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Dewitt Middle School

Q: Is Dewitt Middle School a good school?

Dewitt Middle School ranks 543 rd of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

543^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,500 New York Middle Schools

Better than 64% of New York middle schools

Summary

Dewitt Middle School is a public middle school located in Ithaca, New York, serving 508 students in grades 6-8. As part of the Ithaca City School District, Dewitt Middle School consistently outperforms the district and the state of New York in academic assessments, with higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Math.

The school's strong academic performance is evident across various metrics. In the 2024-2025 school year, Dewitt Middle School had a 100% proficiency rate in Regents exams for Earth Science and Algebra I, significantly higher than the district and state averages. The school also ranks in the top 20% of New York middle schools for English Language Learner (ELL) students, indicating its effectiveness in supporting this student population. However, the school faces challenges in addressing achievement gaps for African American and Special Education students, ranking in the bottom 20% of New York middle schools for these subgroups.

Dewitt Middle School's high per-student spending of $29,041 in the 2023-2024 school year suggests the school has access to more resources and funding compared to other middle schools in the state. This could be a contributing factor to the school's strong academic performance, but it also raises questions about the efficient use of these resources and the potential for cost-effective strategies to further improve student outcomes. The school's proximity to other high-performing middle schools, such as Russell I Doig Middle School and Boynton Middle School, provides an opportunity for collaboration and sharing of best practices to address these challenges and continue to enhance the educational experience for all students.

559

Students ?

9.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,405

Per pupil spending ?

36.9%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

99%

Students (K-12) completely immunized (2025-26)

560 Warren Rd
Ithaca, NY 14850-1899

(607) 257-3222

District: Ithaca City School District

Students who attend Dewitt Middle School usually attend:

High:

Ithaca Senior High School

Feeder schools for Dewitt Middle School:

Elementary:	Belle Sherman School
	Beverly J Martin Elementary School
	Caroline Elementary School
	Cayuga Heights Elementary School
	More...
	Enfield School
	Fall Creek Elementary School
	Northeast School
	South Hill School

Racial breakdown:

White:

59.0%

Asian:

14.0%

Two or more races:

9.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 86th percentile in 2015 → 64th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (62% vs 53% meeting standards)

✓Above the New York median (64th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 22 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school62%

District avg62%

New York avg53%

543^rd of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Top 36%▼ down 22 pts since 2015

From top 14% (2015) to top 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Middle Schools in the Ithaca City School District

377^th of 874Ithaca 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	60.8	543 of 1500	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.3	472 of 1504	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.6	470 of 1500	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.0	354 of 1479	76.1%	★★★★☆
2021	65.5	345 of 1242	72.2%	★★★★☆
2019	73.2	328 of 1439	77.2%	★★★★☆
2018	82.2	207 of 1438	85.6%	★★★★☆
2017	84.4	177 of 1455	87.8%	★★★★☆
2016	84.1	160 of 1429	88.8%	★★★★☆
2015	80.7	193 of 1407	86.3%	★★★★☆
2014	79.5	206 of 1401	85.3%	★★★★☆
2013	85.2	159 of 1373	88.4%	★★★★☆
2012	67.8	458 of 1337	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	73.0	369 of 1295	71.5%	★★★★☆
2010	69.9	419 of 1243	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	68.0	489 of 1224	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	67.4	472 of 1185	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	70.2	373 of 1123	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	64.6	436 of 1095	60.2%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	19.7	585 of 676	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.6	673 of 705	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.6	693 of 696	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.5	648 of 706	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	34.8	414 of 653	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.6	223 of 663	66.4%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	42.0	270 of 406	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.8	286 of 396	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.9	316 of 388	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	45.8	239 of 381	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.9	193 of 236	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	63.2	145 of 369	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.4	129 of 374	65.5%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	64.7	113 of 646	82.5%	★★★★☆
2024	79.2	34 of 615	94.5%	★★★★★
2022	60.9	123 of 581	78.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	57.8	575 of 1465	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.3	468 of 1463	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.1	433 of 1454	70.2%	★★★★☆
2021	69.2	240 of 1066	77.5%	★★★★☆
2019	70.4	357 of 1370	73.9%	★★★★☆
2018	84.3	162 of 1353	88.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	44.3	534 of 965	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.3	327 of 953	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.7	296 of 943	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.7	236 of 826	71.4%	★★★★☆
2018	61.0	267 of 810	67.0%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	16.0	564 of 603	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.5	574 of 594	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	48.2	170 of 392	56.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	31.1	936 of 1283	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.6	1038 of 1296	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.1	796 of 1288	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.3	781 of 1306	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.4	462 of 935	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.7	611 of 1241	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.7	531 of 1245	57.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	60.2	518 of 1455	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.9	391 of 1464	73.3%	★★★★☆
2023	62.3	475 of 1464	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.0	302 of 1455	79.2%	★★★★☆
2021	63.7	299 of 1071	72.1%	★★★★☆
2019	74.4	283 of 1366	79.3%	★★★★☆
2018	77.7	244 of 1352	82.0%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	35.9	143 of 235	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.4	99 of 220	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.7	85 of 208	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.2	92 of 190	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.7	54 of 126	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.3	33 of 107	69.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	29.3	984 of 1298	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.9	1051 of 1303	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.9	657 of 1307	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.7	771 of 1283	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.7	394 of 522	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	51.0	386 of 1139	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.0	560 of 1170	52.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	59.1	319 of 775	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.9	333 of 778	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.5	336 of 772	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.3	267 of 748	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.0	263 of 614	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.6	258 of 716	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	76.8	135 of 763	82.3%	★★★★☆

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)83rd percentile+19 vs school

