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West Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

1299^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,500 New York Middle Schools

Better than 13% of New York middle schools

Summary

West Middle School is a public middle school located in Binghamton, New York, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 502 students. The school is part of the Binghamton City School District, which is ranked 782 out of 874 school districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

West Middle School consistently ranks in the bottom 15-20% of New York middle schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math are significantly lower than the state averages, often by 15-20 percentage points or more. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's ELA proficiency rates for 6th, 7th, and 8th grades were 33.55%, 34.46%, and 46%, respectively, compared to the state averages of 50.86%, 50.99%, and 52.38%. In Math, the school's proficiency rates for 6th, 7th, and 8th grades were 21.34%, 35.76%, and 15.58%, respectively, compared to the state averages of 51.2%, 56.47%, and 46.74%.

West Middle School's academic performance is significantly lower than the nearby Chenango Forks Middle School, Maine-Endwell Middle School, and Vestal Middle School, which are all ranked in the top 35% of New York middle schools. These higher-performing schools have proficiency rates in ELA and Math that are 15-20 percentage points higher than West Middle School. The nearby East Middle School, which is also part of the Binghamton City School District, has a similar low performance to West Middle School.

542

Students ?

8.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$30,126

Per pupil spending ?

67.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

W Middle Ave
Binghamton, NY 13905-4199

(607) 763-8401

District: Binghamton City School District

Students who attend West Middle School usually attend:

High:

Binghamton High School

Feeder schools for West Middle School:

Elementary:	Horace Mann School
	MacArthur School
	Thomas Jefferson School
	Woodrow Wilson School

Racial breakdown:

White:

46.1%

African American:

27.7%

Hispanic:

12.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 29th percentile in 2015 → 13th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (36% vs 53% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 16 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg30%

New York avg53%

1,299^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Bottom 13%▼ down 16 pts since 2015

From bottom 29% (2015) to bottom 13% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Middle 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	20.7	1299 of 1500	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.3	1300 of 1504	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.9	1292 of 1500	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.9	1247 of 1479	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.0	1031 of 1242	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.7	1340 of 1439	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.8	1172 of 1438	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	23.2	1177 of 1455	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	25.0	1106 of 1429	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	31.3	994 of 1407	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	40.6	829 of 1401	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	44.1	746 of 1373	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	49.2	758 of 1337	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	46.3	784 of 1295	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	47.4	758 of 1243	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	48.2	807 of 1224	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	55.4	675 of 1185	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	51.8	658 of 1123	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	57.3	545 of 1095	50.2%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	19.0	592 of 676	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.8	605 of 705	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.3	619 of 696	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.8	593 of 706	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.7	213 of 253	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.0	628 of 653	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.7	583 of 663	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2022	4.3	374 of 381	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.0	325 of 374	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	20.0	1271 of 1457	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.1	1251 of 1465	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.3	1296 of 1463	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.9	1219 of 1454	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.3	889 of 1066	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.1	1301 of 1370	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.8	1170 of 1353	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	20.5	857 of 965	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.9	872 of 953	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	45.0	489 of 943	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.3	692 of 914	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.7	295 of 449	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	12.8	787 of 826	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.5	785 of 810	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	18.9	551 of 603	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.1	519 of 594	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.7	421 of 543	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	16.0	1190 of 1283	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.3	1186 of 1296	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.1	1209 of 1288	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.4	1221 of 1306	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.2	857 of 935	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.7	1215 of 1241	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.8	1168 of 1245	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	22.8	1233 of 1455	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.5	1263 of 1464	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.2	1202 of 1464	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.7	1219 of 1455	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.8	860 of 1071	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.1	1236 of 1366	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	26.1	1060 of 1352	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	32.4	151 of 220	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	17.4	178 of 208	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.2	135 of 190	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.0	75 of 95	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.6	122 of 126	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.4	99 of 107	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	31.6	930 of 1298	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.6	891 of 1303	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.6	1170 of 1307	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.3	937 of 1283	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.3	353 of 522	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.6	1008 of 1139	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.9	916 of 1170	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	20.5	677 of 775	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.3	666 of 778	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.8	696 of 772	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.4	676 of 748	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	25.4	498 of 614	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.7	689 of 716	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.2	660 of 763	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Multi-racial (2024)31st percentile+18 vs school

Special Education (2025)28th percentile+15 vs school

Male (2025)15th percentile~ school

Female (2025)13th percentile~ school

White (2025)13th percentile~ school

African American (2025)12th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)11th percentile~ school

Homeless (2025)9th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)7th percentile-6 vs school

Asian (2022)2nd percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Earth Science100%+35 vs state

