Is Sidney Middle School a good school?

Sidney Middle School ranks 866 th of 1504 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Sidney Middle School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 171 students attended Sidney Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Sidney Middle School?

Students at Sidney Middle School are 85% White, 8% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% African American, 1% Asian.

What high school do graduates of Sidney Middle School attend?

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

Sidney Middle School

Summary:

Sidney Middle School is a public middle school serving grades 7-8 in the Sidney Central School District in Sidney, New York. The school has 171 students and a student-teacher ratio of 9.8, and has been consistently ranked in the bottom half of New York middle schools over the past several years, with a current ranking of 866 out of 1,504 middle schools in the state for the 2023-2024 school year.

Sidney Middle School's test scores are generally below the state averages across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in 2023-2024, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) were 27.87% for 7th grade and 49.35% for 8th grade, compared to the state averages of 49.56% and 51.88%, respectively. Similarly, in math, the school's proficiency rates were 42.86% for 7th grade and 40.3% for 8th grade, compared to the state averages of 57.08% and 40.72%. The school's performance also varies significantly across different student subgroups, with the school's ranking for female students generally higher than for male students, and the school's ranking for Hispanic and White students lower than the overall school ranking.

When compared to the nearby middle schools, such as Norwich Middle School, Walton Middle School, and Oxford Academy Middle School, Sidney Middle School generally performs worse on standardized tests and has a lower overall ranking. Additionally, the school has a relatively high spending per student, with $22,978 spent per student in the 2022-2023 school year, compared to the nearby schools, which have lower spending per student. This, coupled with the school's below-average academic performance, raises questions about the efficient use of resources and the need to examine the school's spending priorities and their impact on student learning.

Detail:

Public 7-8

13 Pearl St E
Sidney, NY 13838-1597

(607) 561-7703

District: Sidney Central School District

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $22,978

Students who attend Sidney Middle School usually attend:

High:

Sidney High School

Feeder schools for Sidney Middle School:

Elementary:

Sidney Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio: 9.8

Number of students: 171

Racial breakdown:

White:

85.4%

Hispanic:

7.6%

Two or more races:

4.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 53.2%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Sidney Middle School ranks worse than 57.6% of middle schools in New York. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 42.34. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (85.4%), Hispanic (7.6%), two or more races (4.1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 53.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Sidney Middle School is 9.8. (See more...)

Compare Sidney Middle School employs 17.3 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Sidney Middle School is $22,978.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Sidney Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Sidney Middle School 866^th of 1504 New York public middle schools. (See Sidney Middle School in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Sidney Central School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Sidney Central School District 552^nd of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Sidney Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Sidney Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	44.17	713^th	1095	34.9%
2007	53.31	638^th	1123	43.2%
2008	48.25	759^th	1185	35.9%
2009	52.27	760^th	1224	37.9%
2010	44.15	794^th	1243	36.1%
2011	42.62	824^th	1295	36.4%
2012	49.47	751^st	1337	43.8%
2013	51.66	630^th	1373	54.1%
2014	57.79	515^th	1401	63.2%
2015	46.77	723^rd	1407	48.6%
2016	36.94	910^th	1429	36.3%
2017	26.17	1118^th	1455	23.2%
2018	27.69	1079^th	1438	25.0%
2019	34.97	926^th	1439	35.6%
2021	40.31	739^th	1242	40.5%
2022	38.86	911^th	1479	38.4%
2023	49.46	724^th	1500	51.7%
2024	42.34	866^th	1504	42.4%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Sidney Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2021	32.28	61^st	95	35.8%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Sidney Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	41.60	635^th	1170	45.7%
2019	43.83	522^nd	1139	54.2%
2022	37.67	772^nd	1283	39.8%
2023	59.53	352^nd	1307	73.1%
2024	51.71	474^th	1303	63.6%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	17.62	1155^th	1245	7.2%
2019	44.01	599^th	1241	51.7%
2021	29.54	712^th	935	23.9%
2022	33.16	899^th	1306	31.2%
2023	40.71	750^th	1288	41.8%
2024	32.60	910^th	1296	29.8%

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Rank History for Female students at Sidney Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	18.10	1202^nd	1353	11.2%
2019	48.67	662^nd	1370	51.7%
2021	36.16	710^th	1066	33.4%
2022	47.22	750^th	1454	48.4%
2023	48.76	740^th	1463	49.4%
2024	48.89	730^th	1465	50.2%

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Rank History for Male students at Sidney Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	40.12	808^th	1352	40.2%
2019	24.73	1071^st	1366	21.6%
2021	42.90	599^th	1071	44.1%
2022	30.44	1052^nd	1455	27.7%
2023	50.13	686^th	1464	53.1%
2024	37.60	941^st	1464	35.7%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Sidney Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2021	57.05	149^th	449	66.8%
2022	54.49	353^rd	914	61.4%
2024	21.03	835^th	953	12.4%

