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Case Middle School

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Case Middle School ranks 1118 th of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

1118^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,500 New York Middle Schools

Better than 25% of New York middle schools

Summary

Case Middle School is a public middle school located in Watertown, New York, serving grades 7-8 with a total enrollment of 591 students. It is part of the Watertown City School District, which is ranked 794 out of 874 school districts in New York and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite relatively high per-student spending of $23,614 and a low student-teacher ratio ranging from 12.5 to 14.1 students per teacher, Case Middle School consistently underperforms compared to the state and district averages in standardized test scores across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in ELA and Math for 7th and 8th grades were significantly lower than the state averages. The school also struggles to support the academic achievement of several student subgroups, with rankings for African American, English Language Learner, Special Education, and Low Socioeconomic Status students among the lowest in the state.

When compared to nearby middle schools, such as Indian River Middle School, Carthage Middle School, Clarke Middle School, and Harold T. Wiley School, Case Middle School consistently underperforms in academic measures, despite having similar or higher per-student spending and student-teacher ratios. The school's low overall ranking and performance, coupled with the disparities in subgroup achievement, suggest that the school may need to implement more targeted and effective interventions to support all students, particularly those from disadvantaged backgrounds.

586

Students ?

11.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,396

Per pupil spending ?

68.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1237 Washington St
Watertown, NY 13601-4391

(315) 785-3870

District: Watertown City School District

Students who attend Case Middle School usually attend:

High:

Watertown Senior High School

Feeder schools for Case Middle School:

Elementary:	Knickerbocker School
	North Elementary School
	Ohio Street School
	Sherman School
	More...
	Starbuck Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

66.7%

Hispanic:

13.0%

Two or more races:

11.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 36th percentile in 2015 → 25th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (39% vs 53% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school39%

District avg42%

New York avg53%

1,118^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Bottom 25%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 36% (2015) to bottom 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

794^th of 874Watertown 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	30.1	1118 of 1500	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.5	1134 of 1504	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.4	1178 of 1500	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.1	1114 of 1479	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.5	1066 of 1242	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.4	1049 of 1439	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.9	1058 of 1438	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	35.3	942 of 1455	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	35.8	939 of 1429	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	36.7	894 of 1407	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	39.8	845 of 1401	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	37.1	866 of 1373	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	37.4	911 of 1337	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	41.8	834 of 1295	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	44.0	796 of 1243	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	47.6	818 of 1224	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	49.3	748 of 1185	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	50.3	673 of 1123	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	39.3	755 of 1095	31.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	14.0	629 of 676	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.3	622 of 706	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.2	157 of 253	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.6	365 of 653	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.2	504 of 663	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2018	8.2	352 of 374	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	29.4	529 of 646	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.4	565 of 591	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	30.8	1097 of 1457	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.9	1217 of 1465	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.7	1289 of 1463	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.9	1085 of 1454	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.0	926 of 1066	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.1	1013 of 1370	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.0	1073 of 1353	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	33.3	677 of 965	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.6	609 of 953	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.4	726 of 943	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.7	761 of 914	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.5	283 of 449	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.0	557 of 826	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.0	474 of 810	41.5%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	13.6	578 of 603	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.3	537 of 594	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.1	479 of 543	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.6	383 of 487	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	28.3	995 of 1283	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.9	1101 of 1296	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.3	1134 of 1288	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.0	1139 of 1306	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.2	765 of 935	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.2	915 of 1241	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.1	858 of 1245	31.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	30.0	1091 of 1455	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.1	959 of 1464	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.7	1114 of 1455	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.6	940 of 1071	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.5	989 of 1366	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.5	956 of 1352	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	28.4	17 of 20	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.5	8 of 10	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	47.1	9 of 14	35.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.6	2 of 7	71.4%	★★★★☆
2021	39.0	2 of 5	60.0%	★★★★☆
2019	42.7	3 of 5	40.0%	★★★★☆
2018	20.4	4 of 4	0.0%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	26.7	172 of 235	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.5	130 of 220	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.1	143 of 208	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.1	143 of 190	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.0	76 of 95	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.7	96 of 126	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.3	89 of 107	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	25.6	1074 of 1298	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.1	1237 of 1303	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.2	1221 of 1307	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	31.8	957 of 1283	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.9	469 of 522	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.8	795 of 1139	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.5	874 of 1170	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	24.0	639 of 775	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.3	689 of 778	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.9	707 of 772	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.1	662 of 748	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.7	579 of 614	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.1	653 of 716	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.4	707 of 763	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)30th percentile+4 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)27th percentile~ school

