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Union Springs Middle School

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Union Springs Middle School ranks 387 th of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

387^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,500 New York Middle Schools

Better than 74% of New York middle schools

Summary

Union Springs Middle School is a public middle school serving 171 students in grades 6-8 in Union Springs, New York, which is part of the Union Springs Central School District. This high-performing school consistently outperforms the state average in academic proficiency, particularly in core subject areas like English Language Arts, Math, and Science.

In the 2024-2025 school year, Union Springs Middle School had an 8th grade English Language Arts proficiency rate of 58.33%, compared to the state average of 52.38%, and an 8th grade Math proficiency rate of 74.58%, significantly higher than the state average of 46.74%. The school also excels in Regents exams, with 100% proficiency rates in Living Environment and Algebra I, far surpassing the state averages of 56.7% and 56.07%, respectively. Additionally, the school's 8th grade Science proficiency rate of 61.22% is much higher than the state average of 43.5%.

When compared to nearby middle schools, such as Clyde-Savannah Junior High School, Jordan-Elbridge Middle School, and Waterloo Middle School, Union Springs Middle School stands out as a high-performing institution. The school's consistent improvement in its statewide ranking, from 521 out of 1,479 New York middle schools in 2021-2022 to 387 out of 1,500 in 2024-2025, is a testament to the dedication of its staff and the support of the Union Springs Central School District.

165

Students ?

9.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,913

Per pupil spending ?

35.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

239 Cayuga St
Union Springs, NY 13160

(315) 889-4112

District: Union Springs Central School District

Students who attend Union Springs Middle School usually attend:

High:

Union Springs High School

Feeder schools for Union Springs Middle School:

Elementary:

Andrew J Smith Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

91.5%

Hispanic:

6.1%

Two or more races:

1.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 52nd percentile in 2024 → 74th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (62% vs 52% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 74th (2025) from a 52nd-percentile low (2024)

✓Above the New York median (74th percentile)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school62%

District avg61%

New York avg52%

387^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Top 26%▼ down 6 pts since 2019

From top 20% (2019) to top 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

244^th of 874Union Springs 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	69.4	387 of 1500	74.2%	★★★★☆
2024	49.4	729 of 1504	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.3	705 of 1500	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.8	521 of 1479	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	71.8	270 of 1242	78.3%	★★★★☆
2019	76.5	282 of 1439	80.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	75.8	298 of 1457	79.5%	★★★★☆
2024	52.9	655 of 1465	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.8	555 of 1463	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.7	519 of 1454	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	75.5	186 of 1066	82.6%	★★★★☆
2019	76.3	277 of 1370	79.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	54.4	518 of 1283	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.6	825 of 1296	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.2	764 of 1288	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.1	746 of 1306	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.8	317 of 935	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.2	268 of 1241	78.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	62.6	476 of 1455	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.7	728 of 1464	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.0	815 of 1464	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	59.2	490 of 1455	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.5	323 of 1071	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.3	274 of 1366	79.9%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	59.2	353 of 1298	72.8%	★★★★☆
2023	13.6	1305 of 1307	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	83.3	91 of 1139	92.0%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	62.5	294 of 775	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.1	428 of 778	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.6	508 of 772	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.3	368 of 748	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.4	206 of 716	71.2%	★★★★☆

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)

Female (2025)80th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2025)73rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)67th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)62nd percentile-12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)60th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Living Environment100%+43 vs state

