Is Clifford Wise Intermediate School a good school?

Clifford Wise Intermediate School ranks 1801 st of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Clifford Wise Intermediate School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 395 students attended Clifford Wise Intermediate School.

What is the racial makeup of Clifford Wise Intermediate School?

Students at Clifford Wise Intermediate School are 75% White, 12% Two or more races, 8% Hispanic, 5% African American.

What schools do graduates of Clifford Wise Intermediate School attend?

Students who attend Clifford Wise Intermediate School usually go on to attend: High : Medina Junior-Senior High School

Clifford Wise Intermediate School

Summary:

Clifford Wise Intermediate School is a public elementary school serving grades 3-6 in the Medina Central School District in Medina, New York. With 395 students, the school has consistently been ranked in the bottom 25% of New York elementary schools by SchoolDigger, receiving a 1-star rating out of 5 for the past several years.

Clifford Wise Intermediate School consistently underperforms the state and district averages on New York State Assessments in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 26.21% to 40.26% in ELA and 31.65% to 38.16% in Math, compared to the state averages of 42.6% to 47.05% in ELA and 48.93% to 58.03% in Math. The school also has a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 54.94% to 62.29% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, the school's performance on state assessments varies significantly across different student subgroups, with the school's ranking for African American students in the bottom 25% of New York elementary schools, while the ranking for Hispanic students was in the bottom 50%.

While Clifford Wise Intermediate School is the only school in the Medina Central School District, there are several nearby schools in other districts that outperform it on academic measures. For example, Akron Elementary School in the Akron Central School District and Lyndonville Elementary School in the Lyndonville Central School District both have significantly higher proficiency rates on state assessments and higher overall SchoolDigger rankings.

Detail:

Public 3-6

1016 Gwinn St
Medina, NY 14103-1798

(585) 798-2100

District: Medina Central School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
1801^st of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $15,342

Students who attend Clifford Wise Intermediate School usually attend:

High:

Medina Junior-Senior High School

Student/teacher ratio: 11.0

Number of students: 395

Racial breakdown:

White:

74.7%

Two or more races:

12.4%

Hispanic:

7.8%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 54.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Clifford Wise Intermediate School ranks worse than 73.7% of elementary schools in New York. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 28.12. (See more...)

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Compare Details In 2021 the calculated Average Standard Score was 17.5. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (74.7%), two or more races (12.4%), Hispanic (7.8%). (See more...)

Compare Details 54.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Clifford Wise Intermediate School is 11. (See more...)

Compare Clifford Wise Intermediate School employs 35.7 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Clifford Wise Intermediate School is $15,342.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Clifford Wise Intermediate School:

SchoolDigger ranks Clifford Wise Intermediate School 1801^st of 2445 New York public elementary schools. (See Clifford Wise Intermediate School in the ranking list.)

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Medina Central School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Medina Central School District 620^th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Clifford Wise Intermediate School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Clifford Wise Intermediate School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2013	34.45	1578^th	2325	32.1%
2014	27.45	1782^nd	2345	24.0%
2015	44.17	1333^rd	2352	43.3%
2016	37.83	1516^th	2366	35.9%
2017	30.28	1721^st	2386	27.9%
2018	28.96	1783^rd	2395	25.6%
2019	30.48	1709^th	2413	29.2%
2021	18.50	1881^st	2201	14.5%
2022	30.08	1768^th	2434	27.4%
2023	24.15	1916^th	2439	21.4%
2024	28.12	1801^st	2445	26.3%

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Rank History for elementary school Multi-racial students at Clifford Wise Intermediate School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	33.28	143^rd	202	29.2%
2019	25.39	129^th	180	28.3%
2021	5.62	143^rd	143	0.0%
2022	25.66	217^th	289	24.9%
2023	15.77	197^th	223	11.7%
2024	10.13	270^th	279	3.2%