Male (2025)25th percentile~ school

Female (2025)25th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)22nd percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)18th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)18th percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2025)17th percentile-8 vs school

Military Connected (2025)15th percentile-10 vs school

African American (2025)7th percentile-19 vs school

Asian (2018)6th percentile-21 vs school

Homeless (2025)4th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I100%+44 vs state

Life Science Biology100%+42 vs state

Math43%-10 vs state

Science42%~ state avg

English Language Arts30%-22 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)	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	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
Case Middle School	Public	7-8	1237 Washington St	Watertown	13601	Jefferson County	Watertown City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 785-3870	586	51	11.4	68.9%	391 (66.7%)	41 (7.0%)	76 (13.0%)	10 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	66 (11.3%)	30.1	1118^th of 1500 public middle schools	25.5%		28.5	1134^th of 1504 public middle schools	24.6%	16		100.0	100.0			20.7	39.0			40.6	45.1		41.5	99.5	100.0	99.8	99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	$23,396	$719	$22,678
Harold T Wiley School	Public	5-6	1351 Washington St	Watertown	13601	Jefferson County	Watertown City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 785-3780	614	49	12.4	72.0%	413 (67.3%)	35 (5.7%)	73 (11.9%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	86 (14.0%)								(n/a)				27.2	38.4			27.6	35.5			23.8		99.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	100.0	$22,796	$720	$22,076
Clarke Middle School	Public	6-8	11060 Us Rt 11	Adams	13605	Jefferson County	South Jefferson Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 232-4531	399	35	11.4	47.6%	379 (95.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	58.7	581^st of 1500 public middle schools	61.3%		51.6	686^th of 1504 public middle schools	54.4%	105	100.0	100.0			44.6	43.1	63.0		55.6	46.7	56.6		77.7	99.3	99.3	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.3	99.8	99.8	$21,584	$1,701	$19,883
Carthage Middle School	Public	5-8	21986 Cole Rd	Carthage	13619	Jefferson County	Carthage Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 493-5020	925	92	10.0	47.6%	673 (72.8%)	31 (3.4%)	135 (14.6%)	8 (0.9%)	6 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	70 (7.6%)	46.2	793^rd of 1500 public middle schools	47.1%		46.9	773^rd of 1504 public middle schools	48.6%	20		95.1		42.5	42.6	36.4	50.0	44.2	45.4	57.0	56.8	54.1	49.6	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$23,456	$1,294	$22,162
Indian River Middle School	Public	6-8	32735 County Rt 29	Philadelphia	13673	Jefferson County	Indian River Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 642-0125	730	73	10.0	47.9%	468 (64.1%)	62 (8.5%)	122 (16.7%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.8%)	65 (8.9%)	56.2	624^th of 1500 public middle schools	58.4%		48.1	745^th of 1504 public middle schools	50.5%	121	97.3	100.0			52.8	48.3	56.4		50.8	61.0	50.0		48.5	99.2	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.3	99.9	99.9	$26,064	$1,489	$24,575

Frequently Asked Questions about Case Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Case Middle School?

Students at Case Middle School are 67% White, 13% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 7% African American, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Case Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 586 students attended Case Middle School.

What district is Case Middle School in?

Watertown City School District

What high school do graduates of Case Middle School attend?

Students who attend Case Middle School usually go on to attend Watertown Senior High School

Is Case Middle School a good school?

Case Middle School ranks 1118^th of 1500 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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