Gouverneur Middle School

Gouverneur Middle School is a public middle school in Gouverneur, New York, serving 447 students in grades 5-8. The school is part of the Gouverneur Central School District, which is ranked 713 out of 874 school districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Gouverneur Middle School consistently underperforms compared to the state average in New York State Assessments for English Language Arts (ELA) and Math across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in ELA ranged from 32.63% (8th grade) to 53.76% (5th grade), while the state average ranged from 50.86% (6th grade) to 56.61% (5th grade). Similarly, in Math, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 28.17% (8th grade) to 54.88% (6th grade), compared to the state average of 46.74% (8th grade) to 54.16% (5th grade). The school's performance is particularly concerning for certain student subgroups, such as female, male, special education, and low socioeconomic status students.

Despite the school's relatively high spending per student, ranging from $11,973 in the 2020-2021 school year to $27,572 in the 2023-2024 school year, Gouverneur Middle School has not shown significant improvement in its academic performance over the years. The nearest comparable school, Indian River Middle School, outperforms Gouverneur Middle School across several metrics, with proficiency rates in ELA and Math that are significantly higher than Gouverneur Middle School.