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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Clifford Wise Intermediate School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	21.53	1804^th	1941	7.1%
2019	47.98	750^th	1859	59.7%
2022	23.40	1810^th	2031	10.9%
2023	22.56	1769^th	2016	12.3%
2024	16.80	2066^th	2110	2.1%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Clifford Wise Intermediate School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	26.63	1656^th	2045	19.0%
2019	25.27	1618^th	2032	20.4%
2021	10.00	1629^th	1678	2.9%
2022	27.08	1651^st	2099	21.3%
2023	16.55	1867^th	2041	8.5%
2024	26.44	1627^th	2078	21.7%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Clifford Wise Intermediate School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	22.10	1974^th	2338	15.6%
2019	29.90	1719^th	2357	27.1%
2021	13.27	1781^st	1955	8.9%
2022	28.03	1818^th	2401	24.3%
2023	23.21	1948^th	2403	18.9%
2024	35.53	1576^th	2413	34.7%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Clifford Wise Intermediate School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	39.11	1469^th	2340	37.2%
2019	33.32	1609^th	2358	31.8%
2021	24.80	1575^th	1961	19.7%
2022	33.35	1649^th	2400	31.3%
2023	27.16	1808^th	2400	24.7%
2024	23.95	1944^th	2411	19.4%

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Rank History for elementary school African American students at Clifford Wise Intermediate School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	20.05	832^nd	948	12.2%
2022	24.74	743^rd	936	20.6%
2023	10.31	832^nd	857	2.9%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Clifford Wise Intermediate School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	51.64	617^th	1392	55.7%
2019	15.50	1220^th	1315	7.2%
2023	26.14	1143^rd	1429	20.0%
2024	42.19	840^th	1531	45.1%

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Rank History for elementary school White students at Clifford Wise Intermediate School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	16.44	1275^th	1408	9.4%
2019	22.52	1122^nd	1338	16.1%
2021	13.52	1126^th	1224	8.0%
2022	23.12	1154^th	1399	17.5%
2023	17.73	1164^th	1337	12.9%
2024	21.67	1143^rd	1392	17.9%

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Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Clifford Wise Intermediate School

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Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	52.37	617^th	1095	43.7%
2007	50.91	665^th	1123	40.8%
2008	54.69	684^th	1185	42.3%
2009	65.35	544^th	1224	55.6%
2010	55.44	659^th	1243	47.0%
2011	52.78	702^nd	1295	45.8%
2012	43.24	838^th	1337	37.3%
2013	43.80	752^nd	1373	45.2%
2014	40.51	832^nd	1401	40.6%
2015	50.09	662^nd	1407	52.9%
2016	50.00	669^th	1429	53.2%
2017	47.54	741^st	1455	49.1%
2018	46.92	742^nd	1438	48.4%
2019	38.70	855^th	1439	40.6%
2021	17.50	1108^th	1242	10.8%

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Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Data source: NY State Education Department

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Enrollment information for Clifford Wise Intermediate School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1989	454	46	3	18	1	n/a	n/a	522
1990	481	38	3	14	5	n/a	n/a	541
1991	463	40	3	17	3	n/a	n/a	526
1992	478	45	9	16	0	n/a	n/a	548
1993	522	40	6	24	0	n/a	n/a	592
1994	519	31	10	24	1	n/a	n/a	585
1995	498	45	5	11	1	n/a	n/a	560
1996	498	45	5	11	1	n/a	n/a	560
1997	516	52	4	15	1	n/a	n/a	588
1998	510	54	5	20	0	n/a	n/a	589
1999	511	44	4	13	0	n/a	n/a	572
2000	461	41	6	13	0	n/a	n/a	521
2001	437	42	5	17	0	n/a	n/a	501
2002	460	32	1	11	2	n/a	n/a	506
2003	460	32	1	11	2	n/a	n/a	506
2004	471	32	2	4	2	n/a	n/a	511
2005	413	37	2	15	2	n/a	n/a	469
2006	404	33	3	13	3	n/a	n/a	456
2007	380	35	6	19	2	n/a	n/a	442
2008	365	39	2	22	4	n/a	n/a	432
2009	344	41	1	23	2	n/a	n/a	411
2010	346	41	1	26	2	n/a	n/a	416
2011	346	20	3	0	9	0	38	416
2012	339	15	1	34	1	0	30	420
2013	424	34	0	37	3	1	46	545
2014	406	32	2	36	5	0	47	528
2015	373	32	4	34	3	0	50	496
2016	370	33	4	32	3	0	41	483
2017	354	26	4	29	2	0	37	452
2018	355	31	3	33	3	0	32	457
2019	354	22	1	32	2	0	34	445
2020	335	20	1	35	5	0	26	422
2021	326	20	0	34	3	0	36	419
2022	276	19	0	30	2	1	39	367
2023	295	20	0	31	0	0	49	395

