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Johnson City Middle School

Public Grades 6-8
1371st
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,500 New York Middle Schools
Better than 9% of New York middle schools
Summary

Johnson City Middle School is a public middle school serving 521 students in grades 6-8 in Johnson City, New York, which is part of the Johnson City Central School District. The school faces significant challenges, with consistently low academic performance and a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students.

Johnson City Middle School has consistently ranked in the bottom 25% of New York middle schools over the past 5 years, with proficiency rates on state assessments that are significantly below the state average across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, the percentage of students proficient in ELA ranged from 25.9% to 30.82%, compared to the state average of 50.86% to 52.38%. In math, the proficiency rates ranged from 10.34% to 40.67%, compared to the state average of 46.74% to 56.47%. The school's performance on Regents exams is also mixed, with some subjects showing higher proficiency rates compared to the district and state, but others lagging behind.

Interestingly, the nearby schools, such as Tioughnioga Riverside Academy, Chenango Forks Middle School, and Vestal Middle School, generally outperform Johnson City Middle School on state assessments and have higher rankings from SchoolDigger. These schools also have lower percentages of economically disadvantaged students and tend to have higher per-student spending and lower student-teacher ratios. The inconsistent performance and equity concerns at Johnson City Middle School suggest that the school may need to implement more comprehensive and targeted strategies to improve student learning and support the diverse needs of its student population.

507
Students ?
12.1
Student/teacher ratio ?
$29,147
Per pupil spending ?
71%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 601 Columbia Dr
       Johnson City, NY  13790-3302

(607) 930-1012

District: Johnson City Central School District


Students who attend Johnson City Middle School usually attend:

High:    Johnson City Senior High School

Feeder schools for Johnson City Middle School:

Elementary:    Johnson City Elementary/Intermediate School
    Johnson City Elementary/Primary School
Racial breakdown:

White:
47.5%
Hispanic:
15.2%
African American:
14.6%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 50th percentile in 2015 → 9th in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the New York average (30% vs 53% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)
!Ranking has slipped — down 41 percentile points since 2015
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school30%
District avg33%
New York avg53%
1,371st of 1,500
New York public middle schools ?
Bottom 9%▼ down 42 pts since 2015
From top 50% (2015) to bottom 9% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of New York Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
789th of 874Johnson City 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202515.31371 of 15008.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202418.81324 of 150412.0%★☆☆☆☆
202321.31269 of 150015.4%★☆☆☆☆
202230.01076 of 147927.2%★☆☆☆☆
202125.4995 of 124219.9%★☆☆☆☆
201932.5971 of 143932.5%★★☆☆☆
201838.2896 of 143837.7%★★☆☆☆
201739.3880 of 145539.5%★★☆☆☆
201643.0802 of 142943.9%★★☆☆☆
201547.9702 of 140750.1%★★★☆☆
201442.5799 of 140143.0%★★☆☆☆
201345.8726 of 137347.1%★★☆☆☆
201254.1684 of 133748.8%★★☆☆☆
201155.0669 of 129548.3%★★☆☆☆
201055.8655 of 124347.3%★★☆☆☆
200963.6583 of 122452.4%★★★☆☆
200869.0432 of 118563.5%★★★☆☆
200763.0494 of 112356.0%★★★☆☆
200662.2469 of 109557.2%★★★☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
20259.5660 of 6762.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202419.5617 of 70512.5%★☆☆☆☆
202324.3572 of 69617.8%★☆☆☆☆
202237.9440 of 70637.7%★★☆☆☆
202125.2201 of 25320.6%★☆☆☆☆
201931.7450 of 65331.1%★★☆☆☆
201833.7451 of 66332.0%★★☆☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
20259.2382 of 4065.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202410.0370 of 3966.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202312.1351 of 3889.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20229.5358 of 3816.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202121.7205 of 23613.1%★☆☆☆☆
201915.5335 of 3699.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201820.2322 of 37413.9%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202533.4463 of 64628.3%★☆☆☆☆
202436.4395 of 61535.8%★★☆☆☆
202333.3420 of 59128.9%★☆☆☆☆
202232.1434 of 58125.3%★☆☆☆☆
202154.937 of 11868.6%★★★☆☆
201940.1235 of 47350.3%★★★☆☆
201843.6234 of 50353.5%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202515.11331 of 14578.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202427.41138 of 146522.3%★☆☆☆☆
202323.71204 of 146317.7%★☆☆☆☆
202230.31059 of 145427.2%★☆☆☆☆
202122.6903 of 106615.3%★☆☆☆☆
201932.2960 of 137029.9%★☆☆☆☆
201832.2979 of 135327.6%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202512.9911 of 9655.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202415.5888 of 9536.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202323.0807 of 94314.4%★☆☆☆☆
202221.2800 of 91412.5%★☆☆☆☆
202117.8415 of 4497.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201927.1645 of 82621.9%★☆☆☆☆
201834.1554 of 81031.6%★★☆☆☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202419.5544 of 5948.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201817.5430 of 4575.9%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202514.31206 of 12836.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202417.31171 of 12969.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202319.11160 of 12889.9%★☆☆☆☆
202226.21057 of 130619.1%★☆☆☆☆
202127.4747 of 93520.1%★☆☆☆☆
201933.1844 of 124132.0%★★☆☆☆
201833.5869 of 124530.2%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202517.91308 of 145510.1%★☆☆☆☆
202414.41355 of 14647.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202320.91262 of 146413.8%★☆☆☆☆
202230.61046 of 145528.1%★☆☆☆☆
202127.4827 of 107122.8%★☆☆☆☆
201932.5919 of 136632.7%★★☆☆☆
201844.2744 of 135245.0%★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202517.6206 of 23512.3%★☆☆☆☆
202424.9164 of 22025.5%★☆☆☆☆
202323.1161 of 20822.6%★☆☆☆☆
202226.5133 of 19030.0%★★☆☆☆
201927.089 of 12629.4%★★☆☆☆
201824.785 of 10720.6%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202517.91242 of 12984.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202420.41219 of 13036.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202316.91279 of 13072.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202228.31044 of 128318.6%★☆☆☆☆
202126.6413 of 52220.9%★☆☆☆☆
201939.3627 of 113945.0%★★☆☆☆
201840.9657 of 117043.8%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202514.9717 of 7757.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202414.1723 of 7787.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202315.0715 of 7727.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202224.9606 of 74819.0%★☆☆☆☆
202120.3531 of 61413.5%★☆☆☆☆
201924.2580 of 71619.0%★☆☆☆☆
201831.5566 of 76325.8%★☆☆☆☆
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)
English Language Learner (2025)28th percentile+20 vs school
Multi-racial (2025)12th percentile+4 vs school
Male (2025)10th percentile~ school
Female (2025)9th percentile~ school
Homeless (2024)8th percentile-4 vs school
White (2025)7th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)6th percentile-3 vs school
Asian (2025)6th percentile-3 vs school
Hispanic (2025)6th percentile-3 vs school
Special Education (2025)4th percentile-4 vs school
African American (2025)2nd percentile-6 vs school
By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?
Life Science Biology89%+31 vs state
Algebra I83%+27 vs state
Math29%-23 vs state
English Language Arts28%-24 vs state
Science16%-28 vs state

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Students who attend Johnson City Middle School usually go on to attend Johnson City Senior High School

In the 2024-25 school year, 507 students attended Johnson City Middle School.

Students at Johnson City Middle School are 48% White, 15% Hispanic, 15% African American, 11% Asian, 11% Two or more races.

Johnson City Middle School ranks in the bottom 8.6% of New York middle schools.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the WNYC and the New York State Department of Health and the NY State Education Department.

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