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Best Middle Schools in Zip Code 13662


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Top rankedJ William Leary Junior High School595th of 1,500 New York middle schools
Summary:

The 13662 zip code is home to a single middle school, J William Leary Junior High School, which serves grades 7-8 and is part of the Massena Central School District. This school stands out as a relatively high-performing middle school, with test scores that generally exceed district and state averages across multiple subject areas, including strong performance on Regents exams in Earth Science and Algebra I.

J William Leary Junior High School has 380 students and a student-teacher ratio of 10.5 to 1. The school spends $26,425 per student, and over half (53.16%) of its students receive free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a potentially economically disadvantaged student population. Despite this, the school's 7th grade students scored 57.14% proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 56.47% for the district and 50.99% statewide. In math, 7th grade students scored 57.93% proficient or better, above the district and state averages.

While J William Leary Junior High School's performance is generally strong, it would be valuable to further explore the factors contributing to its academic success, such as teaching quality, curriculum, or other school-level initiatives, and how the school is able to achieve these outcomes despite the economic challenges faced by many of its students. Additionally, understanding how the school's performance compares to other middle schools in the region or state with similar demographic profiles could provide valuable context.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the WNYC and the New York State Department of Health and the NY State Education Department.

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