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Donald S Ray School

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Donald S Ray School ranks 535 th of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-7

535^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,500 New York Middle Schools

Better than 64% of New York middle schools

Summary

Donald S Ray School is a middle school located in Baldwinsville, New York, serving 835 students in grades 6-7. It is part of the Baldwinsville Central School District, which is ranked 370 out of 874 school districts in New York and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Donald S Ray School consistently performs above the state average in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math proficiency for grades 6 and 7, with proficiency rates ranging from 49.72% to 58.13% in recent years. The school's performance in ELA and Math is also generally better than the Baldwinsville Central School District average, indicating that Donald S Ray School is a strong performer within its district. However, the school's performance for White students, multi-racial students, special education students, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds is relatively weaker, with the school ranking in the bottom half of New York middle schools for these subgroups.

Donald S Ray School has seen a significant increase in per-student spending, from $12,981 in 2020-2021 to $22,479 in 2023-2024, and the school's student-teacher ratio has also improved, decreasing from 14.8 in 2021-2022 to 13.1 in 2023-2024. When compared to nearby middle schools, Donald S Ray School generally outperforms schools in the Jordan-Elbridge and North Syracuse Central School Districts, but lags behind some of the higher-performing schools in the Liverpool and West Genesee Central School Districts.

846

Students ?

13.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,049

Per pupil spending ?

29.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7650 Van Buren Rd
Baldwinsville, NY 13027-9712

(315) 638-6106

District: Baldwinsville Central School District

Students who attend Donald S Ray School usually attend:

High:

Charles W Baker High School

Feeder schools for Donald S Ray School:

Elementary:	Catherine M McNamara Elementary School
	Harry E Elden Elementary School
	L Pearl Palmer Elementary School
	Mae E Reynolds School
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	Van Buren Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

86.4%

Two or more races:

5.6%

Hispanic:

5.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 72nd percentile in 2015 → 64th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the New York median (64th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school57%

District avg56%

New York avg52%

535^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Top 36%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From top 28% (2015) to top 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

370^th of 874Baldwinsville Central School District among New York districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	61.3	535 of 1500	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.0	514 of 1504	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.1	522 of 1500	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.1	517 of 1479	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.4	717 of 1242	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.2	541 of 1439	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.8	486 of 1438	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	60.0	521 of 1455	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	57.2	546 of 1429	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	67.5	390 of 1407	72.3%	★★★★☆
2014	69.9	332 of 1401	76.3%	★★★★☆
2013	77.1	252 of 1373	81.6%	★★★★☆
2012	78.6	272 of 1337	79.7%	★★★★☆
2011	82.7	193 of 1295	85.1%	★★★★☆
2010	79.9	227 of 1243	81.7%	★★★★☆
2009	77.8	230 of 1224	81.2%	★★★★☆
2008	74.5	312 of 1185	73.7%	★★★★☆
2007	77.3	253 of 1123	77.5%	★★★★☆
2006	79.3	213 of 1095	80.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	66.8	433 of 1457	70.3%	★★★★☆
2024	60.5	535 of 1465	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.7	615 of 1454	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.6	646 of 1066	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.5	537 of 1370	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.5	510 of 1353	62.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	50.2	445 of 965	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	76.3	155 of 953	83.7%	★★★★☆
2023	43.8	503 of 943	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.7	334 of 914	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	27.4	344 of 449	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	56.1	303 of 826	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.2	225 of 810	72.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	35.5	848 of 1283	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.7	926 of 1296	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.3	1009 of 1288	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.6	919 of 1306	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.3	819 of 935	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.0	966 of 1241	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.7	861 of 1245	30.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	56.0	583 of 1455	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.6	464 of 1464	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.6	468 of 1464	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.1	416 of 1455	71.4%	★★★★☆
2021	39.3	654 of 1071	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.2	506 of 1366	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.9	438 of 1352	67.6%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	56.6	9 of 20	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	78.6	2 of 10	80.0%	★★★★☆
2021	24.2	5 of 5	0.0%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	37.5	140 of 235	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.0	128 of 220	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.3	96 of 208	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.7	111 of 190	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.7	70 of 95	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.0	82 of 126	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.8	72 of 107	32.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	34.4	853 of 1298	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.0	816 of 1303	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.6	867 of 1307	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.0	784 of 1283	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.5	917 of 1139	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.2	672 of 1170	42.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	47.6	419 of 775	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.3	426 of 778	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.6	436 of 772	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.8	430 of 748	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.4	471 of 614	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.0	428 of 716	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.0	431 of 763	43.5%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Female (2025)70th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)60th percentile-4 vs school

Military Connected (2025)55th percentile-9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)54th percentile-10 vs school

White (2025)46th percentile-18 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)40th percentile-24 vs school

Special Education (2025)34th percentile-30 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)34th percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math57%+3 vs state