Math65%+13 vs state

Science61%+18 vs state

English Language Arts57%+5 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 Geometry (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 Geometry End of Course	Regents Earth and Space Sciences End of Course	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 4th Grade	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 4th 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
Union Springs Middle School	Public	6-8	239 Cayuga St	Union Springs	13160	Cayuga County	Union Springs Central School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 889-4112	165	18	9.2	35.2%	151 (91.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	3 (1.8%)	69.4	387^th of 1500 public middle schools	74.2%		49.4	729^th of 1504 public middle schools	51.5%	342		100.0							56.5	54.7	58.3			52.2	65.4	74.6		61.2	99.0	99.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.0	100.0	100.0	$27,913	$1,054	$26,859
Seneca Falls Middle School	Public	6-8	95 Troy St	Seneca Falls	13148	Seneca County	Seneca Falls Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 568-5500	266	32	8.2	47.7%	215 (80.8%)	4 (1.5%)	20 (7.5%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (3.0%)	1 (0.4%)	17 (6.4%)	26.7	1196^th of 1500 public middle schools	20.3%		29.3	1118^th of 1504 public middle schools	25.7%	78			100.0			100.0			30.2	36.4	44.2			30.6	51.7	27.3		26.6	99.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$24,759	$400	$24,358
Auburn Junior High School	Public	7-8	191 Franklin St	Auburn	13021	Cayuga County	Auburn City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 255-8480	560	57	9.8	59.5%	406 (72.5%)	32 (5.7%)	38 (6.8%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (14.5%)	27.1	1182^nd of 1500 public middle schools	21.2%		23.5	1237^th of 1504 public middle schools	17.8%	55	98.6		100.0							31.8	40.0				38.2	42.6		32.4	99.7	99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	100.0	$27,144	$2,385	$24,759
Waterloo Middle School	Public	6-8	65 Center St	Waterloo	13165	Seneca County	Waterloo Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 539-1540	356	37	9.7	54.8%	294 (82.6%)	11 (3.1%)	23 (6.5%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.9%)	19.6	1312^th of 1500 public middle schools	12.5%		14.8	1387^th of 1504 public middle schools	7.8%	75		100.0	100.0						28.6	35.2	32.5			28.6	48.6	17.0		22.2	99.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$26,281	$2,079	$24,202
Geneva Middle School	Public	6-8	101 Carter Rd	Geneva	14456	Ontario County	Geneva City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 781-0404	442	60	7.4	64.3%	174 (39.4%)	51 (11.5%)	146 (33.0%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	63 (14.3%)	24.7	1228^th of 1500 public middle schools	18.1%		21.2	1283^rd of 1504 public middle schools	14.7%	55		76.7	94.4						36.8	43.9	40.2			29.6	36.6	25.2		26.3	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$29,063	$1,578	$27,485
Skaneateles Middle School	Public	6-8	35 East St	Skaneateles	13152	Onondaga County	Skaneateles Central School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 291-2241	255	29	8.8	13.3%	236 (92.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.3%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	91.9	104^th of 1500 public middle schools	93.1%		91.2	121^st of 1504 public middle schools	92.0%	17	100.0		100.0						78.1	72.5	79.5			83.6	87.0	84.4		68.3	98.4	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.4	99.4	$30,432	$593	$29,839
Clyde-Savannah Junior High School	Public	7-9	215 Glasgow St	Clyde	14433	Wayne County	Clyde-Savannah Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 902-3200	180	14	13.0	58.3%	152 (84.4%)	8 (4.4%)	9 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (6.1%)	19.1	1319^th of 1500 public middle schools	12.1%		10.1	1432^nd of 1504 public middle schools	4.8%	113	71.4	54.6	81.8		69.2					22.0	44.2				25.4	33.3		26.2	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$36,596	$2,343	$34,253
Jordan-Elbridge Middle School	Public	3-8	9 N Chappell St	Jordan	13080	Onondaga County	Jordan-Elbridge Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 689-8520	409	39	10.5	42.8%	394 (96.3%)	8 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	32.4	1063^rd of 1500 public middle schools	29.1%		23.1	1247^th of 1504 public middle schools	17.1%	184			100.0	45.8			43.2	46.8	44.9	36.7	46.6	51.3	53.9	52.6	32.0	15.4	40.3	26.0	97.7	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.5	$30,454	$1,018	$29,436

Frequently Asked Questions about Union Springs Middle School

What district is Union Springs Middle School in?

Union Springs Central School District

What is the racial makeup of Union Springs Middle School?

Students at Union Springs Middle School are 92% White, 6% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

Is Union Springs Middle School a good school?

Union Springs Middle School ranks 387^th of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Union Springs Middle School attend?

Students who attend Union Springs Middle School usually go on to attend Union Springs High School

How many students attend Union Springs Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 165 students attended Union Springs Middle School.

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