For the 2024 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 383 students in Cato-Meridian Central School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 6/10, which is in the top 50% of public middle schools in New York.
Public Middle School in Cato-Meridian Central School District have an average math proficiency score of 42% (versus the New York public middle school average of 40%), and reading proficiency score of 52% (versus the 51% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 9% of the student body (majority Hispanic), 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
2 Schools
1,665 Schools
# Students
865 Students
912,626 Students
# Teachers
76 Teachers
84,150 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
11:1
11:1
District Rank
Cato-Meridian Central School District, which is ranked #593 of all 1,019 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 85-89% has decreased from 90-94% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#592 out of 1020 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
43%
46%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
43%
49%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
75-79%
78%
Graduation Rate
85-89%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.15
0.73
# American Indian Students
4 Students
7,219 Students
% American Indian Students
1%
1%
# Asian Students
n/a
82,980 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
9%
# Hispanic Students
22 Students
263,492 Students
% Hispanic Students
3%
29%
# Black Students
3 Students
187,068 Students
% Black Students
n/a
20%
# White Students
797 Students
343,380 Students
% White Students
92%
38%
# Hawaiian Students
2 Students
2,281 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
37 Students
26,370 Students
% of Two or more races Students
4%
3%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
46
7,892
# Students in K Grade:
66
25,420
# Students in 1st Grade:
66
26,970
# Students in 2nd Grade:
51
27,600
# Students in 3rd Grade:
61
27,654
# Students in 4th Grade:
68
28,843
# Students in 5th Grade:
62
43,851
# Students in 6th Grade:
60
158,025
# Students in 7th Grade:
68
191,045
# Students in 8th Grade:
68
194,721
# Students in 9th Grade:
74
43,975
# Students in 10th Grade:
62
39,203
# Students in 11th Grade:
52
36,233
# Students in 12th Grade:
59
36,047
# Ungraded Students:
2
25,147
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $26,787 in this school district is less than the state median of $31,092. The school district revenue/student has grown by 7% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $23,610 is less than the state median of $31,961. The school district spending/student has declined by 15% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$23 MM
$78,541 MM
Spending
$20 MM
$80,737 MM
Revenue / Student
$26,787
$31,092
Spending / Student
$23,610
$31,961
Best Cato-Meridian Central School District Public Middle Schools (2024)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Cato-meridian Junior-senior High School
(Math: 40-44% | Reading: 50-54%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
2851 State Rte 370
Cato, NY 13033
(315) 626-3439
Cato, NY 13033
(315) 626-3439
Grades: 7-12
| 383 students
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