English Language Arts56%+5 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Algebra I (2025)	Regents Life Science Biology (2025)	NY State Assessments English Language Arts (2025)					NY State Assessments Math (2025)					NY State Assessments Science (2025)		% Completely Immunized (2020)	% Polio (2020)	% Measles (2020)	% Mumps (2020)	% Rubella (2020)	% Diphtheria (2020)	% Hepatitis B (2020)	% Varicella (2020)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Regents Algebra I End of Course	Regents Life Science Biology End of Course	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 4th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 5th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 6th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 4th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 7th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 8th Grade	% Completely Immunized All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Diphtheria All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Donald S Ray School	Public	6-7	7650 Van Buren Rd	Baldwinsville	13027	Onondaga County	Baldwinsville Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 638-6106	846	64	13.2	29.6%	731 (86.4%)	20 (2.4%)	44 (5.2%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (5.6%)	61.3	535^th of 1500 public middle schools	64.3%		62	514^th of 1504 public middle schools	65.8%	21					56.9	55.4				56.6	57.3				99.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	$24,049	$746	$23,303
Solvay Middle School	Public	5-8	299 Bury Dr	Syracuse	13209	Onondaga County	Solvay Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 487-7061	414	40	10.3	61.4%	281 (67.9%)	41 (9.9%)	52 (12.6%)	3 (0.7%)	7 (1.7%)	4 (1.0%)	24 (5.8%)	28.7	1154^th of 1500 public middle schools	23.1%		27.5	1153^rd of 1504 public middle schools	23.3%	1	95.2	92.9		34.4	29.8	40.5	34.0		12.1	22.4	46.8	26.1	42.2	53.9	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	$31,418	$2,344	$29,074
Soule Road Middle School	Public	6-8	8340 Soule Rd	Liverpool	13090	Onondaga County	Liverpool Central School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 453-1283	351	36	9.8	41.9%	237 (67.5%)	25 (7.1%)	31 (8.8%)	30 (8.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.4%)	58.6	584^th of 1500 public middle schools	61.1%		56.1	606^th of 1504 public middle schools	59.7%	22	100.0	100.0			46.7	41.0	60.7			55.7	66.7	60.8		48.4	99.5	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$30,807	$1,456	$29,352
Morgan Road Middle School	Public	6-8	4340 Wetzel Rd	Liverpool	13090	Onondaga County	Liverpool Central School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(315) 453-1230	444	44	10.0	35.6%	309 (69.6%)	55 (12.4%)	31 (7.0%)	23 (5.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.6%)	61.6	526^th of 1500 public middle schools	64.9%		61.9	515^th of 1504 public middle schools	65.8%	11	100.0	75.0			56.1	50.0	62.5			50.0	62.9	50.0		57.5									$27,451	$1,100	$26,351
Liverpool Middle School	Public	6-8	720 Seventh St	Liverpool	13088	Onondaga County	Liverpool Central School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 453-0258	350	37	9.4	55.7%	212 (60.6%)	60 (17.1%)	34 (9.7%)	22 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	20 (5.7%)	51.4	696^th of 1500 public middle schools	53.6%		49.7	716^th of 1504 public middle schools	52.4%	20	100.0	95.5			36.9	49.1	66.3			48.5	57.9	43.1		49.2	99.7	99.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7	99.7	100.0	$29,032	$1,155	$27,877
Emerson J Dillon Middle School	Public	5-8	116 Volney St	Phoenix	13135	Oswego County	Phoenix Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 695-1521	509	53	9.6	52.7%	482 (94.7%)	2 (0.4%)	12 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.4%)	29.7	1125^th of 1500 public middle schools	25.0%		38.1	954^th of 1504 public middle schools	36.6%	171	97.4	100.0		27.8	36.8	30.2	35.8		56.8	51.0	37.1	36.6	39.8	39.4	99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$29,023	$1,451	$27,572
Camillus Middle School	Public	7-8	5525 Ike Dixon Rd	Camillus	13031	Onondaga County	West Genesee Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 672-3159	693	65	10.7	30.7%	543 (78.4%)	34 (4.9%)	31 (4.5%)	16 (2.3%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (9.1%)	75.6	311^th of 1500 public middle schools	79.3%		73.1	327^th of 1504 public middle schools	78.3%	16	100.0					58.9	58.0				72.9	72.8		63.7	99.5	99.8	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.8	100.0	99.5	$23,871	$1,329	$22,542
West Genesee Intermediate School	Public	5-6	500 Sanderson Dr	Camillus	13031	Onondaga County	West Genesee Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 487-4615	724	62	11.7	27.9%	593 (81.9%)	31 (4.3%)	42 (5.8%)	9 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (6.6%)								(n/a)				67.2	64.3				70.1	48.8			58.2		99.5	99.7	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.7	99.7	99.5	$22,435	$1,189	$21,246
Chestnut Hill Middle School	Public	6-8	204 Saslon Park Dr	Liverpool	13088	Onondaga County	Liverpool Central School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 453-0245	386	38	10.2	49.0%	249 (64.5%)	27 (7.0%)	27 (7.0%)	48 (12.4%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.3%)	29 (7.5%)	51.1	699^th of 1500 public middle schools	53.4%		49.9	711^th of 1504 public middle schools	52.7%	12	100.0	100.0			41.7	44.0	47.3			52.7	71.7	57.8		39.1	99.4	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.4	$27,678	$977	$26,701
Jordan-Elbridge Middle School	Public	3-8	9 N Chappell St	Jordan	13080	Onondaga County	Jordan-Elbridge Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 689-8520	409	39	10.5	42.8%	394 (96.3%)	8 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	32.4	1063^rd of 1500 public middle schools	29.1%		23.1	1247^th of 1504 public middle schools	17.1%	184	100.0	45.8	43.2	46.8	44.9	36.7	46.6	51.3	53.9	52.6	32.0	15.4	40.3	26.0	97.7	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.5	$30,454	$1,018	$29,436

Frequently Asked Questions about Donald S Ray School

How many students attend Donald S Ray School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 846 students attended Donald S Ray School.

Is Donald S Ray School a good school?

Donald S Ray School ranks 535^th of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Donald S Ray School?

Students at Donald S Ray School are 86% White, 6% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic, 2% African American.

What district is Donald S Ray School in?

Baldwinsville Central School District

What high school do graduates of Donald S Ray School attend?

Students who attend Donald S Ray School usually go on to attend Charles W Baker High School

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