Is Midlakes Middle/High School a good school?

Midlakes Middle/High School ranks 482 nd of 1242 New York high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Midlakes Middle/High School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 696 students attended Midlakes Middle/High School.

What is the racial makeup of Midlakes Middle/High School?

Students at Midlakes Middle/High School are 88% White, 8% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What schools feed into Midlakes Middle/High School?

Midlakes Middle/High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Midlakes Elementary School

Midlakes Middle/High School

Summary:

Midlakes Middle/High School is a public high school serving grades 7-12 in the Phelps-Clifton Springs Central School District, located in Clifton Springs, NY. The school has 696 students and is ranked 690 out of 865 districts in New York, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Midlakes Middle/High School has seen a steady decline in its statewide ranking and rating over the past several years, dropping from a high of #269 in 2015-2016 to #482 in 2023-2024. The school's performance for its Hispanic student population is relatively strong, ranking #259 out of 865 NY high schools in 2023-2024 and earning a 4-star rating. However, the school's performance for its White student population is weaker, ranking #463 out of 781 NY high schools in 2023-2024 with a 2-star rating. The school's performance for Special Education and Low Socioeconomic Status students is also relatively weak, ranking in the 400s and 300s out of over 1,000 NY high schools.

Midlakes Middle/High School generally performs better than some nearby schools, such as Clyde-Savannah High School and Lyons Senior High School, which have lower statewide rankings and ratings. However, the school lags behind higher-performing nearby schools like Canandaigua Academy and Palmyra-Macedon Senior High School in terms of academic achievement and statewide rankings.

Detail:

Public 7-12

1554 Rt 488
Clifton Springs, NY 14432-9318

(315) 548-6300

District: Phelps-Clifton Springs Central School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
482^nd of 1,242 New York High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $14,558

Feeder schools for Midlakes Middle/High School:

Elementary:

Midlakes Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio: 9.3

Number of students: 696

Racial breakdown:

White:

88.2%

Hispanic:

7.6%

Two or more races:

2.2%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 47.6%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Midlakes Middle/High School ranks worse than 81.9% of middle schools in New York. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 23.89. (See more...)

Compare Details Midlakes Middle/High School ranks better than 61.2% of high schools in New York. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 62.64. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Midlakes Middle/High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.

The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (88.2%), Hispanic (7.6%), two or more races (2.2%). (See more...)

Compare Details 47.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Midlakes Middle/High School is 9.3. (See more...)

Compare Midlakes Middle/High School employs 74.5 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Midlakes Middle/High School is $14,558.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Midlakes Middle/High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Midlakes Middle/High School 1232^nd of 1504 New York public middle schools. (See Midlakes Middle/High School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Midlakes Middle/High School 482^nd of 1242 New York public high schools. (See Midlakes Middle/High School in the ranking list.)

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Phelps-Clifton Springs Central School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Phelps-Clifton Springs Central School District 690^th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Midlakes Middle/High School

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Rank History for all middle school students at Midlakes Middle/High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	26.53	1175^th	1500	21.7%
2024	23.89	1232^nd	1504	18.1%

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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Midlakes Middle/High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2022	20.56	1234^th	1283	3.8%
2023	22.56	1172^nd	1307	10.3%
2024	19.86	1224^th	1303	6.1%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Midlakes Middle/High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2022	21.17	1153^rd	1306	11.7%
2023	20.92	1137^th	1288	11.7%
2024	14.26	1214^th	1296	6.3%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Midlakes Middle/High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2022	27.67	1113^th	1454	23.5%
2023	34.34	1011^th	1463	30.9%
2024	25.05	1190^th	1465	18.8%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Midlakes Middle/High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2022	22.43	1210^th	1455	16.8%
2023	21.44	1249^th	1464	14.7%
2024	24.82	1191^st	1464	18.6%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Midlakes Middle/High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	33.61	643^rd	943	31.8%

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Rank History for middle school White students at Midlakes Middle/High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2022	11.76	711^th	748	4.9%
2023	15.73	710^th	772	8.0%
2024	15.69	712^th	778	8.5%

