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MacArthur School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

2045^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 16% of New York elementary schools

Summary

MacArthur School is an elementary school in Binghamton, New York, serving 394 students in grades PK-5 as part of the Binghamton City School District. The school's academic performance, as measured by state assessments, consistently falls below the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas.

For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 46.15% of 3rd-grade students at MacArthur School were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 41.45% for the district and 54.15% for the state. The performance gap is even more pronounced in 5th-grade Math, where only 22.03% of students at MacArthur School were proficient or better, compared to 26.3% for the district and 54.16% for the state. The school's statewide ranking has consistently been in the bottom 15-20% of New York elementary schools over the past several years, with a rating of 0 or 1 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger.

The nearby schools within the Binghamton City School District, such as Calvin Coolidge School, Benjamin Franklin Elementary School, and Woodrow Wilson School, also struggle with low academic performance and rankings, indicating a broader systemic issue within the district. In contrast, the Vestal Hills Elementary School, which is part of the Vestal Central School District, consistently outperforms MacArthur School and the Binghamton City School District on academic measures, despite being located in close proximity.

399

Students ?

10.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$28,659

Per pupil spending ?

62.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1123 Vestal Ave
Binghamton, NY 13901

(607) 763-8485

District: Binghamton City School District

Students who attend MacArthur School usually attend:

Middle:	West Middle School
High:	Binghamton High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

52.4%

African American:

21.3%

Hispanic:

13.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 12th percentile in 2015 → 16th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (36% vs 55% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!Science scores 28 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg37%

New York avg55%

2,045^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 16%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 12% (2015) to bottom 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 7Elementary Schools in the Binghamton City School District

782^nd of 874Binghamton City 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	21.4	2045 of 2445	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.1	2292 of 2445	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.0	2239 of 2439	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.2	2154 of 2434	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.6	1987 of 2201	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.0	1993 of 2413	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.7	2047 of 2395	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.2	2077 of 2386	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	13.1	2163 of 2366	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	15.7	2073 of 2352	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	15.8	2071 of 2345	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	20.1	1973 of 2325	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	24.6	1870 of 2320	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	22.7	1884 of 2286	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	32.9	1693 of 2263	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	20.7	1961 of 2257	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	17.0	1970 of 2227	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	24.4	1789 of 2219	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	37.6	1604 of 2206	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	25.6	733 of 928	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.7	863 of 927	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.8	799 of 857	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.8	886 of 936	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.2	859 of 891	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.7	910 of 948	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	23.4	1965 of 2409	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.3	2126 of 2413	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.3	2247 of 2403	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.3	2149 of 2401	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.5	1776 of 1955	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.2	1875 of 2357	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.0	2048 of 2338	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	7.6	1520 of 1531	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.9	1390 of 1429	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.5	1441 of 1503	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.3	1216 of 1315	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	18.2	729 of 792	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	18.1	1858 of 2098	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.6	2034 of 2078	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.2	1999 of 2041	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.1	2030 of 2099	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.5	1600 of 1678	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.0	1846 of 2032	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.6	1917 of 2045	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	22.4	2012 of 2407	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.3	2318 of 2411	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.4	2134 of 2400	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.9	2080 of 2400	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.1	1776 of 1961	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.7	2017 of 2358	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.3	1944 of 2340	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	25.5	205 of 287	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.1	212 of 279	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.9	169 of 223	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.3	222 of 289	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.4	84 of 180	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.4	85 of 202	57.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	17.1	2027 of 2134	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.4	2098 of 2110	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.1	1822 of 2016	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	29.9	1553 of 2031	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.3	1012 of 1044	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.5	1766 of 1859	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	26.5	1633 of 1941	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	19.6	1192 of 1402	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.4	1311 of 1392	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.5	1204 of 1337	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.7	1246 of 1399	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.2	1146 of 1224	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.7	1158 of 1338	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.1	1257 of 1408	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Multi-racial (2025)29th percentile+12 vs school

African American (2025)21st percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)18th percentile~ school

Male (2025)16th percentile~ school

White (2025)15th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)11th percentile-5 vs school

Homeless (2025)8th percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2025)5th percentile-11 vs school

Hispanic (2024)1st percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math40%-17 vs state

English Language Arts38%-17 vs state

Science17%-28 vs state

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by a parent
Sunday, October 16, 2011

