Is Clary Middle School a good school?

Clary Middle School ranks in the bottom 0.7% of New York middle schools.

How many students attend Clary Middle School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 263 students attended Clary Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Clary Middle School?

Students at Clary Middle School are 65% African American, 14% Two or more races, 10% White, 9% Hispanic, 2% American Indian.

What high school do graduates of Clary Middle School attend?

Students who attend Clary Middle School usually go on to attend Corcoran High School

Clary Middle School

Summary:

Clary Middle School is a public middle school located in Syracuse, New York, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 275 students. The school is part of the Syracuse City School District, which is ranked 838 out of 865 school districts in New York and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. Clary Middle School has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing middle schools in the state, with a statewide ranking between 1240 and 1494 out of 1500+ middle schools over the past several years, and a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Clary Middle School's academic performance is significantly below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 13.75% of 6th-grade students, 6.25% of 7th-grade students, and 16.25% of 8th-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state averages of 43.64%, 49.56%, and 51.88%, respectively. The school's math proficiency rates are even lower, ranging from 3.23% to 8.64% across the grade levels, compared to the state averages of 40.72% to 57.08%. The school's performance is particularly concerning for certain student subgroups, such as African American, Hispanic, and low socioeconomic status students, who rank in the bottom 10-15% of their respective groups statewide.

In contrast, middle schools in other nearby districts, such as Chestnut Hill Middle School (Liverpool Central School District) and Jamesville-Dewitt Middle School (Jamesville-Dewitt Central School District), demonstrate significantly higher academic performance, with proficiency rates often exceeding 50% in both English Language Arts and Math. This highlights the potential for improvement at Clary Middle School if the right strategies and resources are implemented. However, the challenges facing Clary Middle School appear to be part of a broader pattern within the Syracuse City School District, as nearby middle schools within the district also perform poorly.

Detail:

Public 6-8

100 Amidon Dr
Syracuse, NY 13205-2788

(315) 435-4411

District: Syracuse City School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
1494^th of 1,504 New York Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $22,647

Students who attend Clary Middle School usually attend:

High:

Corcoran High School

Feeder schools for Clary Middle School:

Elementary:	Meachem Elementary School
	Van Duyn Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio: 8.2

Number of students: 263

Racial breakdown:

African American:

65.4%

Two or more races:

14.1%

White:

9.5%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 89%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Clary Middle School ranks worse than 99.3% of middle schools in New York. It also ranks 4^th among 6 ranked middle schools in the Syracuse City School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 4.35. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: African American (65.4%), two or more races (14.1%), White (9.5%). (See more...)

Compare Details 89% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Clary Middle School is 8.2, which is the 2^nd best among 6 middle schools in the Syracuse City School District. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Clary Middle School is $22,647, which is the 2^nd highest among 6 middle schools in the Syracuse City School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Clary Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Clary Middle School 1494^th of 1504 New York public middle schools. (See Clary Middle School in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Syracuse City School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Syracuse City School District 838^th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Clary Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Clary Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	8.70	1012^th	1095	7.6%
2007	8.03	1039^th	1123	7.5%
2008	10.13	1073^rd	1185	9.5%
2009	15.26	1067^th	1224	12.8%
2010	19.85	1001^st	1243	19.5%
2011	18.99	1067^th	1295	17.6%
2012	15.70	1142^nd	1337	14.6%
2013	14.79	1205^th	1373	12.2%
2014	13.24	1285^th	1401	8.3%
2015	11.52	1330^th	1407	5.5%
2016	8.15	1408^th	1429	1.5%
2017	7.60	1430^th	1455	1.7%
2018	5.21	1423^rd	1438	1.0%
2019	5.04	1431^st	1439	0.6%
2021	2.23	1240^th	1242	0.2%
2022	6.34	1461^st	1479	1.2%
2023	3.85	1489^th	1500	0.7%
2024	4.35	1494^th	1504	0.7%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Clary Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	10.02	106^th	107	0.9%
2022	7.74	187^th	190	1.6%
2023	7.00	206^th	208	1.0%
2024	11.91	209^th	220	5.0%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Clary Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	20.57	1144^th	1170	2.2%
2022	18.70	1272^nd	1283	0.9%
2023	18.96	1251^st	1307	4.3%
2024	22.67	1170^th	1303	10.2%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	5.89	1240^th	1245	0.4%
2019	5.92	1240^th	1241	0.1%
2021	3.08	935^th	935	0.0%
2022	9.87	1281^st	1306	1.9%
2023	4.93	1285^th	1288	0.2%
2024	6.28	1285^th	1296	0.8%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Clary Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	12.59	446^th	457	2.4%
2019	17.08	374^th	392	4.6%
2022	14.55	469^th	487	3.7%
2023	12.00	529^th	543	2.6%
2024	10.80	584^th	594	1.7%

