Is J William Leary Junior High School a good school?

J William Leary Junior High School ranks 591 st of 1504 New York middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend J William Leary Junior High School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 380 students attended J William Leary Junior High School.

What is the racial makeup of J William Leary Junior High School?

Students at J William Leary Junior High School are 81% White, 16% American Indian, 1% Two or more races.

J William Leary Junior High School

Summary:

J William Leary Junior High School is a public middle school serving grades 7-8 in Massena, New York, with 368 students. The school has shown mixed academic performance, with strengths in Regents exam proficiency but challenges in math and with certain student subgroups.

Academically, the school has performed slightly above the state average in English Language Arts, but below the state average in math. However, it has shown exceptional performance on Regents exams, with 100% proficiency in Earth Science and Algebra I. The school's performance varies across different student subgroups, with female and male students performing similarly in the top 40% of New York middle schools, but African American students struggling in the bottom half and Native American students performing better in the top 25%. The school has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 60.6% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

Compared to nearby schools, Salmon River Middle School has generally performed worse than J William Leary Junior High School, ranking in the bottom 2% of New York middle schools. However, the school's statewide ranking has declined over the years, from 544 out of 1,407 middle schools in 2014-2015 to 591 out of 1,504 in 2023-2024, suggesting it may be struggling to keep pace with improvements in other schools across the state. The school's efforts to support its high-needs student population and improve overall performance will be crucial going forward.

Detail:

Public 7-8

1 School St
Massena, NY 13662-1999

(315) 764-3720

District: Massena Central School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
591^st of 1,504 New York Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $15,848

Student/teacher ratio: 10.5

Number of students: 380

Racial breakdown:

White:

81.3%

American Indian:

16.3%

Two or more races:

1.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 53.2%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details J William Leary Junior High School ranks better than 60.7% of middle schools in New York. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 56.9. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (81.3%), American Indian (16.3%), two or more races (1.1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 53.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at J William Leary Junior High School is 10.5. (See more...)

Compare J William Leary Junior High School employs 36.1 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at J William Leary Junior High School is $15,848.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

J William Leary Junior High School:

SchoolDigger ranks J William Leary Junior High School 591^st of 1504 New York public middle schools. (See J William Leary Junior High School in the ranking list.)

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Massena Central School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Massena Central School District 434^th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for J William Leary Junior High School

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Rank History for all students at J William Leary Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	54.03	595^th	1095	45.7%
2007	60.21	540^th	1123	51.9%
2008	58.99	625^th	1185	47.3%
2009	60.91	633^rd	1224	48.3%
2010	61.13	564^th	1243	54.6%
2011	60.69	566^th	1295	56.3%
2012	54.85	668^th	1337	50.0%
2013	38.72	837^th	1373	39.0%
2014	40.14	841^st	1401	40.0%
2015	57.55	544^th	1407	61.3%
2016	32.54	976^th	1429	31.7%
2017	35.29	944^th	1455	35.1%
2018	28.81	1060^th	1438	26.3%
2019	41.53	810^th	1439	43.7%
2021	26.03	984^th	1242	20.8%
2022	37.06	937^th	1479	36.6%
2023	54.47	631^st	1500	57.9%
2024	56.90	591^st	1504	60.7%

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Rank History for Special Education students at J William Leary Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	30.21	935^th	1170	20.1%
2019	31.74	824^th	1139	27.7%
2021	16.69	496^th	522	5.0%
2022	34.87	858^th	1283	33.1%
2023	42.84	663^rd	1307	49.3%
2024	42.18	675^th	1303	48.2%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at J William Leary Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	25.40	1019^th	1245	18.2%
2019	35.37	793^rd	1241	36.1%
2021	22.40	818^th	935	12.5%
2022	32.30	928^th	1306	28.9%
2023	54.57	510^th	1288	60.4%
2024	49.82	587^th	1296	54.7%

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Rank History for Homeless students at J William Leary Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	85.97	44^th	594	92.6%

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Rank History for Female students at J William Leary Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	26.20	1083^rd	1353	20.0%
2019	33.62	941^st	1370	31.3%
2021	24.35	878^th	1066	17.6%
2022	33.87	983^rd	1454	32.4%
2023	50.44	706^th	1463	51.7%
2024	56.96	589^th	1465	59.8%

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Rank History for Male students at J William Leary Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	31.68	953^rd	1352	29.5%
2019	49.60	615^th	1366	55.0%
2021	25.50	849^th	1071	20.7%
2022	40.36	850^th	1455	41.6%
2023	57.89	545^th	1464	62.8%
2024	55.77	590^th	1464	59.7%

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Rank History for African American students at J William Leary Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	8.55	663^rd	663	0.0%
2022	43.82	376^th	706	46.7%

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Rank History for Native American students at J William Leary Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	34.58	16^th	25	36.0%
2019	32.45	10^th	18	44.4%
2021	53.72	6^th	10	40.0%
2022	36.67	16^th	24	33.3%
2023	62.73	5^th	20	75.0%

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Rank History for White students at J William Leary Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	17.51	693^rd	763	9.2%
2019	30.62	527^th	716	26.4%
2021	17.02	552^nd	614	10.1%
2022	24.75	607^th	748	18.9%
2023	40.82	472^nd	772	38.9%
2024	42.62	462^nd	778	40.6%