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

Rank History for Midlakes Middle/High School

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Rank History for all high school students at Midlakes Middle/High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2005	68.95	200^th	935	78.6%
2006	63.81	348^th	986	64.7%
2007	57.41	502^nd	1002	49.9%
2008	61.83	430^th	1027	58.1%
2009	64.20	368^th	1086	66.1%
2010	55.13	556^th	1117	50.2%
2011	58.39	540^th	1165	53.6%
2012	64.06	451^st	1198	62.4%
2013	65.20	450^th	1217	63.0%
2014	56.95	552^nd	1237	55.4%
2015	61.05	435^th	1255	65.3%
2016	68.22	269^th	1255	78.6%
2017	66.96	321^st	1221	73.7%
2018	57.75	569^th	1210	53.0%
2019	52.96	641^st	1207	46.9%
2021	47.36	329^th	519	36.6%
2022	65.70	395^th	1190	66.8%
2023	64.65	429^th	1228	65.1%
2024	62.64	482^nd	1242	61.2%

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Rank History for high school Special Education students at Midlakes Middle/High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	34.64	703^rd	1095	35.8%
2019	43.63	612^th	1132	45.9%
2022	45.03	506^th	1038	51.3%
2023	49.10	483^rd	1130	57.3%
2024	46.11	527^th	1144	53.9%

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Rank History for high school Low Socio Economic Status students at Midlakes Middle/High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	45.89	652^nd	1154	43.5%
2019	47.32	645^th	1179	45.3%
2021	37.77	208^th	289	28.0%
2022	61.87	332^nd	1101	69.8%
2023	59.82	399^th	1155	65.5%
2024	54.97	476^th	1170	59.3%

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Rank History for high school Female students at Midlakes Middle/High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	58.58	532^nd	1176	54.8%
2019	59.21	541^st	1193	54.7%
2021	37.59	212^th	290	26.9%
2022	60.38	474^th	1155	59.0%
2023	65.65	422^nd	1197	64.7%
2024	60.45	508^th	1219	58.3%

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Rank History for high school Male students at Midlakes Middle/High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	55.37	566^th	1176	51.9%
2019	46.16	693^rd	1190	41.8%
2021	49.06	201^st	354	43.2%
2022	69.20	306^th	1154	73.5%
2023	62.52	439^th	1191	63.1%
2024	61.02	468^th	1211	61.4%

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Rank History for high school Hispanic students at Midlakes Middle/High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2019	17.52	688^th	815	15.6%
2023	71.39	179^th	851	79.0%
2024	62.59	259^th	865	70.1%

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Rank History for high school White students at Midlakes Middle/High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	42.27	505^th	765	34.0%
2019	36.20	581^st	793	26.7%
2022	48.16	405^th	738	45.1%
2023	44.81	468^th	776	39.7%
2024	44.88	463^rd	781	40.7%

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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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Reviews:

