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Gates Chili Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

1160^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,500 New York Middle Schools

Better than 23% of New York middle schools

Summary

Gates Chili Middle School is a public middle school serving 865 students in grades 6-8 within the Gates Chili Central School District in Rochester, New York. While the school spends significantly more per student ($25,839 in 2023-2024) compared to the state average, its academic performance has consistently lagged behind state benchmarks across English Language Arts, Math, and Science.

In the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in ELA ranged from 32-40% at Gates Chili Middle School, compared to the state average of 50-52%. In Math, the proficiency rates were 32-43%, compared to the state average of 46-56%. The school also struggles to effectively serve certain student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 25% of New York middle schools for female, male, Asian, African American, Hispanic, White, special education, and economically disadvantaged students. However, Gates Chili Middle School stands out for its strong performance on Regents exams, with proficiency rates of 98% in Algebra I and 94% in Earth and Space Sciences.

Neighboring middle schools like Churchville-Chili, Twelve Corners, and Arcadia generally outperform Gates Chili Middle School on state assessments, despite serving similar demographics. This suggests the school may be struggling to implement effective instructional practices and support systems compared to its peers. Additionally, the school's declining statewide ranking, from 591 out of 1,407 New York middle schools in 2014-2015 to 1,160 out of 1,500 in 2024-2025, indicates the need for a comprehensive review of the school's strategies and resource allocation to better serve its diverse student population.

838

Students ?

9.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$28,808

Per pupil spending ?

56.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2 Spartan Way
Rochester, NY 14624-1440

(585) 247-5050

District: Gates Chili Central School District

Students who attend Gates Chili Middle School usually attend:

High:

Gates Chili High School

Feeder schools for Gates Chili Middle School:

Elementary:	Florence Brasser School
	Neil Armstrong School
	Paul Road School
	Walt Disney School

Racial breakdown:

White:

46.3%

African American:

20.3%

Hispanic:

17.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 58th percentile in 2015 → 23rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (41% vs 52% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 35 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

District avg42%

New York avg52%

1,160^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Bottom 23%▼ down 35 pts since 2015

From top 42% (2015) to bottom 23% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

660^th of 874Gates Chili 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	28.4	1160 of 1500	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.2	1037 of 1504	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.4	987 of 1500	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.0	905 of 1479	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.6	970 of 1242	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.9	841 of 1439	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.3	722 of 1438	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	48.0	733 of 1455	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	43.4	795 of 1429	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	53.5	591 of 1407	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	64.4	407 of 1401	70.9%	★★★★☆
2013	68.6	355 of 1373	74.1%	★★★★☆
2012	68.9	442 of 1337	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	68.1	452 of 1295	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	65.4	500 of 1243	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	66.6	521 of 1224	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	69.0	434 of 1185	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	71.6	346 of 1123	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	71.1	343 of 1095	68.7%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	21.8	570 of 676	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.2	544 of 705	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.2	502 of 696	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	43.8	377 of 706	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.2	193 of 253	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.5	452 of 653	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.0	428 of 663	35.4%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	33.5	302 of 388	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.6	321 of 381	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.1	216 of 236	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.1	313 of 369	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	38.7	383 of 646	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.4	380 of 615	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.8	143 of 591	75.8%	★★★★☆
2022	41.2	303 of 581	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.3	52 of 118	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.8	214 of 473	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	30.4	410 of 503	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	30.4	1105 of 1457	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.2	1091 of 1465	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.9	1076 of 1463	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.0	911 of 1454	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.1	891 of 1066	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.0	764 of 1370	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.2	673 of 1353	50.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	26.7	783 of 965	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.8	688 of 953	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.4	619 of 943	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.5	567 of 914	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	17.6	416 of 449	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	32.3	567 of 826	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.3	411 of 810	49.3%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	21.9	533 of 603	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	46.0	273 of 543	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.3	97 of 457	78.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	21.6	1128 of 1283	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.4	1001 of 1296	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.3	992 of 1288	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.6	888 of 1306	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.3	779 of 935	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.3	928 of 1241	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.5	800 of 1245	35.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	27.3	1152 of 1455	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.7	893 of 1464	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.5	841 of 1464	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.5	844 of 1455	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.9	820 of 1071	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.3	867 of 1366	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.5	727 of 1352	46.2%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	33.6	150 of 235	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.0	138 of 220	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.5	115 of 208	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.3	128 of 190	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.9	68 of 95	28.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.3	81 of 126	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.0	68 of 107	36.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	26.6	1056 of 1298	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.6	954 of 1303	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.2	782 of 1307	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.2	779 of 1283	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.2	462 of 522	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.4	776 of 1139	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.2	462 of 1170	60.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	27.5	611 of 775	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.6	553 of 778	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.7	532 of 772	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.8	520 of 748	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.2	473 of 614	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.8	485 of 716	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.0	440 of 763	42.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)41st percentile+18 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)36th percentile+14 vs school

Female (2025)24th percentile~ school

Asian (2023)22nd percentile-12 vs school

White (2025)21st percentile~ school

Male (2025)21st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)19th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)19th percentile-4 vs school

African American (2025)16th percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)12th percentile-11 vs school

Homeless (2025)12th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I98%+42 vs state

