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Dana L Lyon Middle School

Public Grades 4-8

1266^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,500 New York Middle Schools

Better than 16% of New York middle schools

Summary

Dana L Lyon Middle School is a public middle school located in Bath, New York, serving grades 4-8 with a total enrollment of 513 students. The school is part of the Bath Central School District, which is ranked 650 out of 874 school districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Dana L Lyon Middle School has consistently ranked in the bottom 25% of New York middle schools over the past 10 years, with a ranking between 1,012 and 1,266 out of around 1,500 middle schools. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Math, and Science are significantly below the state averages across all grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates range from 23.33% to 42.31% in ELA and 26.14% to 60% in Math, compared to state averages of 50.86% to 56.61% in ELA and 46.74% to 58.64% in Math. The performance gaps between Dana L Lyon Middle School and the state averages have generally increased over time.

The school's performance data shows significant disparities in achievement among different student subgroups, with the school's ranking for White students being 737 out of 775, while the ranking for Special Education students was 1,075 out of 1,298 in 2024-2025. Dana L Lyon Middle School has a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with free and reduced-price lunch rates ranging from 50.68% to 58.83% over the past few years. The only nearby school included in the data is Corning-Painted Post Middle School, which is located 16.6 miles away, making it difficult to draw meaningful comparisons to other similar schools in the immediate vicinity.

509

Students ?

10.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$28,586

Per pupil spending ?

60.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

25 Ellas Ave
Bath, NY 14810-1107

(607) 776-4110

District: Bath Central School District

Students who attend Dana L Lyon Middle School usually attend:

High:

Haverling Senior High School

Feeder schools for Dana L Lyon Middle School:

Elementary:

Vernon E Wightman Primary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

94.5%

Hispanic:

2.0%

African American:

1.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 35th percentile in 2015 → 16th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (40% vs 53% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 19 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

District avg44%

New York avg53%

Elementary school

1,825^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 25%▼ down 23 pts since 2015

From bottom 48% (2015) to bottom 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

1,266^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Bottom 16%▼ down 19 pts since 2015

From bottom 35% (2015) to bottom 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

650^th of 874Bath 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	28.2	1825 of 2445	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.7	1784 of 2445	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.7	1853 of 2439	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.9	1741 of 2434	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.4	1627 of 2201	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.9	1884 of 2413	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.5	1600 of 2395	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	44.0	1346 of 2386	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	44.7	1325 of 2366	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	47.5	1224 of 2352	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	44.5	1320 of 2345	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	45.4	1244 of 2325	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	67.8	780 of 2320	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	51.5	1235 of 2286	46.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	34.4	1646 of 2409	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.8	1792 of 2413	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.0	1829 of 2403	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.6	1804 of 2401	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.5	1512 of 1955	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.0	1877 of 2357	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.1	1610 of 2338	31.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	27.6	1600 of 2098	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.2	1665 of 2078	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.4	1830 of 2041	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.2	1645 of 2099	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.2	1242 of 1678	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.3	1717 of 2032	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.0	1423 of 2045	30.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	28.2	1809 of 2407	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.1	1744 of 2411	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.4	1777 of 2400	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.6	1579 of 2400	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.9	1477 of 1961	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.5	1838 of 2358	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.5	1546 of 2340	33.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	36.6	1269 of 2134	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.5	1360 of 2110	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.9	1693 of 2016	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.0	1228 of 2031	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.5	825 of 1044	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.8	1495 of 1859	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.3	949 of 1941	51.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	18.5	1208 of 1402	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.9	1216 of 1399	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.6	1041 of 1224	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.8	1204 of 1338	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	22.9	1266 of 1500	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.4	1182 of 1504	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.3	1121 of 1500	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.2	1069 of 1479	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.3	1070 of 1242	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.1	1012 of 1439	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.0	861 of 1438	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	48.0	731 of 1455	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	36.7	913 of 1429	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	35.7	921 of 1407	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	48.8	674 of 1401	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	60.8	477 of 1373	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	63.1	538 of 1337	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	58.8	603 of 1295	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	60.0	583 of 1243	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	64.6	565 of 1224	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	59.8	605 of 1185	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	55.3	611 of 1123	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	58.8	521 of 1095	52.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	24.8	1202 of 1457	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.1	1188 of 1465	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.2	1198 of 1463	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.9	1083 of 1454	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.3	954 of 1066	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.0	1047 of 1370	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.3	907 of 1353	33.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	18.9	1157 of 1283	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.9	1174 of 1296	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	28.1	1015 of 1288	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.8	983 of 1306	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.8	810 of 935	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.5	982 of 1241	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.3	905 of 1245	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	25.3	1191 of 1455	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.3	1108 of 1464	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.2	978 of 1464	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.0	1001 of 1455	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.2	912 of 1071	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.4	921 of 1366	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.8	750 of 1352	44.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	25.5	1075 of 1298	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.3	1012 of 1303	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.5	1239 of 1307	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	39.1	728 of 1283	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.3	467 of 522	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.3	808 of 1139	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.1	826 of 1170	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	10.0	737 of 775	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.2	662 of 716	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Special Education (2025)41st percentile+15 vs school

Female (2025)32nd percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)25th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)24th percentile~ school

White (2025)14th percentile-12 vs school

Middle school

Male (2025)18th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)18th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)17th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)10th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)5th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Earth Science100%+35 vs state

Algebra I100%+44 vs state

Science42%-3 vs state

Math41%-13 vs state

English Language Arts34%-19 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Earth Science (2025)	Regents Living Environment (2025)	Regents Algebra I (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 Earth Science End of Course	Regents Living Environment End of Course	Regents Algebra I 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
Dana L Lyon Middle School	Public	4-8	25 Ellas Ave	Bath	14810	Steuben County	Bath Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 776-4110	509	50	10.1	60.3%	481 (94.5%)	9 (1.8%)	10 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	22.9	1266^th of 1500 public middle schools	15.6%		26.4	1182^nd of 1504 public middle schools	21.4%	84	100.0		100.0	42.3	35.3	23.3	25.8	41.0	60.0	31.3	26.1	32.2	54.1	47.0	35.0	99.3	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	100.0	$28,586	$1,865	$26,721
Corning-Painted Post Middle School	Public	6-8	35 Victory Hwy	Painted Post	14870	Steuben County	Corning City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 654-2966	925	96	9.6	48.6%	788 (85.2%)	21 (2.3%)	36 (3.9%)	18 (1.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (6.4%)	26.8	1194^th of 1500 public middle schools	20.4%		26.5	1178^th of 1504 public middle schools	21.7%	16		96.7	100.0			48.0	37.9	35.9			39.8	41.9	11.5		21.2	99.5	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7	100.0	$27,548	$1,286	$26,262

Frequently Asked Questions about Dana L Lyon Middle School

What district is Dana L Lyon Middle School in?

Bath Central School District

What is the racial makeup of Dana L Lyon Middle School?

Students at Dana L Lyon Middle School are 94% White, 2% Hispanic, 2% African American, 1% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of Dana L Lyon Middle School attend?

Students who attend Dana L Lyon Middle School usually go on to attend Haverling Senior High School

Is Dana L Lyon Middle School a good school?

Dana L Lyon Middle School ranks in the bottom 15.6% of New York middle schools.

How many students attend Dana L Lyon Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 509 students attended Dana L Lyon Middle School.

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