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Lyndon H Strough Middle School

Public Grades 7-8

1395^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,500 New York Middle Schools

Better than 7% of New York middle schools

Summary

Lyndon H Strough Middle School is a public middle school located in Rome, New York, serving grades 7-8 with a total enrollment of 827 students. The school is part of the Rome City School District, which is ranked 816 out of 874 school districts in New York and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Lyndon H Strough Middle School has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of New York middle schools over the past decade, with a current statewide ranking of 1395 out of 1500 middle schools and a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math on the New York State Assessments are significantly lower than the state averages. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 7th grade ELA proficiency rate is 21.36% compared to the state average of 50.99%, and the 8th grade Math proficiency rate is 20.98% compared to the state average of 46.74%. The school's performance on Regents exams is also concerning, with only 100% proficiency in Algebra I and 95.65% in Living Science Biology, compared to the state averages of 56.07% and 58.28%, respectively.

In comparison, the nearby Perry Junior High School, Clinton Middle School, and Whitesboro Middle School generally outperform Lyndon H Strough Middle School across various academic metrics, including proficiency rates on state assessments and Regents exams. These higher-performing schools also have lower percentages of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a potential correlation between socioeconomic status and academic achievement. However, Lyndon H Strough Middle School's spending per student has increased over the years, from $13,056 in 2020-2021 to $24,805 in 2023-2024, without a corresponding improvement in academic outcomes.

817

Students ?

11.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,543

Per pupil spending ?

57.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

801 Laurel St
Rome, NY 13440

(315) 338-5201

District: Rome City School District

Students who attend Lyndon H Strough Middle School usually attend:

High:

Rome Free Academy

Feeder schools for Lyndon H Strough Middle School:

Elementary:	Bellamy Elementary School
	Gansevoort Elementary School
	John E Joy Elementary School
	Louis V Denti Elementary School
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	Ridge Mills Elementary School
	Stokes Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

76.0%

African American:

9.5%

Hispanic:

8.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 37th percentile in 2015 → 7th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (32% vs 53% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 30 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg30%

New York avg53%

1,395^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 30 pts since 2015

From bottom 37% (2015) to bottom 7% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

816^th of 874Rome 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	13.0	1395 of 1500	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.9	1382 of 1504	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.2	1348 of 1500	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.9	1289 of 1479	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.8	1006 of 1242	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.3	1134 of 1439	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.3	1068 of 1438	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	28.4	1073 of 1455	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	35.7	940 of 1429	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	37.3	883 of 1407	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	39.4	855 of 1401	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	44.8	738 of 1373	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	47.8	774 of 1337	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	44.6	803 of 1295	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	58.5	617 of 1243	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	60.5	639 of 1224	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	52.8	705 of 1185	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	59.4	551 of 1123	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	43.1	723 of 1095	34.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	13.8	630 of 676	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.9	625 of 705	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.0	649 of 696	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.2	614 of 706	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.3	596 of 653	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	34.0	446 of 663	32.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	13.3	1355 of 1457	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.9	1352 of 1465	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.5	1306 of 1463	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.2	1281 of 1454	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.6	959 of 1066	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.1	1140 of 1370	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.0	1032 of 1353	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	11.4	922 of 965	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.4	947 of 953	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.6	874 of 943	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.7	778 of 914	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	8.9	598 of 603	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.1	552 of 594	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.8	543 of 543	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.5	442 of 487	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	11.2	1236 of 1283	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.2	1216 of 1296	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.2	1251 of 1288	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.4	1219 of 1306	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	25.6	772 of 935	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.7	1147 of 1241	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.4	1050 of 1245	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	14.4	1352 of 1455	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.7	1320 of 1464	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.3	1302 of 1464	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.7	1236 of 1455	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.3	772 of 1071	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.7	1006 of 1366	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.7	1011 of 1352	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	22.3	1145 of 1298	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.1	1102 of 1303	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.7	1213 of 1307	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	25.1	1134 of 1283	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.5	485 of 522	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.5	864 of 1139	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.3	739 of 1170	36.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	8.7	743 of 775	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.5	748 of 778	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.4	741 of 772	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.9	715 of 748	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.4	563 of 614	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.6	658 of 716	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.7	705 of 763	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)12th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)7th percentile~ school

Female (2025)7th percentile~ school

African American (2025)7th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)4th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)4th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)4th percentile-3 vs school

Homeless (2025)1st percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I100%+44 vs state