Despite talented teachers, the school curriculum keeps kids years behind where they should be in terms of achievement. The standards and expectations for the kids could not be lower. If you would like your child to acquire skills that are similar to those being learned by children in other communities the school administration will ask "why the hurry"? Kids start off in kindergarten as prepared as kids are in most average communities and then they loss ground each year. My kids were falling further and further behind in terms of skills compared to their cousins, same age, enrolled in school systems in communities that value education. By high school, kids of professional educated parents can't pass regent or score high enough on AP tests to earn credit. Kids with As in class are getting 65s on Regents and 2s or 1s on AP tests. A number of friends of my kids have been sent to boarding school because none of the area school districts are very good and some are really terrible. There are no private schools except religious ones. This is a community that wants to educate the kids to be good E-J shoe factory workers even though the factories are long gone. If you are educated, this is not the place you want to raise your kids. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 4th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments Math 4th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 5th 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
MacArthur School	Public	PK, KG-5	1123 Vestal Ave	Binghamton	13901	Broome County	Binghamton City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 763-8485	399	39	10.1	62.7%	209 (52.4%)	85 (21.3%)	52 (13.0%)	9 (2.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (10.8%)	21.4	2045^th of 2445 public elementary schools	16.4%		12.1	2292^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	6.3%	247	46.2	35.8	32.2	59.6	41.8	22.0	17.0	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.3	$28,659	$3,386	$25,272
Horace Mann School	Public	PK, KG-5	30 College St	Binghamton	13905	Broome County	Binghamton City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 762-8273	205	24	8.5	67.8%	81 (39.5%)	58 (28.3%)	35 (17.1%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (14.1%)	48.6	1227^th of 2445 public elementary schools	49.8%		34.3	1607^th of 2445 public elementary schools	34.3%	380	59.3	38.7	50.0	77.8	68.8	33.3	50.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$34,952	$5,452	$29,500
Benjamin Franklin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	262 Conklin Ave	Binghamton	13903	Broome County	Binghamton City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 762-8344	403	38	10.7	80.1%	144 (35.7%)	112 (27.8%)	88 (21.8%)	12 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (11.7%)	15.1	2192^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	10.3%		20.4	2048^th of 2445 public elementary schools	16.2%	144	23.1	32.7	49.1	10.3	43.8	18.9	20.0	99.8	99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	99.8	100.0	$27,244	$3,363	$23,881
Thomas Jefferson School	Public	K-5	151 Helen St	Binghamton	13905	Broome County	Binghamton City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 763-8431	267	23	11.8	58.4%	124 (46.4%)	60 (22.5%)	40 (15.0%)	11 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (12.0%)	54.7	1064^th of 2445 public elementary schools	56.5%		52.7	1087^th of 2445 public elementary schools	55.5%	23	71.4	62.9	46.3	69.4	73.5	38.1	38.1	98.3	99.3	100.0	100.0	100.0	98.7	99.3	99.3	$29,864	$3,972	$25,892
Vestal Hills Elementary School	Public	K-5	709 Country Club Rd	Vestal	13850	Broome County	Vestal Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 757-2357	388	29	13.3	34.3%	240 (61.9%)	27 (7.0%)	28 (7.2%)	68 (17.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.2%)	54.4	1070^th of 2445 public elementary schools	56.2%		68.4	691^st of 2445 public elementary schools	71.7%	379	51.1	60.5	44.1	64.6	69.7	60.3	45.6	98.6	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$21,687	$1,266	$20,422
Woodrow Wilson School	Public	PK, KG-5	287 Prospect St	Binghamton	13905	Broome County	Binghamton City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 763-8442	355	38	9.3	82.0%	115 (32.4%)	101 (28.5%)	72 (20.3%)	20 (5.6%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (12.1%)	28.1	1826^th of 2445 public elementary schools	25.3%		22.5	1990^th of 2445 public elementary schools	18.6%	164	44.4	57.6	42.5	36.8	48.6	34.2	29.6	99.2	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.2	99.4	100.0	$30,533	$3,539	$26,994
Theodore Roosevelt School	Public	PK, KG-5	9 Ogden St	Binghamton	13901	Broome County	Binghamton City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 762-8283	352	38	9.2	80.7%	110 (31.3%)	111 (31.5%)	68 (19.3%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (16.5%)	6.2	2379^th of 2445 public elementary schools	2.7%		8.6	2358^th of 2445 public elementary schools	3.6%	21	18.0	29.3	26.3	10.0	30.0	13.5	16.7	99.5	100.0	99.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.5	$29,683	$3,874	$25,809
Calvin Coolidge School	Public	PK, KG-5	261 Robinson St	Binghamton	13904	Broome County	Binghamton City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 762-8291	281	23	12.1	78.3%	102 (36.3%)	49 (17.4%)	63 (22.4%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (22.4%)	18	2132^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	12.8%		26.8	1851^st of 2445 public elementary schools	24.3%	281	37.8	43.6	34.3	43.5	32.5	29.7	16.7	99.3	99.7	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.7	99.7	99.3	$31,922	$4,452	$27,470
Port Dickinson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	770 Chenango St	Binghamton	13901	Broome County	Chenango Valley Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 762-6970	409	23	18.1	37.7%	338 (82.6%)	5 (1.2%)	28 (6.8%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (8.3%)								(n/a)								99.5	99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	100.0	99.5	$23,651	$1,372	$22,279
Johnson City Elementary/Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	601 Columbia Dr	Johnson City	13790	Broome County	Johnson City Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 930-1015	560	38	14.7	69.3%	253 (45.2%)	75 (13.4%)	100 (17.9%)	52 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (14.3%)								(n/a)								99.4	99.4	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.4	99.8	99.6	$26,546	$2,048	$24,497

Frequently Asked Questions about MacArthur School

What is the racial makeup of MacArthur School?

Students at MacArthur School are 52% White, 21% African American, 13% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What district is MacArthur School in?

Binghamton City School District

What schools do graduates of MacArthur School attend?

Students who attend MacArthur School usually go on to attend:

Middle : West Middle School
High : Binghamton High School

Is MacArthur School a good school?

MacArthur School ranks in the bottom 16.4% of New York elementary schools.

How many students attend MacArthur School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 399 students attended MacArthur School.

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