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 Clifford Wise Intermediate School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	522	40.9	12.7	n/a
1990	541	38.9	13.9	n/a
1991	526	36.9	14.2	n/a
1992	548	40.9	13.3	n/a
1993	592	41.2	14.4	n/a
1994	585	39.3	14.9	33
1995	560	33.9	16.5	27.5
1996	560	33.9	16.5	27.5
1997	588	36.9	15.9	27.2
1998	589	37.2	15.8	22.9
1999	572	40.0	14.3	22.6
2000	521	38.9	13.4	31.5
2001	501	40.6	12.3	28.5
2002	506	40.8	12.4	33.2
2003	506	40.8	12.4	33.2
2004	511	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	469	39.9	11.8	38.4
2006	456	39.0	11.7	40.8
2007	442	40.9	10.8	37.8
2008	432	40.4	10.7	40.3
2009	411	39.4	10.4	28.5
2010	416	37.8	10.9	47.4
2011	416	34.9	11.9	45.4
2012	420	28.1	14.9	41
2013	545	44.9	12.1	49.5
2014	528	41.0	12.8	n/a
2015	496	38.0	13.0	57.5
2016	483	44.0	10.9	61.1
2017	452	44.1	10.2	64.4
2018	457	42.5	10.7	61.3
2019	445	35.9	12.3	58.7
2020	422	46.3	9.1	61.6
2021	419	38.4	10.8	62.3
2022	367	36.7	9.9	56.1
2023	395	35.7	11.0	54.9

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 Clifford Wise Intermediate School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	522	40.9	12.7	n/a
1990	541	38.9	13.9	n/a
1991	526	36.9	14.2	n/a
1992	548	40.9	13.3	n/a
1993	592	41.2	14.4	n/a
1994	585	39.3	14.9	33
1995	560	33.9	16.5	27.5
1996	560	33.9	16.5	27.5
1997	588	36.9	15.9	27.2
1998	589	37.2	15.8	22.9
1999	572	40.0	14.3	22.6
2000	521	38.9	13.4	31.5
2001	501	40.6	12.3	28.5
2002	506	40.8	12.4	33.2
2003	506	40.8	12.4	33.2
2004	511	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	469	39.9	11.8	38.4
2006	456	39.0	11.7	40.8
2007	442	40.9	10.8	37.8
2008	432	40.4	10.7	40.3
2009	411	39.4	10.4	28.5
2010	416	37.8	10.9	47.4
2011	416	34.9	11.9	45.4
2012	420	28.1	14.9	41
2013	545	44.9	12.1	49.5
2014	528	41.0	12.8	n/a
2015	496	38.0	13.0	57.5
2016	483	44.0	10.9	61.1
2017	452	44.1	10.2	64.4
2018	457	42.5	10.7	61.3
2019	445	35.9	12.3	58.7
2020	422	46.3	9.1	61.6
2021	419	38.4	10.8	62.3
2022	367	36.7	9.9	56.1
2023	395	35.7	11.0	54.9

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.

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