Middle Schools in Rome City School District

Summary:

The Rome City School District in New York has only one middle school, Lyndon H Strough Middle School, which serves grades 6-8. The school is performing significantly below state averages on most academic measures, despite having higher per-student spending and a lower student-teacher ratio than the state average.

Lyndon H Strough Middle School has 827 students and is ranked 1395 out of 1500 New York middle schools for the 2024-2025 school year, with a 0 out of 5 star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates on New York State Assessments are significantly below the state averages across all subjects and grade levels, with only 21.36% of 7th graders proficient in ELA compared to the state average of 50.99%. The school's proficiency rates on Regents exams are more mixed, with 100% proficiency in Algebra I but only 46.67% proficiency in Life Science Biology, compared to state averages of 56.07% and 58.28% respectively.

The school has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at 55.86% in 2023-2024, indicating a high-need student population. The school's per-student spending of $24,805 in 2023-2024 is higher than the state average, but its student-teacher ratio of 10.6 is lower than the state average. These findings suggest that the school may be facing challenges in effectively serving its high-need student population and that the Rome City School District may need to implement targeted interventions to improve student outcomes.

District Detail

409 Bell Rd
Rome, NY 13440-5243

(315) 338-6500

SchoolDigger Rank:
816^th of 874 New York districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 5,196

Primary Schools: 6
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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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 7th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 7th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 8th 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
Lyndon H Strough Middle School	Public	7-8	801 Laurel St	Rome	13440	Oneida County	Rome City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 338-5201	817	74	11.0	57.3%	621 (76.0%)	78 (9.5%)	72 (8.8%)	11 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.2%)	13	1395^th of 1500 public middle schools	7.0%		14.9	1382^nd of 1504 public middle schools	8.1%	13	100.0	95.7	21.4	26.9	31.1	21.0	29.2	99.8	99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$23,543	$679	$22,864

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the WNYC and the New York State Department of Health and the NY State Education Department.

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