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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 J William Leary Junior High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1989	496	3	2	0	30	n/a	n/a	531
1990	468	2	4	2	25	n/a	n/a	501
1991	508	3	1	0	17	n/a	n/a	529
1992	504	0	0	2	8	n/a	n/a	514
1993	464	2	3	0	23	n/a	n/a	492
1994	527	0	3	1	19	n/a	n/a	550
1995	513	1	2	1	17	n/a	n/a	534
1996	513	1	2	1	17	n/a	n/a	534
1997	522	2	2	0	9	n/a	n/a	535
1998	548	1	0	0	19	n/a	n/a	568
1999	539	2	3	1	19	n/a	n/a	564
2000	494	4	6	1	52	n/a	n/a	557
2001	472	3	4	5	76	n/a	n/a	560
2002	472	1	3	5	87	n/a	n/a	568
2003	472	1	3	5	87	n/a	n/a	568
2004	489	0	2	5	84	n/a	n/a	580
2005	451	2	4	0	76	n/a	n/a	533
2006	406	3	3	2	78	n/a	n/a	492
2007	412	1	5	3	88	n/a	n/a	509
2008	385	8	9	5	77	n/a	n/a	484
2009	350	9	9	5	68	n/a	n/a	441
2010	392	5	7	8	61	n/a	n/a	473
2011	386	4	2	11	74	0	0	477
2012	361	9	2	7	74	0	0	453
2013	385	10	5	4	79	0	2	485
2014	367	4	4	9	68	0	2	454
2015	352	4	3	7	52	0	0	418
2016	380	6	3	6	44	0	0	439
2017	370	8	4	9	43	2	1	437
2018	362	6	2	7	40	2	1	420
2019	335	5	0	8	61	1	0	410
2020	340	8	0	9	65	1	2	425
2021	353	12	2	7	54	2	5	435
2022	313	9	4	7	54	2	5	394
2023	292	3	2	5	60	1	5	368
2024	309	2	1	2	62	0	4	380

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 J William Leary Junior High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	531	38.9	13.6	n/a
1990	501	42.2	11.8	n/a
1991	529	44.9	11.7	n/a
1992	514	41.9	12.2	n/a
1993	492	42.0	11.7	n/a
1994	550	41.1	13.4	18.2
1995	534	42.0	12.7	21.5
1996	534	42.0	12.7	21.5
1997	535	41.1	13.0	24.9
1998	568	43.1	13.2	22.9
1999	564	41.2	13.7	23.6
2000	557	41.1	13.6	30.7
2001	560	42.1	13.3	41.1
2002	568	42.1	13.5	48.4
2003	568	42.1	13.5	48.4
2004	580	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	533	40.1	13.3	45.2
2006	492	40.0	12.3	49.2
2007	509	39.2	13.0	39.7
2008	484	40.9	11.8	39.5
2009	441	44.2	10.0	41.3
2010	473	41.1	11.4	41
2011	477	35.4	13.4	41.9
2012	453	35.2	12.8	47
2013	485	35.2	13.7	47.4
2014	454	33.0	13.7	52.4
2015	418	33.0	12.6	53.6
2016	439	35.0	12.5	55.1
2017	437	34.0	12.8	56.8
2018	420	34.0	12.3	56.9
2019	410	36.0	11.3	55.6
2020	425	38.2	11.1	61.2
2021	435	35.4	12.2	60.5
2022	394	35.6	11.0	49.7
2023	368	36.0	10.2	60.6
2024	380	36.1	10.5	53.2

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 J William Leary Junior High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	531	38.9	13.6	n/a
1990	501	42.2	11.8	n/a
1991	529	44.9	11.7	n/a
1992	514	41.9	12.2	n/a
1993	492	42.0	11.7	n/a
1994	550	41.1	13.4	18.2
1995	534	42.0	12.7	21.5
1996	534	42.0	12.7	21.5
1997	535	41.1	13.0	24.9
1998	568	43.1	13.2	22.9
1999	564	41.2	13.7	23.6
2000	557	41.1	13.6	30.7
2001	560	42.1	13.3	41.1
2002	568	42.1	13.5	48.4
2003	568	42.1	13.5	48.4
2004	580	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	533	40.1	13.3	45.2
2006	492	40.0	12.3	49.2
2007	509	39.2	13.0	39.7
2008	484	40.9	11.8	39.5
2009	441	44.2	10.0	41.3
2010	473	41.1	11.4	41
2011	477	35.4	13.4	41.9
2012	453	35.2	12.8	47
2013	485	35.2	13.7	47.4
2014	454	33.0	13.7	52.4
2015	418	33.0	12.6	53.6
2016	439	35.0	12.5	55.1
2017	437	34.0	12.8	56.8
2018	420	34.0	12.3	56.9
2019	410	36.0	11.3	55.6
2020	425	38.2	11.1	61.2
2021	435	35.4	12.2	60.5
2022	394	35.6	11.0	49.7
2023	368	36.0	10.2	60.6
2024	380	36.1	10.5	53.2

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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