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George Washington Middle School

Public Grades 5-8

1424^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,500 New York Middle Schools

Better than 5% of New York middle schools

Summary

George Washington Middle School is a public middle school in Jamestown, New York, serving grades 5-8 with a total enrollment of 467 students. The school is part of the Jamestown City School District, which is ranked 805 out of 874 school districts in New York and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

George Washington Middle School consistently ranks in the bottom quartile of New York middle schools, with a ranking between 1167-1436 out of around 1500 schools over the past 5-6 years. The school's performance on state assessments is significantly below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas, with proficiency rates ranging from 19-31% in ELA and Math, compared to the state averages of 50-57%. However, the school's performance on Regents exams, such as Living Environment and Algebra I, is better, with 100% proficiency rates, compared to the district and state averages of around 50-65%. The school has a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, with free/reduced lunch rates ranging from 83.8% to 89.51% over the past 3 years.

Interestingly, the two other middle schools in the Jamestown City School District, Persell Middle School and Thomas Jefferson Middle School, consistently outperform George Washington Middle School on state assessments, with proficiency rates that are 10-20 percentage points higher. Additionally, Southwestern Middle School, which is in a different school district (Southwestern Central School District at Jamestown), significantly outperforms George Washington Middle School on state assessments, with proficiency rates that are 30-40 percentage points higher. Despite the significant increase in per-student spending at George Washington Middle School, from $11,272 in 2020-2021 to $23,336 in 2023-2024, the school's academic performance has not shown a corresponding improvement.

455

Students ?

8.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,443

Per pupil spending ?

87.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

159 Buffalo St
Jamestown, NY 14701-1699

(716) 483-4413

District: Jamestown City School District

Students who attend George Washington Middle School usually attend:

High:

Jamestown High School

Feeder schools for George Washington Middle School:

Elementary:	Carlyle C Ring Elementary School
	Samuel G Love Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

47.9%

Hispanic:

36.0%

Two or more races:

8.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 32nd percentile in 2015 → 5th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (22% vs 52% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 27 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg33%

New York avg52%

1,424^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 27 pts since 2015

From bottom 32% (2015) to bottom 5% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Middle Schools in the Jamestown City School District

805^th of 874Jamestown 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	10.3	1424 of 1500	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.8	1436 of 1504	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.2	1242 of 1500	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.3	1173 of 1479	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.2	1167 of 1242	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.9	1168 of 1439	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.3	1216 of 1438	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.3	1196 of 1455	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	27.4	1076 of 1429	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	34.1	959 of 1407	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	32.5	957 of 1401	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	30.5	965 of 1373	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	28.1	1008 of 1337	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	28.2	973 of 1295	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	31.5	918 of 1243	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	31.1	937 of 1224	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	25.7	937 of 1185	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	23.7	894 of 1123	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	28.5	833 of 1095	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	7.8	665 of 676	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.4	682 of 705	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	30.8	507 of 696	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.2	488 of 663	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	25.8	574 of 646	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.3	521 of 615	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.2	573 of 591	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.9	549 of 581	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.6	472 of 473	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	26.3	483 of 503	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	14.6	1336 of 1457	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.1	1357 of 1465	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.4	1207 of 1463	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.8	1090 of 1454	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.7	1016 of 1066	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.6	1166 of 1370	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.7	1154 of 1353	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	13.9	902 of 965	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.8	941 of 953	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.2	824 of 943	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.3	780 of 914	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.9	441 of 449	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.8	771 of 826	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.0	776 of 810	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	10.7	1240 of 1283	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.7	1256 of 1296	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.5	1077 of 1288	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.2	1083 of 1306	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.6	907 of 935	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.5	1149 of 1241	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.4	1140 of 1245	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	9.4	1406 of 1455	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.7	1426 of 1464	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.5	1194 of 1464	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.0	1202 of 1455	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.8	1015 of 1071	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.7	1074 of 1366	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.8	1167 of 1352	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	21.7	193 of 235	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.1	175 of 220	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.9	130 of 208	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	17.3	93 of 107	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	17.6	1247 of 1298	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.9	1267 of 1303	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.3	1220 of 1307	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.2	1204 of 1283	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.4	1120 of 1139	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	28.3	989 of 1170	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	9.3	740 of 775	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.7	753 of 778	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.6	686 of 772	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.0	649 of 748	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.0	588 of 614	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.1	614 of 716	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.3	696 of 763	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)18th percentile+13 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)11th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)8th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)7th percentile~ school

White (2025)5th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)4th percentile~ school

Male (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)3rd percentile~ school

African American (2025)2nd percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I100%+44 vs state

Living Environment89%+33 vs state

English Language Arts23%-29 vs state

Math18%-34 vs state

Science15%-30 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Living Environment (2025)	Regents Algebra I (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 Living Environment End of Course	Regents Algebra I 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	% 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
George Washington Middle School	Public	5-8	159 Buffalo St	Jamestown	14701	Chautauqua County	Jamestown City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 483-4413	455	53	8.5	87.7%	218 (47.9%)	33 (7.3%)	164 (36.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (8.6%)	10.3	1424^th of 1500 public middle schools	5.1%		9.8	1436^th of 1504 public middle schools	4.5%	12	89.5	100.0	19.7	19.1	31.0	24.5	10.8	19.1	27.3	18.4	13.7	16.0	98.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$22,443	$2,850	$19,593
Persell Middle School	Public	5-8	375 Baker St	Jamestown	14701	Chautauqua County	Jamestown City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 483-4406	373	41	9.0	75.6%	248 (66.5%)	13 (3.5%)	67 (18.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (11.5%)	36.6	975^th of 1500 public middle schools	35.0%		35.5	1007^th of 1504 public middle schools	33.0%	32	100.0	100.0	43.3	32.9	42.3	38.5	40.6	33.3	49.0	48.3	33.3	51.6	99.2	99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	$23,298	$1,881	$21,416
Thomas Jefferson Middle School	Public	5-8	195 Martin Rd	Jamestown	14701	Chautauqua County	Jamestown City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 483-4411	419	51	8.2	79.5%	247 (58.9%)	16 (3.8%)	112 (26.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	41 (9.8%)	19.9	1310^th of 1500 public middle schools	12.7%		35	1021^st of 1504 public middle schools	32.1%	289	100.0	100.0	19.4	29.0	24.2	29.0	9.5	35.8	33.3	32.9	16.1	33.8	99.5	99.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7	100.0	$22,113	$2,950	$19,163
Southwestern Middle School	Public	6-8	600 Hunt Rd W	Jamestown	14701	Chautauqua County	Southwestern Central School District At Jamestown	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 664-6270	266	26	10.2	42.9%	222 (83.5%)	1 (0.4%)	22 (8.3%)	6 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.6%)	59.5	565^th of 1500 public middle schools	62.3%		54.8	632^nd of 1504 public middle schools	58.0%	67	96.2	100.0		67.6	60.0	63.2		41.7	44.9	47.5		50.0	99.1	99.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7	99.7	$23,895	$734	$23,161

Frequently Asked Questions about George Washington Middle School

What district is George Washington Middle School in?

Jamestown City School District

What is the racial makeup of George Washington Middle School?

Students at George Washington Middle School are 48% White, 36% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 7% African American.

Is George Washington Middle School a good school?

George Washington Middle School ranks in the bottom 5.1% of New York middle schools.

What high school do graduates of George Washington Middle School attend?

Students who attend George Washington Middle School usually go on to attend Jamestown High School

How many students attend George Washington Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 455 students attended George Washington Middle School.

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