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Clary Middle School

Q: Is Clary Middle School a good school?

Clary Middle School ranks in the bottom 0.6% of New York middle schools.

Q: How many students attend Clary Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 270 students attended Clary Middle School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Clary Middle School?

Students at Clary Middle School are 66% African American, 11% White, 10% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 2% American Indian.

Q: What high school do graduates of Clary Middle School attend?

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

Public Grades 6-8

1491^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,500 New York Middle Schools

Better than 1% of New York middle schools

Summary

Clary Middle School is a public middle school in Syracuse, New York, serving 263 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Syracuse City School District, which is ranked 849 out of 874 school districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Clary Middle School consistently underperforms compared to state and district averages on standardized tests. In the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in English Language Arts ranged from 11.11% to 14.29% across grades 6-8, significantly lower than the state average of 50.86% to 52.38%. In math, the proficiency rates ranged from 4.48% to 7.59%, also much lower than the state average of 46.74% to 51.2%. The school's rankings for student subgroups such as African American, Hispanic, and Special Education students are among the lowest in the state, indicating significant achievement gaps.

Despite the school's relatively high per-student spending of $35,348 in the 2023-2024 school year, which is significantly higher than the state average, the academic performance remains extremely low. Nearby middle schools within the Syracuse City School District, such as Lincoln Middle School and Grant Middle School, also struggle academically, suggesting that the challenges faced by Clary Middle School are systemic issues within the district. However, the nearby Expeditionary Learning Middle School appears to be an outlier, with significantly higher academic performance, indicating that a more innovative, student-centered approach to education may be effective in this context.

270

Students ?

8.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$37,595

Per pupil spending ?

88.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

100 Amidon Dr
Syracuse, NY 13205-2788

(315) 435-4411

District: Syracuse City School District

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

Racial breakdown:

African American:

66.3%

White:

11.1%

Hispanic:

10.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 5th percentile in 2015 → 1st in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (11% vs 53% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!Math scores 46 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school11%

District avg21%

New York avg53%

1,491^st of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 5% (2015) to bottom 1% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 6Middle Schools in the Syracuse City School District

849^th of 874Syracuse 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	2.9	1491 of 1500	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.4	1494 of 1504	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.9	1489 of 1500	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.3	1461 of 1479	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.2	1240 of 1242	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.0	1431 of 1439	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.2	1423 of 1438	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.6	1430 of 1455	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	8.2	1408 of 1429	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	11.5	1330 of 1407	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	13.2	1285 of 1401	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	14.8	1205 of 1373	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	15.7	1142 of 1337	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	19.0	1067 of 1295	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	19.8	1001 of 1243	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	15.3	1067 of 1224	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	10.1	1073 of 1185	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	8.0	1039 of 1123	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	8.7	1012 of 1095	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	8.8	662 of 676	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.4	692 of 705	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.2	679 of 696	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.4	682 of 706	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.2	252 of 253	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.8	640 of 653	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.1	660 of 663	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	5.0	1433 of 1457	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.0	1456 of 1465	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.6	1448 of 1463	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.0	1440 of 1454	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.5	1062 of 1066	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.9	1363 of 1370	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.3	1351 of 1353	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	8.5	944 of 965	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	27.5	737 of 953	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.3	893 of 914	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.3	717 of 826	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.2	786 of 810	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	10.5	594 of 603	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.8	584 of 594	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.0	529 of 543	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.5	469 of 487	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.1	374 of 392	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.6	446 of 457	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	4.5	1278 of 1283	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.3	1285 of 1296	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.9	1285 of 1288	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.9	1281 of 1306	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.1	935 of 935	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.9	1240 of 1241	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.9	1240 of 1245	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	2.7	1451 of 1455	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.4	1449 of 1464	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.3	1456 of 1464	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.9	1433 of 1455	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.0	1071 of 1071	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.3	1360 of 1366	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.6	1342 of 1352	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	11.9	209 of 220	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.0	206 of 208	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.7	187 of 190	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.0	106 of 107	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	13.8	1286 of 1298	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.7	1170 of 1303	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.0	1251 of 1307	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.7	1272 of 1283	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.6	1144 of 1170	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	6.1	754 of 775	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.9	766 of 778	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.0	750 of 772	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.5	735 of 748	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.2	614 of 614	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.5	707 of 716	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.2	760 of 763	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2024)5th percentile+4 vs school

White (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)2nd percentile~ school

African American (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Homeless (2025)1st percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)1st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)<1st percentile~ school

Male (2025)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Life Science Biology37%-21 vs state

Algebra I32%-24 vs state

English Language Arts13%-39 vs state

Science9%-35 vs state

Math6%-46 vs state

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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

