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A M Cosgrove Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

1252^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,500 New York Middle Schools

Better than 17% of New York middle schools

Summary

A M Cosgrove Middle School is a public middle school located in Spencerport, NY, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 846 students. The school is part of the Spencerport Central School District, which is ranked 647 out of 874 school districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite having a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 9.9, A M Cosgrove Middle School has consistently underperformed compared to the state and district averages on New York State Assessments in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates were 30.54% in 6th grade ELA, 35.23% in 7th grade ELA, and 28.9% in 8th grade ELA, compared to the state averages of 50.86%, 50.99%, and 52.38% respectively. Similarly, in Math, the school's proficiency rates were 40% in 6th grade, 49.15% in 7th grade, and 15.08% in 8th grade, compared to the state averages of 51.2%, 56.47%, and 46.74%. The school has also experienced a steady decline in its statewide ranking over the past several years, dropping from the top 20% of New York middle schools in 2015-2016 to the bottom 20% in 2024-2025.

When compared to nearby middle schools, such as Dake Junior High School and Merton Williams Middle School, A M Cosgrove Middle School generally underperforms on state assessments and Regents exams, despite having a lower student-teacher ratio. The school also has significant achievement gaps among different student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 10% of New York middle schools for African American students and students with disabilities, and in the bottom 20% for Hispanic students and economically disadvantaged students in the 2024-2025 school year.

854

Students ?

10.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,172

Per pupil spending ?

36.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2749 Spencerport Rd
Spencerport, NY 14559-1991

(585) 349-5302

District: Spencerport Central School District

Students who attend A M Cosgrove Middle School usually attend:

High:

Spencerport High School

Feeder schools for A M Cosgrove Middle School:

Elementary:	Canal View Elementary School
	Leo Bernabi School
	Terry Taylor Elementary School
	William C Munn School

Racial breakdown:

White:

76.7%

Hispanic:

11.6%

African American:

5.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 83rd percentile in 2015 → 17th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (43% vs 53% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 66 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school43%

District avg47%

New York avg53%

1,252^nd of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Bottom 17%▼ down 66 pts since 2015

From top 17% (2015) to bottom 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

647^th of 874Spencerport 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	23.6	1252 of 1500	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.0	1211 of 1504	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.3	1162 of 1500	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	43.3	827 of 1479	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.5	716 of 1242	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.2	513 of 1439	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	75.4	302 of 1438	79.0%	★★★★☆
2017	74.1	306 of 1455	79.0%	★★★★☆
2016	82.7	182 of 1429	87.3%	★★★★☆
2015	76.7	241 of 1407	82.9%	★★★★☆
2014	82.9	160 of 1401	88.6%	★★★★☆
2013	79.7	225 of 1373	83.6%	★★★★☆
2012	83.3	180 of 1337	86.5%	★★★★☆
2011	78.5	270 of 1295	79.2%	★★★★☆
2010	79.1	239 of 1243	80.8%	★★★★☆
2009	78.6	202 of 1224	83.5%	★★★★☆
2008	79.3	214 of 1185	81.9%	★★★★☆
2007	79.1	223 of 1123	80.1%	★★★★☆
2006	81.3	173 of 1095	84.2%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	13.3	635 of 676	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.1	645 of 705	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	26.2	557 of 696	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.5	470 of 706	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.2	176 of 253	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	14.0	626 of 653	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	51.1	280 of 663	57.8%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2018	19.3	323 of 374	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	47.0	281 of 646	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	24.2	534 of 581	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	49.0	184 of 503	63.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	28.7	1146 of 1457	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.3	1140 of 1465	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.3	1214 of 1463	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.5	862 of 1454	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.8	572 of 1066	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.7	552 of 1370	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	75.3	299 of 1353	77.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	20.5	858 of 965	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.3	854 of 953	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.3	774 of 943	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.4	552 of 914	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	17.4	417 of 449	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	41.1	460 of 826	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	59.0	288 of 810	64.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	10.1	1246 of 1283	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.3	1185 of 1296	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.3	1157 of 1288	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.6	1009 of 1306	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.5	733 of 935	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.2	695 of 1241	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	60.5	375 of 1245	69.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	21.3	1264 of 1455	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.3	1181 of 1464	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.8	1019 of 1464	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.7	721 of 1455	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.3	655 of 1071	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.8	438 of 1366	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.5	302 of 1352	77.7%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	24.7	165 of 220	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.1	144 of 208	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.2	93 of 190	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	72.5	24 of 95	74.7%	★★★★☆
2019	42.4	65 of 126	48.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.9	46 of 107	57.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	18.2	1236 of 1298	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	31.5	933 of 1303	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.7	1031 of 1307	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.8	863 of 1283	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.3	360 of 522	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.8	695 of 1139	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.9	701 of 1170	40.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	18.0	693 of 775	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.6	686 of 778	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.9	704 of 772	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	28.3	572 of 748	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.3	442 of 614	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.5	354 of 716	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.0	234 of 763	69.3%	★★★☆☆

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)57th percentile+40 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)25th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)21st percentile+5 vs school

Asian (2018)14th percentile-65 vs school

Male (2025)13th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)11th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)11th percentile-6 vs school

African American (2025)6th percentile-10 vs school

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

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)3rd percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I100%+44 vs state