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Rank History for Female students at Clary Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	4.28	1351^st	1353	0.1%
2019	4.85	1363^rd	1370	0.5%
2021	2.50	1062^nd	1066	0.4%
2022	5.99	1440^th	1454	1.0%
2023	4.55	1448^th	1463	1.0%
2024	3.99	1456^th	1465	0.6%

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Rank History for Male students at Clary Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	7.57	1342^nd	1352	0.7%
2019	6.29	1360^th	1366	0.4%
2021	2.01	1071^st	1071	0.0%
2022	7.85	1433^rd	1455	1.5%
2023	4.31	1456^th	1464	0.5%
2024	6.38	1449^th	1464	1.0%

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Rank History for African American students at Clary Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	10.14	660^th	663	0.5%
2019	11.81	640^th	653	2.0%
2021	8.23	252^nd	253	0.4%
2022	13.40	682^nd	706	3.4%
2023	10.18	679^th	696	2.4%
2024	9.35	692^nd	705	1.8%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Clary Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	12.23	786^th	810	3.0%
2019	20.30	717^th	826	13.2%
2022	10.34	893^rd	914	2.3%
2024	27.48	737^th	953	22.7%

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Rank History for White students at Clary Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	4.25	760^th	763	0.4%
2019	5.53	707^th	716	1.3%
2021	3.18	614^th	614	0.0%
2022	5.53	735^th	748	1.7%
2023	6.96	750^th	772	2.8%
2024	5.91	766^th	778	1.5%

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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

Review counts

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Reviews:

by a teacher
Wednesday, June 23, 2021

The teachers are over worked, unsupported, lacking the necessary resources to be effective, and are not respected by administration. The principal Lisa Costanzo has a group of favorites and its obvious. If you aren't in that group, best to keep your head low and your mouth shut or suffer the consequences. They administration at Clary do not value feedback from teachers. It is not a supportive environment for newer teachers although they will say there is a lot of support available. If you use it you are labeled as "struggling". This district talks a lot of talk about being anti-racist, progressive, and claims to have the students' needs in mind - but it is just that, all talk. Close Quote

by a student
Wednesday, January 15, 2014

I went to Clary from 2004 to 2006, I have very fond memories of going to school there. Being in their AVID program afforded me, as well as the rest of my class, the opportunity to go on an all expenses paid school trip to Washington, D.C. for 3 days in May 2005. We loved it! I have good memories of the teachers, including a very funny substitute teacher that every kid there was guaranteed to love. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Clary Middle School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1989	257	191	0	11	7	n/a	n/a	466
1990	245	182	0	16	9	n/a	n/a	452
1991	241	216	0	11	7	n/a	n/a	475
1992	254	243	1	14	5	n/a	n/a	517
1993	315	280	1	17	6	n/a	n/a	619
1994	285	279	0	11	4	n/a	n/a	579
1995	288	360	0	9	7	n/a	n/a	664
1996	288	360	0	9	7	n/a	n/a	664
1997	267	312	0	10	3	n/a	n/a	592
1998	256	301	0	7	7	n/a	n/a	571
1999	243	324	0	9	8	n/a	n/a	584
2000	195	313	0	9	5	n/a	n/a	522
2001	179	332	1	14	7	n/a	n/a	533
2002	156	393	3	20	3	n/a	n/a	575
2003	156	393	3	20	3	n/a	n/a	575
2004	130	441	1	21	5	n/a	n/a	598
2005	103	330	0	24	8	n/a	n/a	465
2006	101	337	0	26	16	n/a	n/a	480
2007	101	275	0	23	13	n/a	n/a	412
2008	85	270	3	16	16	n/a	n/a	390
2009	79	262	2	23	6	n/a	n/a	372
2010	66	265	3	20	7	n/a	n/a	361
2011	58	268	3	23	8	0	0	360
2012	57	289	1	30	8	0	18	403
2013	56	291	2	21	12	0	13	395
2014	55	315	3	26	14	0	20	433
2015	54	312	8	30	12	0	26	442
2016	50	280	11	31	8	0	22	402
2017	46	270	2	26	9	1	21	375
2018	46	248	7	23	8	3	20	355
2019	47	259	8	26	5	2	25	372
2020	64	261	5	31	8	4	25	398
2021	52	223	2	32	9	5	26	349
2022	45	185	1	29	9	2	36	307
2023	31	172	0	21	8	1	42	275
2024	25	172	0	23	6	0	37	263