Schools Near Clary Middle School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Algebra I (2025)	Regents Life Science Biology (2025)	Regents Earth and Space Sciences (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	Regents Earth and Space Sciences End of Course	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 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
Clary Middle School	Public	6-8	100 Amidon Dr	Syracuse	13205	Onondaga County	Syracuse City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 435-4411	270	34	8.0	88.1%	30 (11.1%)	179 (66.3%)	28 (10.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (10.0%)	2.9	1491^st of 1500 public middle schools	0.6%		4.4	1494^th of 1504 public middle schools	0.7%	3	31.6	36.8			14.3	12.7	11.1		4.9	7.6	4.5		8.6	97.9	99.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7	100.0	100.0	$37,595	$4,870	$32,725
Expeditionary Learning Middle School	Public	6-8	4942 S Salina St	Syracuse	13205	Onondaga County	Syracuse City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 435-6416	172	24	7.0	69.2%	55 (32.0%)	60 (34.9%)	31 (18.0%)	5 (2.9%)	6 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (8.7%)	29.7	1124^th of 1500 public middle schools	25.1%		26.9	1170^th of 1504 public middle schools	22.2%	46	95.5	40.0			38.6	41.4	34.6		40.4	44.8	26.7		38.5	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$36,905	$3,111	$33,794
Brighton Academy	Public	6-8	309 W Brighton Ave	Syracuse	13205	Onondaga County	Syracuse City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 435-4535	363	41	8.9	94.8%	26 (7.2%)	261 (71.9%)	40 (11.0%)	6 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (8.0%)	3.1	1489^th of 1500 public middle schools	0.7%		3.1	1497^th of 1504 public middle schools	0.5%	8	38.1	40.9			12.2	14.6	10.3		4.5	10.3	7.1		9.5									$33,587	$3,623	$29,964
Onondaga Hill Middle School	Public	5-8	4860 Onondaga Rd	Syracuse	13215	Onondaga County	Westhill Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 426-3400	575	46	12.5	32.5%	446 (77.6%)	44 (7.7%)	35 (6.1%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (7.3%)	55.4	639^th of 1500 public middle schools	57.4%		66.8	424^th of 1504 public middle schools	71.8%	215	100.0		95.5	57.3	53.8	45.2	49.1	65.8	63.6	70.5	34.7	43.4	45.3	99.5	99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	99.8	99.8	$22,751	$758	$21,993
Syracuse Stem At Blodgett	Public	6-8	312 Oswego St	Syracuse	13204	Onondaga County	Syracuse City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 435-4386	369	43	8.5	91.9%	29 (7.9%)	143 (38.8%)	165 (44.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (8.1%)	1.9	1497^th of 1500 public middle schools	0.2%		2.6	1502^nd of 1504 public middle schools	0.1%	5	66.7	42.9			3.6	11.9	4.7		0.0	6.4	3.5		3.6									$31,325	$2,855	$28,470
Jamesville-Dewitt Middle School	Public	5-8	6280 Randall Rd	Jamesville	13078	Onondaga County	Jamesville-Dewitt Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 445-8360	693	69	10.0	28.7%	493 (71.1%)	40 (5.8%)	33 (4.8%)	64 (9.2%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (8.5%)	85.5	182^nd of 1500 public middle schools	87.9%		89.6	137^th of 1504 public middle schools	90.9%	45	100.0			83.5	68.6	71.0	71.2	82.9	72.7	70.8	76.0	75.8	75.2	97.3	99.0	99.8	99.8	100.0	99.6	98.9	99.9	$29,077	$1,875	$27,203
Lincoln Middle School	Public	6-8	1613 James St	Syracuse	13203	Onondaga County	Syracuse City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 435-4450	476	50	9.4	87.8%	91 (19.1%)	231 (48.5%)	57 (12.0%)	47 (9.9%)	9 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (8.6%)	4.7	1473^rd of 1500 public middle schools	1.8%		6.8	1470^th of 1504 public middle schools	2.3%	3	70.0	60.7			16.7	14.0	23.3		14.0	7.3	4.2		13.6	95.8	99.2	99.8	99.8	99.8	100.0	99.2	98.7	$29,279	$3,461	$25,818
Grant Middle School	Public	6-8	2400 Grant Blvd	Syracuse	13208	Onondaga County	Syracuse City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 435-4433	612	65	9.4	84.0%	100 (16.3%)	267 (43.6%)	67 (10.9%)	112 (18.3%)	16 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	49 (8.0%)	7.6	1453^rd of 1500 public middle schools	3.1%		10.5	1429^th of 1504 public middle schools	5.0%	24	76.3	70.7			15.3	17.7	33.3		12.2	14.6	9.7		20.7	98.6	99.4	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.9	99.4	$29,059	$3,399	$25,660
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Clary Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Clary Middle School?

Students at Clary Middle School are 66% African American, 11% White, 10% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 2% American Indian.

What district is Clary Middle School in?

Syracuse City School District

How many students attend Clary Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 270 students attended Clary Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Clary Middle School attend?

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

Is Clary Middle School a good school?

Clary Middle School ranks in the bottom 0.6% of New York middle schools.

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