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Vestal 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%)
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 20%)
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 20%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 781 students in Vestal Central School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 8/10, which is in the top 30% of public middle schools in New York.
Public Middle School in Vestal Central School District have an average math proficiency score of 50% (versus the New York public middle school average of 40%), and reading proficiency score of 64% (versus the 51% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 28% of the student body (majority Asian), 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
7 Schools
1,656 Schools
# Students
3,316 Students
889,568 Students
# Teachers
278 Teachers
84,014 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
District Rank
Vestal Central School District, which is ranked #185 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 94% has increased from 89% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#191 out of 1020 school districts
(Top 20%)
(Top 20%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
59%
46%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
62%
49%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
87%
78%
Graduation Rate
94%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.46
0.73
# American Indian Students
6 Students
6,890 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
461 Students
78,879 Students
% Asian Students
14%
9%
# Hispanic Students
166 Students
261,701 Students
% Hispanic Students
5%
29%
# Black Students
142 Students
178,523 Students
% Black Students
4%
20%
# White Students
2,385 Students
332,953 Students
% White Students
72%
38%
# Hawaiian Students
1 Student
2,164 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
153 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:
247
25,405
# Students in 1st Grade:
230
27,225
# Students in 2nd Grade:
256
26,902
# Students in 3rd Grade:
273
27,296
# Students in 4th Grade:
265
28,343
# Students in 5th Grade:
262
43,302
# Students in 6th Grade:
276
155,845
# Students in 7th Grade:
254
186,412
# Students in 8th Grade:
249
190,934
# Students in 9th Grade:
264
40,985
# Students in 10th Grade:
243
36,781
# Students in 11th Grade:
247
34,389
# Students in 12th Grade:
245
33,539
# Ungraded Students:
5
23,938
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $24,702 in this school district is less than the state median of $31,353. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $26,862 is less than the state median of $32,230. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$82 MM
$78,541 MM
Spending
$89 MM
$80,737 MM
Revenue / Student
$24,702
$31,353
Spending / Student
$26,862
$32,230
Best Vestal Central School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Vestal Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 50% | Reading: 64%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
600 S Benita Blvd
Vestal, NY 13850
(607) 757-2331
Vestal, NY 13850
(607) 757-2331
Grades: 6-8
| 781 students
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