Is East Middle School a good school?

East Middle School ranks 1015 th of 1504 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend East Middle School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 591 students attended East Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of East Middle School?

Students at East Middle School are 78% White, 8% African American, 6% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What high school do graduates of East Middle School attend?

Students who attend East Middle School usually go on to attend West Seneca East Senior High School

East Middle School

Summary:

East Middle School is a public middle school located in West Seneca, New York, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 582 students. The school is part of the West Seneca Central School District, which is ranked 510 out of 865 school districts in New York and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While East Middle School's performance on Regents exams is strong, with 100% proficiency in Earth Science and Algebra I, its proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math on the New York State Assessments are consistently lower than the district and state averages across all grade levels. The school's performance also varies significantly across different student subgroups, with female students and students with disabilities ranking in the bottom 10-20% of New York middle schools, and African American and Hispanic students ranking in the bottom 10-20% and bottom 30-40%, respectively. Despite the school's relatively high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch and its increased spending per student, its academic performance has not shown a corresponding improvement.

In comparison, Iroquois Middle School, part of the Iroquois Central School District, consistently outperforms East Middle School across all subject areas and grade levels, with a higher statewide ranking and 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. Meanwhile, West Middle School, another middle school in the West Seneca Central School District, generally outperforms East Middle School on state assessments, with higher proficiency rates in ELA and Math.

Detail:

Public 6-8

1445 Center Rd
West Seneca, NY 14224-3292

(716) 677-3530

District: West Seneca Central School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
1015^th of 1,504 New York Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $18,590

Students who attend East Middle School usually attend:

High:

West Seneca East Senior High School

Feeder schools for East Middle School:

Elementary:	Clinton Elementary School
	Northwood Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio: 10.1

Number of students: 591

Racial breakdown:

White:

77.7%

African American:

8.5%

Hispanic:

6.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 41.5%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details East Middle School ranks worse than 67.5% of middle schools in New York. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 35.18. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (77.7%), African American (8.5%), Hispanic (6.4%). (See more...)

Compare Details 41.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at East Middle School is 10.1. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at East Middle School is $18,590.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

East Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks East Middle School 1015^th of 1504 New York public middle schools. (See East Middle School in the ranking list.)

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West Seneca Central School District:

SchoolDigger ranks West Seneca Central School District 510^th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for all students at East Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	73.33	301^st	1095	72.5%
2007	83.16	146^th	1123	87.0%
2008	77.72	245^th	1185	79.3%
2009	79.37	184^th	1224	85.0%
2010	82.51	182^nd	1243	85.4%
2011	83.56	177^th	1295	86.3%
2012	81.08	217^th	1337	83.8%
2013	70.78	328^th	1373	76.1%
2014	57.14	525^th	1401	62.5%
2015	60.08	494^th	1407	64.9%
2016	59.93	500^th	1429	65.0%
2017	54.82	601^st	1455	58.7%
2018	53.62	617^th	1438	57.1%
2019	46.50	704^th	1439	51.1%
2021	38.03	782^nd	1242	37.0%
2022	42.12	851^st	1479	42.5%
2023	32.79	1049^th	1500	30.1%
2024	35.18	1015^th	1504	32.5%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at East Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	16.29	183^rd	208	12.0%
2024	19.92	177^th	220	19.5%

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Rank History for Special Education students at East Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	53.57	380^th	1170	67.5%
2019	25.91	997^th	1139	12.5%
2021	25.57	423^rd	522	19.0%
2022	33.22	912^th	1283	28.9%
2023	27.04	1055^th	1307	19.3%
2024	26.49	1060^th	1303	18.6%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	46.81	585^th	1245	53.0%
2019	28.00	945^th	1241	23.9%
2021	23.73	799^th	935	14.5%
2022	31.27	954^th	1306	27.0%
2023	26.66	1040^th	1288	19.3%
2024	30.46	949^th	1296	26.8%

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Rank History for Female students at East Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	54.71	597^th	1353	55.9%
2019	52.76	597^th	1370	56.4%
2021	30.91	792^nd	1066	25.7%
2022	47.73	743^rd	1454	48.9%
2023	32.12	1055^th	1463	27.9%
2024	31.70	1062^nd	1465	27.5%

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Rank History for Male students at East Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	53.54	584^th	1352	56.8%
2019	42.28	740^th	1366	45.8%
2021	43.07	595^th	1071	44.4%
2022	38.56	886^th	1455	39.1%
2023	34.56	988^th	1464	32.5%
2024	40.10	886^th	1464	39.5%

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Rank History for African American students at East Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2019	17.91	599^th	653	8.3%
2022	34.50	471^st	706	33.3%
2023	12.49	665^th	696	4.5%
2024	19.32	620^th	705	12.1%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at East Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	35.78	599^th	914	34.5%
2024	18.23	866^th	953	9.1%

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Rank History for White students at East Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	43.85	441^st	763	42.2%
2019	35.56	478^th	716	33.2%
2021	35.04	429^th	614	30.1%
2022	33.26	513^th	748	31.4%
2023	28.10	598^th	772	22.5%
2024	28.75	609^th	778	21.7%

