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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 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 256 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 18% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the New York public middle school average of 63% (majority Hispanic and Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (NY)
# Schools
3 Schools
1,656 Schools
# Students
1,020 Students
889,568 Students
# Teachers
124 Teachers
84,014 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
8:1
8:1
District Rank
Cairo-Durham Central School District, which is ranked #823 of all 1,017 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
0.30
0.73
# American Indian Students
4 Students
6,890 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
15 Students
78,879 Students
% Asian Students
2%
9%
# Hispanic Students
88 Students
261,701 Students
% Hispanic Students
9%
29%
# Black Students
13 Students
178,523 Students
% Black Students
1%
20%
# White Students
851 Students
332,953 Students
% White Students
83%
38%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
2,164 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
47 Students
28,638 Students
% of Two or more races Students
5%
3%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
8,272
# Students in K Grade:
71
25,405
# Students in 1st Grade:
67
27,225
# Students in 2nd Grade:
61
26,902
# Students in 3rd Grade:
79
27,296
# Students in 4th Grade:
85
28,343
# Students in 5th Grade:
76
43,302
# Students in 6th Grade:
93
155,845
# Students in 7th Grade:
83
186,412
# Students in 8th Grade:
78
190,934
# Students in 9th Grade:
83
40,985
# Students in 10th Grade:
89
36,781
# Students in 11th Grade:
74
34,389
# Students in 12th Grade:
68
33,539
# Ungraded Students:
13
23,938
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $32,464 is higher than the state median of $31,353. The school district revenue/student has grown by 15% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $35,847 is higher than the state median of $32,230. The school district spending/student has grown by 34% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$33 MM
$78,541 MM
Spending
$37 MM
$80,737 MM
Revenue / Student
$32,464
$31,353
Spending / Student
$35,847
$32,230
Best Cairo-Durham Central School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Cairo-durham Middle School
Magnet 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
| 256 students
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