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Brighton Academy

Q: Is Brighton Academy a good school?

Brighton Academy ranks in the bottom 0.7% of New York middle schools.

Q: How many students attend Brighton Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 363 students attended Brighton Academy.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Brighton Academy?

Students at Brighton Academy are 72% African American, 11% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 7% White, 2% Asian.

Q: What high school do graduates of Brighton Academy attend?

Students who attend Brighton Academy usually go on to attend Corcoran High School

Public Grades 6-8

1489^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,500 New York Middle Schools

Better than 1% of New York middle schools

Summary

Brighton Academy is a public middle school located in Syracuse, New York, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 350 students. The school is part of the Syracuse City School District, which is ranked 849 out of 874 districts in New York and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. Unfortunately, Brighton Academy has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing middle schools in the state, with rankings between 1239 and 1497 out of around 1500 middle schools in New York over the past 5 school years.

The academic performance at Brighton Academy is significantly below state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 12.15% of 6th graders, 14.62% of 7th graders, and 10.28% of 8th graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state averages of 50.86%, 50.99%, and 52.38%, respectively. The math proficiency rates are even lower, ranging from 4.5% to 10.29% across the grades, compared to the state averages of 51.2% to 56.47%. The school's performance is particularly concerning for certain student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 5% of New York middle schools for female, male, African American, Hispanic, and special education students in both English Language Arts and Math.

When comparing Brighton Academy to other nearby middle schools in the Syracuse area, the performance gap is quite stark. For instance, Expeditionary Learning Middle School, which is also part of the Syracuse City School District, outperforms Brighton Academy by a significant margin in both English Language Arts and Math proficiency rates. Despite the increased spending per student and the school's efforts, Brighton Academy's performance has remained consistently low over the past 5 school years, with little to no improvement in academic outcomes. Addressing the root causes of the school's challenges will require a concerted effort from the school, district, and community to implement effective strategies and interventions that can drive meaningful and sustainable improvements in student outcomes.

363

Students ?

8.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$33,587

Per pupil spending ?

94.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

309 W Brighton Ave
Syracuse, NY 13205

(315) 435-4535

District: Syracuse City School District

Students who attend Brighton Academy usually attend:

High:

Corcoran High School

Feeder schools for Brighton Academy:

Elementary:	McKinley-Brighton Elementary School
	Steam At Dr King Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

71.9%

Hispanic:

11.0%

Two or more races:

8.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — <1st percentile in 2021 → 1st in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (12% vs 53% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!Math scores 45 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school12%

District avg21%

New York avg53%

1,489^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Bottom 1%▬ steady since 2021

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SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 6Middle Schools in the Syracuse City School District

849^th of 874Syracuse 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	3.1	1489 of 1500	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.1	1497 of 1504	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.2	1494 of 1500	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.4	1478 of 1479	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.7	1239 of 1242	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	9.6	659 of 676	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.7	689 of 705	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.4	687 of 696	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.1	705 of 706	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.1	253 of 253	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	24.4	591 of 646	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	27.1	539 of 615	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.8	541 of 591	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.7	552 of 581	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	4.6	1439 of 1457	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.6	1457 of 1465	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.2	1458 of 1463	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.3	1453 of 1454	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.3	1063 of 1066	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	8.3	945 of 965	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.0	952 of 953	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.4	942 of 943	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.6	906 of 914	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	19.9	542 of 603	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.1	562 of 594	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.4	484 of 543	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.1	481 of 487	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2022	6.3	1302 of 1306	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	3.1	1449 of 1455	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.9	1459 of 1464	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.2	1457 of 1464	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.3	1453 of 1455	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.0	1070 of 1071	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	3.7	234 of 235	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.5	220 of 220	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.1	198 of 208	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	14.5	1276 of 1298	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.9	1252 of 1303	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.9	1278 of 1307	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.2	1258 of 1283	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	4.6	756 of 775	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.6	771 of 778	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.7	769 of 772	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	1.1	748 of 748	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2025)10th percentile+9 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)9th percentile+8 vs school

African American (2025)3rd percentile~ school

White (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)1st percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)<1st percentile~ school

Male (2025)<1st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2022)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Life Science Biology41%-17 vs state

