	16	6	0	n/a	n/a	0	571
1990	516	13	13	7	0	n/a	n/a	0	549
1991	505	15	16	10	0	n/a	n/a	0	546
1992	551	10	15	9	1	n/a	n/a	0	586
1993	570	11	12	7	0	n/a	n/a	0	600
1994	645	9	21	7	0	n/a	n/a	0	682
1995	696	10	22	9	0	n/a	n/a	0	737
1996	696	10	22	9	0	n/a	n/a	0	737
1997	698	11	21	14	0	n/a	n/a	0	744
1998	747	8	23	12	1	n/a	n/a	0	791
1999	787	12	18	16	0	n/a	n/a	0	833
2000	852	18	20	13	0	n/a	n/a	0	903
2001	929	15	24	15	0	n/a	n/a	0	983
2002	966	18	24	23	0	n/a	n/a	0	1031
2003	966	18	24	23	0	n/a	n/a	0	1031
2004	945	18	22	15	0	n/a	n/a	0	1000
2005	953	15	21	16	0	n/a	n/a	0	1005
2006	948	14	25	19	0	n/a	n/a	0	1006
2007	941	11	24	23	0	n/a	n/a	0	999
2008	877	7	23	22	0	n/a	n/a	0	929
2009	872	7	30	27	0	n/a	n/a	1	937
2010	855	4	30	30	1	n/a	n/a	10	930
2011	768	4	22	53	0	0	32	0	879
2012	753	4	23	60	0	0	31	0	871
2013	731	5	27	58	1	0	36	0	858
2014	695	3	25	56	1	0	32	0	812
2015	658	6	19	57	2	0	35	0	777
2016	686	5	17	60	2	0	36	0	806
2017	664	3	18	73	2	0	41	0	801
2018	618	3	17	68	2	0	41	0	749
2019	561	5	18	73	1	0	36	0	694
2020	534	6	18	80	1	0	29	0	668
2021	533	7	20	87	0	0	33	0	680
2022	530	8	25	72	0	0	48	0	683
2023	505	11	24	72	1	0	48	1	662
2024	506	12	29	67	2	0	53	2	671

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 Jay Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	571	58.0	9.8	n/a
1990	549	59.0	9.3	n/a
1991	546	49.4	11.0	n/a
1992	586	49.3	11.8	n/a
1993	600	46.4	12.9	n/a
1994	682	49.6	13.8	1.8
1995	737	66.2	11.1	0.5
1996	737	66.2	11.1	0.5
1997	744	64.3	11.6	2.2
1998	791	66.6	11.9	2.3
1999	833	73.5	11.3	1.6
2000	903	77.8	11.6	6.1
2001	983	82.3	11.9	0.4
2002	1031	86.4	11.9	0.4
2003	1031	86.4	11.9	0.4
2004	1000	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	1005	87.9	11.4	1.2
2006	1006	90.0	11.2	0.8
2007	999	86.8	11.5	0.5
2008	929	82.1	11.3	0.6
2009	937	81.1	11.6	0.3
2010	930	80.0	11.6	1.4
2011	879	79.5	11.0	0.9
2012	871	72.5	12.0	1.5
2013	858	72.0	11.9	1.7
2014	812	66.0	12.2	3.3
2015	777	66.0	11.7	4.6
2016	806	66.0	12.2	5.5
2017	801	68.7	11.6	5
2018	749	66.6	11.2	7.1
2019	694	62.2	11.1	7.5
2020	668	68.9	9.6	8.4
2021	680	64.4	10.5	8.4
2022	683	62.8	10.8	6.9
2023	662	67.8	9.7	7.4
2024	671	66.8	10.0	6.3

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 Jay Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	571	58.0	9.8	n/a
1990	549	59.0	9.3	n/a
1991	546	49.4	11.0	n/a
1992	586	49.3	11.8	n/a
1993	600	46.4	12.9	n/a
1994	682	49.6	13.8	1.8
1995	737	66.2	11.1	0.5
1996	737	66.2	11.1	0.5
1997	744	64.3	11.6	2.2
1998	791	66.6	11.9	2.3
1999	833	73.5	11.3	1.6
2000	903	77.8	11.6	6.1
2001	983	82.3	11.9	0.4
2002	1031	86.4	11.9	0.4
2003	1031	86.4	11.9	0.4
2004	1000	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	1005	87.9	11.4	1.2
2006	1006	90.0	11.2	0.8
2007	999	86.8	11.5	0.5
2008	929	82.1	11.3	0.6
2009	937	81.1	11.6	0.3
2010	930	80.0	11.6	1.4
2011	879	79.5	11.0	0.9
2012	871	72.5	12.0	1.5
2013	858	72.0	11.9	1.7
2014	812	66.0	12.2	3.3
2015	777	66.0	11.7	4.6
2016	806	66.0	12.2	5.5
2017	801	68.7	11.6	5
2018	749	66.6	11.2	7.1
2019	694	62.2	11.1	7.5
2020	668	68.9	9.6	8.4
2021	680	64.4	10.5	8.4
2022	683	62.8	10.8	6.9
2023	662	67.8	9.7	7.4
2024	671	66.8	10.0	6.3

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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