Is Oswego Middle School a good school?

Oswego Middle School ranks 1125 th of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Oswego Middle School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 566 students attended Oswego Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Oswego Middle School?

Students at Oswego Middle School are 88% White, 7% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What high school do graduates of Oswego Middle School attend?

Students who attend Oswego Middle School usually go on to attend Oswego High School

Oswego Middle School

Summary:

Oswego Middle School is a public middle school serving grades 7-8 in the Oswego City School District in Oswego, New York, with a student population of 566 that is predominantly White (87.81% in 2022-2023). Despite relatively high spending per student ($21,322 in 2022-2023), the school has consistently been ranked in the bottom half of New York middle schools by SchoolDigger, with a 1-star rating out of 5 for the current school year.

Oswego Middle School's academic performance is a significant concern, with test scores consistently below state averages across all subjects and grade levels. In 2022-2023, only 30.04% of 7th graders and 32.86% of 8th graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state averages of 48% and 55.2%, respectively. Similarly, in math, only 37.77% of 7th graders and 36.07% of 8th graders were proficient or better, compared to the state averages of 51.94% and 40.74%. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as Hispanic students, White students, and students with special needs or low socioeconomic status, ranking in the bottom 20% of New York middle schools for these populations.

Oswego Middle School's academic struggles are further highlighted by the relatively stronger performance of nearby middle schools, such as Emerson J Dillon Middle School, Red Creek Middle School, Mexico Middle School, and Fulton Junior High School. These schools, while not necessarily high-performing, tend to have better test scores and higher rankings than Oswego Middle School, suggesting that there may be opportunities for the school to learn from and implement effective practices to improve student outcomes.

Detail:

Public 7-8

Mark FitzGibbons Dr
Oswego, NY 13126-4000

(315) 341-2300

District: Oswego City School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
1125^th of 1,500 New York Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $21,322

Students who attend Oswego Middle School usually attend:

High:

Oswego High School

Feeder schools for Oswego Middle School:

Elementary:	Charles E Riley Elementary School
	FitzHugh Park Elementary School
	Kingsford Park Elementary School
	Leighton Elementary School
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	Minetto Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio: 11.6

Number of students: 566

Racial breakdown:

White:

87.8%

Hispanic:

6.9%

Two or more races:

3.5%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 52.7%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Oswego Middle School ranks worse than 75% of middle schools in New York. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 29.14. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (87.8%), Hispanic (6.9%), two or more races (3.5%). (See more...)

Compare Details 52.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Oswego Middle School is 11.6. (See more...)

Compare Oswego Middle School employs 48.4 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Oswego Middle School is $21,322.

Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Oswego Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Oswego Middle School 1125^th of 1500 New York public middle schools. (See Oswego Middle School in the ranking list.)

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Oswego City School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Oswego City School District 732^nd of 866 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Oswego Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Oswego Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	47.87	672^nd	1095	38.6%
2007	59.58	549^th	1123	51.1%
2008	61.75	576^th	1185	51.4%
2009	64.36	569^th	1224	53.5%
2010	60.74	570^th	1243	54.1%
2011	56.76	640^th	1295	50.6%
2012	61.14	571^st	1337	57.3%
2013	57.96	529^th	1373	61.5%
2014	52.05	606^th	1401	56.7%
2015	43.99	777^th	1407	44.8%
2016	39.45	863^rd	1429	39.6%
2017	36.28	926^th	1455	36.4%
2018	31.36	1010^th	1438	29.8%
2019	32.96	960^th	1439	33.3%
2021	36.84	797^th	1242	35.8%
2022	35.24	973^rd	1479	34.2%
2023	29.14	1125^th	1500	25.0%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Oswego Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	24.32	99^th	126	21.4%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Oswego Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	31.47	903^rd	1170	22.8%
2019	29.67	888^th	1139	22.0%
2022	27.72	1058^th	1283	17.5%
2023	19.78	1233^rd	1307	5.7%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	19.86	1123^rd	1245	9.8%
2019	20.22	1101^st	1241	11.3%
2021	32.45	663^rd	935	29.1%
2022	27.47	1034^th	1306	20.8%
2023	16.20	1198^th	1288	7.0%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Oswego Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	20.34	417^th	457	8.8%
2019	16.61	377^th	392	3.8%
2022	35.21	333^rd	487	31.6%
2023	25.89	446^th	543	17.9%

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Rank History for Female students at Oswego Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	31.24	997^th	1353	26.3%
2019	28.88	1015^th	1370	25.9%
2021	36.18	709^th	1066	33.5%
2022	35.15	959^th	1454	34.0%
2023	28.70	1118^th	1463	23.6%

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Rank History for Male students at Oswego Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	32.16	945^th	1352	30.1%
2019	37.81	820^th	1366	40.0%
2021	35.24	710^th	1071	33.7%
2022	36.13	934^th	1455	35.8%
2023	31.50	1045^th	1464	28.6%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Oswego Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	18.18	741^st	810	8.5%
2019	10.85	800^th	826	3.1%
2022	31.90	654^th	914	28.4%
2023	23.50	803^rd	943	14.8%