Algebra I100%+44 vs state

English Language Arts37%-14 vs state

Science32%-12 vs state

Math26%-26 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)	Regents Life Science Biology (2025)	Regents Geometry (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	Regents Life Science Biology End of Course	Regents Geometry 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
West Middle School	Public	6-8	W Middle Ave	Binghamton	13905	Broome County	Binghamton City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 763-8401	542	63	8.6	67.9%	250 (46.1%)	150 (27.7%)	68 (12.5%)	14 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (11.1%)	20.7	1299^th of 1500 public middle schools	13.4%		20.3	1300^th of 1504 public middle schools	13.6%	1	100.0		100.0					33.6	34.5	46.0			21.3	35.8	15.6		31.8	99.5	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$30,126	$3,151	$26,975
Johnson City Middle School	Public	6-8	601 Columbia Dr	Johnson City	13790	Broome County	Johnson City Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 930-1012	507	42	12.1	71.0%	241 (47.5%)	74 (14.6%)	77 (15.2%)	57 (11.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (11.2%)	15.3	1371^st of 1500 public middle schools	8.6%		18.8	1324^th of 1504 public middle schools	12.0%	47			83.3	89.3				26.0	30.8	25.9			33.6	40.7	10.3		15.9	99.0	99.5	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.5	99.6	99.6	$29,147	$2,590	$26,557
East Middle School	Public	6-8	167 E Frederick St	Binghamton	13904	Broome County	Binghamton City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 762-8315	465	59	7.9	79.8%	143 (30.8%)	149 (32.0%)	107 (23.0%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (12.9%)	16.3	1358^th of 1500 public middle schools	9.5%		14.4	1392^nd of 1504 public middle schools	7.4%	34	93.1		88.6					30.8	26.4	41.7			22.8	30.3	15.5		25.7	97.2	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.6	99.8	99.8	$32,255	$3,264	$28,990
Vestal Middle School	Public	6-8	600 S Benita Blvd	Vestal	13850	Broome County	Vestal Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 757-2331	847	70	12.1	32.9%	578 (68.2%)	44 (5.2%)	42 (5.0%)	141 (16.6%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (4.4%)	67.7	417^th of 1500 public middle schools	72.2%		76.5	280^th of 1504 public middle schools	81.4%	137	100.0		100.0					58.5	60.5	56.7			57.3	69.8	60.8		48.3	98.8	99.9	99.5	99.5	99.5	100.0	99.9	99.5	$21,120	$988	$20,132
Maine-Endwell Middle School	Public	6-9	1119 Farm-To-Market Rd	Endwell	13760	Broome County	Maine-Endwell Central School District	No	No	No	No	(607) 786-8271	577	46	12.5	37.8%	495 (85.8%)	12 (2.1%)	30 (5.2%)	9 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	27 (4.7%)	65.5	459^th of 1500 public middle schools	69.4%		62.5	500^th of 1504 public middle schools	66.8%	41		100.0	100.0					65.0	58.3	56.0			57.9	57.7	53.6		54.5	99.3	99.8	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.8	99.8	99.8	$23,638	$957	$22,682
Chenango Valley Middle School	Public	6-8	221 Chenango Bridge Rd	Binghamton	13901	Broome County	Chenango Valley Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 762-6902	379	27	14.2	39.6%	323 (85.2%)	7 (1.8%)	22 (5.8%)	9 (2.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.2%)	45.6	802^nd of 1500 public middle schools	46.5%		38.1	955^th of 1504 public middle schools	36.5%	153		95.8			88.9			53.0	46.4	45.9			48.3	48.7	40.4		44.3	99.5	99.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7	99.7	100.0	$25,786	$1,490	$24,296
Richard T Stank Middle School	Public	6-8	1040 Conklin Rd	Conklin	13748	Broome County	Susquehanna Valley Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 775-0303	315	27	11.7	45.4%	283 (89.8%)	6 (1.9%)	9 (2.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.4%)	58.1	593^rd of 1500 public middle schools	60.5%		61.9	516^th of 1504 public middle schools	65.7%	77	100.0		100.0					47.7	63.3	50.5			41.4	55.2	56.0		75.3	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	$27,487	$2,176	$25,312
Jennie F Snapp Middle School	Public	6-8	101 Loder Ave	Endicott	13760	Broome County	Union-Endicott Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 757-2156	772	79	9.7	56.6%	447 (57.9%)	81 (10.5%)	101 (13.1%)	37 (4.8%)	9 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	97 (12.6%)	40.7	897^th of 1500 public middle schools	40.2%		38.9	940^th of 1504 public middle schools	37.5%	43	100.0		100.0					41.3	43.4	44.8			45.8	54.2	42.1		37.9	97.3	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.8	99.6	99.8	$26,597	$1,952	$24,645
Chenango Forks Middle School	Public	6-8	1 Gordon Dr	Binghamton	13901	Broome County	Chenango Forks Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 648-7576	276	27	10.2	35.9%	243 (88.0%)	2 (0.7%)	7 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (8.7%)	61.1	538^th of 1500 public middle schools	64.1%		55	629^th of 1504 public middle schools	58.2%	91	100.0		100.0					49.5	56.0	37.2			57.0	64.4	66.3		64.1	99.6	99.6	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.6	99.8	100.0	$26,555	$2,431	$24,124
Newark Valley Middle School	Public	4-7	88 Whig St	Newark Valley	13811	Tioga County	Newark Valley Central School District	No	No	No	No	(607) 642-5524	278	29	9.6	54.0%	264 (95.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.2%)	23	1264^th of 1500 public middle schools	15.7%		24.9	1213^th of 1504 public middle schools	19.3%	51						23.6	45.8	21.1	28.1		20.0	54.3	31.5	54.6		45.1		98.8	99.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.4	99.7	100.0	$27,204	$2,838	$24,365

Frequently Asked Questions about West Middle School

How many students attend West Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 542 students attended West Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of West Middle School?

Students at West Middle School are 46% White, 28% African American, 13% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

What district is West Middle School in?

Binghamton City School District

Is West Middle School a good school?

West Middle School ranks in the bottom 13.4% of New York middle schools.

What high school do graduates of West Middle School attend?

Students who attend West Middle School usually go on to attend Binghamton High School

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