Is East Middle School a good school?

East Middle School ranks in the bottom 7.4% of New York middle schools.

How many students attend East Middle School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 465 students attended East Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of East Middle School?

Students at East Middle School are 33% White, 32% African American, 21% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What high school do graduates of East Middle School attend?

Students who attend East Middle School usually go on to attend Binghamton High School

East Middle School

Summary:

East Middle School is a public middle school located in Binghamton, New York, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 463 students. The school is part of the Binghamton City School District, which is ranked 787 out of 865 school districts in New York and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

East Middle School consistently ranks in the bottom 10-15% of New York middle schools based on the SchoolDigger statewide ranking. Its performance on state assessments is significantly below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 22.52% of 6th graders, 34.07% of 7th graders, and 25.76% of 8th graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state averages of 43.64%, 49.56%, and 51.88%, respectively. The school also struggles to support the academic achievement of various student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 50% of New York middle schools for African American, Hispanic, White, and Special Education students, as well as students from low socioeconomic backgrounds and homeless students.

When comparing East Middle School to other nearby middle schools, such as West Middle School, which is also part of the Binghamton City School District, it becomes evident that East Middle School is underperforming compared to its peers. Despite having a relatively high per-student spending, ranging from $16,109 to $21,944 over the past four school years, and a relatively low student-teacher ratio, the academic outcomes at East Middle School do not reflect the level of investment. The high poverty rates and concentration of disadvantaged student subgroups at the school may be contributing factors to its low academic performance, suggesting that targeted interventions and support are needed to improve outcomes for the students at East Middle School.

Detail:

Public 6-8

167 E Frederick St
Binghamton, NY 13904-1399

(607) 762-8315

District: Binghamton City School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
1392^nd of 1,504 New York Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $21,944

Students who attend East Middle School usually attend:

High:

Binghamton High School

Feeder schools for East Middle School:

Elementary:	Benjamin Franklin Elementary School
	Calvin Coolidge School
	Theodore Roosevelt School

Student/teacher ratio: 7.9

Number of students: 465

Racial breakdown:

White:

32.9%

African American:

32.5%

Hispanic:

21.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 79.1%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details East Middle School ranks worse than 92.6% of middle schools in New York. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 14.45. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at East Middle School is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (32.9%), African American (32.5%), Hispanic (21.3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 79.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at East Middle School is 7.9. (See more...)

Compare East Middle School employs 58.7 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at East Middle School is $21,944.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

East Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks East Middle School 1392^nd of 1504 New York public middle schools. (See East Middle School in the ranking list.)

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Binghamton City School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Binghamton City School District 787^th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for East Middle School

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Rank History for all students at East Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	35.84	784^th	1095	28.4%
2007	28.13	860^th	1123	23.4%
2008	40.19	839^th	1185	29.2%
2009	30.17	944^th	1224	22.9%
2010	33.01	901^st	1243	27.5%
2011	27.63	975^th	1295	24.7%
2012	24.04	1060^th	1337	20.7%
2013	24.68	1049^th	1373	23.6%
2014	22.92	1099^th	1401	21.6%
2015	16.96	1218^th	1407	13.4%
2016	10.74	1364^th	1429	4.5%
2017	10.21	1392^nd	1455	4.3%
2018	8.13	1394^th	1438	3.1%
2019	7.48	1407^th	1439	2.2%
2021	7.62	1210^th	1242	2.6%
2022	12.99	1382^nd	1479	6.6%
2023	7.92	1453^rd	1500	3.1%
2024	14.45	1392^nd	1504	7.4%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at East Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	7.75	107^th	107	0.0%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at East Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	30.08	413^th	503	17.9%
2022	29.75	473^rd	581	18.6%
2023	26.18	532^nd	591	10.0%
2024	34.14	439^th	615	28.6%

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Rank History for Special Education students at East Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	23.67	1086^th	1170	7.2%
2019	20.53	1100^th	1139	3.4%
2022	24.93	1139^th	1283	11.2%
2023	16.44	1281^st	1307	2.0%
2024	19.47	1232^nd	1303	5.4%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at East Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	9.70	1225^th	1245	1.6%
2019	10.35	1229^th	1241	1.0%
2021	10.07	925^th	935	1.1%
2022	15.36	1220^th	1306	6.6%
2023	10.30	1250^th	1288	3.0%
2024	16.21	1188^th	1296	8.3%

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Rank History for Homeless students at East Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	16.80	434^th	457	5.0%
2019	19.15	371^st	392	5.4%
2022	12.08	482^nd	487	1.0%
2023	14.91	515^th	543	5.2%
2024	21.25	530^th	594	10.8%

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Rank History for Female students at East Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	7.06	1332^nd	1353	1.6%
2019	8.05	1332^nd	1370	2.8%
2021	8.81	1043^rd	1066	2.2%
2022	11.74	1373^rd	1454	5.6%
2023	10.61	1393^rd	1463	4.8%
2024	17.45	1318^th	1465	10.0%

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Rank History for Male students at East Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	10.76	1313^th	1352	2.9%
2019	8.32	1348^th	1366	1.3%
2021	7.63	1046^th	1071	2.3%
2022	15.77	1337^th	1455	8.1%
2023	6.77	1444^th	1464	1.4%
2024	13.59	1371^st	1464	6.4%

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Rank History for African American students at East Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	15.94	629^th	663	5.1%
2019	14.51	623^rd	653	4.6%
2021	19.34	221^st	253	12.6%
2022	15.15	661^st	706	6.4%
2023	11.16	674^th	696	3.2%
2024	20.58	606^th	705	14.0%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at East Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	9.46	802^nd	810	1.0%
2019	11.01	799^th	826	3.3%
2022	12.24	876^th	914	4.2%
2023	9.80	924^th	943	2.0%
2024	16.51	884^th	953	7.2%