by a parent
Friday, April 15, 2022

School is awful. No follow through, teachers for the most part do whatever the heck they feel. Weak administration. School pacifies kids and passes them through. Liberal agendas being pushed everywhere. Pathetic weak school. Rules change ALL THE TIME. Large share of teachers don't grade assignments for WEEKS, sometimes days before end of marking period, and absolutely no communication. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Midlakes Middle/High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	593	2	2	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	597
1990	547	1	5	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	554
1991	504	3	5	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	513
1992	514	3	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	517
1993	498	2	0	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	502
1994	496	4	2	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	502
1995	566	8	1	5	0	n/a	n/a	0	580
1996	566	8	1	5	0	n/a	n/a	0	580
1997	602	6	0	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	612
1998	645	4	0	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	653
1999	672	3	0	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	679
2000	706	2	2	4	1	n/a	n/a	0	715
2001	697	3	3	6	1	n/a	n/a	0	710
2002	688	5	6	9	3	n/a	n/a	0	711
2003	688	5	6	9	3	n/a	n/a	0	711
2004	692	3	5	6	4	n/a	n/a	0	710
2005	665	5	2	12	5	n/a	n/a	0	689
2006	657	2	2	4	5	n/a	n/a	0	670
2007	666	1	4	9	5	n/a	n/a	0	685
2008	666	4	2	9	4	n/a	n/a	0	685
2009	633	5	5	14	4	n/a	n/a	0	661
2010	630	5	5	10	4	n/a	n/a	0	654
2011	587	7	6	14	2	0	0	0	616
2012	547	3	5	21	0	0	0	0	576
2013	529	3	3	16	0	0	0	0	551
2014	490	5	3	21	0	0	0	0	519
2015	493	8	3	22	0	0	1	0	527
2016	464	6	3	24	0	0	2	0	499
2017	452	7	1	27	0	0	8	0	495
2018	476	10	2	27	0	0	11	0	526
2019	464	10	4	30	0	0	8	0	516
2020	438	7	6	30	0	0	8	0	489
2021	426	4	6	35	0	0	11	0	482
2022	620	4	9	48	0	0	12	0	693
2023	614	5	7	53	0	0	15	2	696

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 Midlakes Middle/High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	597	42.7	13.9	n/a
1990	554	39.6	13.9	n/a
1991	513	36.9	13.9	n/a
1992	517	34.9	14.8	n/a
1993	502	32.7	15.4	n/a
1994	502	34.7	14.5	6
1995	580	35.7	16.2	16.6
1996	580	35.7	16.2	16.6
1997	612	35.2	17.4	10.9
1998	653	32.2	20.3	15.3
1999	679	37.0	18.4	19
2000	715	41.5	17.2	24.9
2001	710	46.0	15.4	23.9
2002	711	49.0	14.5	19.1
2003	711	49.0	14.5	19.1
2004	710	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	689	51.5	13.4	20.6
2006	670	53.0	12.6	26.1
2007	685	49.5	13.8	20.9
2008	685	49.5	13.8	20.7
2009	661	48.0	13.8	19.5
2010	654	43.0	15.2	24.9
2011	616	48.0	12.8	25.3
2012	576	42.4	13.5	26.2
2013	551	38.4	14.3	26
2014	519	37.4	13.8	24.3
2015	527	36.0	14.6	27.9
2016	499	36.0	13.8	29.1
2017	495	37.1	13.3	34.1
2018	526	40.0	13.1	34.4
2019	516	42.0	12.2	37.2
2020	489	51.0	9.5	39.5
2021	482	42.9	11.2	40
2022	693	74.8	9.2	n/a
2023	696	74.5	9.3	47.6

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 Midlakes Middle/High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	597	42.7	13.9	n/a
1990	554	39.6	13.9	n/a
1991	513	36.9	13.9	n/a
1992	517	34.9	14.8	n/a
1993	502	32.7	15.4	n/a
1994	502	34.7	14.5	6
1995	580	35.7	16.2	16.6
1996	580	35.7	16.2	16.6
1997	612	35.2	17.4	10.9
1998	653	32.2	20.3	15.3
1999	679	37.0	18.4	19
2000	715	41.5	17.2	24.9
2001	710	46.0	15.4	23.9
2002	711	49.0	14.5	19.1
2003	711	49.0	14.5	19.1
2004	710	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	689	51.5	13.4	20.6
2006	670	53.0	12.6	26.1
2007	685	49.5	13.8	20.9
2008	685	49.5	13.8	20.7
2009	661	48.0	13.8	19.5
2010	654	43.0	15.2	24.9
2011	616	48.0	12.8	25.3
2012	576	42.4	13.5	26.2
2013	551	38.4	14.3	26
2014	519	37.4	13.8	24.3
2015	527	36.0	14.6	27.9
2016	499	36.0	13.8	29.1
2017	495	37.1	13.3	34.1
2018	526	40.0	13.1	34.4
2019	516	42.0	12.2	37.2
2020	489	51.0	9.5	39.5
2021	482	42.9	11.2	40
2022	693	74.8	9.2	n/a
2023	696	74.5	9.3	47.6

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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