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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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Enrollment information for East Middle School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	693	7	8	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	709
1990	690	3	4	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	698
1991	702	2	2	5	1	n/a	n/a	0	712
1992	647	3	6	5	1	n/a	n/a	0	662
1993	674	2	6	3	1	n/a	n/a	0	686
1994	651	7	5	1	1	n/a	n/a	0	665
1995	547	2	4	0	1	n/a	n/a	0	554
1996	547	2	4	0	1	n/a	n/a	0	554
1997	547	5	4	2	6	n/a	n/a	0	564
1998	542	1	2	1	9	n/a	n/a	0	555
1999	546	9	4	7	2	n/a	n/a	0	568
2000	565	5	6	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	579
2001	526	6	7	3	4	n/a	n/a	0	546
2002	590	17	3	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	610
2003	590	17	3	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	610
2004	567	18	1	3	2	n/a	n/a	0	591
2005	547	11	5	3	1	n/a	n/a	0	567
2006	514	8	8	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	532
2007	484	8	7	9	2	n/a	n/a	0	510
2008	462	11	2	8	3	n/a	n/a	0	486
2009	444	13	4	8	1	n/a	n/a	2	472
2010	418	13	7	9	3	n/a	n/a	5	455
2011	403	20	11	8	3	0	4	0	449
2012	427	17	5	9	1	0	1	0	460
2013	458	16	3	19	5	0	4	0	505
2014	827	31	15	26	9	0	10	0	918
2015	771	41	13	24	5	0	14	0	868
2016	742	37	17	22	3	0	14	0	835
2017	704	36	12	23	1	1	21	0	798
2018	691	42	12	34	0	1	20	0	800
2019	676	53	16	46	1	0	25	0	817
2020	662	57	17	48	1	0	26	0	811
2021	640	49	18	49	3	0	27	0	786
2022	490	35	10	35	3	0	28	0	601
2023	457	45	13	36	4	0	27	0	582
2024	459	50	14	38	4	0	26	0	591

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 East Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	709	39.2	18.0	n/a
1990	698	42.3	16.5	n/a
1991	712	44.6	15.9	n/a
1992	662	40.8	16.2	n/a
1993	686	39.9	17.2	n/a
1994	665	38.0	17.5	6.8
1995	554	36.9	15.0	9.4
1996	554	36.9	15.0	9.4
1997	564	30.5	18.5	8.9
1998	555	35.0	15.9	8.6
1999	568	34.0	16.7	10
2000	579	37.0	15.6	19
2001	546	39.0	14.0	18.7
2002	610	43.8	13.9	21.1
2003	610	43.8	13.9	21.1
2004	591	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	567	39.7	14.3	20.5
2006	532	40.0	13.3	21.8
2007	510	36.0	14.2	23.5
2008	486	36.0	13.5	21
2009	472	36.0	13.1	29.8
2010	455	37.0	12.2	28
2011	449	36.0	12.4	25.8
2012	460	36.0	12.7	28.9
2013	505	35.0	14.4	30.7
2014	918	66.0	13.9	25.9
2015	868	65.0	13.3	38.5
2016	835	59.0	14.1	40
2017	798	55.9	14.2	40.9
2018	800	57.0	14.0	41
2019	817	51.8	15.7	38.1
2020	811	69.0	11.7	40.1
2021	786	65.1	12.0	41.7
2022	601	54.6	11.0	42.6
2023	582	58.0	10.0	52.6
2024	591	58.0	10.1	41.5

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 East Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	709	39.2	18.0	n/a
1990	698	42.3	16.5	n/a
1991	712	44.6	15.9	n/a
1992	662	40.8	16.2	n/a
1993	686	39.9	17.2	n/a
1994	665	38.0	17.5	6.8
1995	554	36.9	15.0	9.4
1996	554	36.9	15.0	9.4
1997	564	30.5	18.5	8.9
1998	555	35.0	15.9	8.6
1999	568	34.0	16.7	10
2000	579	37.0	15.6	19
2001	546	39.0	14.0	18.7
2002	610	43.8	13.9	21.1
2003	610	43.8	13.9	21.1
2004	591	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	567	39.7	14.3	20.5
2006	532	40.0	13.3	21.8
2007	510	36.0	14.2	23.5
2008	486	36.0	13.5	21
2009	472	36.0	13.1	29.8
2010	455	37.0	12.2	28
2011	449	36.0	12.4	25.8
2012	460	36.0	12.7	28.9
2013	505	35.0	14.4	30.7
2014	918	66.0	13.9	25.9
2015	868	65.0	13.3	38.5
2016	835	59.0	14.1	40
2017	798	55.9	14.2	40.9
2018	800	57.0	14.0	41
2019	817	51.8	15.7	38.1
2020	811	69.0	11.7	40.1
2021	786	65.1	12.0	41.7
2022	601	54.6	11.0	42.6
2023	582	58.0	10.0	52.6
2024	591	58.0	10.1	41.5

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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