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Rank History for White students at East Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	4.56	759^th	763	0.5%
2019	4.53	709^th	716	1.0%
2021	8.41	596^th	614	2.9%
2022	12.96	707^th	748	5.5%
2023	6.41	755^th	772	2.2%
2024	16.31	704^th	778	9.5%

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Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: NY State Education Department

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Enrollment information for East Middle School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1989	501	80	12	14	4	n/a	n/a	611
1990	479	86	14	13	2	n/a	n/a	594
1991	483	93	18	12	3	n/a	n/a	609
1992	474	101	33	14	3	n/a	n/a	625
1993	491	93	35	21	0	n/a	n/a	640
1994	496	103	40	24	9	n/a	n/a	672
1995	469	108	58	34	1	n/a	n/a	670
1996	469	108	58	34	1	n/a	n/a	670
1997	469	78	50	45	2	n/a	n/a	644
1998	447	117	42	53	0	n/a	n/a	659
1999	448	134	34	53	12	n/a	n/a	681
2000	445	130	32	50	21	n/a	n/a	678
2001	471	114	24	44	0	n/a	n/a	653
2002	462	132	22	56	1	n/a	n/a	673
2003	462	132	22	56	1	n/a	n/a	673
2004	457	122	21	62	1	n/a	n/a	663
2005	425	154	30	44	1	n/a	n/a	654
2006	403	164	28	46	2	n/a	n/a	643
2007	388	172	25	44	4	n/a	n/a	633
2008	366	173	18	51	3	n/a	n/a	611
2009	340	166	10	62	3	n/a	n/a	581
2010	327	171	15	69	3	n/a	n/a	585
2011	317	168	22	49	3	0	0	559
2012	319	165	27	61	2	1	5	580
2013	300	153	17	85	6	2	37	600
2014	255	192	23	96	5	0	43	614
2015	242	182	17	83	4	0	56	584
2016	245	179	24	85	2	0	56	591
2017	211	158	22	93	0	0	51	535
2018	187	177	17	110	2	0	61	554
2019	185	174	13	124	1	0	60	557
2020	200	177	16	103	2	0	65	563
2021	178	169	13	102	1	0	65	528
2022	177	165	10	97	2	1	61	513
2023	144	159	5	93	0	1	61	463
2024	153	151	6	99	0	0	56	465

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at East Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	611	46.8	13.0	n/a
1990	594	53.9	11.0	n/a
1991	609	55.4	10.9	n/a
1992	625	53.9	11.5	n/a
1993	640	52.9	12.1	n/a
1994	672	52.9	12.7	65
1995	670	49.8	13.5	70.9
1996	670	49.8	13.5	70.9
1997	644	50.8	12.7	63.8
1998	659	50.8	13.0	55.7
1999	681	55.6	12.2	54.2
2000	678	59.0	11.5	71.7
2001	653	61.0	10.7	59.6
2002	673	61.8	10.9	65.7
2003	673	61.8	10.9	65.7
2004	663	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	654	63.0	10.4	68
2006	643	62.0	10.4	76.8
2007	633	62.8	10.1	62.4
2008	611	63.0	9.7	66.6
2009	581	62.2	9.3	69.2
2010	585	62.2	9.4	71.8
2011	559	64.3	8.6	78.4
2012	580	60.2	9.6	81.2
2013	600	58.0	10.3	70.3
2014	614	58.3	10.5	77.5
2015	584	56.0	10.4	75.7
2016	591	62.0	9.5	73.9
2017	535	62.8	8.5	83
2018	554	60.0	9.2	85.7
2019	557	57.0	9.7	78.6
2020	563	67.0	8.4	79.8
2021	528	61.4	8.5	79.2
2022	513	57.4	8.9	82.8
2023	463	58.1	7.9	78.8
2024	465	58.7	7.9	79.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio East Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	611	46.8	13.0	n/a
1990	594	53.9	11.0	n/a
1991	609	55.4	10.9	n/a
1992	625	53.9	11.5	n/a
1993	640	52.9	12.1	n/a
1994	672	52.9	12.7	65
1995	670	49.8	13.5	70.9
1996	670	49.8	13.5	70.9
1997	644	50.8	12.7	63.8
1998	659	50.8	13.0	55.7
1999	681	55.6	12.2	54.2
2000	678	59.0	11.5	71.7
2001	653	61.0	10.7	59.6
2002	673	61.8	10.9	65.7
2003	673	61.8	10.9	65.7
2004	663	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	654	63.0	10.4	68
2006	643	62.0	10.4	76.8
2007	633	62.8	10.1	62.4
2008	611	63.0	9.7	66.6
2009	581	62.2	9.3	69.2
2010	585	62.2	9.4	71.8
2011	559	64.3	8.6	78.4
2012	580	60.2	9.6	81.2
2013	600	58.0	10.3	70.3
2014	614	58.3	10.5	77.5
2015	584	56.0	10.4	75.7
2016	591	62.0	9.5	73.9
2017	535	62.8	8.5	83
2018	554	60.0	9.2	85.7
2019	557	57.0	9.7	78.6
2020	563	67.0	8.4	79.8
2021	528	61.4	8.5	79.2
2022	513	57.4	8.9	82.8
2023	463	58.1	7.9	78.8
2024	465	58.7	7.9	79.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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