Algebra I38%-18 vs state

English Language Arts13%-39 vs state

Science10%-34 vs state

Math8%-45 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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 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
Brighton Academy	Public	6-8	309 W Brighton Ave	Syracuse	13205	Onondaga County	Syracuse City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 435-4535	363	41	8.9	94.8%	26 (7.2%)	261 (71.9%)	40 (11.0%)	6 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (8.0%)	3.1	1489^th of 1500 public middle schools	0.7%		3.1	1497^th of 1504 public middle schools	0.5%	8	38.1	40.9			12.2	14.6	10.3		4.5	10.3	7.1		9.5									$33,587	$3,623	$29,964
Expeditionary Learning Middle School	Public	6-8	4942 S Salina St	Syracuse	13205	Onondaga County	Syracuse City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 435-6416	172	24	7.0	69.2%	55 (32.0%)	60 (34.9%)	31 (18.0%)	5 (2.9%)	6 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (8.7%)	29.7	1124^th of 1500 public middle schools	25.1%		26.9	1170^th of 1504 public middle schools	22.2%	46	95.5	40.0			38.6	41.4	34.6		40.4	44.8	26.7		38.5	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$36,905	$3,111	$33,794
Clary Middle School	Public	6-8	100 Amidon Dr	Syracuse	13205	Onondaga County	Syracuse City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 435-4411	270	34	8.0	88.1%	30 (11.1%)	179 (66.3%)	28 (10.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (10.0%)	2.9	1491^st of 1500 public middle schools	0.6%		4.4	1494^th of 1504 public middle schools	0.7%	3	31.6	36.8			14.3	12.7	11.1		4.9	7.6	4.5		8.6	97.9	99.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7	100.0	100.0	$37,595	$4,870	$32,725
Onondaga Hill Middle School	Public	5-8	4860 Onondaga Rd	Syracuse	13215	Onondaga County	Westhill Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 426-3400	575	46	12.5	32.5%	446 (77.6%)	44 (7.7%)	35 (6.1%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (7.3%)	55.4	639^th of 1500 public middle schools	57.4%		66.8	424^th of 1504 public middle schools	71.8%	215	100.0		95.5	57.3	53.8	45.2	49.1	65.8	63.6	70.5	34.7	43.4	45.3	99.5	99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	99.8	99.8	$22,751	$758	$21,993
Syracuse Stem At Blodgett	Public	6-8	312 Oswego St	Syracuse	13204	Onondaga County	Syracuse City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 435-4386	369	43	8.5	91.9%	29 (7.9%)	143 (38.8%)	165 (44.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (8.1%)	1.9	1497^th of 1500 public middle schools	0.2%		2.6	1502^nd of 1504 public middle schools	0.1%	5	66.7	42.9			3.6	11.9	4.7		0.0	6.4	3.5		3.6									$31,325	$2,855	$28,470
Jamesville-Dewitt Middle School	Public	5-8	6280 Randall Rd	Jamesville	13078	Onondaga County	Jamesville-Dewitt Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 445-8360	693	69	10.0	28.7%	493 (71.1%)	40 (5.8%)	33 (4.8%)	64 (9.2%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (8.5%)	85.5	182^nd of 1500 public middle schools	87.9%		89.6	137^th of 1504 public middle schools	90.9%	45	100.0			83.5	68.6	71.0	71.2	82.9	72.7	70.8	76.0	75.8	75.2	97.3	99.0	99.8	99.8	100.0	99.6	98.9	99.9	$29,077	$1,875	$27,203
Lincoln Middle School	Public	6-8	1613 James St	Syracuse	13203	Onondaga County	Syracuse City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 435-4450	476	50	9.4	87.8%	91 (19.1%)	231 (48.5%)	57 (12.0%)	47 (9.9%)	9 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (8.6%)	4.7	1473^rd of 1500 public middle schools	1.8%		6.8	1470^th of 1504 public middle schools	2.3%	3	70.0	60.7			16.7	14.0	23.3		14.0	7.3	4.2		13.6	95.8	99.2	99.8	99.8	99.8	100.0	99.2	98.7	$29,279	$3,461	$25,818
Grant Middle School	Public	6-8	2400 Grant Blvd	Syracuse	13208	Onondaga County	Syracuse City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 435-4433	612	65	9.4	84.0%	100 (16.3%)	267 (43.6%)	67 (10.9%)	112 (18.3%)	16 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	49 (8.0%)	7.6	1453^rd of 1500 public middle schools	3.1%		10.5	1429^th of 1504 public middle schools	5.0%	24	76.3	70.7			15.3	17.7	33.3		12.2	14.6	9.7		20.7	98.6	99.4	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.9	99.4	$29,059	$3,399	$25,660
Chestnut Hill Middle School	Public	6-8	204 Saslon Park Dr	Liverpool	13088	Onondaga County	Liverpool Central School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 453-0245	386	38	10.2	49.0%	249 (64.5%)	27 (7.0%)	27 (7.0%)	48 (12.4%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.3%)	29 (7.5%)	51.1	699^th of 1500 public middle schools	53.4%		49.9	711^th of 1504 public middle schools	52.7%	12	100.0	100.0			41.7	44.0	47.3		52.7	71.7	57.8		39.1	99.4	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.4	$27,678	$977	$26,701
Roxboro Road Middle School	Public	5-7	300 Bernard St	Syracuse	13211	Onondaga County	North Syracuse Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 218-3300	697	67	10.4	57.7%	453 (65.0%)	66 (9.5%)	63 (9.0%)	40 (5.7%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (9.9%)	34.3	1028^th of 1500 public middle schools	31.5%		37.9	957^th of 1504 public middle schools	36.4%	71				34.5	32.1	32.7		25.0	45.2	57.0		26.1		99.1	99.9	100.0	99.9	99.9	99.6	100.0	99.8	$29,182	$2,778	$26,404

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