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Penfield Central School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in New York for:
Category
Attribute
Overall Rank
Highest overall rank (Top 20%)
Math Proficiency
Highest math proficiency (Top 20%)
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 20%)
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 5%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2024 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 1,051 students in Penfield Central School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 9/10, which is in the top 20% of public middle schools in New York.
Public Middle School in Penfield Central School District have an average math proficiency score of 59% (versus the New York public middle school average of 46%), and reading proficiency score of 78% (versus the 59% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 19% of the student body (majority Hispanic and Black), which is less than the New York public middle school average of 62% (majority Hispanic and Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (NY)
# Schools
6 Schools
1,665 Schools
# Students
4,492 Students
912,626 Students
# Teachers
387 Teachers
84,150 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
District Rank
Penfield Central School District, which is ranked within the top 20% of all 786 school districts in New York (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 97% has increased from 96% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#93 out of 788 school districts
(Top 20%)
(Top 20%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
77%
55%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
79%
62%
Graduation Rate
97%
85%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.33
0.73
# American Indian Students
5 Students
7,219 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
139 Students
82,980 Students
% Asian Students
3%
9%
# Hispanic Students
257 Students
263,492 Students
% Hispanic Students
6%
29%
# Black Students
208 Students
187,068 Students
% Black Students
5%
20%
# White Students
3,652 Students
343,380 Students
% White Students
81%
38%
# Hawaiian Students
2 Students
2,281 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
228 Students
26,370 Students
% of Two or more races Students
5%
3%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
7,892
# Students in K Grade:
340
25,420
# Students in 1st Grade:
356
26,970
# Students in 2nd Grade:
335
27,600
# Students in 3rd Grade:
333
27,654
# Students in 4th Grade:
324
28,843
# Students in 5th Grade:
372
43,851
# Students in 6th Grade:
354
158,025
# Students in 7th Grade:
345
191,045
# Students in 8th Grade:
349
194,721
# Students in 9th Grade:
353
43,975
# Students in 10th Grade:
350
39,203
# Students in 11th Grade:
362
36,233
# Students in 12th Grade:
301
36,047
# Ungraded Students:
18
25,147
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $23,807 in this school district is less than the state median of $31,092. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $24,609 is less than the state median of $31,961. The school district spending/student has grown by 16% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$107 MM
$78,541 MM
Spending
$111 MM
$80,737 MM
Revenue / Student
$23,807
$31,092
Spending / Student
$24,609
$31,961
Best Penfield Central School District Public Middle Schools (2024)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Bay Trail Middle School
(Math: 59% | Reading: 78%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
1760 Scribner Rd
Penfield, NY 14526
(585) 249-6450
Penfield, NY 14526
(585) 249-6450
Grades: 6-8
| 1,051 students
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