Is A M Cosgrove Middle School a good school?

A M Cosgrove Middle School ranks in the bottom 22.5% of New York middle schools.

How many students attend A M Cosgrove Middle School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 844 students attended A M Cosgrove Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of A M Cosgrove Middle School?

Students at A M Cosgrove Middle School are 77% White, 10% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 5% African American, 2% Asian.

What high school do graduates of A M Cosgrove Middle School attend?

Students who attend A M Cosgrove Middle School usually go on to attend Spencerport High School

A M Cosgrove Middle School

Summary:

A M Cosgrove Middle School is a public middle school located in Spencerport, NY, serving 844 students in grades 6-8 as part of the Spencerport Central School District. While the school has historically performed well, its ranking and rating have declined in recent years, raising questions about how it compares to nearby schools.

A M Cosgrove Middle School stands out for its relatively high percentage of white students (77.37%) compared to nearby schools, which tend to have more diverse student populations. Academically, the school outperforms many schools in the Rochester City School District, with 43.79% proficiency in 8th grade ELA compared to just 20.59% in the district. However, the school's performance on state assessments is still below the state average, and it struggles to close achievement gaps for certain student subgroups, such as Hispanic, African American, and low-socioeconomic status students.

One bright spot for A M Cosgrove Middle School is its exceptional performance on Regents exams, with 100% proficiency in Algebra I and 98.78% proficiency in Earth Science, significantly higher than district and state averages. The school also benefits from a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 9.8 and higher spending per student ($13,490) than the state average. Despite these advantages, the school's overall performance has declined, suggesting that factors beyond just funding and resources, such as student demographics and socioeconomic status, play a significant role in academic outcomes. Compared to higher-performing districts like Hilton and Churchville-Chili, A M Cosgrove Middle School has room for improvement.

Detail:

Public 6-8

2749 Spencerport Rd
Spencerport, NY 14559-1991

(585) 349-5302

District: Spencerport Central School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
1162^nd of 1,500 New York Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $13,490

Students who attend A M Cosgrove Middle School usually attend:

High:

Spencerport High School

Feeder schools for A M Cosgrove Middle School:

Elementary:	Canal View Elementary School
	Leo Bernabi School
	Terry Taylor Elementary School
	William C Munn School

Student/teacher ratio: 9.8

Number of students: 844

Racial breakdown:

White:

77.4%

Hispanic:

9.6%

Two or more races:

6.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 38.6%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details A M Cosgrove Middle School ranks worse than 77.5% of middle schools in New York. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 27.31. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (77.4%), Hispanic (9.6%), two or more races (6.4%). (See more...)

Compare Details 38.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

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

Compare A M Cosgrove Middle School employs 85.6 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at A M Cosgrove Middle School is $13,490.

Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

A M Cosgrove Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks A M Cosgrove Middle School 1162^nd of 1500 New York public middle schools. (See A M Cosgrove Middle School in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Spencerport Central School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Spencerport Central School District 563^rd of 866 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for all students at A M Cosgrove Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	81.30	173^rd	1095	84.2%
2007	79.12	223^rd	1123	80.1%
2008	79.29	214^th	1185	81.9%
2009	78.64	202^nd	1224	83.5%
2010	79.14	239^th	1243	80.8%
2011	78.52	270^th	1295	79.2%
2012	83.30	180^th	1337	86.5%
2013	79.71	225^th	1373	83.6%
2014	82.86	160^th	1401	88.6%
2015	76.74	241^st	1407	82.9%
2016	82.66	182^nd	1429	87.3%
2017	74.07	306^th	1455	79.0%
2018	75.44	302^nd	1438	79.0%
2019	59.18	513^th	1439	64.4%
2021	41.49	716^th	1242	42.4%
2022	43.27	827^th	1479	44.1%
2023	27.31	1162^nd	1500	22.5%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at A M Cosgrove Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	54.92	46^th	107	57.0%
2019	42.36	65^th	126	48.4%
2021	72.46	24^th	95	74.7%
2022	47.17	93^rd	190	51.1%
2023	30.05	144^th	208	30.8%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at A M Cosgrove Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	49.01	184^th	503	63.4%
2022	24.18	534^th	581	8.1%

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Rank History for Special Education students at A M Cosgrove Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	38.85	701^st	1170	40.1%
2019	36.80	695^th	1139	39.0%
2021	32.28	360^th	522	31.0%
2022	34.77	863^rd	1283	32.7%
2023	27.66	1031^st	1307	21.1%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at A M Cosgrove Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	60.47	375^th	1245	69.9%
2019	40.15	695^th	1241	44.0%
2021	28.48	733^rd	935	21.6%
2022	28.56	1009^th	1306	22.7%
2023	19.31	1157^th	1288	10.2%

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Rank History for Female students at A M Cosgrove Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	75.26	299^th	1353	77.9%
2019	55.74	552^nd	1370	59.7%
2021	44.84	572^nd	1066	46.3%
2022	40.47	862^nd	1454	40.7%
2023	23.33	1214^th	1463	17.0%

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Rank History for Male students at A M Cosgrove Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	72.47	302^nd	1352	77.7%
2019	61.84	438^th	1366	67.9%
2021	39.29	655^th	1071	38.8%
2022	46.67	721^st	1455	50.4%
2023	32.83	1019^th	1464	30.4%

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Rank History for Asian students at A M Cosgrove Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	19.31	323^rd	374	13.6%