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Rank History for White students at Sidney Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	16.67	704^th	763	7.7%
2019	20.85	617^th	716	13.8%
2021	30.45	459^th	614	25.2%
2022	21.82	632^nd	748	15.5%
2023	36.90	513^th	772	33.5%
2024	31.62	567^th	778	27.1%

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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 Sidney Middle School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	359	2	3	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	364
1990	341	3	3	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	348
1991	342	4	2	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	351
1992	317	5	2	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	328
1993	300	3	2	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	305
1994	340	7	3	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	351
1995	385	2	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	387
1996	385	2	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	387
1997	368	3	0	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	373
1998	360	3	0	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	367
1999	364	1	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	365
2000	330	3	2	7	0	n/a	n/a	0	342
2001	345	2	2	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	351
2002	306	6	2	13	0	n/a	n/a	0	327
2003	306	6	2	13	0	n/a	n/a	0	327
2004	317	4	3	10	0	n/a	n/a	0	334
2005	326	7	5	16	0	n/a	n/a	0	354
2006	324	6	2	13	0	n/a	n/a	0	345
2007	290	7	3	14	0	n/a	n/a	0	314
2008	258	7	5	6	0	n/a	n/a	0	276
2009	247	4	5	7	0	n/a	n/a	1	264
2010	226	5	5	6	0	n/a	n/a	0	242
2011	293	9	5	11	1	0	0	0	319
2012	278	3	3	13	0	0	10	0	307
2013	303	1	2	19	0	0	9	0	334
2014	142	1	0	11	1	0	5	0	160
2015	131	1	2	12	0	0	3	0	149
2016	126	1	3	11	0	0	3	0	144
2017	119	1	4	10	0	0	9	0	143
2018	134	0	3	10	0	0	8	0	155
2019	145	1	1	10	0	0	2	0	159
2020	144	1	0	15	0	0	8	0	168
2021	153	1	1	14	0	0	14	0	183
2022	151	0	3	11	0	0	10	0	175
2023	146	3	2	13	0	0	7	0	171

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 Sidney Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	364	24.9	14.6	n/a
1990	348	23.9	14.5	n/a
1991	351	24.9	14.0	n/a
1992	328	23.9	13.7	n/a
1993	305	26.0	11.7	n/a
1994	351	22.0	16.0	27.6
1995	387	20.0	19.4	31
1996	387	20.0	19.4	31
1997	373	22.1	16.9	26.5
1998	367	27.0	13.6	29.4
1999	365	26.2	13.9	37
2000	342	27.4	12.5	35.7
2001	351	28.4	12.4	38.7
2002	327	27.7	11.8	40.4
2003	327	27.7	11.8	40.4
2004	334	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	354	28.6	12.4	44.9
2006	345	29.0	11.9	45.2
2007	314	30.1	10.4	38.5
2008	276	27.0	10.2	38.8
2009	264	21.5	12.3	44.9
2010	242	22.7	10.6	51.2
2011	319	29.1	10.9	50.8
2012	307	19.0	16.1	59.3
2013	334	21.0	15.8	61.7
2014	160	9.0	17.7	61.9
2015	149	6.0	24.8	63.1
2016	144	2.0	72.0	47.9
2017	143	1.0	143.0	60.1
2018	155	5.0	30.9	42.6
2019	159	11.0	14.4	50.3
2020	168	30.0	5.6	41.1
2021	183	17.3	10.5	46.4
2022	175	15.5	11.2	49.1
2023	171	17.3	9.8	53.2

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 Sidney Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	364	24.9	14.6	n/a
1990	348	23.9	14.5	n/a
1991	351	24.9	14.0	n/a
1992	328	23.9	13.7	n/a
1993	305	26.0	11.7	n/a
1994	351	22.0	16.0	27.6
1995	387	20.0	19.4	31
1996	387	20.0	19.4	31
1997	373	22.1	16.9	26.5
1998	367	27.0	13.6	29.4
1999	365	26.2	13.9	37
2000	342	27.4	12.5	35.7
2001	351	28.4	12.4	38.7
2002	327	27.7	11.8	40.4
2003	327	27.7	11.8	40.4
2004	334	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	354	28.6	12.4	44.9
2006	345	29.0	11.9	45.2
2007	314	30.1	10.4	38.5
2008	276	27.0	10.2	38.8
2009	264	21.5	12.3	44.9
2010	242	22.7	10.6	51.2
2011	319	29.1	10.9	50.8
2012	307	19.0	16.1	59.3
2013	334	21.0	15.8	61.7
2014	160	9.0	17.7	61.9
2015	149	6.0	24.8	63.1
2016	144	2.0	72.0	47.9
2017	143	1.0	143.0	60.1
2018	155	5.0	30.9	42.6
2019	159	11.0	14.4	50.3
2020	168	30.0	5.6	41.1
2021	183	17.3	10.5	46.4
2022	175	15.5	11.2	49.1
2023	171	17.3	9.8	53.2

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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