Life Science Biology96%+37 vs state

Science29%-14 vs state

Math27%-26 vs state

English Language Arts24%-28 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Living Environment (2025)	Regents Algebra I (2025)	Regents Life Science Biology (2025)	Regents Earth and Space Sciences (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	Regents Life Science Biology End of Course	Regents Earth and Space Sciences 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
Lyndon H Strough Middle School	Public	7-8	801 Laurel St	Rome	13440	Oneida County	Rome City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 338-5201	817	74	11.0	57.3%	621 (76.0%)	78 (9.5%)	72 (8.8%)	11 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.2%)	13	1395^th of 1500 public middle schools	7.0%		14.9	1382^nd of 1504 public middle schools	8.1%	13		100.0	95.7				21.4	26.9			31.1	21.0		29.2	99.8	99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$23,543	$679	$22,864
Vernon-Verona-Sherrill Middle School	Public	7-8	5275 State Rt 31	Verona	13478	Oneida County	Sherrill City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 829-2520	276	25	10.8	27.5%	246 (89.1%)	1 (0.4%)	12 (4.3%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	12 (4.3%)	48.5	747^th of 1500 public middle schools	50.2%		46.9	772^nd of 1504 public middle schools	48.7%	25	100.0	100.0					47.6	50.4			50.0	44.7		51.1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$24,579	$1,266	$23,314
Holland Patent Middle School	Public	6-8	9601 Main St	Holland Patent	13354	Oneida County	Holland Patent Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 865-8152	261	27	9.6	38.7%	261 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44.9	811^th of 1500 public middle schools	45.9%		39.9	921^st of 1504 public middle schools	38.8%	110		100.0	100.0			58.2	36.8	53.6		47.7	46.4	40.8		38.8	95.3	99.1	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.7	99.7	99.1	$29,477	$1,601	$27,876
Whitesboro Middle School	Public	7-8	75 Oriskany Blvd	Whitesboro	13492	Oneida County	Whitesboro Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 266-3110	474	42	11.4	33.5%	413 (87.1%)	7 (1.5%)	21 (4.4%)	10 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.6%)	59	577^th of 1500 public middle schools	61.5%		67.2	418^th of 1504 public middle schools	72.2%	159	100.0	100.0					47.9	53.3			65.6	59.4		47.5	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$26,487	$1,262	$25,225
Parkway Middle School	Public	6	65 Oriskany Blvd	Whitesboro	13492	Oneida County	Whitesboro Central School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 266-3175	246	17	14.6	28.0%	224 (91.1%)	3 (1.2%)	9 (3.7%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.3%)								(n/a)						53.8				67.1					99.2	99.6	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.6	99.6	100.0	$28,990	$465	$28,524
Clinton Middle School	Public	6-8	75 Chenango Ave	Clinton	13323	Oneida County	Clinton Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 557-2260	280	27	10.3	28.2%	242 (86.4%)	2 (0.7%)	17 (6.1%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	15 (5.4%)	62.9	503^rd of 1500 public middle schools	66.5%		63.1	486^th of 1504 public middle schools	67.7%	17	98.0	100.0				52.1	56.4	54.3		69.6	71.7	47.1		40.4	98.9	98.9	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.3	99.6	99.6	$25,862	$755	$25,107
Senator James H Donovan Middle School	Public, Magnet	7-8	1701 Noyes St	Utica	13502	Oneida County	Utica City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(315) 368-6541	749	62	12.0	83.4%	134 (17.9%)	194 (25.9%)	182 (24.3%)	180 (24.0%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	55 (7.3%)	28.7	1149^th of 1500 public middle schools	23.4%		31.9	1083^rd of 1504 public middle schools	28.0%	66		96.0					31.9	41.1			44.8	40.6		29.4	99.3	99.3	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.9	$27,934	$3,634	$24,299
John F Kennedy Middle School	Public, Magnet	7-8	500 Deerfield Dr E	Utica	13502	Oneida County	Utica City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(315) 368-6641	687	57	12.1	78.5%	214 (31.1%)	152 (22.1%)	148 (21.5%)	118 (17.2%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	52 (7.6%)	36.6	976^th of 1500 public middle schools	34.9%		39.2	934^th of 1504 public middle schools	37.9%	42		100.0					40.5	51.4			46.9	38.8		31.3	99.0	99.3	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7	$28,226	$3,798	$24,428
Otto L Shortell Middle School	Public	6-8	Markell Dr	Wampsville	13163	Madison County	Oneida City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 363-1050	355	38	9.4	41.4%	299 (84.2%)	4 (1.1%)	11 (3.1%)	4 (1.1%)	12 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.0%)	12.9	1396^th of 1500 public middle schools	6.9%		18.9	1322^nd of 1504 public middle schools	12.1%	74		100.0	66.7			23.2	22.6	28.8		26.1	28.2	29.7		13.9	99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$31,702	$2,038	$29,664
Camden Middle School	Public	5-8	32 Union St	Camden	13316	Oneida County	Camden Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 245-0080	558	59	9.4	53.9%	511 (91.6%)	3 (0.5%)	23 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.4%)	42.7	855^th of 1500 public middle schools	43.0%		28.9	1126^th of 1504 public middle schools	25.1%	271		100.0		87.8	35.7	41.2	41.6	54.8	35.7	40.0	41.6	52.9	42.6	43.1	96.2	100.0	99.7	99.7	99.7	100.0	100.0	99.6	$29,990	$1,927	$28,064

Frequently Asked Questions about Lyndon H Strough Middle School

How many students attend Lyndon H Strough Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 817 students attended Lyndon H Strough Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Lyndon H Strough Middle School attend?

Students who attend Lyndon H Strough Middle School usually go on to attend Rome Free Academy

What district is Lyndon H Strough Middle School in?

Rome City School District

What is the racial makeup of Lyndon H Strough Middle School?

Students at Lyndon H Strough Middle School are 76% White, 10% African American, 9% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Is Lyndon H Strough Middle School a good school?

Lyndon H Strough Middle School ranks in the bottom 7.0% of New York middle schools.

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