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 Clary Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	466	58.9	7.9	n/a
1990	452	58.9	7.6	n/a
1991	475	57.9	8.2	n/a
1992	517	48.0	10.7	n/a
1993	619	39.0	15.9	n/a
1994	579	42.0	13.8	59.9
1995	664	47.0	14.1	6.8
1996	664	47.0	14.1	6.8
1997	592	45.0	13.2	58.1
1998	571	45.0	12.7	58.7
1999	584	45.5	12.8	56.8
2000	522	46.4	11.3	64.8
2001	533	46.4	11.5	63.4
2002	575	50.5	11.4	73.7
2003	575	50.5	11.4	73.7
2004	598	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	465	44.6	10.4	93.3
2006	480	46.0	10.4	74.4
2007	412	46.4	8.9	76.2
2008	390	39.8	9.8	75.4
2009	372	36.8	10.1	76.1
2010	361	38.0	9.5	74.2
2011	360	36.5	9.8	77.8
2012	403	34.1	11.8	79.7
2013	395	29.0	13.6	83.5
2014	433	37.0	11.6	70
2015	442	35.0	12.6	70.8
2016	402	33.0	12.1	75.6
2017	375	34.9	10.7	84
2018	355	35.0	10.1	83.1
2019	372	34.6	10.7	83.1
2020	398	37.5	10.6	78.4
2021	349	30.8	11.3	81.4
2022	307	32.0	9.5	90.9
2023	275	28.9	9.5	88.7
2024	263	31.7	8.2	89

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 Clary Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	466	58.9	7.9	n/a
1990	452	58.9	7.6	n/a
1991	475	57.9	8.2	n/a
1992	517	48.0	10.7	n/a
1993	619	39.0	15.9	n/a
1994	579	42.0	13.8	59.9
1995	664	47.0	14.1	6.8
1996	664	47.0	14.1	6.8
1997	592	45.0	13.2	58.1
1998	571	45.0	12.7	58.7
1999	584	45.5	12.8	56.8
2000	522	46.4	11.3	64.8
2001	533	46.4	11.5	63.4
2002	575	50.5	11.4	73.7
2003	575	50.5	11.4	73.7
2004	598	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	465	44.6	10.4	93.3
2006	480	46.0	10.4	74.4
2007	412	46.4	8.9	76.2
2008	390	39.8	9.8	75.4
2009	372	36.8	10.1	76.1
2010	361	38.0	9.5	74.2
2011	360	36.5	9.8	77.8
2012	403	34.1	11.8	79.7
2013	395	29.0	13.6	83.5
2014	433	37.0	11.6	70
2015	442	35.0	12.6	70.8
2016	402	33.0	12.1	75.6
2017	375	34.9	10.7	84
2018	355	35.0	10.1	83.1
2019	372	34.6	10.7	83.1
2020	398	37.5	10.6	78.4
2021	349	30.8	11.3	81.4
2022	307	32.0	9.5	90.9
2023	275	28.9	9.5	88.7
2024	263	31.7	8.2	89

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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