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Persell Middle School

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Persell Middle School ranks 975 th of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 5-8

975^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,500 New York Middle Schools

Better than 35% of New York middle schools

Summary

Persell Middle School is a public middle school located in Jamestown, New York, serving grades 5-8 with a total enrollment of 362 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.

Persell Middle School consistently outperforms the Jamestown City School District and the state of New York in academic assessments across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school had significantly higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math compared to the district and state averages. However, the school's performance on academic assessments varies across different student subgroups, with lower rankings for male students, white students, and students with special needs or low socioeconomic status. Persell Middle School has a relatively high spending per student, at $25,095 for the 2023-2024 school year, which is significantly higher than the district and state averages, but this does not necessarily translate to higher academic outcomes.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Thomas Jefferson Middle School and George Washington Middle School, which are also part of the Jamestown City School District, Persell Middle School's performance is generally better. This indicates that Persell Middle School may be a relatively stronger performer within the district, but the overall district performance remains a concern.

373

Students ?

9.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,298

Per pupil spending ?

75.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

375 Baker St
Jamestown, NY 14701-7598

(716) 483-4406

District: Jamestown City School District

Students who attend Persell Middle School usually attend:

High:

Jamestown High School

Feeder schools for Persell Middle School:

Elementary:

Abraham Lincoln Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

66.5%

Hispanic:

18.0%

Two or more races:

11.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 22nd percentile in 2021 → 35th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 35th (2025) from a 22nd-percentile low (2021)

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (43% vs 52% meeting standards)

!English Language Arts scores 13 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school43%

District avg33%

New York avg52%

975^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Bottom 35%▼ down 31 pts since 2015

From top 34% (2015) to bottom 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	36.6	975 of 1500	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.5	1007 of 1504	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.6	1021 of 1500	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.1	1091 of 1479	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.6	974 of 1242	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.0	1119 of 1439	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.3	892 of 1438	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	36.5	925 of 1455	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	47.4	712 of 1429	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	61.2	476 of 1407	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	57.0	526 of 1401	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	61.1	471 of 1373	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	54.7	675 of 1337	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	58.5	606 of 1295	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	59.7	595 of 1243	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	58.8	679 of 1224	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	59.0	623 of 1185	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	57.9	570 of 1123	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	63.8	443 of 1095	59.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	38.2	950 of 1457	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.1	833 of 1465	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.9	808 of 1463	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.0	963 of 1454	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.3	761 of 1066	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.8	985 of 1370	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.5	805 of 1353	40.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	30.5	721 of 965	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.8	628 of 953	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.4	723 of 943	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.9	829 of 914	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	40.8	256 of 449	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.1	720 of 826	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.7	673 of 810	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	36.0	839 of 1283	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.1	882 of 1296	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.2	873 of 1288	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.2	1015 of 1306	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.5	731 of 935	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.1	1074 of 1241	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.5	883 of 1245	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	37.0	924 of 1455	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.7	1057 of 1464	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.4	1098 of 1464	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.2	1146 of 1455	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.1	897 of 1071	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.8	1153 of 1366	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.1	880 of 1352	34.9%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2022	28.0	129 of 190	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	15.0	84 of 95	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	31.9	923 of 1298	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.0	999 of 1303	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.9	913 of 1307	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.1	1076 of 1283	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.0	513 of 522	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.7	1034 of 1139	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	27.1	1017 of 1170	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	29.1	589 of 775	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.2	627 of 778	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.8	600 of 772	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.6	615 of 748	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.9	520 of 614	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.4	638 of 716	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.3	577 of 763	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Male (2025)36th percentile~ school

Female (2025)35th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)35th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2022)32nd percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2025)29th percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)25th percentile-10 vs school

White (2025)24th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Living Environment100%+43 vs state

Algebra I100%+44 vs state

Math43%-10 vs state

Science41%-4 vs state

English Language Arts40%-13 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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Persell Middle School

How many students attend Persell Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 373 students attended Persell Middle School.

Is Persell Middle School a good school?

Persell Middle School ranks 975^th of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Persell Middle School in?

Jamestown City School District

What high school do graduates of Persell Middle School attend?

Students who attend Persell Middle School usually go on to attend Jamestown High School

What is the racial makeup of Persell Middle School?

Students at Persell Middle School are 66% White, 18% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races, 3% African American.

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