Is Case Middle School a good school?

Case Middle School ranks in the bottom 24.6% of New York middle schools.

How many students attend Case Middle School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 591 students attended Case Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Case Middle School?

Students at Case Middle School are 65% White, 15% Two or more races, 9% Hispanic, 8% African American, 1% Asian.

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

Case Middle School

Summary:

Case Middle School is a public middle school located in Watertown, New York, serving grades 7-8 with a total enrollment of 626 students. It is part of the Watertown City School District, which is ranked 779 out of 865 school districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Case Middle School consistently performs below the state average in proficiency rates for ELA, Math, and Science assessments, the school excels in Regents exams, with 100% proficiency rates in Living Environment and Algebra I in recent years, significantly outperforming the district and state averages. However, the school has a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, with 70.13% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, and a higher proportion of minority students compared to the surrounding schools. As a result, Case Middle School has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of New York middle schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past several years.

When compared to nearby schools within the same district, such as Harold T Wiley School, Case Middle School performs similarly in terms of academic proficiency rates and student demographics. However, when compared to schools in other districts, such as Indian River Middle School and Carthage Middle School, Case Middle School lags behind in academic performance, ranking, and overall school quality.

Detail:

Public 7-8

1237 Washington St
Watertown, NY 13601-4391

(315) 785-3870

District: Watertown City School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
1134^th of 1,504 New York Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $8,694

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
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	Starbuck Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio: 12.5

Number of students: 591

Racial breakdown:

White:

65.5%

Two or more races:

14.9%

Hispanic:

9.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 65.1%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Case Middle School ranks worse than 75.4% of middle schools in New York. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 28.46. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (65.5%), two or more races (14.9%), Hispanic (9.3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 65.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Case Middle School is 12.5. (See more...)

Compare Case Middle School employs 46.9 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Case Middle School is $8,694.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Case Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Case Middle School 1134^th of 1504 New York public middle schools. (See Case Middle School in the ranking list.)

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Watertown City School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Watertown City School District 779^th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Case Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Case Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	39.27	755^th	1095	31.1%
2007	50.33	673^rd	1123	40.1%
2008	49.31	748^th	1185	36.9%
2009	47.61	818^th	1224	33.2%
2010	44.02	796^th	1243	36.0%
2011	41.83	834^th	1295	35.6%
2012	37.44	911^th	1337	31.9%
2013	37.11	866^th	1373	36.9%
2014	39.82	845^th	1401	39.7%
2015	36.73	894^th	1407	36.5%
2016	35.77	939^th	1429	34.3%
2017	35.32	942^nd	1455	35.3%
2018	28.86	1058^th	1438	26.4%
2019	28.40	1049^th	1439	27.1%
2021	20.49	1066^th	1242	14.2%
2022	28.10	1114^th	1479	24.7%
2023	26.39	1178^th	1500	21.5%
2024	28.46	1134^th	1504	24.6%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Case Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	21.27	89^th	107	16.8%
2019	25.75	96^th	126	23.8%
2021	21.98	76^th	95	20.0%
2022	23.07	143^rd	190	24.7%
2023	31.07	143^rd	208	31.3%
2024	38.51	130^th	220	40.9%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Case Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	22.42	565^th	591	4.4%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Case Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	32.55	874^th	1170	25.3%
2019	32.75	795^th	1139	30.2%
2021	19.89	469^th	522	10.2%
2022	31.82	957^th	1283	25.4%
2023	20.22	1221^st	1307	6.6%
2024	19.09	1237^th	1303	5.1%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	34.08	858^th	1245	31.1%
2019	30.24	915^th	1241	26.3%
2021	26.24	765^th	935	18.2%
2022	22.02	1139^th	1306	12.8%
2023	21.35	1134^th	1288	12.0%
2024	22.88	1101^st	1296	15.0%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Case Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2022	28.57	383^rd	487	21.4%
2023	21.12	479^th	543	11.8%
2024	20.26	537^th	594	9.6%

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Rank History for Female students at Case Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	26.95	1073^rd	1353	20.7%
2019	29.09	1013^th	1370	26.1%
2021	20.99	926^th	1066	13.1%
2022	28.90	1085^th	1454	25.4%
2023	18.69	1289^th	1463	11.9%
2024	23.92	1217^th	1465	16.9%

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Rank History for Military Connected students at Case Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	20.41	4^th	4	0.0%
2019	42.72	3^rd	5	40.0%
2021	38.97	2^nd	5	60.0%
2022	56.59	2^nd	7	71.4%
2023	47.07	9^th	14	35.7%
2024	30.55	8^th	10	20.0%

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Rank History for Male students at Case Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	31.55	956^th	1352	29.3%
2019	28.51	989^th	1366	27.6%
2021	19.60	940^th	1071	12.2%
2022	27.68	1114^th	1455	23.4%
2024	36.12	959^th	1464	34.5%

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Rank History for Asian students at Case Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	8.19	352^nd	374	5.9%

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Rank History for African American students at Case Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	29.19	504^th	663	24.0%
2019	39.55	365^th	653	44.1%
2021	40.20	157^th	253	37.9%
2022	19.28	622^nd	706	11.9%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Case Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	41.99	474^th	810	41.5%
2019	33.01	557^th	826	32.6%
2021	36.53	283^rd	449	37.0%
2022	23.71	761^st	914	16.7%
2023	28.36	726^th	943	23.0%
2024	36.61	609^th	953	36.1%