Earth Science99%+34 vs state

Math37%-15 vs state

English Language Arts32%-20 vs state

Science29%-15 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)	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 Earth Science End of Course	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
A M Cosgrove Middle School	Public	6-8	2749 Spencerport Rd	Spencerport	14559	Monroe County	Spencerport Central School District	No	No	No	No	(585) 349-5302	854	84	10.2	36.2%	655 (76.7%)	49 (5.7%)	99 (11.6%)	14 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (4.3%)	23.6	1252^nd of 1500 public middle schools	16.5%		25	1211^th of 1504 public middle schools	19.5%	41	99.0		100.0				30.5	35.2	28.9		40.0	49.2	15.1		28.7	98.5	99.6	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.6	99.4	100.0	$26,172	$839	$25,333
Gates Chili Middle School	Public	6-8	2 Spartan Way	Rochester	14624	Monroe County	Gates Chili Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 247-5050	838	86	9.7	56.8%	388 (46.3%)	170 (20.3%)	150 (17.9%)	41 (4.9%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	86 (10.3%)	28.4	1160^th of 1500 public middle schools	22.7%		34.2	1037^th of 1504 public middle schools	31.1%	123			98.2		94.4		39.5	40.1	32.0		32.1	42.9	41.5		32.2	99.3	99.5	99.9	100.0	100.0	99.4	99.5	100.0	$28,808	$1,721	$27,087
Churchville-Chili Middle School	Public	5-8	139 Fairbanks Rd	Churchville	14428	Monroe County	Churchville-Chili Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 293-4542	1,172	109	10.7	31.6%	820 (70.0%)	118 (10.1%)	119 (10.2%)	24 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	90 (7.7%)	55.6	636^th of 1500 public middle schools	57.6%		60.3	538^th of 1504 public middle schools	64.2%	98	94.6		100.0			52.7	46.6	56.5	57.0	48.2	42.1	64.7	44.9	43.6	52.5	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$23,237	$966	$22,271
Athena Middle School	Public	6-8	800 Long Pond Rd	Rochester	14612	Monroe County	Greece Central School District	No	No	No	No	(585) 966-8800	810	78	10.4	45.9%	432 (53.3%)	141 (17.4%)	139 (17.2%)	41 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (7.0%)	30.4	1114^th of 1500 public middle schools	25.7%		33.4	1050^th of 1504 public middle schools	30.2%	64		98.3	97.3				34.3	31.5	43.9		39.4	53.4	37.7		23.8	97.8	99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	99.6	$28,210	$762	$27,447
Academy Of Health Sciences Charter School	Public, Charter	5-8	1151 Ridgeway Ave	Rochester	14615	Monroe County	Academy Of Health Sciences Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(585) 254-1003	394	12	32.8	89.3%	12 (3.0%)	266 (67.5%)	113 (28.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	13.5	1384^th of 1500 public middle schools	7.7%		14.7	1391^st of 1504 public middle schools	7.5%	7						21.6	21.7	35.6	33.0	16.2	10.6	30.4	11.5	15.4	27.2									$12,721	$1,295	$11,426
Merton Williams Middle School	Public	6-8	200 School Ln	Hilton	14468	Monroe County	Hilton Central School District	No	No	No	No	(585) 392-1000	615	61	10.1	27.6%	517 (84.1%)	17 (2.8%)	48 (7.8%)	10 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.7%)	47.4	773^rd of 1500 public middle schools	48.5%		41.1	892^nd of 1504 public middle schools	40.7%	119	100.0	100.0	100.0					44.6	40.5			64.6	49.2		44.3	98.5	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.3	99.4	$23,867	$1,204	$22,663
Andrew A Langston Middle School	Public	7-8	1 Edgerton Park	Rochester	14608	Monroe County	Rochester City School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(585) 324-5223	314	39	7.9	93.6%	33 (10.5%)	156 (49.7%)	83 (26.4%)	20 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (6.7%)	2.2							(n/a)			0.0	5.7				13.6	8.8			8.6	0.0		3.7									$40,353	$2,628	$37,725
Arcadia Middle School	Public	5-8	130 Island Cottage Rd	Rochester	14612	Monroe County	Greece Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 966-3300	673	70	9.6	50.2%	352 (52.3%)	112 (16.6%)	121 (18.0%)	33 (4.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (8.0%)	29.6	1129^th of 1500 public middle schools	24.7%		20.6	1294^th of 1504 public middle schools	14.0%	165		94.7	86.7				41.1	34.2	39.1		44.9	45.8	29.5		28.7	99.1	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.9	100.0	99.9	99.7	$28,994	$1,684	$27,310
Loretta Johnson Middle School	Public	7-8	200 Genesee St	Rochester	14611	Monroe County	Rochester City School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(585) 463-4100	416	48	8.6	89.9%	30 (7.2%)	293 (70.4%)	63 (15.1%)	14 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	14 (3.4%)	4.2							(n/a)			37.9	26.8				19.2	11.7			19.4	1.9		7.4									$40,653	$3,300	$37,352
A D Oliver Middle School	Public	6-8	40 Allen St	Brockport	14420	Monroe County	Brockport Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(585) 637-1860	726	76	9.5	48.1%	518 (71.3%)	35 (4.8%)	99 (13.6%)	8 (1.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (8.8%)	32.5	1060^th of 1500 public middle schools	29.3%		29.8	1107^th of 1504 public middle schools	26.4%	47			100.0		100.0		37.2	39.7	37.1		43.8	45.6	30.9		42.6	99.6	100.0	99.9	99.9	99.9	100.0	100.0	100.0	$29,033	$1,522	$27,511

Frequently Asked Questions about A M Cosgrove Middle School

What high school do graduates of A M Cosgrove Middle School attend?

Students who attend A M Cosgrove Middle School usually go on to attend Spencerport High School

What district is A M Cosgrove Middle School in?

Spencerport Central School District

What is the racial makeup of A M Cosgrove Middle School?

Students at A M Cosgrove Middle School are 77% White, 12% Hispanic, 6% African American, 4% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

How many students attend A M Cosgrove Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 854 students attended A M Cosgrove Middle School.

Is A M Cosgrove Middle School a good school?

A M Cosgrove Middle School ranks in the bottom 16.5% of New York middle schools.

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