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Rank History for White students at Oswego Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	18.89	680^th	763	10.9%
2019	22.94	595^th	716	16.9%
2021	25.77	496^th	614	19.2%
2022	22.33	626^th	748	16.3%
2023	19.64	677^th	772	12.3%

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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 Oswego Middle School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	719	4	7	11	0	n/a	n/a	0	741
1990	738	4	7	13	0	n/a	n/a	0	762
1991	777	8	7	8	0	n/a	n/a	0	800
1992	801	7	7	9	3	n/a	n/a	0	827
1993	840	2	8	14	1	n/a	n/a	0	865
1994	810	5	6	14	0	n/a	n/a	0	835
1995	802	9	8	19	6	n/a	n/a	0	844
1996	802	9	8	19	6	n/a	n/a	0	844
1997	782	5	7	27	2	n/a	n/a	0	823
1998	837	5	7	21	8	n/a	n/a	0	878
1999	862	7	8	26	2	n/a	n/a	0	905
2000	858	8	9	28	6	n/a	n/a	0	909
2001	832	10	10	34	5	n/a	n/a	0	891
2002	795	7	9	26	4	n/a	n/a	0	841
2003	795	7	9	26	4	n/a	n/a	0	841
2004	798	7	4	32	4	n/a	n/a	0	845
2005	776	8	4	33	5	n/a	n/a	0	826
2006	715	10	6	30	4	n/a	n/a	0	765
2007	671	11	4	36	5	n/a	n/a	0	727
2008	657	10	9	37	2	n/a	n/a	0	715
2009	617	13	13	28	1	n/a	n/a	0	672
2010	602	13	10	29	1	n/a	n/a	2	657
2011	598	13	5	0	2	0	0	0	618
2012	546	8	6	19	2	0	1	0	582
2013	561	10	5	26	3	1	1	0	607
2014	529	7	8	26	2	0	3	0	575
2015	529	8	9	27	2	0	2	0	577
2016	503	6	6	29	2	0	8	0	554
2017	529	4	4	25	1	0	14	0	577
2018	501	8	8	37	0	0	13	0	567
2019	496	11	6	29	1	0	14	0	557
2020	492	13	1	25	2	2	22	0	557
2021	496	13	4	26	1	3	15	0	558
2022	521	8	5	39	0	2	12	0	587
2023	497	6	3	39	0	0	20	1	566

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 Oswego Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	741	58.4	12.6	n/a
1990	762	56.9	13.3	n/a
1991	800	58.9	13.5	n/a
1992	827	59.9	13.8	n/a
1993	865	60.0	14.4	n/a
1994	835	60.0	13.9	12.6
1995	844	59.1	14.3	16.4
1996	844	59.1	14.3	16.4
1997	823	59.4	13.9	17.9
1998	878	61.5	14.3	22.9
1999	905	60.0	15.1	24.9
2000	909	62.0	14.7	31.5
2001	891	64.0	13.9	31.9
2002	841	61.1	13.8	21.9
2003	841	61.1	13.8	21.9
2004	845	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	826	61.0	13.5	33.9
2006	765	57.0	13.4	39.1
2007	727	61.0	11.9	32
2008	715	56.0	12.8	30.1
2009	672	56.8	11.8	38.5
2010	657	57.8	11.3	35.1
2011	618	51.2	12.0	42.2
2012	582	48.0	12.1	34.9
2013	607	55.2	10.9	37.7
2014	575	52.0	11.0	44.2
2015	577	49.0	11.7	47.5
2016	554	50.0	11.0	47.5
2017	577	44.0	13.0	45.4
2018	567	46.0	12.3	43.9
2019	557	47.0	11.8	0.7
2020	557	52.0	10.7	52.2
2021	558	50.0	11.1	50.4
2022	587	50.6	11.5	49.6
2023	566	48.4	11.6	52.7

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 Oswego Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	741	58.4	12.6	n/a
1990	762	56.9	13.3	n/a
1991	800	58.9	13.5	n/a
1992	827	59.9	13.8	n/a
1993	865	60.0	14.4	n/a
1994	835	60.0	13.9	12.6
1995	844	59.1	14.3	16.4
1996	844	59.1	14.3	16.4
1997	823	59.4	13.9	17.9
1998	878	61.5	14.3	22.9
1999	905	60.0	15.1	24.9
2000	909	62.0	14.7	31.5
2001	891	64.0	13.9	31.9
2002	841	61.1	13.8	21.9
2003	841	61.1	13.8	21.9
2004	845	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	826	61.0	13.5	33.9
2006	765	57.0	13.4	39.1
2007	727	61.0	11.9	32
2008	715	56.0	12.8	30.1
2009	672	56.8	11.8	38.5
2010	657	57.8	11.3	35.1
2011	618	51.2	12.0	42.2
2012	582	48.0	12.1	34.9
2013	607	55.2	10.9	37.7
2014	575	52.0	11.0	44.2
2015	577	49.0	11.7	47.5
2016	554	50.0	11.0	47.5
2017	577	44.0	13.0	45.4
2018	567	46.0	12.3	43.9
2019	557	47.0	11.8	0.7
2020	557	52.0	10.7	52.2
2021	558	50.0	11.1	50.4
2022	587	50.6	11.5	49.6
2023	566	48.4	11.6	52.7

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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