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Rank History for White students at Case Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	16.44	707^th	763	7.3%
2019	16.09	653^rd	716	8.8%
2021	12.71	579^th	614	5.7%
2022	19.12	662^nd	748	11.5%
2023	15.87	707^th	772	8.4%
2024	18.29	689^th	778	11.4%

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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 Case Middle School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	610	23	12	7	0	n/a	n/a	0	652
1990	580	26	11	11	1	n/a	n/a	0	629
1991	638	48	12	12	9	n/a	n/a	0	719
1992	596	41	7	11	3	n/a	n/a	0	658
1993	649	44	12	24	7	n/a	n/a	0	736
1994	629	62	13	19	5	n/a	n/a	0	728
1995	647	53	14	21	3	n/a	n/a	0	738
1996	647	53	14	21	3	n/a	n/a	0	738
1997	619	57	10	31	1	n/a	n/a	0	718
1998	573	56	12	26	5	n/a	n/a	0	672
1999	636	54	13	25	5	n/a	n/a	0	733
2000	662	58	13	28	4	n/a	n/a	0	765
2001	610	64	12	18	6	n/a	n/a	0	710
2002	524	71	15	26	3	n/a	n/a	0	639
2003	524	71	15	26	3	n/a	n/a	0	639
2004	572	65	8	27	4	n/a	n/a	0	676
2005	546	75	12	30	9	n/a	n/a	0	672
2006	551	98	15	25	7	n/a	n/a	0	696
2007	521	95	18	39	5	n/a	n/a	0	678
2008	511	66	16	39	7	n/a	n/a	0	639
2009	505	67	8	37	4	n/a	n/a	0	621
2010	486	80	13	40	6	n/a	n/a	0	625
2011	443	87	13	40	7	0	2	0	592
2012	412	76	8	50	6	1	17	0	570
2013	438	66	12	59	6	4	18	0	603
2014	424	55	14	58	3	0	23	0	577
2015	398	44	13	48	4	0	36	0	543
2016	405	47	15	43	4	0	40	0	554
2017	394	51	12	50	3	4	31	0	545
2018	363	46	18	54	3	3	36	0	523
2019	403	50	17	63	3	0	47	0	583
2020	411	44	10	59	1	0	48	0	573
2021	429	43	12	52	2	0	53	0	591
2022	429	45	13	54	1	0	64	0	606
2023	420	48	8	60	0	0	87	3	626
2024	387	50	7	55	2	1	88	1	591

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 Case Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	652	49.1	13.2	n/a
1990	629	54.5	11.5	n/a
1991	719	52.2	13.7	n/a
1992	658	54.2	12.1	n/a
1993	736	49.8	14.8	n/a
1994	728	50.5	14.4	33.7
1995	738	46.8	15.8	38.5
1996	738	46.8	15.8	38.5
1997	718	47.8	15.0	37.5
1998	672	47.0	14.3	39.6
1999	733	48.0	15.3	39.4
2000	765	49.5	15.5	45.6
2001	710	50.0	14.2	45.5
2002	639	47.6	13.4	57.3
2003	639	47.6	13.4	57.3
2004	676	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	672	48.0	14.0	56
2006	696	48.0	14.5	48.6
2007	678	48.0	14.1	49.9
2008	639	51.0	12.5	49.6
2009	621	51.0	12.2	45.2
2010	625	51.0	12.2	52.5
2011	592	52.4	11.2	51.2
2012	570	44.6	12.7	55.1
2013	603	45.0	13.3	49.9
2014	577	42.6	13.5	55.1
2015	543	43.0	12.6	64.1
2016	554	44.0	12.5	64.1
2017	545	45.2	12.0	63.7
2018	523	45.0	11.6	81.3
2019	583	44.0	13.2	76.5
2020	573	45.0	12.7	77.7
2021	591	45.7	12.9	76.3
2022	606	45.4	13.3	63
2023	626	44.2	14.1	70.1
2024	591	46.9	12.5	65.1

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 Case Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	652	49.1	13.2	n/a
1990	629	54.5	11.5	n/a
1991	719	52.2	13.7	n/a
1992	658	54.2	12.1	n/a
1993	736	49.8	14.8	n/a
1994	728	50.5	14.4	33.7
1995	738	46.8	15.8	38.5
1996	738	46.8	15.8	38.5
1997	718	47.8	15.0	37.5
1998	672	47.0	14.3	39.6
1999	733	48.0	15.3	39.4
2000	765	49.5	15.5	45.6
2001	710	50.0	14.2	45.5
2002	639	47.6	13.4	57.3
2003	639	47.6	13.4	57.3
2004	676	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	672	48.0	14.0	56
2006	696	48.0	14.5	48.6
2007	678	48.0	14.1	49.9
2008	639	51.0	12.5	49.6
2009	621	51.0	12.2	45.2
2010	625	51.0	12.2	52.5
2011	592	52.4	11.2	51.2
2012	570	44.6	12.7	55.1
2013	603	45.0	13.3	49.9
2014	577	42.6	13.5	55.1
2015	543	43.0	12.6	64.1
2016	554	44.0	12.5	64.1
2017	545	45.2	12.0	63.7
2018	523	45.0	11.6	81.3
2019	583	44.0	13.2	76.5
2020	573	45.0	12.7	77.7
2021	591	45.7	12.9	76.3
2022	606	45.4	13.3	63
2023	626	44.2	14.1	70.1
2024	591	46.9	12.5	65.1

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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