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Rank History for African American students at A M Cosgrove Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	51.10	280^th	663	57.8%
2019	14.03	626^th	653	4.1%
2021	33.20	176^th	253	30.4%
2022	34.50	470^th	706	33.4%
2023	26.24	557^th	696	20.0%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at A M Cosgrove Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	58.98	288^th	810	64.4%
2019	41.11	460^th	826	44.3%
2021	17.43	417^th	449	7.1%
2022	38.40	552^nd	914	39.6%
2023	25.29	774^th	943	17.9%

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Rank History for White students at A M Cosgrove Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	67.96	234^th	763	69.3%
2019	50.49	354^th	716	50.6%
2021	33.33	442^nd	614	28.0%
2022	28.30	572^nd	748	23.5%
2023	15.92	704^th	772	8.8%

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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 A M Cosgrove Middle School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	697	22	13	15	0	n/a	n/a	0	747
1990	760	26	17	7	1	n/a	n/a	0	811
1991	784	37	16	8	0	n/a	n/a	0	845
1992	774	28	15	11	4	n/a	n/a	0	832
1993	779	42	23	15	15	n/a	n/a	0	874
1994	565	38	15	11	9	n/a	n/a	0	638
1995	612	27	19	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	662
1996	612	27	19	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	662
1997	633	19	20	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	673
1998	648	15	20	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	687
1999	676	17	11	6	0	n/a	n/a	0	710
2000	685	34	15	9	0	n/a	n/a	0	743
2001	636	40	17	18	1	n/a	n/a	0	712
2002	707	23	17	17	0	n/a	n/a	0	764
2003	707	23	17	17	0	n/a	n/a	0	764
2004	1080	53	25	25	0	n/a	n/a	0	1183
2005	1008	50	26	25	1	n/a	n/a	0	1110
2006	994	50	28	33	1	n/a	n/a	0	1106
2007	895	51	26	26	2	n/a	n/a	0	1000
2008	856	56	26	22	2	n/a	n/a	1	963
2009	843	61	26	21	2	n/a	n/a	2	955
2010	841	50	29	26	2	n/a	n/a	9	957
2011	831	48	30	33	5	0	9	0	956
2012	797	46	28	34	3	0	26	0	934
2013	763	47	26	31	3	0	30	0	900
2014	727	53	18	38	3	0	26	0	865
2015	730	38	19	54	3	0	27	0	871
2016	700	38	16	58	2	0	26	0	840
2017	660	39	13	60	2	2	30	0	806
2018	660	46	18	59	2	2	37	0	824
2019	664	43	16	61	1	0	43	0	828
2020	690	57	13	72	1	0	46	0	879
2021	658	55	15	70	0	0	49	0	847
2022	637	57	16	71	0	0	57	0	838
2023	653	41	14	81	1	0	54	0	844

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 A M Cosgrove Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	747	59.3	12.5	n/a
1990	811	57.4	14.1	n/a
1991	845	59.4	14.2	n/a
1992	832	59.3	14.0	n/a
1993	874	55.6	15.7	n/a
1994	638	43.4	14.7	5.8
1995	662	44.3	14.9	6.6
1996	662	44.3	14.9	6.6
1997	673	48.7	13.8	7.6
1998	687	50.3	13.7	5.5
1999	710	54.5	13.0	8.9
2000	743	60.8	12.2	14.8
2001	712	59.6	11.9	14.6
2002	764	55.8	13.7	11.9
2003	764	55.8	13.7	11.9
2004	1183	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	1110	87.5	12.7	18.6
2006	1106	85.0	13.0	21
2007	1000	77.8	12.9	22.1
2008	963	80.9	11.9	22.8
2009	955	79.5	12.0	23.3
2010	957	80.4	11.8	26.9
2011	956	76.5	12.4	27.1
2012	934	76.2	12.2	28.4
2013	900	74.7	12.0	27.7
2014	865	72.3	11.9	25.7
2015	871	72.0	12.0	31.3
2016	840	72.0	11.6	28.8
2017	806	69.4	11.6	31.1
2018	824	72.8	11.3	31.7
2019	828	72.2	11.4	33.7
2020	879	81.3	10.8	37.1
2021	847	86.3	9.8	38.5
2022	838	84.0	9.9	40.3
2023	844	85.6	9.8	38.6

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 A M Cosgrove Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	747	59.3	12.5	n/a
1990	811	57.4	14.1	n/a
1991	845	59.4	14.2	n/a
1992	832	59.3	14.0	n/a
1993	874	55.6	15.7	n/a
1994	638	43.4	14.7	5.8
1995	662	44.3	14.9	6.6
1996	662	44.3	14.9	6.6
1997	673	48.7	13.8	7.6
1998	687	50.3	13.7	5.5
1999	710	54.5	13.0	8.9
2000	743	60.8	12.2	14.8
2001	712	59.6	11.9	14.6
2002	764	55.8	13.7	11.9
2003	764	55.8	13.7	11.9
2004	1183	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	1110	87.5	12.7	18.6
2006	1106	85.0	13.0	21
2007	1000	77.8	12.9	22.1
2008	963	80.9	11.9	22.8
2009	955	79.5	12.0	23.3
2010	957	80.4	11.8	26.9
2011	956	76.5	12.4	27.1
2012	934	76.2	12.2	28.4
2013	900	74.7	12.0	27.7
2014	865	72.3	11.9	25.7
2015	871	72.0	12.0	31.3
2016	840	72.0	11.6	28.8
2017	806	69.4	11.6	31.1
2018	824	72.8	11.3	31.7
2019	828	72.2	11.4	33.7
2020	879	81.3	10.8	37.1
2021	847	86.3	9.8	38.5
2022	838	84.0	9.9	40.3
2023	844	85.6	9.8	38.6

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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