Male (2025)64th percentile~ school

Female (2024)61st percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)59th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)45th percentile-19 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)39th percentile-25 vs school

Asian (2025)33rd percentile-30 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)27th percentile-37 vs school

Special Education (2025)24th percentile-40 vs school

African American (2025)13th percentile-50 vs school

Homeless (2025)6th percentile-57 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Earth Science100%+35 vs state

Algebra I99%+43 vs state

English Language Arts61%+10 vs state

Science55%+11 vs state

Math48%-4 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)	NY State Assessments English Language Arts (2025)				NY State Assessments Math (2025)				NY State Assessments Science (2025)		Vaccination (2025-26)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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	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	Vaccination: Students (K-12) completely immunized	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Dewitt Middle School	Public	6-8	560 Warren Rd	Ithaca	14850	Tompkins County	Ithaca City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 257-3222	559	59	9.4	36.9%	330 (59.0%)	43 (7.7%)	47 (8.4%)	78 (14.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (9.7%)	60.8	543^rd of 1500 public middle schools	63.8%		64.3	472^nd of 1504 public middle schools	68.6%	71	100.0		98.9			58.4	59.6	66.0		43.8	60.1	27.5		54.7	99%		$27,405	$1,763	$25,642
Boynton Middle School	Public	6-8	1601 N Cayuga St	Ithaca	14850	Tompkins County	Ithaca City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 274-2241	513	55	9.3	34.3%	346 (67.4%)	33 (6.4%)	39 (7.6%)	21 (4.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (13.3%)	65.5	461^st of 1500 public middle schools	69.3%		58.5	563^rd of 1504 public middle schools	62.6%	102	95.7		100.0			56.5	61.4	69.2		48.6	65.3	40.6		53.6	99%		$28,712	$887	$27,825
Lansing Middle School	Public	5-8	6 Ludlowville Rd	Lansing	14882	Tompkins County	Lansing Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 533-3020	355	35	10.0	27.6%	272 (76.6%)	7 (2.0%)	28 (7.9%)	7 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (11.5%)	75.2	316^th of 1500 public middle schools	78.9%		77.3	271^st of 1504 public middle schools	82.0%	45			100.0		61.8	64.7	55.9	67.2	45.8	58.2	63.6	70.5	47.6	79.3	99%		$31,288	$812	$30,477
Dryden Middle School	Public	6-8	118 Freeville Rd	Dryden	13053	Tompkins County	Dryden Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 844-8694	283	36	7.7	44.2%	212 (74.9%)	6 (2.1%)	26 (9.2%)	7 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (11.3%)	42.3	869^th of 1500 public middle schools	42.1%		34	1041^st of 1504 public middle schools	30.8%	172		100.0	100.0			47.6	44.6	44.2		45.1	44.4	42.9		47.1	100%		$33,239	$1,777	$31,463
Newfield Middle School	Public	6-8	247 Main St	Newfield	14867	Tompkins County	Newfield Central School District	No	No	No	No	(607) 564-9955	142	23	6.2	47.2%	117 (82.4%)	3 (2.1%)	8 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (9.9%)	26.9	1191^st of 1500 public middle schools	20.6%		41.4	887^th of 1504 public middle schools	41.0%	304			100.0			30.0	39.0	39.5		28.6	44.4	29.4		37.8	100%		$35,834	$1,501	$34,333
Russell I Doig Middle School	Public	5-8	100 Whig St	Trumansburg	14886	Tompkins County	Trumansburg Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 387-7551	277	37	7.5	28.9%	239 (86.3%)	2 (0.7%)	13 (4.7%)	5 (1.8%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.8%)	90.6	125^th of 1500 public middle schools	91.7%		77.4	269^th of 1504 public middle schools	82.1%	144	93.8		100.0		54.6	82.4	76.3	72.7	58.5	77.6	82.0	78.1	56.9	75.0	100%		$31,939	$1,076	$30,863
Cortland Junior High School	Public	7-8	8 Valley View Dr	Cortland	13045	Cortland County	Cortland City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 758-4111	274	29	9.5	57.3%	227 (82.8%)	10 (3.6%)	15 (5.5%)	5 (1.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.5%)	31.5	1085^th of 1500 public middle schools	27.7%		29.5	1114^th of 1504 public middle schools	25.9%	29			100.0				34.4	37.4			37.4	37.6		45.6			$26,830	$1,751	$25,079
Randall Middle School	Public	5-6	31 Randall St	Cortland	13045	Cortland County	Cortland City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 758-4170	272	31	8.8	67.3%	242 (89.0%)	8 (2.9%)	10 (3.7%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.3%)								(n/a)					22.1	41.7			24.8	34.7			19.0		99%		$26,013	$1,929	$24,084
Spencer-Van Etten Middle School	Public	5-8	1 Center St	Spencer	14883	Tioga County	Spencer-Van Etten Central School District	No	No	No	No	(607) 589-7120	236	25	9.3	65.7%	221 (93.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.2%)	44.9	816^th of 1500 public middle schools	45.6%		36.2	993^rd of 1504 public middle schools	34.0%	177			100.0	92.3	50.0	26.0	29.4	34.6	32.8	68.0	45.1	62.3	46.6	57.1	100%		$34,053	$1,476	$32,577
Homer Junior High School	Public	6-8	58 Clinton St	Homer	13077	Cortland County	Homer Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 749-1240	397	46	8.5	40.8%	360 (90.7%)	2 (0.5%)	19 (4.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.3%)	43.8	834^th of 1500 public middle schools	44.4%		54.1	639^th of 1504 public middle schools	57.5%	195			100.0			41.7	36.9	47.6		39.7	50.4	46.6		63.3	100%		$23,145	$1,140	$22,005

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