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Cairo-Durham Central School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in New York for:
Category
Attribute
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 254 students in Cairo-Durham Central School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in New York.
Public Middle School in Cairo-Durham Central School District have an average math proficiency score of 27% (versus the New York public middle school average of 40%), and reading proficiency score of 47% (versus the 51% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 23% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the New York public middle school average of 63% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NY)
# Schools
3 Schools
1,659 Schools
# Students
1,027 Students
890,054 Students
# Teachers
120 Teachers
83,739 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
9:1
9:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Cairo-Durham Central School District, which is ranked #825 of all 1,015 school districts in New York (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 80-84% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#780 out of 1020 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
33%
46%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
38%
49%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
65-69%
78%
Graduation Rate
80-84%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.33
0.73
% American Indian
n/a
1%
% Asian
2%
9%
% Hispanic
11%
30%
% Black
1%
20%
% White
81%
37%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
5%
3%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $32,242 is higher than the state median of $31,307. The school district revenue/student has grown by 7% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $35,603 is higher than the state median of $32,183. The school district spending/student has grown by 7% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$33 MM
$78,541 MM
Spending
$37 MM
$80,737 MM
Revenue / Student
$32,242
$31,307
Spending / Student
$35,603
$32,183
Best Cairo-Durham Central School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Cairo-durham Middle School
(Math: 25-29% | Reading: 45-49%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
1301 Rt 145
Cairo, NY 12413
(518) 622-0490
Cairo, NY 12413
(518) 622-0490
Grades: 6-8
| 254 students
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