Earth and Space Sciences94%+38 vs state

Math39%-13 vs state

English Language Arts37%-14 vs state

Science32%-11 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 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 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 Earth and Space Sciences 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
Gates Chili Middle School	Public	6-8	2 Spartan Way	Rochester	14624	Monroe County	Gates Chili Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 247-5050	838	86	9.7	56.8%	388 (46.3%)	170 (20.3%)	150 (17.9%)	41 (4.9%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	86 (10.3%)	28.4	1160^th of 1500 public middle schools	22.7%		34.2	1037^th of 1504 public middle schools	31.1%	123			98.2		94.4			39.5	40.1	32.0			32.1	42.9	41.5		32.2	99.3	99.5	99.9	100.0	100.0	99.4	99.5	100.0	$28,808	$1,721	$27,087
Academy Of Health Sciences Charter School	Public, Charter	5-8	1151 Ridgeway Ave	Rochester	14615	Monroe County	Academy Of Health Sciences Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(585) 254-1003	394	12	32.8	89.3%	12 (3.0%)	266 (67.5%)	113 (28.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	13.5	1384^th of 1500 public middle schools	7.7%		14.7	1391^st of 1504 public middle schools	7.5%	7							21.6	21.7	35.6	33.0		16.2	10.6	30.4	11.5	15.4	27.2									$12,721	$1,295	$11,426
Loretta Johnson Middle School	Public	7-8	200 Genesee St	Rochester	14611	Monroe County	Rochester City School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(585) 463-4100	416	48	8.6	89.9%	30 (7.2%)	293 (70.4%)	63 (15.1%)	14 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	14 (3.4%)	4.2							(n/a)			37.9	26.8					19.2	11.7				19.4	1.9		7.4									$40,653	$3,300	$37,352
Andrew A Langston Middle School	Public	7-8	1 Edgerton Park	Rochester	14608	Monroe County	Rochester City School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(585) 324-5223	314	39	7.9	93.6%	33 (10.5%)	156 (49.7%)	83 (26.4%)	20 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (6.7%)	2.2							(n/a)			0.0	5.7					13.6	8.8				8.6	0.0		3.7									$40,353	$2,628	$37,725
A M Cosgrove Middle School	Public	6-8	2749 Spencerport Rd	Spencerport	14559	Monroe County	Spencerport Central School District	No	No	No	No	(585) 349-5302	854	84	10.2	36.2%	655 (76.7%)	49 (5.7%)	99 (11.6%)	14 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (4.3%)	23.6	1252^nd of 1500 public middle schools	16.5%		25	1211^th of 1504 public middle schools	19.5%	41	99.0		100.0					30.5	35.2	28.9			40.0	49.2	15.1		28.7	98.5	99.6	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.6	99.4	100.0	$26,172	$839	$25,333
Dr. Freddie Thomas Middle School	Public	7-8	625 Scio St	Rochester	14605	Monroe County	Rochester City School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(585) 262-8850	512	51	9.9	88.9%	29 (5.7%)	227 (44.3%)	234 (45.7%)	11 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.1%)	2.8							(n/a)			43.3	24.0					9.9	13.4				8.5	3.9		9.9									$36,294	$2,095	$34,199
Rogers Middle School	Public	4-6	219 Northfield Rd	Rochester	14617	Monroe County	West Irondequoit Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 342-1330	425	37	11.6	28.5%	275 (64.7%)	52 (12.2%)	58 (13.6%)	8 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.3%)								(n/a)						67.5	56.3	54.7			63.0	61.5	71.4			52.1		99.1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$22,341	$963	$21,378
Athena Middle School	Public	6-8	800 Long Pond Rd	Rochester	14612	Monroe County	Greece Central School District	No	No	No	No	(585) 966-8800	810	78	10.4	45.9%	432 (53.3%)	141 (17.4%)	139 (17.2%)	41 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (7.0%)	30.4	1114^th of 1500 public middle schools	25.7%		33.4	1050^th of 1504 public middle schools	30.2%	64		98.3	97.3					34.3	31.5	43.9			39.4	53.4	37.7		23.8	97.8	99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	99.6	$28,210	$762	$27,447
Churchville-Chili Middle School	Public	5-8	139 Fairbanks Rd	Churchville	14428	Monroe County	Churchville-Chili Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 293-4542	1,172	109	10.7	31.6%	820 (70.0%)	118 (10.1%)	119 (10.2%)	24 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	90 (7.7%)	55.6	636^th of 1500 public middle schools	57.6%		60.3	538^th of 1504 public middle schools	64.2%	98	94.6		100.0				52.7	46.6	56.5	57.0		48.2	42.1	64.7	44.9	43.6	52.5	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$23,237	$966	$22,271
Dake Junior High School	Public	7-9	350 Cooper Rd	Rochester	14617	Monroe County	West Irondequoit Central School District	No	No	No	No	(585) 342-2140	551	51	10.7	32.8%	379 (68.8%)	45 (8.2%)	76 (13.8%)	17 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.6%)	58.3	590^th of 1500 public middle schools	60.7%		61.4	521^st of 1504 public middle schools	65.4%	69		98.5	97.9						55.1	60.5				59.8	36.4		44.8	99.7	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	$24,827	$1,018	$23,808

Frequently Asked Questions about Gates Chili Middle School

What district is Gates Chili Middle School in?

Gates Chili Central School District

How many students attend Gates Chili Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 838 students attended Gates Chili Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Gates Chili Middle School attend?

Students who attend Gates Chili Middle School usually go on to attend Gates Chili High School

What is the racial makeup of Gates Chili Middle School?

Students at Gates Chili Middle School are 46% White, 20% African American, 18% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 5% Asian.

Is Gates Chili Middle School a good school?

Gates Chili Middle School ranks in the bottom 22.7% of New York middle schools.

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